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Edwardian Chemise With Crochet Lace Yoke
‘This is a comfortable kind of gown, requiring little time to make, […] serviceable […] with sleeves’. (Clothing For Women: Selection, Design, Construction, 1916) I always wanted to have an Edwardian...
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Edwardian Green Artificial Silk Lingerie – Petticoat & Camisole
I’m sewing an Edwardian lingerie dress with lightweight cotton fabric and lace inserts. And because the dress is very sheer, I made this lingerie set to go under. I used artificial silk made from...
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Men’s Shirt To Edwardian Blouse Refashion
This refashioned Edwardian blouse is totally wearable today: With Edwardian underwear it’s an Edwardian shirtwaist but without it’s just a cotton summer blouse! This is my third men’s shirt refashion...
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18th Century Linen Stays
These 18th century linen stays were an impromptu sewing project! After seeing modern versions of 18th century stays worn as top on instagram, and since I had linen fabric scraps in my stash, I...
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1920s Beaded Silk Dress
I made this 1920s beaded silk dress a couple of years ago and now we finally took photos of the dress. But this was way more difficult than we thought because it’s so difficult to take good photos of...
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Edwardian Batiste Summer Corset
An Edwardian summer corset was on my sewing list for a long time! My Edwardian summer corset is a single-layer batiste corset with blue binding and external boning channels. Batiste was a popular...
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Victorian Black Wool Dress
My Victorian black wool dress is completely sewn by hand: it took me 28 hours to hand-sew the dress! I used thin 100% wool broadcloth and the dress is partly lined with cotton fabric. And even if the...
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Modern 18th Century Recycled Denim Stays – History Bounding
I like to reuse old clothes: One old piece of clothing less in the landfill and a new beautiful denim corset top instead! Double yay! For these modern 18th century-inspired recycled denim stays I used...
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Edwardian Pink Faux Silk Petticoat
If you follow me on instagram, you know that I’m sewing an Edwardian shirtwaist costume at the moment. It consists of a refashioned men’s shirt-turned-Edwardian blouse, a black wool skirt, and a black...
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10 Victorian Christmas Gift Wrapping Ideas
10 festive DIY Christmas gift wrapping ideas from the Victorian era. ‘Christmas presents must be wrapped very daintily this season’ (The Guthrie Daily Leader, 1909). The traditional colors for...
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10 Ways How To Get Rid Of Moths & Carpet Beetles Naturally – Historical & Today
How to prevent moths from eating clothes? How to get rid of moths and carpet beetles? Are you wondering how to store your expensive vintage and historical wool clothes to keep them save from moths? And...
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How To Make A 1920s Slip
Make a 1920s slip with one yard of fabric! Learn how to make a simple 1920s slip! Slips were worn under all dresses in the 1920s because 1920s dresses were often sheer. And what’s best, a 1920s slip is...
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How To Make A Straw Hat From Scratch
Learn how to make a straw hat from scratch with straw or grass! In the Victorian era, straw hats were made from scratch: Straw or grass was cut, bleached and then braided. By the way, straw braiding...
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How To Make Rushlights
Learn how to make rushlights with leftover cooking fat! You can use this DIY bacon fat candle with a DIY natural wick as emergency candle or as eco-friendly alternative to store-bought candles! ‘”I...
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History Of Candles – Oil Lamps & Fatwood Torches
DIY Stone Oil Lamp With DIY Rush Wick History Of Candles ‘Artificial light is probably as ancient as the human race or the use of fire; but the means employed to produce it among the savage tribes have...
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15 Christmas Gibson Girl Hairstyles & Holiday Hair Accessories
Over 15 Christmas Gibson Girl hairstyles & DIY Christmas hair accessories from the Edwardian era! Gibson Girl hairstyles are in again! Gibson Girls were the it girls of the late Victorian and...
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Edwardian-Style Sweater Refashion – V-Neck & Bishop Sleeves
Inspired by Edwardian sweaters, I refashioned another modern ill-fitting sweater into an Edwardian-style sweater! Related: The Edwardian Sweater Girl + 25 Free Edwardian Sweater Patterns The Sweater –...
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How To Make An Edwardian Leather Belt
Making an Edwardian leather belt from scratch is really easy and quick: It only takes a few minutes! Belts were very fashionable in the Edwardian era. They were made from a wide variety of materials....
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DIY Victorian Corded Petticoat
Victorian corded petticoat & blue-white-striped corset I made another Victorian corded petticoat because I didn’t like the first one that I made a couple of years ago. Corded petticoats were mainly...
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10 Types Of Corset Boning For Historical Corsetry
Flat steel boning, spiral steel boning, German plastic boning (aka synthetic whalebone) – what is best for historical corsets? Historically, corsets were stiffened with whalebone (baleen), whalebone...
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