Working on the collar and cuffs This is finally the point where it starts to look more like the photo. Months of planning and sewing finally coming true! The first breakthrough was making the bunches of grapes larger. As soon as I put the first one on the collar, it was like *ding* success. Yes,…Continue reading Black Edwardian gown: part 6
Tutorial: Black velvet covered buttons
Real time tutorial on how the make velvet covered buttons.
Black Edwardian Gown, part 5
The collar I have known for a while that the collar for this gown would be tricky. At fist I thought it was a velvet collar with some appliqué grapes. No big deal, right? That was before I read the description of the gown from the Kyoto Costume Institute. The description says it is a…Continue reading Black Edwardian Gown, part 5
Black Edwardian Gown Part 4
Hemming the black velvet gown.
Padding and Optical Illusion
Here is a gown that shows how the use of color, and padding contribute to optical illusions in a modern dress.
1903 shirtwaist part 2
Finishing the blouse – plotting the neckline and sleeve ruffles
Black Edwardian gown part 3, finished skirt
Black Edwardian gown part 3 -so many black velvet covered buttons.
Black Edwardian Gown part 2
The blouse Here is a link to part one. Many huge thanks to Facebook groups and friends for helping me figure out what on earth was going on in the photo. With their help, recreating this black Edwardian gown has been far less challenging. Not easy, but possible. Turns out that during a very few…Continue reading Black Edwardian Gown part 2
Edwardian hat
With the suffragette outfit I am making I will need a hat. Looking at the styles, the big differentiators for modern hats are how flat the hat is on top and how much decoration they have.
Making short videos
I’ll admit, I am not a fan of watching video online. I will only watch a tutorial if I absolutely have to do so in order to see how something is done. I have a few things that I would like to be able to show, though and video makes that possible. I have an…Continue reading Making short videos