Sewing post!
I've been silent but not inactive.
As you may remember, I was transforming this hat, because the size and decoration no longer suited me. I chose a red striped ribbon to decorate the crown, but it still seemed a bit off. After soaking it and shaping it, I think I've got it under control.
I've also made quite a bit of progress on my bedgown (bed gown? I don't know what the spelling is). I used wool flannel for the outer layer and linen for the inside. It was a compromise between staying warm for cold-weather events and keeping cool for hot events, and will probably not do either very well. :P It was kind of an experiment anyway, and the next one I make will have some changes.
Cut fabric
Gussets stitched in by hand, large seams by machine
Layers together and pleats at side skirts and center back stitched down
(Loosely based on Garsault pattern)
In addition, I've also actually been working on something I can wear everyday! I decided to tackle a retro Butterick pattern (since it was rated "Very Easy"). I hope to finish it in a timely manner because I plan to turn around and make another just like it in a different fabric.
If that's not enough, I'm also making plans to buy, sew, borrow or steal (well, maybe not the last two) 1920s-30s outfits for DH and me. In the most round-about way I could approach this problem, I decided to draft a pattern for 1890s men's pants in an effort to learn about pants-making. I was using the Cutter's Practical Guide and I was doing well on the front of the trousers, but the directions for drafting the back became completely inscrutable to me. I'm going to have to get someone else to read over them and verify if I'm insane or if the instructions are just missing vital info. Anyway, my plan was to make a custom pattern for DH and extrapolate a 1920s look from that. We'll see how this goes...
As you may remember, I was transforming this hat, because the size and decoration no longer suited me. I chose a red striped ribbon to decorate the crown, but it still seemed a bit off. After soaking it and shaping it, I think I've got it under control.
I've also made quite a bit of progress on my bedgown (bed gown? I don't know what the spelling is). I used wool flannel for the outer layer and linen for the inside. It was a compromise between staying warm for cold-weather events and keeping cool for hot events, and will probably not do either very well. :P It was kind of an experiment anyway, and the next one I make will have some changes.
Cut fabric
Gussets stitched in by hand, large seams by machine
Layers together and pleats at side skirts and center back stitched down
(Loosely based on Garsault pattern)
In addition, I've also actually been working on something I can wear everyday! I decided to tackle a retro Butterick pattern (since it was rated "Very Easy"). I hope to finish it in a timely manner because I plan to turn around and make another just like it in a different fabric.
If that's not enough, I'm also making plans to buy, sew, borrow or steal (well, maybe not the last two) 1920s-30s outfits for DH and me. In the most round-about way I could approach this problem, I decided to draft a pattern for 1890s men's pants in an effort to learn about pants-making. I was using the Cutter's Practical Guide and I was doing well on the front of the trousers, but the directions for drafting the back became completely inscrutable to me. I'm going to have to get someone else to read over them and verify if I'm insane or if the instructions are just missing vital info. Anyway, my plan was to make a custom pattern for DH and extrapolate a 1920s look from that. We'll see how this goes...