Fabric Shopping Around the Globe — Brussels
Today, I would like to take you fabric shopping in Brussels with me. I show you the shops I went to and all the good stuff I bought.… Read More Fabric Shopping Around the Globe — Brussels
Today, I would like to take you fabric shopping in Brussels with me. I show you the shops I went to and all the good stuff I bought.… Read More Fabric Shopping Around the Globe — Brussels
In this post I show you how I sewed my s-bend corset using a free pattern from Ralph Pink. I had to do a lot of guesstimating, but it worked.… Read More Sewing a 1900s S-Bend Corset Using a Free Pattern
In this post I show you my method or how to insert a busk for your corset. The method is relatively quick and easy to do.… Read More How to Insert a Busk
Welcome to a new segment on my blog: Sewing dresses described in medieval literature. We start with Hartmann von Aue’s “Erec”. In this post we go through my primary source and the translation to find out, what kind of dress we will sew in the future. … Read More Sewing a Dress According to a Medieval Description Part 1 – Primary Source and Translation
In this post I show you how I assembled my 1890s corset from beginning to the end. Including inserting the busk.… Read More Sewing an 1890s Corset – Past Patterns 213 – Part 2
In this post I show you how I made my mock up for an 1890s hour glass corset with the Nehelenia Patterns Corset Kit PP213.… Read More Sewing an 1890s Hour Glass Corset – Past Patterns 213 – Part 1
Follow me along and sew a crazy bat dress totally out of season with me!… Read More Sewing a 50s Inspired Bat Dress Part 1
In this post I show you how to make the bodice for a tudor kirtle. We discuss sewing, boning, beading and decorating.… Read More Making a Tudor Kirtle – Bodice
In this post we examine an antique silk velvet top hat in detail together. My partner found it years ago in an antique store. … Read More Examining a Velvet Top Hat
Unbox two new pairs of American Duchess Shoes with me, the Pompadours in black and the Manhattan Boots in black and grey :)… Read More Unboxing my Fabulous new American Duchess Shoes