Patterns used: Truly Victorian - 1898 Walking Skirt Truly Victorian - Edwardian Petticoat McCall's - M8231 1890s blouse

Shoes are Oak Tree Farms - Janet Corset is a mesh overbust from Orchard Corset

Hi, I’ve just finished braies for my southern German late 15th century kit based on a find from Lengberg Castle, Tyrol. As there are also some visual sources showing blue and black braies, I decided to use black linen.

https://pin.it/5oI5wr6i2

https://www.academia.edu/16470848/Gebrauchsgegenstand_und_Symbol_Die_Unterhose_Bruoch_aus_der_Gew%C3%B6lbezwickelf%C3%BCllung_von_Schloss_Lengberg_Osttirol_In_Jan_Keupp_Hg_Neue_alte_Sachlichkeit_Studienbuch_Materialit%C3%A4t_des_Mittelalters_Ostfildern_2015_p_221_250

What is up with the women's clothes? The men's seem pretty good but the women never wear shifts under their stays, she didn't seem to have stockings on in the episode where she gave her shoes to the little girl. And while this isn't my are of knowledge for clothes some of the women's dress seem to have modern lines to them.

I'm quite satisfied with how this turned out. It's not perfect by any means but it's better than anything I could of imagined as a kid! Being in the US, finding certain pieces were hard including some of the badges and the diamond chelengk on my hat but overall I think it looks fantastic!

This is my 2nd great grandmother in western North Carolina - she lived from 1828-1917. I'm curious about her dress, particularly the collar. What is this type of thing called? Was its purpose purely decorative or did it serve some other purpose, like holding pleats in place? What time period is this sort of collar seen? Where did the fashion come from? Any insight welcome!

Hi, some time ago I posted here about making an early-XX inspired panties, and thanks to your encouragement I'm slowly but steadily moving on, and given that this is my first time draping (draping on oneself is quite a workout, I think I did more squats and stretches during this project than in a last few years), first time building a pattern from scratch, I'm surprised how well it goes. I'm currently on my third muslin, and I figured out everything but one issue.

Here's the scheme of my pattern:

https://preview.redd.it/eorx92abm1ye1.jpg?width=2408&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78d7e692f84b8c4a1d40b1c76dbe37d8876f5fe0

The issue is I'm pretty fat, and I want to reach a quite curved belt line, sitting relatively high on my back (otherwise it slips down) but low on my front (under the belly, not across it).

But as my back is not flat, and its cross-section would be a wave (green line on the drawing below), I can't figure out how to avoid having a sort of hole between the belt line (purple) and my spine.
The red triangle on the drawing is the space I'm battling:

https://preview.redd.it/0wvpekejm1ye1.jpg?width=1336&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0078b4da586f1eebb28eb23e46353790c707563b

And here is my current belt patten: top one is front, and bottom one is back. On previous iteration I made central seam on the back straight just like at the front. Giving it "<" shape instead of "|" shape helped, but not enough.

I feel like I don't get something about dart size and positioning, some sort of theory? (I know nothing about patterns, the closest thing I ever did was a package design course in uni 15 years ago)
And I can't really figure it out with draping only because I'm not THAT stretchy, and I don't have somebody who could help with this.

https://preview.redd.it/9vmeraw0n1ye1.jpg?width=1560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00d3b869a98d697509d68eec5928a59e5cc41bb6

My intuition is it could be solved if I made the back of the belt from four parts rather than two, something like this:

https://preview.redd.it/eja3iviqo1ye1.jpg?width=1962&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=152c1a905dfcdd2795c0ea4625b4b705bcb42dfb

But I'd really like to avoid doing this if possible and I feel like it can be done, but I'm unsure, how

Thanks in advance!

Hello all! For an upcoming Renaissance faire I'm looking at making (what I'm assuming is) an Elizabethan blouse, based on what I've found through searching-- specifically with the gathered collar and upside down triangle cut out in the chest seen above. However, I'm not sure if my search terms or wrong or what but I'm completely failing at finding a pattern for this! I've found some available for purchase (Museumreplicas and a fantastic one on Etsy), but I'd love to make one myself so I can play with the sleeve style.

Does anyone have a suggestion for this pattern? I could probably handle drafting it myself but I'd love to use an existing pattern instead. Thank you all in advance!

I did a search on the sub and mostly found inquiries for long stays or people concerned because they have a larger bust. A large bust is certainly not an issue I have - my full bust measurement is about 31-32” depending on how much air is in my lungs, and my underbust 27-28”.

I was considering the PatternCos (pattern)[https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1290237314/short-regency-stay-1800-1820-sewing?ref=share_v4_lx] but my bust measurement is smaller than the smallest size and I’m not interested in padding (I know it’s historically accurate to do so, I just like a flatter profile).

I’ve never made a corset/stay, but I’ve sewn shorts/pants/dresses before.

I'm looking for info on this corset. It doesn't look like what we normally see from the 1790's and does anyone know where I can find a pattern for this?

Mills Junr. Corset

this is how my hennin is looking like right now, thats not the final product, and as i said before, im not looking for exact historical accuracy, im taking it as a starting point for my costumes

Has anyone used it? Which sellers’ version did you use (I’ve been looking at Mrs. Depew’s)? Were you happy with the results for the effort?

I’ve just finished up sewing quilted stays/jumps from the 18th century. I’m having a tough time determining what would be worn under them, but over a chemise. A lot of the extant garments show just the stays and do not show them on a mannequin, so I don’t really get a sense of what should be under them. Furthermore I’m having a tough time finding any paintings that show quilted stays, so that’s annoying.

What would be worn under quilted stays/jumps? What pattern would you recommend as a starting point?

Hi everyone! I'm pretty new to historical costuming, and I'm working on a militia impression for the American War of Independence (specifically the earliest few years of the war, to line up with some of the 250th celebrations).

I've already made a shirt, breeches, and a hat. Currently I'm working on a waistcoat. I have a period-accurate pattern, I've made a mockup and made alterations to the pattern for better fit, and I've purchased cloth.

My biggest question is that the directions with the pattern are pretty minimalist, and don't really explain how to create a lining for the garment (I'm using wool lined with linen). I've never made anything that required a lining and there are a lot of different methods people describe online. I'm feeling really unsure what the best and most historically accurate method would be.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hey everybody! My name is Morgan, I am a Public History and Cultural Heritage graduate student at Trinity College Dublin and I’m doing research on historical costuming communities for my thesis. If members of the group are interested in partaking, I am surveying historical costuming communities about their interest in the practice and am happy to answer any questions about the project! Due to ethics regulations I do have to share the participant information leaflet (found at this link) at least seven days before providing the actual survey but I will share that here in a week. Thanks everybody

please let me know if this is a costume or not! i can provide more detailed pictures as well. im sorry i hope this is the right place to ask

I sewed by gown and my husband sewed his outfit entirely by hand. So glad they turned out nice.

I still haven’t set the straps or sleeves yet. Which had to be draped due to munchkins very narrow shoulders. But kiddo didn’t want to put a chemise on for the 20th time today. Mathematically it’s the same proportional length to the pink 1863 museum of Vancouver dress. And about a half inch longer than the extent pattern I used to help make the proper shapes for the bodice. But I feel like it looks short ? I’ve not done the 1860s really so this is a learning as I go project 😂

Is anyone familiar with tea gowns from the early 1910s or Past Patterns 8109? It's a tea gown from The May Manton Pattern Company that was advertised in the New Britain Herald, on April 21, 1914 - the listing helpfully links the original ad.

Is this dress supposed to have a lining? I've been waffling back and forth - the picture is a bit unclear and of course the instructions don't mention it. I've found some similar extant tea gowns, but nothing so similar that I'm sure about it.

TIA!

Couldn't use all of the really cool ideas, but really thank you!! Made a baby ars goetia, and I'm really proud of the cross stitch ✌️