tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50117387770534794022024-02-21T13:45:06.912+01:00ZeitenzauberinZeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-8313733882529360582018-12-09T18:22:00.002+01:002020-05-01T08:07:18.428+02:00My Gala Dress - Or the Origami Sleeve Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Costume College Gala was a long time dream of mine, so naturally I really wanted to make a dress to reflect my skill and taste, as well as fitting the royal theme at least a bit.<br />
Also in mind: the luggage situation...<br />
It had to be a dress without any big understructures to fit in a suitcase along with all the other costumes.<br />
It had to be something I would feel comfortable in a big crowd (no train!).<br />
It had to be rather lightweight. <br />
In the past I gradually developed my skills towards historical accuracy and this dress should finally proof, that I can sew accurate (when I want to)!<br />
When I decided on my Gala Dress back in April it became obvious pretty quickly, that I was up for a real challenge!<br />
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1830s!!!</div>
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And not just a bit, but with those freaking awesome structured sleeves that look like a piece of delicately folded paper! </div>
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I spend a few days searching the internet for originals of this kind of sleeve and also for successful recreations. While there are quite a few fashion plates and portraits showing those sleeves I only found this "real life" example from the LACMA museum:<br />
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In my ever growing pattern stash I found the Truly Victirian Romantic Era dress and luckily this type of sleeve was on the cover, so naturally my hopes were high for an easy and already patterned solution. This should be easy, right?<br />
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No!<br />
It is on the cover, but the sleeve is not included in the pattern!<br />
Frankly spoken: this was the first time I was a bit annoyed with a TV pattern... I started my mock up and when the sleeves came, they were no more than a simple puff. Needless to describe my disappointment here.<br />
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But also: No wonder I didn't find any made up versions of these sleeves, even though this pattern has been out for a while.<br />
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Now, dearest reader: since I failed to find much useful construction notes or patterns or help other that ONE original and a few fashion plates, I decided to try this on my own. This is the reason why this post will, without doubt, be the longest one in this blogs history!<br />
If you don't like 1830s madness this is your chance to go back to my <a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.com/2018/08/costume-college.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> and just read about my Costume copllege experience.<br />
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You are curious about my Gala Dress and especially my crazy sleeve journey? Keep reading and expect to be busy for a while... <br />
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If you are wondering why I am including a million photos in this post please know, that I am beeing totally selfish here! This is what I would have loved to have somewhere on the blogosphere as preparation for my own sewing journey, so I reckon some of you treasured readers appreciate the depth of this post.<br />
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<b>This is my full dress diary featuring:</b><br />
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1. Underpinnings<br />
2. Petticoats<br />
3. The Dress and, of course, the sleeves in every detail<br />
4. Accessoires<br />
5. Hair<br />
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So, before even starting on the dress I needed the proper underwear. I finished my corded stays earlier this year, but the cut is more late 1820s and honestly: I wasn't too keen on the busk. The transformation stays - corset is set somewhere in the 1830s so I figured I'll just make a corset with a (unaccurate at that time) split busk for dressing convenience. My other intention was to use this corset for some of my other coco wardrobe as well to prevent my luggage from exploding.<br />
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This corset from the Met Museum is dated 1839-1840. It is a bit later than I hoped for, but I was willing to take the risk and actually drape a corset for myself.<br />
What I found to be most interesting is the fact that this corset has eyelets set for spiral lacing! This is something I have never seen on a corset with gores and gussets.<br />
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Other interesting features:<br />
- The centre back boning does not prolong to the very top edge, but continues as cording!<br />
- Flossing through the boning!<br />
- A centre front hook to keep the waisline free from bulk<br />
- A mixture of cording and boning<br />
- Metal eyelets (thank god!)<br />
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A few construction pictures:<br />
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I made this corset from ivory coloured silk taffeta interlined and lined with one of grandmas old cotton tabelcloth. It is machine sewn and boned with artificial german plastic whalebone.<br />
The spiral lacing made it a bit akward to fasten for a corset, but it is really comfortable.<br />
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Then I made a small hoop for extra oomph and three petticoats.<br />
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I thought about making a down or wool filled bustle pad, but then I came upon this small hoop apparently from the 1830s!? I gave it a try anyway and it worked wonders! It gives a perfect shape in combination with all the petticoats!<br />
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My layers are:<br />
The hoop,<br />
A corded cotton organdy petticoat with both sandwiched and single layer cording, 92" around the hem.<br />
A tucked cotton organdy petticoat, 160" around the hem.<br />
A tucked cotton batiste petticoat, 160" around the hem.<br />
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I know you're probably all here for the sleeves, but let's just talk about the corded petticoat for a small while, ok?<br />
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I corded with the same cotton yarn I used for my <a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.com/search/label/1820s%20Corset" target="_blank">corded stays</a> and, as mentioned, used both of the most common cording techniques: sandwiching at the bottom and single layer cording at the top. If you take a look at the following picture you'll notice a dark line in the middle. I started with a too small piece of fabric and had to add more to make the petticoat long enough...<br />
Then I kept cording until it was too long! (I know, I know; who makes 30 rows of cording too much by accident???)<br />
This led to the dark part at the bottom: originally three rows of sandwiched cording (each 30 rows) then turned out to be just two. I folded the bottom row underneath which actually helped the structure A LOT!<br />
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After starching and pressing this petticoat had the perfect stiffness and shape! Especially the stiffness at the hem was just what I wanted. <br />
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Time for the dress!</div>
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As mentioned earlier I wasn't too happy with the Truly Victorian pattern, but that was mainly because of the wrong sleeve pattern. I still used the pattern for the bodice and skirt.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My little helpers!</td></tr>
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First I made a bodice mock-up and adjusted the bust line to my taste. Then I just went along sewing the bodice. This dress is only my second all handsewn dress and I can't express enough how proud it made me after every single seam finished!</div>
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A few construction photos: </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wasn't smart enough to cut the pleating from single strips to meet at CF...</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I actually found piping by hand much easier, compared to machine!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Centre Front</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I broke a few needles on the way...</td></tr>
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The closure was the first real construction challenge for me, because apparently I misread the instructions...</div>
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I usually cut with very generous seam allowances when sewing into the unknown, but it just wasn't enough. </div>
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It took a bit off fiddeling, piecing, and ripping already finished seams for me to be happy with the closure...</div>
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<a href="http://historicalsewing.com/attaching-hooks-eyes-to-edge-of-bodice" target="_blank">Jen's write-up</a> on closures helped in this department as well... </div>
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Maybe I was a bit overly critical, but I just didn't want the hook and eyelet stitches to be visible from the outside.</div>
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The sleeves! They scared me!</div>
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I mentioned my research earlier and of course I came by <a href="http://thelacedangel.blogspot.com/2016/03/romantic-era-confections.html" target="_blank">Christinas</a> attempt of the same sleeves a couple of years ago. I read her post over and over again to figure out how she did it and to learn from her challenges.</div>
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She wrote that they lost their shape when moving and were not full enough... </div>
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So I knew I would need a strong understructure and lots of fabric. Lets go!</div>
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First I folded some paper. For a week. It was very frustrating. I started with a rectangle and just eyeballed the size of the folds roughly to get started.</div>
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it soon became clear that a rectangle would not work out for the sleeve, so I cut down the edges for a more "sleeve-like" pattern...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slowly getting there...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The very first prototype!</td></tr>
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The muslin prototype. Still pretty obvious that this could not be the final shape, since my sleeves were supposed to sit off the shoulder and not on top. This was maybe the only time I actually used my down filled sleeve puffs made specifically for this dress. Oh, well...</div>
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More fiddeling...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NO! Not enough fabric. Also: where are the pleats?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit better.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I guess it could work...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello Sleeve!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*almost crying with joy*</td></tr>
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I trimmed off all nasty edges and finally got my pattern!</div>
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At this stage I felt the worst part was over. It took me roughly two weeks to get to this point. Starting out from a rectangle originally, this looked so much more like a sleeve - just a little longer.</div>
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Since my mock-up had already shown signs of weakness I started to look for lining options and found the most valuable picture of this quest! It is blurry, but do you see what I see?</div>
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It is the same LACMA dress!</div>
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It is an inside view of the sleeves!</div>
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The coarse lining is visible!</div>
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Little tie strings to fix the shape!</div>
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The exact amount of pleats clearly visible! </div>
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Research heaven!!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apparently the original folds flat for storage! Must try this with mine sometime soon!</td></tr>
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My final fabric choice were three layers: first my silk taffeta, second cotton muslin as interlining and third a single layer of soft buckram my fabric store labelled as "embroidery linen" as lining. This combination should be supportive enough.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*crying with relief*</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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This was a huge milestone not just for this dress, but for myself as well and I am crying as I write this. It is soo overwhelming and a real comfort to know I can accomplish a challenge such as this one!</div>
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Next step: covering the buckram base.<br />
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At this stage I would like to mention that while it was smart to cut the buckram with all the points and edges, it was stupid to do so on the fashion fabric. Since the silk is formed around the base, it needs a bit more fabric and the lines are not matching those of the foundation. </div>
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Unfortunately this technique did not work out, because the fashion fabric did not align with the buckram. I unpinned everything and started fresh from the exact middle of the fabric, working my way towards the edges. <br />
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Phew, this took a while again... And your patience, I guess?<br />
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But it endet up with a bit of sleeve silliness :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">Perfectly adequate as tiara, if you ask me!</span><u><br /></u></span></td></tr>
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Next up: actually stitching the sleeves.<br />
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<tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption">The mismatched fashion fabric clearly vivible. But only on the inside!</td></tr>
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First sleeve attached!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I checked both inside and outside for *every* stitch to make sure the piping fitted perfectly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished sleeve - inside view</td></tr>
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With the sleeves all done we are on the home stretch! almost...<br />
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The skirt just pinned on. <br />
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I hemmed the skirt before attaching it using backstitches. Actually I attached two skirts at once, since this dress has an ivory underskirt.<br />
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Lots of bows!</div>
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I watched some tutorials on youtube and settled on a version using a cardboard piece to get them all the same size.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bows before pressing and turning</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;">Finally I got to attach the bows and bas<span style="color: #0000ee;">ically finish my dress. Un<span style="color: #0000ee;">fortunately it is not reall<span style="color: #0000ee;">y visible, but t<span style="color: #0000ee;">he ivory underskirt has an all around trimming as well...</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Needless to say, that I am super proud of this dress! </div>
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As finishing touches I made a big hairpiece and another two curled ones to match my haircolour. I braided my own hair around those loops and curls and, of course, added a tiara.<br />
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Probably my favorite accessoires were the feathers! When does one get the chance to wear hair like this and feel absolutely splendid about it?<br />
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My jewellery is a selfknotted pearl necklace, recycled from an old broken one and "pearl with bow" earrings<span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">, as well as a pendant brooch <span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">for the centre front<span style="color: #0000ee;">. <span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #0000ee;">For the tiara I chose a rather simple one<span style="color: #0000ee;">, just for a bit of *bling*.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <u><br /></u><br />
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The gloves are vintage from ebay (with buttons at the wrist! I love them!)<br />
The fan is a cotton lace one I bought at the market place the day before the gala...<br />
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The shoes were another challenge... If American Duchess would still sell Bronte Slippers, I would have bought them, but they have been discontinued for a while. So I searched the intenet for white slippers with square toe boxes<span style="color: #0000ee;"> <span style="color: black;">and came up with these (after <span style="color: #0000ee;">looking at roughly 4000 pairs - no kidding)</span>:</span></span></div>
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All done!</div>
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12m of blue silk taffeta, 7m of ivory silk taffeta , 2m cotton twill, 2m buckram, 2m cotton muslin</div>
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<span class="text_exposed_show"> <b>Pattern:</b> TV 455 with MANY adjustments. sleeves selfdrafted.<br /> <b>Year:</b> mid 1830s<br /> <b>Notions:</b> Cotton thread, linen thread, cotton yarn for cording, cotton tape, silk thread, German plastic boning, hooks and eyelets.<br /> <b>Accuracy:</b> Pattern and materials are good, ALL HANDSEWN!!!<br /> <b>Hours to complete:</b> About 150 hours.<br /> <b>First worn:</b> Costume College Gala 2018<br /> <b>Total cost: </b>Roughly 600€ Never before have I spend an amount like this for a selfmade dress...<b><br /></b></span></div>
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2m ivory silk taffeta, one old tablecloth, 8m cotton organdy for three petticoats.</div>
<span class="text_exposed_show"> <b>Pattern:</b> Rectangles for the petticoats, corset selfdrafted.<br /> <b>Year:</b> mid 1830s<br /> <b>Notions:</b> Cotton thread, cotton yarn for cording, silk thread, German plastic boning, metal grommets, elastic for the waistbands, a hook for the corset, spilt busk, steel for the hoop.<br /> <b>Accuracy:</b> Good enough for myself... the corsetbusk is not accurate, nor are the elastic waistbands or steel in the hoop. Mostly machinesewn.<br /> <b>Hours to complete:</b> About 50 hours.<br /> <b>First worn:</b> Costume College Gala 2018<br /> <b>Total cost: </b>Roughly 100€</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><b><span class="text_exposed_show"><b>Hours to complete: </b></span></b><span class="text_exposed_show">Roughly 20. The hairpiece took a while...</span></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show"><b><span class="text_exposed_show"><b>Total cost: </b></span></b><span class="text_exposed_show">Shoes, Gloves, Jewellery, Hairpieces, feathers, stockings and fan sum up to roughly 150€.</span><b><span class="text_exposed_show"><b></b></span></b></span><br />
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850€ Material cost</div>
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Oh my. I am only just realizing what a fortune I spent on this project... It actually hurts a little. It summed up bit by bit without me even noticing in my insanity sewing mood. </div>
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And finally: The dress worn at Costume College Gala Night!<br />
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Dressing the Royals!!!<br />
Hello playing princess for an entire weekend and (hopefully) nobody rolling an eye at me for dressing up! <br />
I did not really expect my manager to sign my vacation approval (summer holidays, three month before everybody else would get approval...) and my sister said "you will never dare to travel all alone. I believe it when I see it".<br />
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And then my manager signed!<br />
I was bummed.<br />
I really did not expect that. My instant thought was "will I really do this? I don't know a single soul, I have never traveled alone into the completely unknown, I don't have a credit card, I have never crossed an ocean, I have never in my life been to a costuming event!". <br />
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There was still a little more time left until regristration started, so I pushed all thoughts to the back of my head and didn't think of it until the end of october.<br />
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When I heard of Costume College for the first time I desperately wanted to go. All the people! All the Dresses! But it seemed just too daring to travel around the globe just to play dress up.<br />
"A waste of money" was my thought back then...<br />
Every year I would scann the internet of all the photos to see as much as possible of the coco magic and all the pretty dresses and apparently all the things one could learn!<br />
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October came and I had to make my decision. I woult go to Costume college for real!<br />
I registered at once and, as soon as the link opened, booked a hotel room.<br />
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Needless to say that it was overwhelmingly exiting to be so daring and just book a trip soo far away from home and on the far sinde of the world!<br />
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It took a long while to actually realise that I now have to sew ALL THE DRESSES! Of course I wanted my wardrobe to be special. Not just because of the royal theme, but also because it was going to be my first costuming event and I had absolutely nothing to wear. Right?<br />
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On facebook I joined the Costume College Forum and found a group that planned a Titanic Movie Dress meeting. I wasn't 100% sure I wanted to make a Titanic Dress, but I liked the idea of beeing part of a group.<br />
Knowing nobody and going to coco was a huge challenge for me. I have a really hard time talking to strangers and making new friends...<br />
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Anyway, month went by and in april (thats right - 4 month before the event) I finally started planning my outfits.<br />
It followed sewing madness and frustrations galore, but also excitement of new learnings and accomplishments!<br />
Of course the thought appeared if I was "good enough to go". The photos I had seen from the event were of impressively perfect dresses. I don't consider myself a beginner at all, but regarding events I really was a complete newbie and that thought scared the hell out of me!<br />
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When I finally started sewing I really focused on quality so in the end I would be able to say, that I really gave my best and my dresses would reflect my current skill level.<br />
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July came and of course I was not done sewing. At all. My gala dress took three weeks too long to stay on plan with all my sewing... I have read before that july is insanity sewing month in preparation for coco and other events. My insanity sewing started in may. I spend all my non-working-time in my sewing room to finish my dresses, which naturally should be just perfect (from my sewing perfectionists point of view). By mid july I was exhausted and fell ill... So no more sewing for a full week. <br />
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After I registered, I dreamt of having the perfect dress for every moment of the event, but it turned out I would be lucky if I finished something for the evening events at all...<br />
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However I did not want to do final sewing at the hotel, so I cut down my plans bit by bit and ended up with<br />
1. a gala dress with new corset and petticoats<br />
2. a fantasy tea dress with new combinations, hip pad and petticoats<br />
3. a tea gown for sunday breakfast<br />
4. a dirndl for daywear <br />
5. a last minute Titanic dress (because some ladies announced they would go to the Queen Mary before Coco to take pictures and I just had to join in!!!) with new corset and my mock up as petticoat<br />
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The only little sewing project I took on the plane was finishing a reticule for the Titanic dress.<br />
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And then came traveling day!! I had slept two hours the night before and my taxi to the airport arrived at 4:30am. Both my sisters had borrowed me their big suitcases (to get everything one needs for <u>one</u> weekend) and on I went!<br />
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The flight was long and when I finally arrived in LA (after seeing Greenland and Las Vegas from above) I was tired, but soo excited! When meeting the "Queen Mary Group", Rebecca, Sarah and Patricia, they were all so friendly and nice, that I instantly felt nothing but happiness that I actually had dared to travel this far to make my dream come true!<br />
Also: Palm Trees wherever I looked! And Palm Trees mean vacation! <br />
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We spend a few hours on the ship enjoying food, view and the many photo opportunities (which we took), before driving to the hotel. By that time I have been awake for close to 30 hours and fell into bed at once...<br />
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I had not made any plans for thursday except for some ironing, so I joined some new friends for a shopping trip to Burbank and had quite a relaxed day to recover from all the traveling.<br />
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And then costume College started!<br />
When I came down to regristration there were dressed up ladies everywhere! Awesome! Since I didn't manage to make something new for thursday I catched up on a joke some people made on the forum a few weeks earlier and just wore my <a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.com/search/label/1936%20Pyjamas" target="_blank">Pyjamas</a> and a Tiara. I felt splendid!<br />
But I also didn't quite know what to do and where to go and whom to talk to. I then followed the masses and found my line to register. A bit later I found Rebecca and attached myself to her like a lost puppy (thanks again for taking up with me!!). She showed me around and introduced me to many lovely ladies, which made it a lot easier for me to feel comfortable.<br />
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In the meantime my roommate Megan (matched up thanks to the rommate matching service!!) and her friends had arrived and we went to the poolparty together. It was so nice to see so many dressed up people! And most of them made their own costumes! Finally I felt to be in the perfect spot on our planet with all those lovely people, who shared my passion for sewing and costumes!!!<br />
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On friday classes started and after freshman orientation and I was super busy all day learning new things and techniques. I took my favorite class of all weekend "Gold Bullion Embroidery" which was awesome! Four different kinds of metalthread and bullion embroidery were teached.<br />
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After my last class I went back to the hotel room to dress up again in my Titanic dress. It took a while and I had the feeling I was way too late for the friday night social when I finally arrived downstairs.<br />
However, I met up with all the other Titanic Ladies and got pictures taken in the portrait studio. There were soo many beautiful costumes all over the place and I was so busy admiring all the awesomeness, that I kind of forgot to take many pictures... Over the entire weekend I made 300 photos, when back in february I made 3.500 on vacation in 12 days...<br />
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On saturday I took one class. I learned to sew shoes! What an experience! Back home I attached my bullion embroidery and have now shoes, that I actually made maself.<br />
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After class I took my time to prepare for the gala! I did my hair and Megan helped me into my dress and then it was time...<br />
Both scared and excited I went down to do the red carpet. When I stepped out of the elevator we were guided to the queue and I got a first glipse at the splendour happening around me! Oh My God! You can't imagine all the beauty and happy faces and awesome creations! And I was a part of it!<br />
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The line went on rather fast and too late I realised I had no idea what to do when actually on the red carpet! Everyone would stare at me! The only instructions I saw were for the spectators, so I just copied the beautiful Lady in front of me. The Lady behind me in Line, Libby (in a beautiful dress from her great-grandmother and perfect styling), invited my to sit with her at the gala and I thankfully accepted.<br />
I browsed the room to see all the creations. Everyone I talked to was so happy and proud of their work, I was again really happy to be with so many likewise minded people.<br />
The food was good and I unfortunately spilled some veggies on my dress... This kind of destroyed my mood for 5 minutes, but they left just a tiny spot I could hide in a fold. Before dessert we went to the portrait studio and just as Libby estimated there was close to no line at all when earlier in the evening there was just no way to get through the masses. After dessert the dancing started, but to be honest, it was just too loud for my taste. After one dance I went outsinde to the hall and apparently this is where the party was! Most of the attendees were not dancing, but chatting and taking photos and admiring all the bling and prettiness.<br />
I made my way around to meet some new friends and I felt soo good and pretty!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One more step and I would be on the red carpet! The most exciting moment!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Photo by Tanya Klowden</td></tr>
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Quite unfamiliar was the fact that literally every two minutes someone would step up to me asking to touch my sleeves! I loved that it was normal to walk up to someone and just ask how she made her dress/ a detail of it and actually get an explanation. I also liked talking about my dress whenever asked and very much appreciated that my answer was actually listened to.<br />
My gala dress is my personal masterpiece and I am so proud of it (details in a separate post). I was very comfortable wearing it and though I absolutely love trains, I was glad not to wear one in the crowd. Aside from the sleeves (get through a normal door wearing those!) my dress was very easy and comfortable to wear. I enjoyed this night immensly meeting up with so many new friends and seeing all this awesome work everybody was so proud of!<br />
After a long night I fell into bed happily.<br />
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On sunday morning I put on my Tea gown and went down to the breakfast. But I was so hot I took it off during eating. Afterwards I wanted to go to the portrait studio, but they changed the opening hours and so I had to wait one hour... I took this time to visit the bargain basement and make a small purchase (patterns, a hat, a few supplies, a book).<br />
During the day I learned about wool, linen and 1830s hair and enjoyed the fantasy tea.<br />
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For monday I had booked the fashion district tour. We got into the bus with all our luggage and I had a nice chat with my new friend Michaela. On the bus we got suggestions on where to go from our tourleader Natalie, based on what we wanted to buy. In a small group of girls we went out into the Los Angeles heat to concour the fabric stores around! I set out to buy a pressing ham (I did) and focussed on sewing supplies, rather than fabric. That was until we came upon the loveliest piece of silk and I just could not resist... What was I supposed to do? buying 10 yards, of course! From the fashion district Rebecca, Michaela and I took a car directly to the airport to take us home in all different directions.<br />
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I still had some time to kill so I made my way to the gate slowly. The security Lady was very interested in my pressing ham, though! (what is this? What is in it?) I was glad it was originally wrapped with the function stated...<br />
She let me pass and I bought some souveniers for my family before flying back home.<br />
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What a weekend! I have been asked by many colleagues/ friends why I would fly to the USA for just a weekend and I understand that most of them did not understand my motive.<br />
I don't regret a single Penny spent to make my dream come true!<br />
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I realise this was quite a lot to read through, thanks for hanging on!<br />
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As you may have noticed this blog has now seen my actual face for the first time! I realised there is no sense in making headless shots, when my face is on the cocosphere anyway...<br />
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The most productive sewing time for me is time off work.<br />
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It also tends to be the time to make the most unrealistic sewing plans...<br />
Back in December I was looking at 1 week of vacation (the week before christmas) and two choir concerts ahead (less than a week to go for Bachs Chritsmas Oratio and about two weeks to go for Beethoves 9th Sinphony). I decided to give up un my dream of a super spontanious 18th century dress-up in Hamburgs Elbphilharmonie for Bach and instaed to focus on my possibilities for Beethoven.<br />
My crazy choir plan is to sew a dress coordinated to the time period of the works we sing.<br />
The only down side is that everything has to be black...<br />
Of course I'd love to do that for every concert, but for the last couple of years that was just a silly dream of combining my two passions.<br />
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So with two weeks ahead (one off work) it seemed to be a good idea to start a new and ambitious project. Because it is totally realistic to make an outfit inside-out in two weeks, right?<br />
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So I set out to find a reasonably simple, but beautiful 1820s dress to make in two weeks with only one tiny problem: I have never made anything 1820s before and am therefore lacking the proper underwear...<br />
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Beethovens 9th Sinphony was first released in 1824 an my intention was to at least find an original close to 1824.<br />
My choice fell on this dress from The Met Museum which dated to about 1825.<br />
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Before even thinking of the proper corset to wear underneath I ordered some black velvet online and startet on a mock up. A pattern is provided in "<a href="https://www.amazon.de/Masterpieces-Costume-Centuries-Fashion-Costumes/dp/0486417069/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1519548435&sr=8-2&keywords=aline+bernstein" target="_blank">Masterpieces of Women's Costume of the 18th and 19th Centuries</a>" and I used it as a guide.<br />
The first mock-up was soon finished and needed fitting.<br />
But there was no corset to be seen around...<br />
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At this point I realised I could not go on without the corset/ stays. I decided on a model from Corsets and Crinolines (p. 76) and digged out the pattern I made for my short stays years ago.<br />
This Corset was on my wishlist forever and left me with two choices:<br />
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1. Make a simple version without the elaborate cording and focus on finishing the dress and then most likely never again attempt this project, because I already have this corset fittet, or<br />
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2. Make my historical sewing dream come true and attempt to make a close copy of an original corset in the V&A Museum.<br />
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This would make my chances of finishing the dress in time for the concert very little. But I love a challenge and so I set out to attempt a reproduction of this corded monster!<br />
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The pattern in C&C is based on this original from the <a href="http://manchesterartgallery.org/collections/search/collection/?id=1948.250" target="_blank">Manchester Art gallery</a><br />
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The pattern seems to be the same as the V&A corset, however the cording and quilting pattern is slightly different.<br />
The rest of that day was spent searching the internet for every available image and details of the original and making a sample of the cording.<br />
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<span id="goog_1942313787"></span>A huge help was the cording tutorial Christina made on her blog <a href="http://thelacedangel.blogspot.de/2014/07/stays-cording-tutorial.html" target="_blank">The Laced Angel</a> back in 2014.<br />
In the end I used a different method, but her tutorial helped a lot to encourage me to actually attemt this (massive) cording challenge.<br />
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The outer layer is cotton satin. Lining and Interlinig are made from grandmas old tablecloth:-)<br />
I sewed this corset on my hand crank machine to have full control over every stitch.<br />
Also I made every stitch from the left side! I adjusted the tension so the looks on the right side would be nice and even, but there was nooo way I would mark my pretty fabric with whatever pencil or chalk or pen.<br />
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I started with the two back pieces. The cording is fairly easily done, since there are only straight tunnels. I did not use a needle to pull the threads through. Using a needle takes forever and is risky for the fabric. Since neither the time, nor the patience was on hand I used a super thin wire pulled from wired ribbon.<br />
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The wire is inserted into the channel and than pulled out using pliers.<br />
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The sewing part was exhausting! One million tiny squares! </div>
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OK, roughly 900 full squares and a lot more half and quarter squares... </div>
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One square means exactly 16 stitches an lifting the pressure foot 3 times. It not only took forever, it actually hurt my fingers after a while from lifting the pressure foot. It was also the first time I actually had sore muscles after 5 days of all-day-sewing (did I mention I was sewing on the hand crank machine?).</div>
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I did not mark every square. After my start in a corner I would go in a 45° angle and just mark the width of a cording tunnel after each row with a trickmarker. the space between the squares was roughly eyeballed.</div>
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While the sides had a fairly easy cording pattern the front piece was a lot more elaborate. To trace the pattern to the lining I poked holes througt the pattern with a pencil and used the resulting dots as sewing guide.</div>
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First step on the fron piece was to sew long cording tunnels before filling with straight tunnels and more tiny squares. I also made an exception by adding the little leaf embroidery on my modern machine and from the right side of the fabric.</div>
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The tricky "squares in a curve" were the only ones marked on the lining.</div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">After finishing all</span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;"> the necessary tunnels an</span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">d squares I starte</span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">d cording the long channels</span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;"> beside</span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;"> the busk and boning channels. The round parts were no problem at all with my wire-cording method.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">left side before knotting off all the loose ends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And after knotting everything off. I also put a little fraycheck on most knots.</td></tr>
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At this part I was just relieved that the scary part was over and all pieces looked just beautiful in my eyes!</div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;">Next: <span style="color: #0000ee;">sewing all eyelets and inserting the boning<span style="color: #0000ee;">, joining back, sides and front and add the shoulder straps. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: #0000ee;">An<span style="color: #0000ee;">d FINALLY I took a first look at my newest corset!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;">The lining <span style="color: #0000ee;">is made from the same<span style="color: #0000ee;"> cotton than the interlining. <span style="color: #0000ee;">As </span>last st<span style="color: #0000ee;">ep <span style="color: #0000ee;">I</span> <span style="color: #0000ee;">bound both</span> <span style="color: #0000ee;">top and bottom edge with self-fabric bias strips.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My finished Corset - front</td></tr>
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To fix it to the corset I drilled two little holes and finally sanded all edges for a smooth finish.<br />
Of course this is not historically accurate at all, but I needed a substitute... <br />
Bonus: it is white<br />
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Back in September last year I wrote about my Faullenzer Corset on the very day I finished todays Project.<br />
A Down filled Petticoat in preparation for winter.<br />
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These petticoats were very popular in the midth of the 19th century since they provided the required bulk under the skirts while beeing quite lightweight (and super warm, of course).<br />
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Moste original examples survive from the 1860s and 70s and couriously most of them are red. Colourful underwear was in fashion after all...<br />
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This last one has also been featured in Nancy Bradfields "Costume in Detail" p. 200.</div>
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Needless to say that I urgently needed one of those!</div>
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My supplies were at hand as well: an old down filled duvet and bedlinen I have not used well over five years.</div>
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cut rectanles, triangles and a yoke, sew together, pipe the hem for extra support, fill it with the feathers, quilt it, sew on the yoke, stitch eyelets and add hooks, done! </div>
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What can I say. Feathers everywhere!!!</div>
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I inhaled half a duck! If any of you is ever going to cut open a duvet, please cover your face with a mask so you will still be able to breathe during your stuffing-and-sewing.</div>
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I still had feathers flying around weeks later, but the result was absolutely worth it.</div>
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The closure is a hook and eyelet at the front. Also a tie-string runs through the yoke, crosses in the back and comes to the front again. This makes the petticoat multi sized and super easy to adjust.</div>
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I also made a little bonus project</div>
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This petticoat is awesome! It rustles like a duvet, it touches like a duvet and if you sit on the couch wearing it for whatever TV show it warms like a duvet! I instanly felt like a 7 year old playing princess with the duvet. Only I didn't have to old it with my hands this time!</div>
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And the really satisfying part: it holds the shape really well!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 1: Bustle pad and petticoat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 2: Another petticoat</td></tr>
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Since I didn't use the entire duvet fillings I am developing more and more ideas on what to do with the leftovers.</div>
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What about a muff? Or sleeve supports?</div>
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Since I am on vacation this and next week I finally have time on my hands to sew!<br />
My choice fell upon a new hat. I wanted something rather quick to finish and to use up stash materials.<br />
I have used the pattern (Lynn McMasters Regeny Bonnet) <a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/2015/06/head-weeks-part-2.html" target="_blank">before</a>, but this time I chose a double brimmed version to have a little challenge. The only adjustment I made was on the ties. As you may remember I disliked the length of the ties on my 1st Regency Bonnet, so this time I made them longer and also double layered.<br />
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The first challenge came pretty fast! While covering the under brim I had to discover that the pattern piece is obviously too small! I never had problems like that with a hat pattern before and I could not recut the fabric, because it was a stash leftover (Grandmas Thai Silk from the 90s). To make it work anyway I pulled enough fabric to the underside of the brim, so it wold be covered entirely. The upper part would be covered with the second brim, so the uncovered part won't be visible.<br />
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The upper brim is lined with a heavy woven interfacing instaed of buckram to make it more flexible.<br />
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To avoid a bulky brim I turned under the seam allowances and used a ladder stitch to join both parts.</div>
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Origially I had planned to base the trimmings on the cover illustrations of the pattern. Two hatbands, a cockade, some feathers...<br />
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But then I decided to have a browse on pinterest to see some original trimmings. Two hours of drooling later I found the perfect inspirational 1812 Fashion Plate of "Costumes Parisiens".<br />
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It had to be this beautiful bonnet!<br />
Also, around the same time I noticed that the July challenge of this years HSM is "Fashion Plate". I have not finished a challege in over a year! Hurrah! <br />
Since there was absolutely no pink fabric left I had to join some bias strips of the beige coloured silk taffeta to make the double piping for the crown sides and the lower brim. Nearly everyting from the taffeta was cut on the bias, so I had some small pieces left over.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The piping on the crown sides was attached using a running stitch</td></tr>
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The feather plumes were made by sewing together three ostrich feathers to make a really fluffy one. I made three plumes and fixed them on the front of the crown.<br />
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The lining was then sewn in using a running stitch with a curved needle I made using pliers.<br />
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And finally my new bonnet was finished.<br />
The Challenge Details:<br />
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<i><b>The Challenge: </b></i>#7 Fashion Plate<br />
<b><i>Material:</i></b> 1 cotton velvet cushion cover from IKEA, 1x0,9m silk taffeta, cotton muslin as mull<br />
<b><i>Pattern:</i></b><i> </i>Lynn McMasters Regency Bonnet<i><br /></i><br />
<b><i>Year: </i></b>1812<br />
<i><b>Notions: </b></i><b></b>millinery wire, woven interfacing, buckram, ostrich feathers, piping cord, polyerster thread<i><b><br /></b></i><br />
<i><b>How historically accurate is it? </b></i>The wire and ties were sewn on the machine and glue was used covering the upper brim. Everything else is spot on. <br />
<i><b>Hours to complete:</b></i> 10<br />
<b><i>First worn: </i></b>Not yet<br />
<i><b>Total cost: </b></i>If bought new about 30€ for the materials.<br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><u>The Liebster Award Rules: </u></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank the person who nominated you and link to her<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">/ his blog</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nswer the 11 questions</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Namonate 3-11 new blogs with less than 300 followers</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Come up with 11 questions for your nominees to an<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">swer</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Include the Rules in your "Liebster Award Post"</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Inclu</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;">de <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Liebster Awar<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d" Logo</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1)
Wer oder was motiviert dich am meisten, nach einer längeren Pause
erneut zu nähen und wer oder was inspiriert dich am meisten?</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Irgendwann kehrt dir Freude am Nähen immer zurück. Mir gefällt es besonders zu sehen, wie mein Projekt durch mich wächst und aus einer Idee Realität wird. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 Könntest du dir vorstellen, dein Hobby zum Hauptberuf zu machen (falls es nicht schon der Fall ist)?</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Eher nicht. Ich nähe für mein Leben gerne, aber es gibt immer wieder Phasen, in denen ich nichts mit Nähen zu tun haben will. Dann gönn ich mir den Luxus und mach ne Pause, damit ich hinterher umso motivierter in neue und ambitionierte Projekte einsteigen kann und diese dann auch mit ganzem Herzen verfolge. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3) Verrichtest du gerne Handarbeiten, oder sitzt du lieber an der Nähmaschine?</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ich habe mir vor gar nicht langer Zeit vorgenommen meine historische Näherei auf ein höheres Level zu treiben und mehr Handnähen zu integrieren. Das fällt mir tatsächlich auch noch schwer. Das Erfolgserlebnis hinterher ist aber besonders schön! Ganz auf meine Nähmaschine verzichten möchte ich aber nicht. Zumal ich ja auch viel aus Zeiten nähe, in denen durchaus schon per Nähmaschine genäht wurde.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4) Gibt es irgendwas, dass du zusätzlich auch sehr gerne erlernen würdest, z.B. Stricken, Klöppeln etc.?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Klöppeln fände ich schon interessant. Die Aurüstung ist da, die Geduld noch nicht...</span></i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5) Hast du dich beim Nähen schon einmal verletzt, und wenn ja, wie?</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ich hab mir mal mit der Maschine durch den Finger genäht. Hört sich aber schlimmer an, als es war... Es ging neben dem Nagel durch und war zum Glück auch viel Hornhaut. D<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">i</span>e täglichen Sticheleien beim Hantieren mit Nadel und Faden kann man ja eigentlich nicht mitzählen. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6) Was ist es, was deinen Stil hauptsächlich ausmacht?</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hab ich einen Stil? Ich bemühe mich sehr um eine saubere Verarbeitung, soweit meine Fähigkeiten dies zulassen. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">7) Welches Projekt steht als Nächstes an?</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Massenweise Traumprojekte! Ich nähe im Moment viel Unterwäsche... </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">8) Wenn du für ein paar Stunden in eine Zeit zurückreisen könntest, welche wäre es?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">30. September 17<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">91 für die Premiere von Mo<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">zarts "Zauberfl<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">öte" in W<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ien.</span></span></span></span></span></i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">9) Welche Epoche magst du am allerliebsten und welche am allerwenigsten (bzgl. der Kostüme)?</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ich mag die Zeit von 1876- 1882 besonders gerne. Fließende Kleider und Lange Schleppen. Hach... Das 18. Jahrhundert gefällt mir aber auch immer besser... </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mittelalter mag ich nicht so. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">10) Wie lautet der letzte Kostümfilm, den du dir angesehen hast?</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Das Märchen der Märchen. Leider hat es meine Kleidergeschmack nicht wirklich getroffen. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">11) Auf welches Projekt bist du besonders stolz?</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meine Hühnchen Schnürbrust. Die zaubert mir immernoch jedes Mal, wenn ich sie sehe ein Lächeln ins Gesicht.</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1)
Who or what inspires or motivates you most to start sewing after a long break?<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At some stage the joy about sewing returns by itself. I especially enjoy seeing <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a</span> project growing in my hands and become reality, starting from a simple idea. </span></i></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2) Could you imagine to mak your Hobby your main job (if that is not already the case)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Not really. I love to sew, but sometimes I need a break from it. Then I can treat myself with that break (a couple of years back I had a one year gap!) and return to sewing motivated and with all my heart. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3) </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Do you prefere handiwork or machinesewing?</span></span>
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Not long ago I decided to go<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> to the next level <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">o<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f historical sewing an <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">be more accurate, including handsewing. That is a real challenge for me<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, but the feeling of success afterwards is really special. I don't want to neglect my sewing machine as I am still sewing lots of things from "sewing machine perio<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ds"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4) Is there a spechial skill you would like to learn in addition to sewing, like embroidery and making bobbin lace?</span></span>
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i>Bobbin lace <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">soun<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ds</span></span> very tempt<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ing. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've got the equipment, but not the pa<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tience...</span></span></span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5) Did you ever injure yourself while sewing and if you did, how?</span></span>
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My machine sewed through my finger once, but it sounds worse tha<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n it actually was. It was <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">next to the nail and mostly through callused s<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">k<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I am not <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">c</span>ounting the every day needling.</span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></i> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6) <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What makes your style?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">am not aware of having a special style. I am thriving towards good workmanship as far as my abilities go.</span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></i> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">7) What is your next project?</span></span>
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<i><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Loads of dream projects. I am sewing lots of underwear lately.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">8) If you could travel in time for a few hours, where would you go?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">30th of September 1791 to <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">wat<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ch M<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ozarts original Magic Flute in vie<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nna.</span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></i> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">9) Which is your favourite period and which isn't relating to costumes?</span></span>
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><br />
<i><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I very much like the natural form era from 1876-1882<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. Especially the long trains! I <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">am also starting out to like the 18th century. I d<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on't fancy medieval fashions.</span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">10) Which was the last costume movie you saw?</span></span>
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<i><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"The Tale of Tales". I <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">didn't like th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e costumes very much.</span></span></span></span></i><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">11) Which project makes you especially proud?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>My crazy green chicken feeding stays. These still make me smile every time I see them.</i> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meine Nominierungen gehen an:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><i>M<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y nominees are:</span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://rufflesnotrifles.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">Ruffles not Rifles</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://dressedforanytime.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">Dressed for any time</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://ava-candide.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">AvA Candide</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meine Fragen an euch:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My questions to you: </span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. Wie viel Platz nimmt dein Hobby in deinem Zuhause ein? Hast du ein Nähzimmer?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2. Welches ist dein absolutes Lieblingsstück, dass du bisher gefertigt hast?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3. Wie alt warst du, als das Nähfieber dich ergriffen hat?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4. In welcher Epoche hältst du die Kleidermäßig am liebsten auf und warum?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5. Gibt es etwas, wo du dich bislang nicht herangetraut hast, es aber wirklich gerne mal ausprobieren würdest?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6. Welche andere Hobbies hast du außer Nähen?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">7. Wie lange recherchierst du, bevor du ein neues Projekt startest?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">8.<span style="color: #741b47;"> <span style="color: black;">Warum schreibst du einen Blog über deine Näherlebnisse?</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="color: black;">9. Was hält deine Familie von deinem Hobby?</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="color: black;">10. Wenn Nähen nicht dein Beruf ist, was ist es dann?</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="color: black;">11. Wie viele Teile liegen auf deinem UFO Stapel?</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. How much space do you have for your Hobby? Do you have a sewing room?</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2. Which is your favourite piece of all time??</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3. How old were you when you catched the sewing fever?</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4. In which era do you spend the most of your historical costuming time and why?</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5. Is there something you didn't dare to make so far, but really can't wait to try?</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6. Which other hobbies do you have besides sewing?</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">7. How long do you research before starting a new project?</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">8. Why are you writing a blog about your sewing adventures?</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">9. What is your Families opinion of your hobby?</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">10. If sewing is not your main job, what is?</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">11. How many pieces are on your UFO Pile?</span></span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ich bin sehr neugierig auf eure Antworten!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am very curious for your answers! </span></span></span></i></span><br />
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Today is the day I created the biggest mess ever in my sewing room.<br />
Don't ever cut open a down duvet!! Feathers everywhere!<br />
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I am not sure why, but I obviously avoided blogging lately. I just couldn't bring myself to write anything. So naturally I do have a lot of catching up to do, because I certainly did not avoid sewing.<br />
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Aside from the feather incident my latest project was a corset I've been longing to recreate:<br />
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A morning corset the description calls a "Faullenzer". I actually laughed when I read this. It is german for slacker. I am not sure, if this is the correct translation. If you know the correct word please leave a comment so I can correct it.<br />
Modern german would actually skip one L and call it Faulenzer... It is a corset for negligé wear, without clasps or lacing, but instead a belt which laps at the back and ties at the front.<br />
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The reason I liked this corset so much is the super simple belt fastening instead of lacing. I took the pattern off the original pattern sheet from my Laptop screen, since I don't have a printer and wasn't patient enough to wait for a commercial pattern to arrive at my doorstep.<br />
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No kidding:<br />
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After taking the pattern I enlarged it with my 1930s Frohne tool and make a mock up.<br />
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The original pattern is super short waisted so I made some adjustments and also shortened the bust gussets.<br />
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As you can see on the pattern sheet the front piece indicated a dart to shape the fabric to the body. This dart was supposed to go from the tip of the outer bust gusset to the bottom between the busk and the first hip gusset. I made this dart in my mock up and then decided to actually make two frontpieces. This way the bulk under the breast is reduced and the seam is super strudy. Also the insertion of the bust gusset is easier. The seamlines are exactly the same as the original ones.<br />
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The sewing instructions given with the pattern are as follows:<br />
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<i>Für dieses lose und doch dem Körper Halt gebende Korsett schneidet man aus Drell nach Fig. 78-83 und 85 je zwei, nach Fig. 84 einen Teil (Der Stoff für die Nähte ist ugegeben), verbindet die Teile miteinander, wobei jedoch am rechten hinteren angesetzten Teil von Stern bis Stern ein Schlitz frei bleibt, führt je die vorgezeichnete Falte aus und steppt dem Korsett auf der Außenseite längs der vorderen Naht, sowie je am hinteren Rande für Stahlstangen und Fischbeine Stoffstreifen auf. Hat man den übrigen Teilen, den Vorzeichnungen folgend, Bänder für die Fischbeine untergesteppt, so näht man die Gurtteile von 61 bis 62 an der linken Seite der Fig. 84, an der rechten Seite der Fig. 82 gegen, fasst das Korsett mit Band ein, verziert es mit einem bestickten Börtchen, bringt an den äußeren Seiten der Gurtteile Bänder an und schließt das Korsett, indem der linke hintere Gurtteil durch den Schlitz geleitet und die Bänder vorn zusammengebunden werden.</i><br />
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Roughly translated...<br />
This loose but supproting corset is cut from drill, pieces 78-83 twice, piece 85 once. Connect all pieces but leave a slit between the stars, sew the dart as indicated and add strips of fabric at centre front and back on the outside for steels and fishbone and add all other strips as indicated. After this is done add the belt to piece 84, bind the corset and embellish it with embroidered lace, add laces to the belt and tie it at the front by bringing the left belt through the slit .<br />
<i> </i>The pattern actually pointed out where to use steels and baleen...<br />
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I made my corset from the same materials as my 1876 corset. Cotton drill, satin binding, twill tape, silk flossing and bobbin lace as trimming. Steel was used where indicated on the pattern. All other boning is german fishbone.<br />
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The gussets are reinforced with buttonhole stitch in silk thread. I used Black Gold Needles from Clover and broke the first one after two stitches! Needless to say I was super annoyed. Not just because the needle broke, but because they were really expensive as well...<br />
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Although it is a corset, it really isn't possible to "lace" it super tight. If you do the steels at the centre back will start to bend, since they're only pulled from the middle. This way there will be no even lacing gap and the "Faullenzer Feeling" will be gone. <i></i><br />
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Now that I made this morning corset I am planning to sew a morning gown to go with it. With enormous 1890s sleeves, of course!<i><br /></i><br />
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<i>See you soon! </i>Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-82726580807314350792016-05-10T00:26:00.005+02:002016-05-10T00:27:00.000+02:00Costume craziness...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How do you guys choose your next sewing project?<br />
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For the next event?<br />
Because you always wanted *that* dress?<br />
Or because you just like to sew a challenging project? <br />
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And how did you choose that exact dress? Was it instant love?<br />
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Or are you more like me, seeing 1890s sleeves and think "ugh... No Way".<br />
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10 month later you see the same sleeves and think "I want those NOW!!"<br />
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In my entire life I have never been to a real costuming event. My choice of sewing project usually comes from my brain saying "I like this. Let's make it". When friends and family ask what I am making all this "stuff you'll never wear" for, I have no satisfaying answer for them. (At least not what they expect to hear)<br />
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I sew, because I am fascinated by historical fashions!<br />
I sew, because I can see and feel the direct results of my hard work right after finishing a project. That is a very rewarding feeling!<br />
I sew, because it makes me happy!<br />
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Do you know this feeling of instant happiness when you open the doors of the wardrobe?<br />
With sewing I found my peronal way on the road to happiness and right now I just want to go foreward and find more of it!<br />
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Last week I spend a week of vacation at home. Since I catched cold I didn't really enjoy it, but still managed to do some ebay online shopping. For my costuming hobby, of course...<br />
<br />I ordered a bunch of old umbrellas and parasols for peanuts and intend to recover some of them. They arrived last saturday; so at the very end of my free time.<br />
Why is it, that my costuming spirits rise on the last day off work every single time I am off? It's like my brain does not realize, that it will be back to "real" work the next day.<br />
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Here is where the costume craziness starts...<br />
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My step by step brainstorm towards my next sewing project(s)<br />
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On saturday bespoke umbrellas and parasols arrived. This bunch...<br />
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- Two walking sticks went back into the box to get tossed<br />
- One super heavy old crab went to the box as well - a broken spoke I couldn't fix<br />
- The red one gets tossed, too. Unfortunately beyond saving<br />
- Two umbrellas are in fairly good condition and don't need much fixing to be reused<br />
- Three are good to get a new cover and I already removed the fabric<br />
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Sunday<br />
My first project is to recover the former beige one and the plan was to use white cotton combined with florentine net lace.<br />
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I cut our the matching pattern piece from Truly Victorian TV570 Parasol Covers and soon realized, that I don't have enough lace to do the job.<br />
The fabric is missing 40cm.<br />
So I went back to ebay to search for new fabric for this parasol.<br />
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And fabric I found!<br />
Only not for the parasol... 10m of black silk taffeta! I couldn't resist. A total bargain! What to make from it??? (notice how my parasol project is beeing pushed aside to dream of some hypothetical dress?)<br />
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Got it! I desperately need a Robe a L'Anglaise. Don't I?<br />
Like this one <br />
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And it has to be all black so I can use it for choir concerts. 10metres are enough. Perfect! I even have a pattern flying around.<br />
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OR I could make a cute Polonaise...<br />
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I absolutely LOVE this painting. The pink silk for the Polonaise has been in my stash for two years already. Time to use it!<br />
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Wait a minute, didn't I plan on making a handquilted petticoat lately? like this one?<br />
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It would have to be super accurate, of course. Silk satin, wool batting, woolen backing. Where do I get wool batting?<br />
Back to ebay!<br />
And sure enough there is a supplier not too far away from home from happy sheep! Hurra!<br />
Aaaw, all those pretty quilted petticoats!<br />
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"Off to bed and dream of petticoats" was my next thought on sunday evening and I took Nancy Bradfield's "Costume in detail" for good night inspiration. I remembered some quilts in there...<br />
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After some woolgathering I continued to browse a little more for good measure...<br />
And found this:<br />
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Hold on! Didn't I toss this very umbrella a few hours ago????<br />
It is half past midnight already, but out of bed it is!<br />
Remember the super heavy old crab umbrella? Now that I see this drawing I am stunned of the similarity to my version. I directly pulled it out of the box to have a closer look:<br />
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Nearly all measurements are the same and the spokes are whalebone!!! Real baleen in my home! The possibilities! OMG!<br />
The only major difference is, that my umbrella has 8 instead of 9 spokes...<br />
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This thing must be really old since baleen has been used for umbrellas between 1750 and 1850. The cover is not original; it is machine sewn. But still fascinating...<br />
Details of the nearly tossed treasure (Baleen!!!)<br />
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I want to boil the spokes and make stays of it!!! Hurra!<br />
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But can I really destroy this witness of fashion? Imagine the pretty dresses this umbrella saved from rain (hold by a gentleman, of course).<br />
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What would you do?<br />
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Next time:<br />
Really happening projects:-)<br />
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Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-62215636090274221232016-02-29T21:53:00.002+01:002016-03-01T00:11:45.619+01:00Pleat the pleats!Friends, I'm back!<br />
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I spend a lovely vacation in Norway in January and since I am back home my sewing room has been buzzing with energy!<br />
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Just in time for this month HSF Theme "Tucks and Pleats" I finished a ballgown bodice I am truly proud of...<br />
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You know I don't need a specific reason to sew something and it is not different with this new item. I don't have a ball to attend and I don't even dance.<br />
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I just love ballgowns! So I started to make a big one just because I wanted to.<br />
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As soon as I arrived back home after my vacation I ordered a ton of new sewing patterns and supplies and started without a real plan on the outcome of my new dress. All I knew was, that I wanted a hoop and a pointed basque on the bodice.<br />
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My bodice started out as Truly Victorian <a href="http://www.trulyvictorian.net/tvxcart/product.php?productid=10&cat=1&page=1" target="_blank">TV442</a>, but I altered it a lot during the fitting process.<br />
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Three mock-ups were necessary to make me happy with the fit. To make fitting easier on myself I cut the centre back panel on fold and sewed in a zipper at the centre front for easy access.<br />
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I lowered the neckline and altered the sleeves, hem and bertha as well.<br />
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The flatlining is a rather soft cotton twill and as soon as I finished the first seam I decided not to line the bodice, but to finish the seam allowances nicely and leave it that way. This was actually quite commonly done in the 1860s.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hooray! It looks like a real dress!</td></tr>
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A ton of handstiched eyelets later I tried it on and got all excited about my new dress!<br />
I started to sew the skirt parralel to the bodice and right after the first "real" fitting I thought that it would be nice to pipe the whole thing.<br />
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Then it was time for the bertha. I actually had a bunny called Bertha a few years back and although my rabbit has nothing to do with the bertha of my bodice I couldn't stop thinking about it...<br />
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The bertha for my ballgown bodice is sewn from self fabric bias strips on a cotton base to achieve the pleated look I like so much on period ballgown bodices. This technique is actually period, too and has been mentioned in the construction deails for a 1845 day dress in Janet Arnolds "Patterns of Fashion 1". Sure my dress is meant to be set in the 1860s, but I did it anyway. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finishing bertha</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bertha!</td></tr>
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I put it on the dress form again and got REALLY excited! I mean look at those pleats! I am in love with them!!<br />
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Since I didn't want to split the bertha at the centre back seam, I made up the back panel in one piece and stitched it to the front on the right shoulder. The bertha is then pinned to the left shoulder afer lacing up the back.<br />
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The next hour was spent admiring my hard work...<br />
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After my drooling break I tried some trimming possibilities...<br />
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The finishing line in sight I basted the lace to the bertha and finished the last raw edges (on the sleeve lining) with bias strips.<br />
And then I was all done with the bodice!!! Hooray!!<br />
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The skirt is not 100% finished yet. I actually made it a tad too big and have to redo the waistband and face the hem. And probably trim it with pleats...<br />
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Anyway, this skirt holds my very first attempt on cartrige pleating ever!<br />
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To prepare the pleats I marked the lining with chalk.<br />
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The HSF challenge details!<br />
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<b>A 1860s ballgown bodice</b><br />
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<i><b>The Challenge:</b></i><b> </b>#2 Tucks and Pleats<i> <b><br /></b></i><br />
<b><i>Material: </i></b><i></i>3 metres of polyester taffeta, 1.5m cotton twill<b><i><br /></i></b><br />
<b><i>Pattern:</i></b><i> </i>TV442 with many alterations<i><br /></i><br />
<b><i>Year: </i></b>1860s<br />
<i><b>Notions:</b></i> 6m piping cord, heavy duty zip ties and spiral steel for the boning of the bodice, 4m black lace, hooks and eyes<br />
<i><b>How historically accurate is it? </b></i>Well... the pattern is ok, but the trimmings are not as elaborate, as they would have been in the 1860s. My fabric is not accurate at all! Let's say 60%.<br />
<i><b>Hours to complete: </b></i>I am guessing on 40 hours<br />
<b><i>First worn:</i></b> Not yet and I have no idea when I will get the chance to...<br />
<i><b>Total cost:</b></i> 50€ for the fabrics. Everything else was in my stash and I am guessing on 100€ in total.<br />
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more pictures!!<br />
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And finally, since I can't really resist:<br />
The beautiful northern lights I saw in Norway! That was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my entire life!!!<br />
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See you soon!Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-88182676136269680832015-10-11T19:00:00.001+02:002015-10-11T19:00:09.757+02:00Winter is coming...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Back in January I made a muff from dark brown fake mink and fortunately had enough leftover to make something nice for the HSF September challenge #brown. I already used a leftover strip of the same material to finish my <a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/2015/06/head-weeks-part-2.html" target="_blank">regency bonnet</a> in June and I wanted to sew something, that could we worn with both the muff and the bonnet...<br />
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Since I have been drooling over some fashion plates showing shoulder capelets and tippets made of fur, I very much wanted to make my own set for the HSF September challenge brown.<br />
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I especially adore the standing collar of this 1819 version!<br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/51592109@N08/7164798102/in/set-72157629650880378" target="_blank"><img alt="Pelisse de velours garni de chinchilla! 1819 costume parisien: " class="pinImage rounded" data-load-state="pending" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/39/75/2f/39752f78e534fe7db342be0ef8fc4fe6.jpg" /></a><br />
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My first thought was to just drape one piece of fabric around my shoulders and that's it. But to have all that hair facing downwards a one-piece item wouldn't work for me. Also, there wasn't enough fabric to make it without any seams.<br />
<br />After browsing through my bookcase I found some instructions for pelerines and capes in Frances Grimble's "Lady's Stratagem". Most of the patterns were half circles and therefore not of much use for my fur. I made my attempts based on a pattern for a mantle p. 362. My final pattern pieces had a slightly different shape, but since I was merely going to match the shape of the capes in the fashion plates, it didn't really matter.<br />
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I cut four pieces to achieve the wanted look with all hair facing downwards. Since the centre back seam is straight, I cut the cotton velvet lining in one piece for the back and two for the fronts. My idea was to have the possibility to wear it inside-out to match the outer fabric of my bonnet.<br />
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The entire cape is also interlined with a layer of polyestre batting to make it even warmer. For the standing collar I used a buckram interlining as well as the batting. Horsehair would have been the appropriate choice, but was nowhere to be found in my stash...<br />
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Colourchallenge brown<br />
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I am a little late with my blog post, but my item was finished in time a fortnight ago.<br />
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<b>Fabric</b>: dark brown fake mink, cotton velvet<br /> <b>Pattern</b>: Self drafted. Loosely based on descriptions in Frances Grimbles "Lady's Stratagem"<br /> <b>Year</b>: around 1815<br /> <b>Notions</b>: polyestre batting, buckram, threat<br />
<b>How historically accurate is it</b>? It is fake fur and polyestre batting,
so not very accurate. The shape however is quite ok.<br /> <b>Hours to complete</b>: around 5<br /> <b>First worn</b>: not yet<br /> <b>Total cost</b>: All notions together 55€. I also made a tippet, a muff and a bonnet fron the same material, so it's somewhat less.<br />
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I've been wearing the cape nearly every morning for the last two weeks now and it really is keeping me warm. Love it!<br />
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Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-71165496989499944972015-08-09T20:38:00.001+02:002015-08-11T08:39:38.228+02:00Headweeks - Part 6 (HSF Heirloom & Heritage)Guess what: I made a new hat!<br />
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The Historical Sew Monthly's August Challenge is "Heirlooms & Heritage" and asked to "re-create a garment one of your ancestors wore or would have worn, or
use an heirloom sewing supply to create a new heirloom to pass down to
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There are not many historical pictures in my family to look at my ancestors clothes, nor did any historical garments survive... The photos we have show mostly male family members in uniforms and lilltle children. Since I am not keen on making an uniform or childrens clothes I had to find something else.<br />
I originally planned on finishing this hat for the July challenge and intended to skip this one, but then it touched my mind, that the bobbin lace veil is actually a heirloom itself and therefore would be perfect for this challenge!<br />
I got it from grandma last year, when we emptied her apartment for her move. Along with fabrics, old bedlinen, tablecloth's and her bobbin lace equipment I got some small and medium sized lace doily's.<br />
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Although it was tempting, I didn't dare to use the bobbins to make lace for a historical garment ("use an heirloom sewing supply"), but I decided to integrate one of these heirloom doily's into a historical item to pass on myself. <br />
This way I can actually wear something my great-grandmother made herself and also integrate a heirloom into my historical sewing.<br />
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This is the doily before pressing. It is large enough to cover the entire crown and prolong into a veil down the back of the brim.<br />
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The pattern used is Lynn McMasters Civil War Period Hat...<br />
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... which was obviously inspired by this one:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1349782" target="_blank">Hat 1349782 National Trust Collections</a></td></tr>
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My version is a mixture of both. I used straw on buckram as base and lined it in a mint-green-light-blue-ish silk- cotton blend, covered the crown with lace and feathers and added ties on both sides.<br />
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So before I start to shower you with all the pictures:<br />
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<b>The Challenge Details</b><br />
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A 1860s Summer Hat <br />
<b><i>Fabric:</i></b> Silk-cotton blend, cotton batist, my heirloom lace doily<br />
<b><i>Pattern:</i></b><i> </i>Lynn McMasters "Civil War Period Summer Hat"<br />
<b><i>Year: </i></b>1865-1870<br />
<i><b>Notions:</b></i> Straw braid, buckram, millinery wire, grosgrain ribbon, ostrich feathers, elastic tie<br />
<i><b>How historically accurate is it?</b></i> The pattern and materials used are ok, although the doily is not 1860s, but 1920s. I also used glue in some spaces. Let's say 50%<br />
<i><b>Hours to complete:</b></i> around 15 (some just staring at it)<br />
<b><i>First worn:</i></b> not yet<br />
<i><b>Total cost:</b></i> about 30€<br />
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Be warned! A lot of photos!<br />
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The only construction part a little different than usual was sewing on the lining on the upper side of the brim and then folding it to the underside. Since the couloured fabric is very thin I flatlined it to one layer of cotton batist.<br />
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My first attempts to trim the hat. <br />
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I edged the grosgrain with narrow lace at first, but after adding the bobbin lace the colours didn't match. So I unpicked the lace and left the hatband plain.<br />
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It is actually characteristic for me to linger about hat trimmings. I always want to be able to make changes to my item. That makes it really difficult for me to decide and sew on some trimmings.<br />
After literally staring at my hat for hours (no kidding!) I finally decided on the following version and I couldn't be happier!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wanted to use this mother-of-pearl hat pin, but I just cannot bring myself to actually punch it into the hat...</td></tr>
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<br />Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-92038800226403184832015-08-01T07:58:00.002+02:002015-08-01T07:58:54.002+02:00Head Weeks - Part 5 (HSF Accessorize)Continuing my head weeks and contributing to July's HSF challenge #7 Accessorize I finished a cap I started ages ago.<br />
The readily cut pieces have been in my stash for over 6 month, before I finally started to sew them together.<br />
The cap is super plain and I mainly made it to improve my handsewing skills, which also is the reason, why it took me so long to actually sew it together after cutting...<br />
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<em><strong>The Challenge:</strong></em> #7 Accessorize<br />
<strong><em>Fabric:</em></strong> A very old linen Pillowcase<br />
<strong><em>Pattern:</em></strong><em> </em>MF-3 Woman's Caps <br />
<strong><em>Year: </em></strong>1770- 1790<br />
<em><strong>Notions:</strong></em> linen thread<br />
<em><strong>How historically accurate is it?</strong></em> Pattern and materials are, as well as the sewing technique. <br />
<em><strong>Hours to complete:</strong></em> about 6<br />
<em><strong>Total cost:</strong></em> 15€ for the pattern<br />
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Now that this cap is done I must admit, that I quite like to wear it at home:-)Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-37128679593804567852015-07-25T19:52:00.000+02:002016-10-08T22:56:43.737+02:00Totally out of my comfort zone......and therefore still unfinished.<br />
Back in January I started with an ambitious project (at least for me). I wanted to build entirely handsewn stays.<br />
The problem is, that I am really not a passionate handsewing person. It took me ages to make the boning channels and of course I didn't finish my project for the January challenge #1 Foundations.<br />
Then challenge #6 Out Of Your Comfort Zone came up last month and I made another attempt to finish my stays.<br />
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I didn't make it:-(<br />
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Nevertheless I am very proud of my achievement so far and so I am sharing some progress pictures with you:<br />
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The stays will be covered in this cream coloured silk brocade <br />
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<br />Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-66661722773521911402015-07-22T11:14:00.001+02:002015-07-22T11:14:53.724+02:00Alice Lon PetticoatI love those fluffy 50s Petticoats! When I bought a bolt of charmeuse last week I finally made one!<br />
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It started with this small pile of fabrics I cut into 9" wide strips.<br />
My guide was this tutorial on <a href="http://www.pettipond.com/lon.htm" target="_blank">Pettipond</a>.<br />
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The tutorial said, that one can make this in 3 hours. The cutting alone took me 1,5. In the end it took me 2 evenings (and I am not a slow sewer).<br />
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After adding the gathered section to the ungathered one I made a huge roll of future petticoat to somehow manage the amounts of fabric to be sewn on my sewing machine... <br />
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The waistband is an elastic strip so the pettioat can easily be put on and off.<br />
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This was actually my last project to be sewn on my old desk. A day after I finished my petticoat I got a new bigger desk that actually can hold all three sewing machines at once.<br />
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Now that the petticoat is finished I need a dress to go with it. The pattern has been flying aroud for ages and I plan on making it up sometime soon...<br />
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<br />Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-81731406219848666212015-06-29T18:45:00.002+02:002015-06-29T18:45:42.775+02:00Head Weeks - Part 4The more Hats and Bonnets I make, the more difficult it gets to store them away...<br />
Not every Item is fitting into a round Hatbox, or it is impossible to find a suitable size, or the asked price is too high - you name it...<br />
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So what to do to prevent my treasures from dusting away?<br />
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A few weeks ago, when I searched the internet for Bonnet inspiration I came across a most peculiar item:<br />
A Bonnet Bag <br />
I have never seen such a thing before, but I wanted to have one that very minute!<br />
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This one:<br />
An original Bonnet Bag from the mid 19th century. <br />
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I just had to make my own!<br />
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Before I get to my Bonnet bag I have to confess, that I have absolutely no talent to indicate fabric contents...<br />
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So it happend after the first cut into my chosen fabric (an old tablecloth from grandma) that I realised (a little too late) I just had cut into a vintage SILK tablecloth... Sorry family...<br />
In my defense I have to add that I pulled the fabric from my stash and when we collected all the stuff from grandma's apartment my mother knew that I would use it for sewing.<br />
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The damage was done, so I made the best of it:<br />
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The bottom was formed by sewing reed to a linen base. I originally planned on adding two lines, but it was so fascinating to watch my sewing machine do all the work without me touching it, I ended up with eight rows.<br />
The bag itself is a rectangle piece of fabric sewn shut on the short edges. The boning channels are constructed in a similar way like a corded petticoat, not filled with cord but reed. The drawstrings are cotton twill-tape.<br />
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The solution: Two bonnets in one bag!<br />
To protect the silk-lining of my newest bonnet from the raw straw of my oldest one (sill untrimmed...), I put a scrap piece of the same tablecloth between the two bonnets.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hurrah! Two bonnets safely stored instaed of just one!</td></tr>
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Watch out - there is more head stuff to come soon!<br /><br />
Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-47771664863717984592015-06-28T17:40:00.004+02:002015-06-29T18:47:23.462+02:00Head Weeks - Part 3I finished an UFO!<br />
And a really old one, too! The early victorian bonnet I started in february last year is finally done!<br />
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At that time I made the buckram frame and the mulling. I stopped there, because I wasn't satisfied with it. So last month I removed the old mulling and did a new one. When I went fabric shopping for my Regency Bonnet I bought enough silk taffeta to cover the victorian bonnet as well.<br />
The edges are trimmed with gathered taffeta ribbon.<br />
I used the same ribbon to trim the bonnet both inside and outside.<br />
The pattern is Lynn McMasters L32 "Early victorian Bonnet"<br />
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Be warned: this was not the last post on headwear...Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-30762021417942103232015-06-28T17:35:00.001+02:002015-06-28T17:35:12.816+02:00The Sisterhood of the World Bloggers AwardLast week I was surprised with my first ever Blog Award! And not just one, but two!<br />
Both <a href="https://sewingempire.wordpress.com/2015/06/21/the-sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers-award/" target="_blank">Nessa of The Sewing Empire</a> and <a href="https://dentellesetmacramees.wordpress.com/2015/06/23/sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers-award/" target="_blank">Ségolène of Dentelles</a><a href="https://dentellesetmacramees.wordpress.com/2015/06/23/sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers-award/" target="_blank"> et Macramés</a> nominated my blog for the<br />
"The Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award".<br />
Thank you so much Nessa and Ségolène!!! This was truly a surprise and I am so happy, that you like my sewing adventures so much to honor me with an Award for it!<br />
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The Award Rules are the fallowing:<br />
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<i>1.Thank the blogger who nominated you, linking back to their site</i><br />
<i>2.Put the Award logo on your blog.</i><br />
<i>3.Answer the ten questions sent to you.</i><br />
<i>4.Make up ten new questions for your nominees to answer</i><br />
<i>5.Nominate ten blogs.</i><br />
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Since this Award has been given to all of my favourite costume bloggers these past few weeks, I will not continue nominating.<i> </i><br />
Vanessas questions to me:<i><br /></i><br />
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1. How long have you been blogging?<br />
I started my Blog in November 2013 to have a way to submit to The Historical Sew Forthnightly aside from Facebook. And also to show off my work since most of my friends and family don't share my enthusiasm for historical costumes and sewing.<br />
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2. What is / are your favorite topics to blog about?<br />
My favourite posts are those about finished items. These are the ones you'll find the most on my blog.<br />
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3. Do you have a favorite book and or author? And what do you love the most about them?<br />
I read very much! Usually romance novels of all kinds. I do not have a favourite author. My last books to read were:<br />
Jane Costello's "The Love Shack"<br />
Marian Keyes "The Woman who stole my Lifw"<br />
Cecilia Ahern's "The Year I met you"<br />
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4. Which is / are your favorite historical (sewing) periods?<br />
I love the Natural Form Era! All the beautiful dresses with these HUGE trains! I LOVE trains!<br />
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5. Do you have a piece of clothing in your wardrobe that you really love?<br />
I have many items I am really proud of! The item that makes me really happy every time I see it is this one:<br />
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6. Which sewing / crafting technique would you love to learn?<br />
Making Bobbin Lace! My equipment is almost complete, so maybe I'll try to learn it someday in the future...<br />
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7. If a time traveler offered to take you anywhere in time and space, where would you go?<br />
19th century England, please! The ultimate age of Corsetry (and I love all kinds of corsetry) ! I couldn't decide on a decade, though...<br />
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the simple cut of the teen years,<br />
the padded hems of the 20s,<br />
he sleeves (omg the sleeves!!!) of the 30s,<br />
the bonnets (and caps) of the 40s,<br />
the amount of petticoats in the 50s,<br />
the crinolines of the 60s,<br />
the gorgeous trains (especially the long and ruffled ones) of the 70s,<br />
the bustles of the 80s<br />
and finally the hats of the 90s.<br />
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8. Describe your ideal dress fabric.<br />
Silk taffeta is my favourite. Unfortunately it isn't exactly cheap, so I don't use it very often. It has all qualities I want in a fabric: It is natural fibre, a good level off stiffnes and you can get it in many colours and designs. It is also quite easy to work with.<br />
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9. Which is your most important sewing or crafting tool?<br />
My beloved sewing machine! <br />
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10. Are you more of a lace or a ruffle person?<br />
Lace. and Ruffles. Ruffles of Lace. All of it please!<br />
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Ségolènes questions were in french originallly. I don't speak french, so I asked my sister to translate them for me:<br />
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1. Which movie inspired you the most?<br />
When I watched Sissi as a little girl I was so in awe of all the beautiful dresses that I could never forget about them. So I learned how to make them myself:-)<br />
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2. If you were a costume, which one would you be?<br />
A trained Ballgown of the late 1870s. Did I mention I love trains???<br />
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3. Which time period is your favourite?<br />
The Natural Form Era - see above.<br />
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4. Which recently read book inspired you?<br />
Reading is not the right word for it, since it contains mostly drawings. Nancy Bradfield's "Costume in Detail" is like a magnet to stick to. After I finished it I had like 15 new projects in mind that I just *have* to make!<br />
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5. What made you learn sewing?<br />
When I was young my mother made a lot of clothing for me and my sisters herself. When I was about 12 years old I wanted to use her machine (sick of handsewing already back then;-)), so she teached me to sew on it (an old Bernina she inherited from her grandma). My first machine sewn Project was a fleece jumper and I wore it proudly until it "died" a few years after.<br />
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6. What is the item I would never part with?<br />
Not an item, but my bunny Michel:<br />
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7. Which exhibition was your last to see?<br />
I don't go to exhibitions often. Usually on vacation only... My last trip of that kind was to paris in 2012 and I visited Versailles with a friend. Not an exhibition exactly, but still something one has to see in person once. It was so amazing to see the buildings, furniture, art and the beautiful gardens.<br />
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<br />Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-13277844562081701132015-06-10T21:29:00.000+02:002015-06-10T21:29:34.494+02:00Head Weeks - Part 2I promised more Headwear, so here we go:<br />
Back in snowy Jaunary I made a regency Muff from some really expensive Fake Mink Fur. The original plan was (and still is) to complete the set with a fur Tippet or capelet to warm myself properly in winter.<br />
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Winter is gone and its close to 25°C on my Balcony, but since I just bought a lovely new Pattern using fake-fur, I decided to make a winter Bonnet anyway.<br />
The Pattern is the Regency Bonnet from Lynn McMasters. So far all my hats are made from her patterns (and I love all of them), but I must admit, that I bought my first TV Hat pattern recently. More on that one soon...<br />
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All hats are constructed in a very similar way, so I spare you the construction pictures. They kind of look the same for every hat/ bonnet I make.<br />
Please comment, if you'd like those back in my hat-related posts and I will happyly share them again with future hat projects!<br />
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The Bonnet frame is made from heavy buckram and millinery wire. I attached the wire to the buckram and hemmed the ties by machine, but everything else is handsewn.<br />
For historical accuracy I bought a petrol-cocloured cotton velvet and black silk taffeta for the ties and lining. The fur is fake as mentioned above, but I am absolutely happy with that!<br />
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I am so happy on how well the lining turned out! For the first time I managed to sew it in nearly invisible:-) <br />
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I didn't make any adjustments to the pattern, but if I'll ever make this kind of bonnet again, I will lengthen the ties a little. They seem a little too short after binding the bow...<br />
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I am really tempted to use this as regular headwear in winter, since it looks so "modern" from front. We'll see, if I actually dare to do so in 5-6 months.<br />
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Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-67836458526711294702015-06-08T22:30:00.002+02:002015-06-08T22:31:03.116+02:00Head Weeks - Part 1So,<br />
I stayed at home during my vacation and decided it was time to sew something! Surely you've noticed, that I wasn't overly productive these past 3 month. I managed 3,5 herniated disks and had one of them surgically corrected. That's why...<br />
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The pain is gone and now I am sewing something!!!<br />
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Currently I am very passionate about headwear of all kinds and I decided to expand from making hats to style my first wig.<br />
Of course this is not exactly sewing, but it is costuming, so it counts;-)<br />
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Last year I purchased Kendra's Wig Book (<a href="http://18thcenturyhair.com/" target="_blank">18th Century Hair & Wig Styling</a>) and last week I finally made something from it.<br />
I can only recommend this book! It is super detailed, lots of pictures and easy step-by-step instructions.<br />
For a start I bought 2 cheap wigs and transformed them into one big one...<br />
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My Attempt is a 1770s High Stylecalled "Dorothée".<br />
Here is my version:<br />
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Since I never worked on a wig before I bought a cheap one from ebay to start off and started curling, teasing, frame making and so on...<br />
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A LOT of teasing was required to form this pile of hair! <br />
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To finish the Style "buckles" are pinned on the finished wig. This was actually the most complicated part and took a good amount of patience.<br />
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But it was worth the work, because a day later I rewarded myself with my very first 18th Century wig!!!<br />
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It is not perfect, but it was my first attempt and I am very happy with it. Now I really need an Outing!Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-1793493918667420812015-06-07T18:11:00.003+02:002016-10-08T22:57:02.938+02:00Another CorsetBack in February I decided I needed a new corset. For the first time ever I bought some coutil and started with the same pattern like <a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/1876%20Corset" target="_blank">last year</a>.<br />
This time I finished it without lace and only with silk flossingon every boning channel. Compared to last year I made it a little longer with more room for the hips and smaller bust gussets. Everything else is pretty much the same...<br />
Since I already wrote about the construction last year, I'll go for pictures instaed of writing today:-)<br />
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<br />Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-37412643273216462792015-05-30T19:12:00.000+02:002015-05-30T19:12:34.398+02:00A practical ApronThe current HSF challenge is #5 Practicality. And as usual I tend to finish the challenge on the last day, even though I spend my vacation at home these past two weeks...<br />
Anyway, I decided that if I'm making something for houswork it should be something I feel comfortable wearing in my home.<br />
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My choise is this House-Apron from 1936<br />
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It is from the same "Frohne Modelle" Album, as the <a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/1936%20Pyjamas" target="_blank">Pyjamas</a> I made last year.<br />
Now maybe you remember my frustration when I discovered that my 50s tool wouldn't work with the 30s patterns of the same brand, because the scale changed. I had to guess most of the pattern and although the "Schnittzeichner" is supposed to minimize the pattern work, it actually took ages.<br />
So a couple of weeks later I started searching ebay for the original 1930s device. And I was lucky!<br />
The seller didn't know what he was selling and I made a bargain!!!<br />
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And it was absolutely worth the wait! Now that I used both the 50s and the 30s method on both 50s and 30s patterns I can confidently say:<br />
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The 30s version is so much better! The device is balanced better, since it's material is from sturdy metal, while the 50s one is plastic. Although ist is heavier I felt that overall it was easier to use the older tool compared to the 50s one.<br />
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From digging out all tools needed to my completely finished paper pattern it took me 20 minutes! If I remember correctly my pyjamas pattern took about 2 hours with all the calculating that had to be done back then and I had to make a mock up, which I din't do this time.<br />
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The sewing was super easy and the only thing taking a little longer to make were the bias strips to bind the edges of my Apron.<br />
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The front decoration is using bias strips as well. Only a little more narrow.<br />
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My conclusion:<br />
Not only did I make an item of practicality (an Apron for all my dusty houswork), I was also able to use an original 1930s device to create the pattern.<br />
And a device of practicality it is! It makes patternmaking much easier and faster (no calculating, no scaling) and is 100% period!<br />
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The challenge details:<br />
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<b>1936 House-Apron</b><br />
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<i><b>The Challenge: </b></i>#5 Practicality<br />
<b><i>Fabric: </i></b>1,5m printed cotton, 1m black cotton for the bias tape<br />
<b><i>Pattern:</i></b><i> </i>Fohne Modelle 101/36<br />
<b><i>Year: </i></b>1936<br />
<i><b>Notions:</b></i> 2 buttons, polyester thread<br />
<i><b>How historically accurate is it?</b></i> I am not sure about the ladybird print, but everythig else is good.<br />
<i><b>Hours to complete: </b></i>about 5 hours<br />
<b><i>First worn:</i></b> Today to clean up after my bunny<br />
<i><b>Total cost: </b></i>15€ for the fabric, Buttons from stash<br />
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<br />Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-62683820793586976392015-03-29T00:04:00.002+01:002015-03-29T09:13:05.371+02:00A Stash BonnetAfter I "missed" the first two challeges of the Historical Sew Monthly I finally finished an item to submit!<br />
Challenge #3 is Stashbusting and I chose to make another bonnet from one of my Lynn McMasters Patterns.<br />
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It is a U.S. Civil War Period Bonnet made from buckram, straw and silk.<br />
The construction was quite similar to my last (still unfinished) straw bonnet: the straw braid is sewn to the buckram base and after lining the inside brim the pieces are joined together.<br />
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A detail of the shirred brim lining.<br />
The seam allowance is tucked between the buckram and the straw layer to create a neat finish.<br />
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All pattern pieces are sewn together and the bavolet (neck frill) is attached. The bavolet is finished with a narrow rolled hem. The fine lines inside the crown indicate the straw braid sewn on the outside of the bonnet.<br />
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The trimmings contain ostrich feathers, self fabric ribbon and "something" from my flower stash. <br />
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Front view (should I add more trimmings on the inside?) Back view<br />
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<b>The challenge details:</b><br />
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<b> A Civil War Period Bonnet</b><br />
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<i><b>The Challenge:</b></i> #3 Stashbusting<br />
<b><i>Fabric: </i></b>1m dove blue silk from my grandma's stash. It has been in there since her Thailand trip back in the 90s. It came to my stash last fall.<br />
<b><i>Pattern:</i></b><i> </i>Lynn McMasters Civil War Period Bonnet - In my stash for a couple of months<br />
<b><i>Year: </i></b><i></i>1860s<br />
<i><b>Notions:</b></i> Buckram from a roll that has been in my stash since November 2013.<br />
Straw braid recycled fom some old cowboy hats, which have been in my stash for over a year.<br />
Silk thread from grandma's stash - in my stash since fall 2014<br />
Some garland from my flower stash (yes, that is a thing!). It has probably been in there for about 6 months<br />
Ostrich feathers (about a year old) from my millinery stash.<br />
<i><b>How historically accurate is it?</b></i> The pattern is accurate, straw, buckram, silk and feathers are as well, but that flower thing is not accurate at all. I also used glue in some spaces, which isn't accurate and also mixed machine and hand sewing.<br />
<i><b>Hours to complete:</b></i> 10-12 hours<br />
<b><i>Total cost:</i></b> Completely from stash!!! No idea what grandma paid for the fabric, but everything else would be about 20€ altogether.<br />
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<u>My Stash</u><br />
Left: That is where it started in no order. Mostly old curtains, actually. The white plastic bag contains fabric scraps...<br />
Below: "fine" fabrics <br />
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Buckram rolls, more fabric, the flower stash (cardboard box).<br />
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Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-63086046227346098892015-01-25T22:14:00.001+01:002016-10-08T22:57:45.808+02:00124 boning channels down, hopefully no more than 10 to go...I have been sewing boning channels for the past two weeks...<br />
The former Historical Sew Forthnightly is now the istorical Sew Monthly, which gives a lot more time to prepare and actually finish a challenge. The January challenge is "Foundations".<br />
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Since I am especially fond of all kinds of corsets and stays guess what I am sewing:<br />
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My first all handsewn pair of stays. My choice of item is usually done in a mood and not because I need a special piece of clothing. And as said: I love corsets and alike.<br />
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The pattern used is from my beloved copy of Waugh's Corsets and Crinolines, p. 43: 1793 Fully-bones short stays.<br />
I didn't want to make a full lenght one to start handsewing on stays, and I always wanted to make those little bustle balls!<br />
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Unfortunately I couldn't get myself to sew anything for the first two weeks of the year. Today I finished the 124th boning channel and can finally start with the boning (before I do the remaining channels on the shoulder straps). I am relieved, that this work is behind me now, but with everything left to do (boning, sewing the pieces together, covering with silk brocade, eyelets, lining and those bustle balls) I don't think I will finish in time for the challenge due date, but so be it.<br />
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Here are some pictures not just to show my progress to you guys, but also to remind myself what I have accomplished already (and keep myself going)!<br />
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See you soon!Zeitenzauberinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702303634167201355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011738777053479402.post-71027166308177288582015-01-11T18:54:00.002+01:002015-01-11T18:54:29.016+01:00The sewing year 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A very happy new year to you all!!!<br />
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It has been a while since I wrote the last time and now it is high time to summarize 2014 and see, what I have made in one year.<br />
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I think I have never sewn as much, as I did in 2014!<br />
The Historical Sew Fortnightly encouraged me to learn new stuff (like embroidery, millinery and staymaking), venture into periods I didn't particularly like or have sewn in before (like 18th Century - which I now like very much and will hopefully dig deeper into this year), make something just to make something to fit into a HSF challenge (like the pink dress) and do crazy stuff like handsewing (why on earth would I do that, when there is a perfect sewing machine just a metre away???)<br />
Even though I havn't finished all challenges I am quite pleased with my learnings and results.<br />
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Here they are from inside out:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/Whipped%20Cream%20Petticoat" target="_blank">The Whipped Cream Petticoat</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/Whipped%20Cream%20Petticoat" target="_blank">1864 Crinoline</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/Chemisette" target="_blank">Chemisette</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/1936%20Pyjamas" target="_blank">1936 Pyjamas</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/1960s%20Dresses" target="_blank">A 60s Dress</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/1892%20Umbrella%20Skirt" target="_blank">Umbrella Skirt and Ballgown Bodice</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/1931%20Evening%20Dress" target="_blank">1931 Evening Dress</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpwRtaNc9LXdfkHW-a8wYwl0UrkRjXY7jc-fQ5xsz2Y4SBvjAWHyjnr3ADuQuIdP5I3AkoJCe1oJ3B4Aw5QOIJQl_WgdYrlG-WQroeaFSkg1CD3hNtDvYzK39S6qQ3_wQWmMDByByOkQ/s1600/CIMG8362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpwRtaNc9LXdfkHW-a8wYwl0UrkRjXY7jc-fQ5xsz2Y4SBvjAWHyjnr3ADuQuIdP5I3AkoJCe1oJ3B4Aw5QOIJQl_WgdYrlG-WQroeaFSkg1CD3hNtDvYzK39S6qQ3_wQWmMDByByOkQ/s1600/CIMG8362.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/1868%20Watteau%20Paletot" target="_blank">1868 Watteau Paletot</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18th Century Cap</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/Belle%20Epoque%20Hat" target="_blank">A Belle Epoque Hat</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/18th%20Century%20Beg%C3%A9re" target="_blank">18th Century Begére</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZji2cl2j-uHy1GUR7nnUTJym5FCihIhqpEB8yfyE8Wx08g-2hRvGDRHof-FDoNB-kiQ8FEiRZ4fcCy6Tg66XuK-t8UF9j8rqwQX-ebOz8cECIYT-u8QTVu22m__8ASOu2lIceqZRButY/s1600/CIMG8272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZji2cl2j-uHy1GUR7nnUTJym5FCihIhqpEB8yfyE8Wx08g-2hRvGDRHof-FDoNB-kiQ8FEiRZ4fcCy6Tg66XuK-t8UF9j8rqwQX-ebOz8cECIYT-u8QTVu22m__8ASOu2lIceqZRButY/s1600/CIMG8272.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/Belle%20Epoque%20Hat%202" target="_blank">Another Belle Epoque Hat</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGady4JtzzdryyjG1v2fa6sOvJr9tmXnwUhXeqMvSVWHpxB1FMMcGW9VARMstUVzAL9IziCyQPzCRaDyL6ZPsMVA8OEBdGMTvqZ4r8f9UkkgJTD5zSmgrD_Kk-yBij5M1lIMVJSrOsuo4/s1600/CIMG8780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGady4JtzzdryyjG1v2fa6sOvJr9tmXnwUhXeqMvSVWHpxB1FMMcGW9VARMstUVzAL9IziCyQPzCRaDyL6ZPsMVA8OEBdGMTvqZ4r8f9UkkgJTD5zSmgrD_Kk-yBij5M1lIMVJSrOsuo4/s1600/CIMG8780.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Discgolf Bag as Christmas present for my sister (the embroidery glows in the dark!)</td></tr>
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I also created a few new UFOs:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1REAAZtDtph48HAvS7UvK1ASRkdPxYj0Un0RtCe6htuVnPxaD1gBDKKBrrqEz7bEzjOn1KNkmxxSSA7JhIAp9kTfQnA2IPRzpj6s0YykWYHoisLhFYsRn5s9AG7IVwF1rpAhAQ4j3zPk/s1600/CIMG8051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1REAAZtDtph48HAvS7UvK1ASRkdPxYj0Un0RtCe6htuVnPxaD1gBDKKBrrqEz7bEzjOn1KNkmxxSSA7JhIAp9kTfQnA2IPRzpj6s0YykWYHoisLhFYsRn5s9AG7IVwF1rpAhAQ4j3zPk/s1600/CIMG8051.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 60s Dress with the bow only pinned and not sewn yet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 60 Dress waiting to get a facing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A single Glove, waiting to get a partner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not really an UFO, since I havn't even started on the pattern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An unfinished 18th Century Cap</td></tr>
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I bought black cotton poplin for 1€ per metre last year and intended to sew the Afternoon Dress mentioned in my <a href="http://zeitenzauberin.blogspot.de/search/label/Possible%20Projects%202014" target="_blank">Possible Projects</a> post back in January. Now I´ve used it fo my new concert gown.<br />
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The current HSF challenge to accomplish is "Re-Do" which also was my very first challenge finished for last years Historical Sew Fortnightly.<br />
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<b>Re-Do 1</b><br />
I started on Monday to make a new corset. Since I wanded to wear it on wednesdays dress rehearsal I didn`t floss or otherwise embellish it. The pattern used is LM100 - Dore.<br />
Since I wasn`t keen on buying new supplies, I used the steels from my first try on the Dore pattern and a longer busk from my stash.<br />
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New corset Supplying corset<br />
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<i><b>The Challenge: </b></i># 21 Re Do<br />
#4 Under it All, #9 Black and White, #12 Shape and Support, 16 Terminology (corset)<br />
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<b><i>Fabric: </i></b>1m cotton twill<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>Pattern:</i></b><i> </i>LM 100<i> - Dore</i><b><i>Year: </i></b>1837 - 1899<br />
<i><b>Notions: </b></i>polyester lacing and thread, 5mm grommets, spiral steel, flat steel, busk, twill tape, satin bias tape for the binding<i><b><br /></b></i><i><b>How historically accurate is it? </b></i>Pretty much<i><b><br /></b></i><i><b>Hours to complete: </b></i>5<i><b><br /></b></i><b><i>First worn: </i></b>29 of October<b><i> </i></b>for my choir´s dress rehearsal<i><b> </b></i><br />
<i><b>Total cost: </b></i>I´d guess on about 30-40€ - everything was from my stash or recycled<br />
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<b>Re-Do 2</b><br />
After finishing the corset I made a very light-weight petticoat from 5 metres of charmeuse. <br />
This one:<br />
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I didn´t use a pattern, but simply gathered a long strip of the same material on a rectangel piece of charmeuse. Then I finely pleated it into a twill waistband.<br />
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This petticoat will work for a number of periods, although it is not material accurate. It gives lots of volume while beeing super light and comfortable.<br />
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<i><b>The Challenge: </b></i># 21 Re Do<br />
#4 Under it All, #9 Black and White, #12 Shape and Support<br />
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<b><i>Fabric: </i></b>5m charmeuse<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>Pattern:</i></b><i> </i>none - just a rectangel piece of fabric<i><br /></i><b><i>Year: </i></b>19th Century<br />
<i><b>Notions: </b></i>polyester thread, twill tape<i><b><br /></b></i><i><b>How historically accurate is it? </b></i> Not at all<i><b><br /></b></i><i><b>Hours to complete: </b></i>2<i><b><br /></b></i><b><i>First worn: </i></b>1st of November for a Concert<i><b></b></i><br />
<i><b>Total cost: </b></i>14€<br />
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<b>Re-Do 3</b><br />
The pattern used for my new skirt is TV 298 - Umbrella Skirt. I made a mock-up of this pattern last year, but never made a fashion fabric one, so I´m counting this one as UFO for the current challenge.<br />
It is a very easy pattern with some darts and only one seam to sew.<br />
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Here it is:<br />
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My mock-up the finished skirt<br />
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<i><b>The Challenge: </b></i># 21 Re Do<br />
#8 UFO, #9 Black and White, <br />
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<b><i>Fabric: </i></b>10m cotton poplin<br />
<b><i>Pattern:</i></b><i> </i>TV298<i> </i>Umbrella skirt<i><br /></i><b><i>Year: </i></b>1892<br />
<i><b>Notions: </b></i>polyester thread, hooks and eyes, a zipper, some undefined, stiff, gold fabric as hem stiffener<br />
<i><b>How historically accurate is it? </b></i> It is accurate aside from the zipper and that golden fabric as stiffener<br />
<i><b>Hours to complete: </b></i>4<i><b><br /></b></i><b><i>First worn: </i></b>1st of November for a Concert<br />
<i><b>Total cost: </b></i>10€ for the fabric, 2€ for the zipper<br />
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<b>Re Do 4</b><br />
The Bodice is a TV pattern as well, although slightly altered in the back. Just like the skirt I started a mock-up last year and never continued. Since I didn`t intend to make a perfectly historical dress I mixed up periods to my pleasure and taste. The bodice is boned with spiral steel and closing with buttons at the centre front.<br />
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<i><b>The Challenge: </b></i># 21 Re Do<br />
#5 Bodice, #8 UFO, #9 Black and White<br />
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<b><i>Fabric: </i></b>3,5m cotton poplin, 1m cotton twill<br />
<b><i>Pattern:</i></b><i> </i>TV416<i> </i><b><i>Year: </i></b>1870s<br />
<i><b>Notions: </b></i>polyester thread, spiral steel, 18 buttons<br />
<i><b>How historically accurate is it? </b></i> The buttons are plastic and I didn´t use trimmings, but everything else is good.<br />
<i><b>Hours to complete: </b></i>6<i><b><br /></b></i><b><i>First worn: </i></b>1st of November for a Halloween Party<br />
<i><b>Total cost: </b></i>4€ for the fabrics, 6€ for the buttons. The rest was recycled from old garments<br />
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