#handmade clothes

[charlisabeth]

Finished my latest knitting project just in time for the beginning of warmer days lol.

Still, my old mitts are quite literally falling apart, so it's nice to have a replacement. I made these with the Wannabe Vintage Mitts pattern from some sock yarn.

Let's all together decide to not notice that they are different lengths. Oops...

I am crossing off three squares of the @2026-fiber-arts-bingo with this project:

A pattern from a new to me designer. To be fair, this is true for most of my knitting, since i usually find patterns by browsing pinterest or ravelry.

A new to me technique: I tried the interlock bindoff for these, as it was recommended in the pattern. I really like the result and depending on how it holds up, I might use it more often!

A technique I tried unsuccessfully before: The cabling on these is done without a separate cable needle. I tried this before on some socks and the left leaning cables worked, but I could not figure out right leaning cables. Glad to say that I figured it out on these!

[krokwiarz]

since you liked my dress, here is the corset i wear under her, also sewed and hand embroided by me. i know it’s not perfect, mostly because of wrinkles but it’s my first corset ever, also drafted by me…

[backstitchbroidery]

Functional mockup of a blouse and a corset belt. Skirt by @mayakern.

[kameno-chan]

I tried to coordinate a camisole that I finished sewing some time ago, I think it looks quite good

[re-cuna]

I made a stylish outfit for my teddy bear 🧸

I still love taking plushie photos and making tiny clothes for them.

[sylvanitchi]

smudg appreciation post 🐘

[stick-wizard]

i sewed this tunic from 100% British wool herringbone, medium weight, from my own drafted pattern with literally no math after ~5 years of experience making my own clothes. I've finally got a paper pattern i can just slap down on anything and have it work perfectly. this is maybe the 10th tunic I've made in the last 2 years, and it took me 2.5 hours with all internal seams finished. I'm so proud.

If you would like an order of operations that will make tunics, shirts, kirtles, and dresses way faster, here is my process:

-cut all pattern peices from fabric. if you do not have a pattern, iron a well fitting garment of your choice, lay it on doubled fabric (2 layers with fold on one side) and trace the body, folding the sleeves over the body to get at the shoulder seam. look at a pattern online that is similar and try to copy the curve of the shoulder if you're unsure. do the same with the sleeves with the top of the sleeve on the folded edge of the fabric. look at how sewing pattern sleeves are curved and estimate. if it's your first time try making this with an old bed sheet first to make adjustments. folding your traced garment in half lengthwise helps a lot with getting it symmetrical, and then you can see where to center the head-hole. try the garment on regularly throughout the process to see how it's going

-if your pattern has more than a back and front for the body, sew them together and finish the seams until you have two torso pieces

-sew the shoulder seams together and finish the seams

-finish the neckline at this stage (double fold or facing, etc)

-if your sleeves have 2 pieces per sleeve, sew them together and finish the seams. then pin the sleeves to the torso, sew and finish the shoulder/arm seams (make sure the seam is going to be on the correct side when you flip it inside out!!!)

-if your pattern has side/skirt gores, attach one side of the gore to the front torso piece and finish the seam. (if there is a pattern or stretch diagonally, the grain of the torso and the gore should be attached so they're going in the same direction on the front)

-sew from sleeve wrist to armpit to waist to hem all in one go, then finish the seam. you should only need to hand finish a section of the sleeve in the middle, if your cuffs are more fitted. your machine should reach the rest.

DONE