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March sewing progress

I have been active this week. So even though I have hardly done any knitting on my shawl I have made at least one thing that fits into the March hsm challenge. An Edwardian apron.

The apron is made with sense and sensibility’s Edwardian apron pattern. I made it for work, as a prototype for the new summer uniforms.

My other sewing project this week is a belle epoque outfit. I am going to a Larp set in 1899 later this year, together with my other larps I need a couple of new weekend wardrobes. So I am starting early. I’m maybe 75 percent finished with this outfit. I started with tracing the patterns yesterday and cut and sewed today. I have enough fabric left to make an evening bodice as well, despite having cut two pieces wrong, and no way to salvage them, other than cutting another, correct piece. Excuse the illfitting pic on Constance, I didn’t bother making it nice. The patterns are Laughing moon 1890s bodice pattern an truly victorians 1898 flared skirt. Both patterns have been lovely to work with.

The bodice still need the sleeves, some lace for decoration and a bunch of hooks and eyes for closure.

All in all, a productive week 😀

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March challenge planning-Protection

Initially I was at a loss about what to make for this challenge. I did not have any projects planned or something that immediately came to mind when I read about the challenge.

But I have lately been on a knitting kick and decided that since the February challenge was so completed so early I have the time to make one of the things I have wanted for a while, a large, lace knit Victorian shawl.

I chose this free pattern from Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aran-weight-victorian-lace-shawl

Top picture is of the shawl from the ravelry site. The pattern has an optional edge pattern, but that takes twice the amount of yarn, so I will probably finish it with a nice simple crocheted edge instead.

And I chose this yarn.

It’s a wool/alpaca mix. Not entirely HA but I like it and it’s nice to work with. I might add some lavender yarn to change it up, but we will see.The colour is nice and neutral as well, so it will work with most of my dresses.

I’ll start the project this weekend. I’ll keep you updated.

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HSM February challenge: Tucks and pleats

Early with a challenge for once. It does help that this project also needed finishing before going to that LARP. So without further ado, here is the FB-group write-up:

What the item is: 19th century petticoat decorated with pintucks

The Challenge: #2 Tucks and Pleats. I needed a new petticoat since my old pretty over-petticoat needed retiring. Fabric/Materials: 2 metres of white cotton broadcloth Pattern: None, a tube of fabric gathered into a waistband Year: generic 19th century, but was worn for the first time under a mid-century dress Notions: Ca. 3 metres of cotton lace, ca. 3 metres light yellow polyblend lace, thread, one button How historically accurate is it? The look is ok, but it is machine sewn and one of the laces is synthetic, so about 7 out of 10 Hours to complete: 4 First worn: January 30th, under my 1850s dress Total cost: Lace, button and thread was from stash, fabric was new and cost about 7 dollars for two metres.

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HSM January challenge: Procrastination

Here is the FB-group write-up. Late of course. But, I got stomach flu on the last day of January, when I was going to upload it, so I got a proper excuse.

What the item is: Early 1850s dinner dress

The Challenge: Procrastination. The dress was planned and made in ok time, but I am submitting it for the methods I have used. Some of them I have skipped on several projects, because I thought they would be too hard or time-consuming. Especially piping seams and the amount of gathering. The skirt is also done with cartridge pleats, but that is hidden by the bodice. Fabric/Materials: 6 metres of cotton print material, 1 metre of cotton broadcloth for lining bodice, satin cord for piping, zip ties for boning. Pattern: Truly Victorian 454, altered by me to be more dinner appropriate, with shorter sleeves and lower neckline. Year: early 1850s Notions: hooks and eyes, thread, 1 metre lace for sleeves, 1 metre grey ribbon. How historically accurate is it? 50/50? A lot of it is machine sewn, and the thread, lace and ribbon while looking ok, is poly-blend. In addition, I don’t know if dinner dresses were made of cotton or had shirring, but I liked it, so I made it that way. Hours to complete: 24? First worn: January 30th, for a Dickens inspired party. Total cost: 500 Nok or 57 USD

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HSM 2016 progress report

The past weekend and this weekend I have been focused on the 1840s dress since the event is the coming Saturday and I fly south for it on Thursday. I ended up not getting very far on the dress in the holidays since I was still recuperating from getting sick. At least I had everything I needed when I started the project for real.

I will enter the dress in the January challenge, procrastination. It was never an UFO, and it took a while to really get started on it, but because it included some techniques I have been skipping/substituting in my sewing because it seemed hard or too complicated. They are making and using piping, gathering for decoration and cartridge pleating. The dress ended up as a dinner dress somewhere between fitting the mockup and sewing the bodice. Shorter sleeves and lower neckline. This is the first time I have altered a pattern and it came out looking this good. I couldn’t find any sources for the shirred front on evening wear, but decided that I didn’t care because it looks nice. The HSM write up will follow in a separate post with pics taken at the event. But here are a couple of shots of it. (Caption says dress finished for larp. I tried it on with all the underpinnings and forgot to take a proper photo, so have a saved snap)

The second project I needed done by the event was a new pretty petticoat, since my other over petticoat, bought used, has become too worn. It is a simple white cotton broadcloth petticoat, decorated with two kinds of lace and 4 pintucks. It also fits smoothly into the February challenge, tucks and pleats. Here seen on Constance: