May 9, 2024
had to take a moment to admire my princess seam :’)
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had to take a moment to admire my princess seam :’)
Something that I find profoundly fascinating about Holbein's portrait of Jane Seymour is how much detail is in the outfit and what we can gather from it.
Like, here we can see that the pearls are connected to the chemise, although for some reason some of the pearls were cut out. I believe it's also trimmed with ermine, the black fluffs.
We can see just how truly massive the sleeve was, god it must've been so heavy
We can also see how just intrinsically beautiful those sleeves are, the spanish black work on the cuff sleeve thing, the detailed gold on the mantle, the white puffs.
We can see the bodice seam, called a princess seam or line. We can see how much care went into making this dress, and how carefully it was sewn.
I believe that based on this the sleeves were made seperately then sewed onto the bodice, due to the gold embroidery spanning seemingly all the way around
Listen, I'm very excited about historical costuming
Another bee-inspired dress. This time I coloured the background of the skirt solid yellow and drew black ripples on it, instead of alternating ripples of yellow and black ink, and I threw in some hexagons so it wouldn’t just look like bullseyes, which is the effect that a two-tone strong light-dark contrast tends to have.
April 2021
Princess seams: What a lovely job you’ve done of matching all the lines on the fabric. Wouldn’t it be a shame if I came along and screwed them up for you? Muawhahahaha!
In preparation for our coat sew-along, I thought I'd do a "back-to-basics" type of tutorial that will help with the Lady Grey pattern: how t...
I wanted to post this link because it has some useful tips for sewing princess seams. Princess seams can be tricky because one piece is more curved than the other. The writer of this article advises clipping the less curved piece before sewing, and then notching the more curved piece after sewing. When I reread the article after looking it up to post it here on Tumblr, I realized I did the exact opposite--I clipped the curved piece before sewing, and then notched the less curved piece after sewing. It worked--it seemed easier to get the pieces to fit without puckering and I think the bodice looks great. But I would still advise you to do it the way Gertie advises!
The swooping asymmetry of this blue gown is inspired by a treble clef.
The model’s right-hand waistband accent panel doubles as a pocket opening.
I was showing one of my sisters my sketchbook and she said she would wear this design. If that happens I’ll ask her if it’s okay to put her photo in it on here.
April 2020
Fanciness for its own sake. I think the inked lace designs on the tiered looked better before I went over it with pencil crayon, but the way the colour changes down the tiers still looks good.
The neckline has a lot of layers to it. There’s a sweetheart neckline, in a v neckline, in a square neckline, supporting a Queen Anne neck and a fan collar.
March 2020
This green princess seam dress is draped with wide asymmetrical golden ruffles and accessorized with a chunky green and gold necklace.
December 2019