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Yeah I ultimately thought that but at this point I'm scared to click even on legit verified links lol. Sorry if the tags might have sounded mean btw that wasn't my intention, I'm allways so happy to find nice free pdfs with niche info of something I'm into and I'm metaforically kissing you for sharing it. And thanks for answearing my question

I was wondering, these are the instructions for self-drafting the patterns, right? The diagrams I recognice, but are the instructions the text underneath the models?

dissociating like nobody's business (haha. whats a tv show??) but hey look what i found

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Oh boy more quilts!

Howl & Sophie Triptych, Made for Desert Bus for Hope 2022

These measure about 17.5 x 30.5 and across the 3 are made up of about 1582 pieces. Again, foundational paper pieced design by myself.

I wanted to capture three moments in Howl and Sophie's love story all visually framed similarly against the blue sky.

This one was a really maddening project haha, I'm not certain why I decided to go so small, it was a lot of hand sewing and going insane. I also took soooo few progress photos this year.

I still love how Howl's jacket turned out in the first one.

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I also get very cold (as in 3 layers + coat and stil cold sometimes) so I feel you.

Others have already comented great warmer fabric replacements, like knits and wools. As they said, wool is expensive, but I think you could find a wool (or at least a poly blend) blanket/rag of some kind in a thrift store for cheap maybe? Thats were I like to get mine lol

Talking about poly blends, polyester my beloathed. I'm not a fan of sinthetic fabrics because they are literaly plastic, but they have intended uses they work for, and keeping warm is one of them. Your best options would be the ones that imitate wool or silk, because those are REALLY made to be warm and cheaper that the real thing.

I want to say a heavy weight silk could be another choice, but I'm guessing it's in none of our budgets.

But yeah I think layering might be your best option. You could treat the linen shirt like a purely cosmetic pice (as in purely for decoration within the outfit) and build around it. You said that you are considering a waistcoat and cloak, so I guess that you don't really care if the shirt gets a little eaten up by all the layers. I think those pieces are the best you can do beacuse you can layer plenty, so you can add lots of scarfs or shaws!! and a hat!! never underestimate a hat when triyng to keep warm. And gloves. Really dont underestimate the accesories.

Sorry for the long reply I couldn't be concise to save my life

Friends who are into cosplay, ren faires, historical clothing and sewing/tailoring their own clothes, I would love your help!

I want to make the classic "babys first clothing project" flowy very bisexual pirate shirt to wear to a D&D show. HOWEVER, I am a delicate little flower who gets cold so fucking easily. I'm trying to figure out how I can make it warmer for cool weather. I'll wear thermals, obviously, slap a heat pack on my back and in my pockets, and make sure the rest of my layers are warm (warm trousers and boots and socks, heavy waistcoat or cloak maybe).

I'm wondering if there's a fabric I can use that's a little heavier than the light and airy linen type fabric I normally associate with pirate shirts? I don't need it to be historically accurate at all, since it's D&D vibes. What kind of fabric would work? And what adjustments should I make in my sewing to accommodate that?

(Extra info: I've only ever done crafting sewing, editing items for cosplay and repairing my clothes, this would be my first time making something from scratch! I'm pretty much a hand sewing gal, I have a sewing machine but it's shitty and eats all my thread and bunches my fabric)

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Oh yeah, tought you meant ironing in general. I mean it's literally glue, but you need a whole other (expensive) machine and space to glue it.

Why are all sewing tutorials like now use your glue :))) ok and what if I don't WANT to do that huh???? Maybe tell me how to use my needle and thread for my NEEDLE AND THREAD hobby

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Why are all sewing tutorials like now use your glue :))) ok and what if I don't WANT to do that huh???? Maybe tell me how to use my needle and thread for my NEEDLE AND THREAD hobby

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I'm going to be moving #grandmasgallery to it's own sideblog. I haven't had time to take more pictures, but I will continue to upload her art when I can

Hey there, stranger

This blog is mainly intended to be a little gallery of my grandma's gorgeous hand embroidery. I will be posting pictures of all the pieces slowly until I run out, under the tag #grandmasgallery

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thinking about the infantiliztation and/or formalization of 19th-century women's clothing to modern audiences

like

our entire reference point for "wearing long skirts and outfits with decoration like lace, embroidery, appliques, etc." is either formalwear or fictional characters in children's media like Disney princesses. women's clothing is just so radically different now- not that those elements don't exist, but they're much less common in everyday clothing than they once were. some form of simple trousers and an equally simple top are de rigeur for everyday attire, and anything else is Fancy

combined with the fact- which is true! -that a lot of what survives to end up in big museums belonged to wealthy people, this ends up in wild assumptions like "basically our entire idea of what the Victorians dressed like is just Rich People Clothes really"

which has led to the eternal cry of "but what did NORMAL people wear?!?!?!" that will not be satisfied with real examples of middle or even working-class everyday clothing because it still looks too "fancy" to modern eyes

not Victorian, but a great example of this is what Abby Cox wore to portray a milliner (hatmaker) in Colonial Williamsburg. a working, middle-class woman:

(ignore the facial expression there)

this is the exact outfit she sported in a video that apparently got responses like "but that's just what rich women wore!" and it is, in fact, everyday attire for a working person. a person who worked in the fashion industry, it's true, but still

I had someone ask me about how to find examples of casual Victorian clothing because they were at their wits' end trying to research it. and I had to tell them that...what they were looking at WAS casual. in the sense of Clothing For Everyday Wear That's Not Especially Formal. there's nothing inherently formal, or exclusive to the wealthy, about a matched bodice-and-skirt dress, instep-length, with some trim. or even a trimmed blouse and skirt. obviously women working the absolute hardest outdoor, physical jobs might have adopted occupational trousers or similar, but we don't all dress like construction or farm workers all the time nowadays. why would they have back then?

Laundresses, probably 1850s or early 60s. Note that I can STILL date the picture based on their outfits and hair, and these are the furthest things from wealthy socialites.

Maid scrubbing steps, probably 1870s or 1880s. Note pleated trim on her skirt and what appears to be a peplum at the back of her bodice.

also, not all working women worked physical jobs any more than we do today. here is a teacher around the turn of the 20th century:

Teachers, 1887

"Breton Seamstresses," 1845, by Jules Trayer

were there differences in quality, type and quantity of trim, fit, etc? obviously. but some people are convinced that the basic outfit format can't POSSIBLY have been something ordinary women wore, because it looks formal and/or princess-y in a modern context

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I’ve been crocheting snowflakes:

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I don't know who needs to hear this today but:

most adult women wore their hair up, on a normal day when going out in public, for most of western history from at least the late Middle Ages until the 1920s. even after that, wearing truly long, unstyled hair entirely loose was not common until the 1960s

not half-up. not in a ponytail. not braided with the braid hanging loose. at times trailing elements were involved, but the majority of the hair would still be pinned up. at times it was also a social norm that the hair would always be mostly or entirely covered when out of the house

and until around the early 19th century, little girls usually wore their hair up too, if it was long

when "putting one's hair up" became a specifically adult thing, around the 1830s or 40s, it was not related to marriage. it was something teen girls did around age 16 as a marker of social adulthood. even if she was unmarried, she'd wear her hair up. this attitude remained until the bob took over hair fashion in the 1920s, and even then, long hair was usually still worn up

obviously people can do what they want with their art but like. just. just please be aware of this

I have not reblogged so much Dracula fanart because the artist inadvertently made Mina and/or Lucy look uncomfortably young, hair-wise

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hello to the sewing community

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some of my favorite woven tapestries, by Cecilia Blomberg:

Point Defiance Steps

Mates

Rising Tides

Vashon Steps

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“Strawberry the Rat” 2009

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୨୧ Bedsheet with matching pillowcase, hand embroidered with flowers and decorated with lace and bows. Close-ups under the cut.

The bottom edge is hand finished with a hemstitch.