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HSF Eastern Influence
The Historical Sew Fortnightly The Challenge: #14 Eastern Influence – 18th century men’s banyan See the ones in my pinterest board Fabric: Cotton Indian print chintz & cotton flannel plaid Pattern:...
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White HSF
The Historical Sew Fortnightly The Challenge: #15, Color White – An 18th century style boy’s shirt. Fabric: White Linen Pattern: Vaguely based off of a standard 18th century man’s shirt. Year: 1700s...
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HSF #10 Literature
Historical Sew Fortnightly The Challenge: #10 Literature Fabric: Cotton blend brocade Pattern: Self drafted with 17th Century Women’s Dress Patterns as a guide. Year: 1730s Notions: Thread, grommets,...
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HSF Separates
The Historical Sew Fortnightly Poly Blend gold, purple and red Sari skirt I wore to go under both my 1630s dress, and my Renaissance gown(s). I could only cut the fabric once I convinced myself I could...
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HSF #17 Robe
The Challenge: So for the Historical Sew Fortnightly‘s Challenge #17, Robes & Robings, I played with the words a bit. I found that the word “Tabard” in English is translated into the word “Robe” in...
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HSF #19 Metal
I’m only kind of cheating on this one. Historical Sew Fortnightly! The Challenge: #19 Wood, Metal, Bone Fabric: Cotton Print Pattern: The one on the back of the package Year: Regency Notions: 1...
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HSF #22 Masquerade
Historical Sew Fortnightly The Challenge: #22 Masquerade Fabric: Cotton with silver glitter & floral cotton print Pattern: Simplicity 5582 – Bodice, McCall 6343 “sleeves”, Simplicity 9026 for both...
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Historical Sew -Fortnightly- Monthly
2015 will see the replacement of The Dreamstress’ Historical Sew Fortnightly, with The Historical Sew Monthly. I love the idea of being part of a community of costumers, so I love the HS(F)M. The first...
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HSM #7 July Accessories
Historical Sew Monthly! The Challenge: #7 Accessories – 18th Century “Housewife” Sewing Kit Fabric: Hand printed cotton (2 varieties, 1 modern printed repro), cotton twill tape, twill interfacing, wool...
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HSM #6 June Out of Your Comfort Zone
The Challenge: #6 Out of your comfort zone – chemise a la reine / Princess and the Pea Fabric: cotton batiste, cotton batik, voided cotton Pattern: Nora Waugh’s “Cut of Women’s Clothes”, Chemise a la...
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