Posts Tagged ‘historical sewing patterns’
A Dose of Gingham Goodness
I’m making a nightie for my teen using a Jane Austen-era pattern for a shift, following on from last week’s post on using an historical sewing pattern. The pattern is in Costume Close-Up – a book of patterns from garments in the collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in the USA. Beyond the patterns, the…
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Following on from last week’s Marx-Etzel trousers, I thought it would be fun to discuss historical sewing patterns. These are patterns for clothes that are… These patterns are almost always zero waste, and a quick search on the Internet will bring up examples. They can also be found in books: However, if you’re used to…
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