Spring Sewing

Past two months I´ve been sewing miscellaneous items: historical, vintage and modern. So, here´s what I´ve been up to :)

Historical:

1850s Victorian skirt sewn in cotton broderie anglaise with scallop edge. The skirt has cartridge pleats hand-sewn to waistband. My own pattern.

Detail of the scalloped edge.

Victorian chemise with crochet yoke. I used 1,5 mm hook and thin cotton crochet yarn for crochet yoke. Chemise is sewn in cotton voile. Hem is embellished with lace trim.

Detail of crochet yoke. Pattern for the yoke is from the book Hurmaavat Pitsit.

I finally made the Edwardian Parasol! The pattern is from the book Making Edwardian Costumes for Woman. It has been a fun project thou a bit laborious. One advice, add a few centimeters to the height of your triangle because the parasol will stretch it to extreme. Also buy extra lace trim, 14 meters wasn´t enough! 

Detail of machine embroidered satin ribbon. 

Top view of opened parasol.

Bottom view of opened parasol. I sanded the parasol frame and lacquered it with mahogany lacquer. I wanted it to be darker. :)

Vintage:

1940s men´s shirt. Shirt has Marvel´s Hydra patch on the left arm and colors (green and yellow) were inspired by the uniform of the original Hydra soldiers in the comic books. 

1950s skirt with large front pockets made of cotton shirting fabric. The pattern is from Burda 6/2015 magazine.

Modern:

Lace jackets for summer for my dear friend. I drafted the pattern from the garment she brought with her and wasn´t satisfied with. I made all the necessary adjustments of coarse. ;)

And I liked the outcome so much that I made a couple of jackets for myself as well... 

Bat-wing top with split sleeves. The pattern is from Burda 5/2016 magazine. Top is sewn in lightweight jersey fabric.