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Showcasing the 1930s winter plaid jacket, just perfect for country strolls, that I made using traditional and era authentic techniques.

year 1941 shirt dress, made using Simplicity #8050 and based on a Season 1 "Agent Carter" outfit. 40's box purse from a free "Sew Vera Venus" pattern. by Kelly at seamracer.com

TV455 - 1830s Romantic Era Dress. Multisized 30-50" Bust. This pattern is for a full Romantic Era dress, designed from fashion plates of 1832. This style is suitable for the years 1830 - 1836. Fitting at the point of the shoulder, this dress can be worn for both day and evening wear, depending on sleeve choice. The evening sleeve is a pouf Beret sleeve, and the day sleeve is a full Gigot sleeve with hooks at the wrist. The bodice reaches to the waist and can be straight around, or with a…

SS113 - Romantic Era Dresses Pattern - Sizes 6-26 all included in one envelope. With this pattern, you can create a wide variety of dresses for day and evening--plus a jumper that can be worn over a blouse made from the SS114, Romantic Blouse pattern. This pattern was inspired by the PBS production of "Wives and Daughters," and is created from extant gowns from this transitional time between the Regency and Victorian eras. Research also taken from Janet Arnold's detailed sketches in Patterns…

PI440 - 1830 Daydress & Pelerine Pattern. Sizes sm (6,8,10), med (12,14,16), lg (18,20,22). Please select correct size. Romantic Era. A simple gown for daywear by lower to upper classes, featuring a high-waisted bodice and gigot sleeves, complete with large pelerine. Sizes sm (6,8,10), med (12,14,16), lg (18,20,22). 1830s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by an emphasis on breadth, initially at the shoulder and later in the hips, in contrast to the…

PI447 - 1845 Day Dress Pattern in sizes 6-22. Civil War - Early Victorian. A fan of pleats to accent the waistline. Sizes sm (6,8,10), med (12,14,16), lg (18,20,22). Wild West, SASS and Western Expansion. Great for Victorian Era, Victorian costume, Victorian Dress, Edwardian Dress, Edwardian Costume, Titanic Era, Titanic Era costume, Victorian Living history. Civil War Living History, Antebellum living history. SASS Living history events. SASS Costumes. Great for Cowboys and Aliens Costume…

A sundress, to me, is a sort of ‘default’ summer garment. Sure, it can be changed up and made in a million different ways and (don’t get me wrong) I do love a sundress. However, when Allie J. had…

THIS DRESS!!! We have a love/hate relationship. Things were going great with new pinless sewing skills until I had a deadline to meet....and late night sewing almost killed me again! My seam ripper and I spent a lot of quality time together. I know better but I did it again!!! Maybe I'm hallucinating but I swear the fabric stretched a lot! Honestly though, I love this dress! The color of the fabric is great and I used the Joan dress pattern, which is awesome! I made this dress for New Years…

Interested? Basically, using two mid 1940’s patterns, I drafted a mixed-breed WWII era blouse only to add some beautiful features to it and make it not 1940’s at all just so I can imitate Marvel’s…

A dress in this fabric has been a long time coming for me. It's Liberty of London Madras Check Hyderabad E. I've taken the bolt out at The Fabric Store probably every time I've been in there in the last two years but always put it back because the pink is very pink and the roses are very yellow, so I worried that the fabric might be a bit overwhelming. But restrained colours and prints just aren't me. So when the Fabric Store had one of their one-day sales last month I finally bought 1.5…

Yeah, I know this phrase is cliché, and I do not have anything borrowed or blue to show either. Nevertheless, this set of both tie-front crop top and shorts from the year 1959, made for Allie J’s …