I tried recreating a c. 1900 chemise from a Norwegian museum, including making the lace by hand.
Not everything went according to plan, but at least I got to use my gorgeous antique hand-turned sewing machine!
The following links are only in Norwegian I am afraid, but the pictures are pretty.
Chemise from Mjøsmuseet.
Crocheting pattern from which the reproduction lace was based.
Video link: https://youtu.be/CecBIsholcs
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Watch it directly on YouTube! (and maybe leave a comment?) I had entirely too much fun scripting this one. I hope you have fun watching it too! Wordplays, idioms and etymology are just endlessly fascinating! Especially when it is related to textiles and textile history. Thank you again to @JillianEve for sending me some footage…
Link to video. Keeping some projects small and manageable, just before we head into the more cosy autumn, spooky season. It doesn’t hurt that I finally got to use this glorious fabric that has lived in my stash for years either. Projects don’t all have to be big and ambitious or even symmetrical. You can…
I know it would probably have been easier to start my trouser-drafting journey with something adamantly NOT adjustable. But where is the fun in that? In retrospect, I very obviously should have interfaced the waistbands with some more structural canvas to help it out. Which I might add later. This project was so much fun.…
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