Making a "Modern" 18th Century Jacket | Part 2
Orange has never been “my” colour. However, when inspiration struck to make an 18th century jacket, I was drawn to make it in a nice deep...
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Hey! I'm Katherine, and I create historical, natural hair care videos, and historical hand-made fashion videos. I share the tips that I have personally used to grow my hair from chin to hip length, as well as how I sew my historical, vintage-inspired wardrobe. Check out my blog below!
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Sep 28, 20203 min read
Making a "Modern" 18th Century Jacket | Part 1
I love this jacket, now. However, it was a project which really tested my boundaries from the start.
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Sep 14, 20204 min read
HOW TO | Make a DIY Braided Leather Belt
A braided leather belt is the perfect accessory. It goes great with history bounding looks, as it can take take something which was...
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Aug 31, 20204 min read
Making a Fifties Maternity Shirt-Dress | Fit and Flare, Collar & Pleated Skirt
Most modern clothes don’t light me up. That lesson was driven home with this
latest project, when I had the intention of making...
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Aug 16, 20205 min read
18th Century Maternity Stays
After discovering “Lucy’s Corsetry” Youtube channel a few years ago, I was filled with curiosity that anyone would enjoy wearing corsets.
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Jul 27, 20203 min read
1840’s Chemise-Making: A Convoluted and Contemplative Process
I was gazing enviously at a beautiful Victorian corset on Instagram, when I noticed the stunning chemise underneath. It was an 1840’s . . .
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Jul 12, 20205 min read
HOW-TO | 18th Century Style Pleated Skirt
I love the look of pleated, eighteenth century petticoats. I also love their function: they look polished, have a nice tailored waistband...
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Jun 22, 20201 min read
My Sewing Story | Mental Health, Mothering, & The Joy of Creating
Sharing my personal story of how I learned to sew, as well as how sewing came to be such an important part of my life.
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Jun 8, 20203 min read
Regency-Inspired Jacket
Preface this by saying that this jacket was never going to be Regency-inspired. It started out as my “1840’s jacket mock-up” which also...
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May 19, 20203 min read
Regency-Inspired Dress
The lovely thing abut designing a Regency dress is that they are so much more forgiving than clothing of other eras.
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May 2, 20204 min read
Eighteenth Century Linen “Jumps”
I have owned Jill Salen’s ”Corsets” pattern book for a few years now, and the hand-sewn linen “jumps” project always appealed to me.
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Apr 14, 20201 min read
VIDEO: Jacket Mock-Up: From Terrible to Tolerable
Here I try on an 1840s inspired jacket mock-up and make some necessary improvements.
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Mar 31, 20204 min read
VIDEO: 18th Century Inspired “Little Black Dress”
The following article is about a historically inspired “little black dress” which followed the opposite chain of events.
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Mar 19, 20205 min read
VIDEO: Silk Noile Blouse - Hand Sewn One Yard Project
Follow my entire process of making a silk blouse from the pattern making to sewing. It's handmade and only one metre of fabric was used!
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Mar 12, 20205 min read
Making Time To Sew When You Have Kids (Or Are Busy)
Here I offer some helpful tips on fitting sewing (or any hobby) into your day when you have kids, or are busy!
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Feb 22, 20203 min read
Camel-Coloured Coat Dress
Walking you through how I sewed a belted coat dress.
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Feb 18, 20205 min read
VIDEO: "Edwardian Corset Making Part 1: Mock-up"
Join me as I sew an Edwardian S-Bend corset! In this video I create a mock-up to test the corset pattern.
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Feb 10, 20205 min read
Tulip Skirt Sewing Project
The following is about a knee-length tulip skirt I sewed out of grey-blue suiting. The skirt includes a curved, tailored waistband, box...
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Feb 2, 20204 min read
Corduroy A-Line Skirt With Button-Front
Walking you through the sewing of an A-line tailored skirt with button-front. Also how to alter the waist of a finished skirt.
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