Wednesday 31 December 2014

My 2014 projects


Here's an overview of what I made this year! Click on the images to see more about each project.

Historical clothing and accessories


http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/04/1940s-blouse.html

http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/04/sew-for-victory-project-finished.html

http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/06/post-edwardian-long-line-corset.html

http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/06/1940s-suspender-belt.html

http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/06/spats-for-american-duchess-boots.html



http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/07/light-blue-1940s-blouse.html


http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/07/world-war-i-qaimns-reserve-nurse-uniform.html


http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/10/edwardian-combinations.html

http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/11/pair-of-pockets.html

http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/12/green-linen-regency-dress.html

http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/12/1940s-jacket.html

Historical knitting projects

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/misshendrie/widdershins-5


Contemporary clothing



http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/08/jeans.html

Contemporary knitting projects

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/misshendrie/hot-water-platypus

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/misshendrie/edene

Interior

http://misshendrie.blogspot.nl/2014/01/ruffled-curtains-20.html

Amigurumi

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/misshendrie/hearts-2

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/misshendrie/poof-pygmy-puff

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/misshendrie/the-gabu
 
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and
happy new year everyone!

Sunday 28 December 2014

1940s jacket


Pattern: vintage Simplicity 4915 from 1943
Fabric: satin cotton, some stash fabric for interfacing, and acetate for lining
Haberdasheries: four buttons

This is a jacket to go with my skirt. The skirt was my first 1940s garment, and the first I based on an original pattern from the period. It fit well, so I was expecting the same for the jacket.

According to the measurements table, size 14 should be slightly smaller than my size, but without alterations the jacket would have been rather wide. I was once inclined to think that if an original pattern is on the loose side, that must be how they did things back then, but when you look at photos of ladies from the 1940s, their jackets are very fitted at the waist, and certainly not baggy. So I took out about 10 centimetres at the waist (and some at the chest, I believe), and also a couple from the sleeves, to make the jacket fit more nicely. Also, I left off the welt pockets. I tried them out, but didn’t like the look of them, so I went for pocket flaps at the lower front only.




I had too little fabric! I don’t know how that is possible, as I bought it for this project and always intended to make the entire suit, and I’m pretty sure I asked the person in the shop how much they thought I needed. Perhaps I didn’t take the shine in the fabric into account, which meant I had to cut all the pieces one way. In any case, I had to piece the front facings of the jacket.

I’ll post some nicer photos when I’ve worn the jacket to an event!

Tuesday 16 December 2014

Green linen Regency dress



Pattern: improvised
Fabric: green linen, white cotton/linen mix for lining
Haberdasheries: some narrow white cotton band, green wool to make loops on the back

After all that officers’ stuff I really felt like making something for myself again! For last year’s Waterloo re-enactment I made a new chemise and a less chic Regency dress. But I, er, started making this dress the Wednesday before the event, and only had time to finish it provisionally. Now it’s really finished, so here it is! Yes, I did iron it. I think I need to get a better iron…



I intentionally made the dress quite short. Working class dresses and skirts were often shorter because they needed to be practical, and also, I like it if my underskirts are visible beneath the dress.

The dress bodice closes at the centre front with cotton bands, and the skirt is then placed over it with an apron construction, the apron band going through four worked loops and tying at the back. Here’s a detail of the back, and the inside of the bodice:



And this is me wearing the dress at an event, with another camp follower: