Historical sewing patterns

In this post, I'll go over how to find free vintage sewing books. There are a lot of vintage and antique books that are in the public domain now.

Do you want to make your own historical costumes on a budget? These are my 8 tips on how to get started in historical costuming!

Folkwear is one of the oldest independent sewing pattern companies. They publish global, historical, and vintage sewing patterns, often including extensive cultural history, textile information, and handwork embellishment instructions in their patterns.

Black Snail Patterns - from past to present

For my Edwardian plaid walking skirt with button closure & velvet piping I only had a limited amount of fabric: only 1.5 meter by 1.5 meters!

Create the Victorian costume of your dreams with all the available Victorian sewing patterns sold online. Women's sewing patterns for Civil War dresses and ball gowns, Bustle era dresses, Steampunk costumes, SASS riding skirts, blouses, jackets, coats and capes are plentiful. Undergarments such as a period correct corset, bloomers, petticoat and hoop skirt are necessary

Ladies' eight-gored skirt with or without corselet, Ladies' Home Journal- 1908

The Edwardian era is my favorite historical era at the moment 😀 and also the era I know the most about. I try to make all my Edwardian clothes as historically accurate as possible using Edwardian sewing techniques. So I thought I’d write a list about popular Edwardian sewing details and why they were used. … Continue reading 10 Edwardian Sewing Details + Why They Were Used →

11 tips how on to wear vintage and historical clothing in your everyday life without making people thinking you’re crazy or old-fashioned! 😉 Do you want to wear your beautiful vintage and historical dresses in your everyday life? But you don’t want to look too costumey or old-fashioned? Below I share 11 tips on how … Continue reading 11 Tips On How To Dress Vintage & Historical Without Looking Too Costumey →

Nightgown, Ladies' Home Journal- 1907