Category Archives: Ethereal Seamstress

Ethereal Seamstress runs Feb-March 2021

Sunday 03/14 Post: Childhood Memories Inserting Themselves into My Hobby

Posted on March 14, 2021 by La Castellana Vieja

G. How Abuela Would Do Hems 1. Hemming the Dress Both of my grandmothers were proficient hand-sewers who also knew their way around a machine. The earliest memories I have, other than those of hearing everyone in my family conversing … Continue reading →

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3.14 Coat Time

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Slav Squat Xtreme

Friday, 3/11:   Rainy day and baronial A&S chat, so a perfect storm to get sewing done. Just about finished the base pattern of the red embroidery, which is where it’ll stay unless I miraculously finish everything else. Saturday, 3/12:    Got … Continue reading →

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Front skirt finished!

Posted on March 14, 2021 by I Sew T-Tunics

My apron or front skirt is now finished, and looks exactly how I want it. I’m very happy with how it came out. It was very simple construction- a rectangle with finished edges, a ribbon for attaching, and lace for … Continue reading →

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Go West, Young Slav: Check-in #5

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Andruta Jezofyna

I reached a goal! The serk/undress is finished. I based it off the following sketch, from this website: http://urd.priv.no/viking/serk.html. I made mine ankle length, and incorporated the gores into the pieces to give myself fewer seams to sew while still … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Carmelina Fauteux

Worked on my hood and panel for the apron dress.

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The Mock Up

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Vogelgesangkin

Well, if I had made an official bet, I would have won! The waist is too long. However! the general pattern shape is super close. I pin the fabrics together, keeping the pins lined up on the mark lines. The … Continue reading →

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A Bit Further Along.

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Onara Frizzel

So I have my mock up in muslin. And from there I did the scariest thing for me: I cut my fabric! It’s always in my mind that I will always use the good fabric for some far away project. … Continue reading →

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Pattern Drafting

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Vogelgesangkin

This week has truly been a rocky one for my life. The students were all told about returning in person, the weather is changing, and my supervising teacher and I got the vaccines (#1!) this week, and had a whole … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Reenactment

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Frithuric as a Moroni Painting

Well, race fans it has been a minute. This week I was hit with a full-frontal attack of life. We are now officially moving to a great place but moving, which means packing — while sewing. Also, very busy at … Continue reading →

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This doublet is the hill I will die on…… or I really should have check all the materials first.

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Bartholomew Sharpe

The doublet was the mainstay of male clothing for close to 300 years. While the style and construction changed, doublets were a basic clothing requirement for men throughout the 16th century. At the beginning of the Elizabethan age doublets were … Continue reading →

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