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Lingerie Dress c.1904, Part 2: Waist by Sunny Buchler

Last month I analyzed the skirt of a lingerie dress. This month I'll be looking at the associated blouse. In the Belle Époque literature the garment we're discussing goes by many names: waist, shirt-waist, lingerie waist, and lingerie blouse. I've chosen the term "lingerie blouse" because "blouse" is the only one of those terms that's still in use now for a vaguely similar garment.

 

Drafting a Basic Fitted Sleeve by Marion McNealy

Sleeves can be one of the most daunting challenges for old and new pattern makers.

However as long as you keep one simple principle in mind, you can draft sleeves easily.

Marion McNealy shares with us her secrets of drafting stress free fitted sleeves that set into the armscye easily every time.

 

 

Drawn Threadwork Cuffs by Bess Chilver

The gorgeous Elizabethan gown is completed after months of work. Everything is beautifully fitted and sewn, the fabrics are near-as-damn-it authentic and just perfect. It looks amazing, but something is missing. That small detail which is always seen in the portraits but never noticed.

You need a piece of needlelace!

This Masterclass will show you how to add that little bit extra to your gorgeous gown. The technique used is Drawn Threadwork and the garment is a pair of Drawn Threadwork Cuffs (pictured right).

The technique is easily transferable to other decorative linen garments such as the ubiquitous Elizabethan Coif, a partlet or embellishment to a shirt or smock. Or you can use the technique for the border of a handkerchief.

The skill is not just restricted to Elizabethan costuming but is seen from very early medieval period right through to the twentieth century and on all kinds of linen items such as caps, Edwardian shirtwaists, collars, aprons and handkerchiefs.

Once you've learned the basics, you can unleash your imagination!