18th century sewing patterns

Discover Pinterest’s best ideas and inspiration for 18th century sewing patterns. Get inspired and try out new things.
48 people searched this
·
Last updated 1mo
How Wide Should Your 18th Century Panniers Be? – American Duchess Blog

I've set out on the adventure of making a Grand Pannier to wear under voluminous 18th century apparel, and the first question that came to mind is - how wide was the typical pannier? I thought perhaps they ran the gamut (and they do), but the

259
a woman in a blue shirt and brown skirt with text overlay that reads how to 18th century skirt

In this video, I give a step-by-step tutorial of how to sew an 18th century petticoat, perfect for history-bounding looks. #petticoat #pleatedskirt #pleatedskirts #sewing #sewingproject #sewingmachine #sewinglove #sewingblogger #sewingaddict #sewingpattern #sewingroom #sewinglife #sewingmama #sewingtime #sewingforgirls #sewingblog #sewingprojects #sewingfun #sewingisfun #sewingpatterns #sewingmom #sewingwithlove #sewinginspiration #sewingday

4.5k

Ok so you’ve this crazy idea in your head that you want to jump into the world of 18th Century living history as an actual participant, but where do you begin? Well before you fire up the Way…

979
18th Century Short Gown Pattern | History in my Wardrobe: Late 18th Century Shortgowns from Kallfors ...

Exploring online, I've found two patterns of a Swedish short gowns from the 18th century. To read more about the history of this textile, see some illustrations and download the patterns visit Duran Textile's June 2007 Newsletter and January 2007.

660

Today’s post focuses on a project that I did a terrible job of documenting (to be honest, that’s been most of my projects recently). It was also completed more than three months ago, an…

345
Have you ever screwed up a sewing project so horribly that you want to burn it, and the house down? Just me? I made every mistake possible while attempting my 18th century grand pannier, because although I have pocket hoops/side panniers for my sack-back gown or robe à la française, I wanted options. I’ve no business giving any advise on constructing this [should be] simple undergarment, so here’s what not to do… (pattern review, robe a la francaise, sewing fail, simplicity 3635, undergarments)

Have you ever screwed up a sewing project so horribly that you want to burn it, and the house down? Just me? I made every mistake possible while attempting my 18th century grand pannier, because although I have pocket hoops/side panniers for my sack-back gown or robe à la française, I wanted options. I’ve no business giving any advise on constructing this [should be] simple undergarment, so here’s what not to do… (pattern review, robe a la francaise, sewing fail, simplicity 3635…

116
Making an 18th Century Skirt and Caraco Jacket – Part 2 – Tailored by Mr. Spinalzo

In this post I discuss the construction of my Caraco Jacket as well as making the accessories to go with it. To complete my 18th century ensemble I made a hat, handmitts, a fichu and a matching choker.

156

Can you already tell I'm crazy about cotton prints? Honestly, after finishing my latest cotton print robe à l'Anglaise I hadn't been planning making yet another floral print gown. There are definitely other projects on my to-do list that I ought to be working on right now. But then Renaissance Fabrics started offering Williamsburg reproduction print cottons and I could not stop myself from getting some 5 yards of this trailing blossoms print in blue because I loved it so much. This gown was…

2.1k
Curse Words and Crinolines: Starting my Fichu, for the diagram.

I am using a diagram I found on the web so long ago I can't remember where it came from, but it's so very helpful!: I have used it before for measurements and scale it really makes a nice shape and size. I am using the same material as the apron so they can be a matched set and am hand sewing the whole thing like the apron. I am debating though, whether or not I want to do the ruffled edge. It's a pretty touch and I did cut out the material for it already, just not sure I want to do all the…

85

Related interests

18th century sewing patterns and more

Explore related boards