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On slashes and feathers and being hella cute

On slashes and feathers and being hella cute

25. May 201825. May 2018 Maren Sofie4 Comments

I haven't had much time for sewing this week, sadly. We opened up a new exhibiton at work yesterday, about the Spanish Influenza, the flu pandemic which killed more people than the First World War 100 years ago. Late evenings translating texts and building exhibitons meant little time and energy for making stuff when I… Continue reading On slashes and feathers and being hella cute

One dress – many wearers

18th Century · Experimenting

One dress – many wearers

1. July 20154. May 2018 Maren SofieLeave a comment

I really wanted to experiment with sewing garments that more than one person can use. I have a lot of costumes, I like to lend them out, but that's easier if more people can use them than people who look exactly like me. This was the first result: Hooks, eyes and lacing! The front is… Continue reading One dress – many wearers

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Day 9 of @redthreaded ‘s #fallforcostume challenge is #details ! I love details, but sometimes, I rush things and don’t pay attention to them. Such as when I ordered a sari off of eBay for an Indian inspired bustle gown. I received it, unpacked it, cut it and sewed it up. And then realised the sari fabric was covered with tiny little swastikas... a detail I probably should have noticed earlier. Oh well. They say details are where the devil lies, after all.

Day 8 of @redthreaded ‘s #fallforcostume challenge (and I am now finally up to date!) is #last and so here is a picture of the last costume I wore (albeit an old photo, by @bjornshh )! This black woollen dress made from a late #1930s pattern is not only super warm and comfy, but also really elegant ❤️

Day 7 of @redthreaded ‘s #fallforcostume challenge is #first 😁 I always try to start, whether it is a project or an outfit or a character, with underwear. That’s almost always my first. This spring I made some elegant Edwardian underwear; combinations, corset, corset cover and petticoat 😍

Day 6 of @redthreaded ‘s #fallforcostume challenge is #inside 😊 I love making pretty insides on garments. Here is an example of the guts of the early medieval hangerock I made this summer. I find stitching down the seams especially important when making hand sewn, unlined garments, to keep them from pulling and fraying. The stitch in the last image is called “Ösenstitch”, and has been found on Viking era garment fragments.

Day 5 of @redthreaded ‘s #fallforcostume is #outside. I haven’t made a lot of outerwear, as I mainly wear my costumes indoors or in summer, but I made this 1850s coat a couple of years ago, and I have worn it so much! It is grey wool lined with cotton, and based on a Marcella archery jacket from 1855, currently in the collections of the #museumoflondon ❤️ (images: @museumoflondon and @artfluffer )

A bit behind schedule, but day 4 of @redthreaded ‘s #fallforcostume is #victorian and so I thought I should share a picture of when I got to portray my Victorian #girlcrush Dagny Juel ❤️ She was a musician, poet, writer, bohemian, literary curator and #feminist (of sorts), who lived on her own terms and died because she didn’t want to live on men’s terms. #dagnyjuel #dagnyjuelprzybyszewska