1969 Vogue for a summer wedding dress
1969 Vogue for a summer wedding dress Vogue 7351 used for a summer wedding...
1975 Simplicity evening skirt and tunic
1975 Simplicity evening skirt and tunic 1975 Simplicity 7270 pattern and 70s lurex fabric Pattern reduced to half scale Toile of the tunic and skirt...
1936 ca Vogue evening dress
1936 ca Vogue evening dress Original 1930s Vogue 7458 and crepe back...
1969 McCall’s jumpsuit
1969 McCall’s jumpsuit Original McCall’s 2084 pattern and 1960s “psychedelic”...
1923 Butterick evening dress
1923 Butterick evening dress Original Butterick 4558 pattern from the Vintage Pattern Lending Library on Etsy. Stitching sleeve with crepe back satin facing Sleeve ready to embroider Attaching dress to underdress Lined skirt and bodice ready to be attached together....
1860 ca check silk dress with two bodices
1860 ca check silk dress with two bodices This victorian dress with day and evening bodices is the creation of Lone, a bridal and evening-wear dressmaker in Denmark. She very kindly donated it to our project. Hand stitched eyelets for lacing evening bodice Day and...
1923 Mode Pratique tunic
1923 Mode Pratique tunic Original Mode Pratique magazine from June...
1921 Mode Pratique cape
1921 Mode Pratique cape Mode Pratique magazine from December 1921 Evening cape with a fake hood. Mini pattern for the top of the cape to reproduce Pattern ready for...
1923 cocoon coat
1923 cocoon coat Original Standard Pattern 4265 from the Vintage Pattern Lending Library on Etsy 1/2 scale version of pattern reduced by Deirdre who was very kind in sorting out several patterns from her collection for our...
1964 Rosemary’s wedding dress
1964 Rosemary’s wedding dress Rosemary Bettina Stoneman with her father Percy John Stoneman, 20th of June 1964. Rosemary recalls wanting a dress like the one worn by Princess Margaret, and after much searching and rejection, she went to a bridal shop in...
1980s green lamé evening dress
1980s green lamé evening dress 1980s green lamé evening dress reduced to half scale by Kathy Turner, senior ladies costume cutter at Glyndebourne Opera House, during the corona virus confinement. Finished dress reproduced exactly as the original model!! Well done...
1954 Vogue chiffon evening dress
1954 vogue chiffon evening dress Original Vogue pattern 4540 from 1954 Making the petticoat Kathy toiling the bodice Silk...
1970s crochet dress
1970s crochet dress Marie-José making granny squares to create a 1970s dress in the style she used to crochet garments for her fellow students to earn pocket money. Vintage dress sold on the internet used as...
1970s granny square skirt and bolero
1970s crochet skirt & bolero Marie-José creating a skirt and matching fringed bolero typical of the...
1944 “Simplicity 1093” wartime silk map blouse
1944 Simplicity wartime silk map blouse Picture from the book “Forties fashion” by Jonathan Walford Reduced pattern to fit half scale...
1952 short “Simplicity 8484” wedding dress
1952 short “Simplicity 8484” wedding dress Original pattern Half scale pattern Vintage fabric option for a summer...
1969 Simplicity hooded wedding dress
1969 Simplicity hooded wedding dress 1969 “Simplicity 8317” original pattern 1969 French bridal magazine “Mariages” A winter style model from “Mariages” magazine. 1/2 scale pattern front Back of reduced pattern Chosen fabric which...
1956 Vogue wedding dress by Fath
1956 Vogue wedding dress by Fath Original 1956 “Vogue1331” by Fath Reduced pattern to 1/2 scale size from a copy of the original...
1927 ca evening sequinned dress
1927 ca evening sequinned dress Creating shaped skirt Finished toile front Back of toile Jan marking the pattern pieces on vintage cotton tulle Creating sequin embroidery samples Embroidery samples Tambour embroidery Top of dress embroidered and start of the skirt...
1920s filet lace summer dress
1920s filet lace summer dress Example of 1920s filet lace dress on cover of La Samaritaine magazine. Hand sewing bands of filet lace together. Forming the side skirt panel. Bodice part of the dress. Finished front. Side of dress. Back of summer dress. Toiling the...
2018 Maasai wedding costumes
2018 Maasai wedding costumes Maasai ladies making diminutive traditional wedding jewels. Showing their beautiful craftmanship. Showing how to dress on the 1/2 scale mannequin. Maasai bridal couple with their accessories including a spear, a goat skin covered shield...
Making mannequins
Making mannequins Placing pattern pieces Pattern pieces ready to be assembled Mannequin being finished after stuffing with wadding. More mannequins for future exhibitions Chris turning a sample stand on a lathe for the...
1950’s knitted bolero
1950s knitted bolero Original 1950’s knitting pattern Our friend Jen knitting the 1/2 scale version A 1950s starlet wearing the same style bolero with an evening dress Bolero at exhibition with other New Look...
1770s robe a la Française project
1770s robe a la française project Sack dress from Janet Arnold book of patterns Possible fabric: embroidered moiré...
1931 Mode Pratique wedding dress
1931 Mode Pratique wedding dress Cover of the February 1931 Mode Pratique Front of wedding dress Back of dress Pattern from magazine Bridal headdresses from the same...
1895 ca dress and coat project
1895 ca dress and coat project Antique silk brocade and...
2014 Chinese modern wedding dress
2014 Chinese modern wedding dress Photos taken in May 2014 while visiting the Temple of Heaven in Beijing during a bridal photoshoot. Fabrics bought in...
1880s yellow silk and black lace dress
1880s yellow silk and black lace dress project Dresses from Abiti Antichi and Ebay Black victorian chantilly machine...
1922 Mode Pratique draped evening dress and cape project
1922 Mode Pratique draped evening dress and cape project Interesting pattern of an evening dress cut in one length of fabric, draped over a simple slip and decorated with a handmade rose. Mode Pratique 11th of November 1922 Dress draped in one length of fabric....
1900 Mode illustrée wedding dress
1900 Mode illustrée wedding dress Mode Illustrée 10th August 1900 Overdress pattern...
1921 black crepe dress from Mode Pratique project
1921 black crepe dress from Mode Pratique...
1927 wedding dress from the Praktische Damen- und Kinder-Mode project
1927 wedding dress from the Praktische Damen- und Kinder-Mode project Reducing the PDF file pattern to a half size paper one Pattern pieces on mannequin to check rough fit (without underskirt) Though paper is stiff unlike the crepe satin that will be used, it looks as...
1936 silk velvet wedding dress
1936 silk velvet wedding dress The wedding dress of David’s great-aunt Marjorie at the Dressing for Church exhibition in Ripe village hall. A French magazine from 1936 showing a similar neckline. Marriage certificates of Marjorie Donaldson to Henry A Warran in the...
1920s velvet evening dress and cape
1920s velvet evening dress and cape Velvets and original sequin and bead trim October 1928 evening dresses from Deutsche...
1975 ca crochet wedding dress
1975 ca crochet wedding dress Project taken by Marie-José. Sample of...
1898 ca evening dress project
1898 ca evening dress project Fashion print for inspiration May use the sleeve design from Wiener Mode 1895 Antique fabrics and...
1895-1900 evening or reception gown project
1895-1900 evening or reception gown project Fashion print for inspiration Selection of fabrics and trims Recently found trim with better match...
1867 wedding dress
1867 wedding dress 1867 fashion print Antique silk satin and embroidered tulle Lone placing the pattern for best possible use of the antique silk satin. The pattern for the bodice is from Janet Arnold’s Patterns of fashion and the skirt pattern is from a 1867...
1875 ca evening gown
1875 ca evening gown Skirt front Skirt side Fitting the bodice Inserted dust ruffle Antique jet beads for the bodice Embroidered sleeve Silk velvet knotted bow Finished bodice Finished bodice back Finished side Finished back Undergarments including bloomers, a...
1880s bodice and skirt course
1880s-bodice-skirt Half scale bodice and skirt made during the “1880s sewing techniques” course, at the Historical School of Dresswith teacher and costumier Luca Castigliolo. Photos from the course by Viviane WeiAn Chen. Half scale pattern pieces Cutting the fabric...
Ugandan costumes
Ugandan Costumes We had these traditional Ugandan costumes made by local seamstresses while volunteering there for the Quicken Trust in Kabubbu in Uganda. They did enjoy making these small outfits as they had never seen anything like them. Mushanana This is the...
2015 Traditional Myanmar wedding costumes
2015 Traditional Myanmar wedding costumes Seamstresses in their workshop in Yangoon Working on groom’s outfit Fitting skirt to mannequin Showing bride’s bodice Fitting bride’s bodice Fitting bride’s organza jacket Adjusting the bride’s train Pinning bride’s veil in...
1980s “Diana’s style” wedding dress
1980s “Diana’s style” wedding dress Sewing the petticoat Finished petticoat David inserting boning into the bodice Bodice sewn to skirt Attaching the ruffle to the bodice Eyelets ready for Handmade covered buttons Finished dress at exhibition Dress with matching crown...
1963 Margaret’s wedding gown
1963 Margaret’s wedding gown Margaret and Richard Pedder on their wedding day, July the 13th Making paper pattern from original dress Toile and original dress Toile and dress back Toile being shown to Margaret Positioning the pattern pieces Marking with basting thread...
1954 McCall’s pattern
1954 McCall’s pattern 1954 McCall’s pattern 3113. Prior to 1952, patterns wore the name McCall without the S. Pattern on mannequin Preparing the toile Cutting 18 meters of lace Applying lace to bodice pieces Constructing the bodice Attaching flounces to the skirt...
1930s Knitted Wedding Dress
1930s Knitted Wedding Dress Original 1930s knitting pattern Irene’s knitting samples Irene checking fit on mannequin Dress 3/4 finished Finished knitted dress (without slip) Dress on display with silk and lace slip, silk cumberband, rhinestone clips on the neckline,...
1922 Mode Pratique wedding dress
1922 Mode Pratique wedding dress Mode Pratique 6th May 1922 Original pattern Kathryn helping to understand the pattern Toile front Toile side Toile, train Beaded smocking on the dress front More Coming Soon...
1890 Mode Illustrée wedding gown
1890 Mode Illustrée wedding gown Mode Illustrée pattern 21st September 1890 Silk brocade and lace Finding the dress pattern amongst the others Skirt and train pattern First toile The toile shown at an exhibition Bodice cut in brocade Sewing the bodice on the hand...
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