Making a 1908 Edwardian countryside blouse
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ม.ค. 2025
- Hello everyone,
I'm Reka.
I made a 1908 countryside blouse entirely by hand. I used the Truly Victorian TVE47 pattern.
I love hand sewing and I love Edwardian fashion, so making garments inspired by the era is a pure joy. It took me a long time to make this blouse but it was worth the time and effort. I ran into a few difficulties; sewing yokes, collars, and plackets can be tricky. This blouse is very comfortable and it quickly became my new favourite.
It was mainly inspired by one of my favourite Avonlea characters, Anne Shirley and the blouses she wore in the 1987 Canadian film production. She was a teacher and I am a teacher as well, so I wanted to have a similar blouse I can wear when I teach. It is nothing fancy but a good start as I am determined to sew a wardrobeful of garments inspired by people from the past - real and fictious.
If you feel like joining me in my endeavour, please subscribe.
You can also see my video on making the buttonholes of this blouse. Hand sewn buttonholes, of course!
The link to the pattern:
trulyvictorian...
What a lovely shirt. I especially appreciated the adaptive method you mention to avoid aggravating back and neck pain and mentioning eyesight. I too endure these issues and have discovered the same method accidentally, months ago. It really helps! I also use a headlamp that comes with a set of different strength of magnification lenses that are more like glasses (not a band around the head). I got this on Amazon and it was not very expensive. It has been a game changer for me. This has made hand stitching much easier and more accurate as everything is illuminated and I can see the close up thread detail easier. Using my knee the same way has made such a difference. Nice to see another do the same! Let's make this common, not an unusual exception. There are so many adaptive ways to do a single task! Beautiful work! I really enjoyed this video.
this is so lovely! im so glad that your video came across to my recommendation feed, definitely gonna try this out
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it! I made lots of alterations, and should have made more. Be prepared if you want to use this pattern.
Love Edwardian blouses! Beautifully sewn! Thank you! I must try this one!
Thanks!
Love the blouse and the beautiful stitches.
Lovely video! I now want to make this blouse, too! I couldn’t have imagined how lovely that fabric looks as a blouse!
Thank you so much! I knew when I saw this fabric in the shop that it wanted to be this blouse. For me. I love to wear it with detachable collars. If you ever use this pattern, make a mock up first.
I have that exact same pattern and the first time I used it, I was also badly struggling with understanding how to fold the front plackets since english is not my native language. but I made 4 blouses with that pattern so far and at this point, I don't even need to look at the instructions anymore.
I wonder how did I miss your video an year ago ??!! I've watched tons of hand sewing channels and more over tons of attempts creating a victorian blouse hand sewing but nothing can be compared to your hand sewing , your stitching techniques are so professional ( I can see that as I am professional machinist I wish I could give you milions of likes ... I am fan of your stitching ❤
I wonder how you found it now? This is practically a dead channel. Thanks for the kind words!
@@APenchantforSewing universe knows its work 🤭😉
Wow what a process. But so worth it. The draping and the puffiness of the blouse looks great. The handsewing just makes it extra special. :)
Thanks! It looks simple but it was quite difficult to make. I wear it a lot. Very comfortable.
Hello Reka, your video inspired me to purchase this pattern myself and make my own rendition of this gorgeous blouse. I can now agree that understanding the front placket is a mental sport indeed. I am excited to see more videos of yours!
Vow, that's great! Did you have difficulties with the yoke too?
@@APenchantforSewing I am currently in the process of adjusting it and I can't seem to work it out. I must have cut the yoke too large for my collar since I combined pattern sizes as per the Truly Victorian's insctructions.
I wasted a lot of my fabric trying to get the yoke right. I made so many. I hope you'll be able to work it out with less work and will enjoy wearing your blouse as much as I do mine.
Your sewing is exquisite.
Thank you!
I'm glad I found your channel! your voice is calm, and the shirt is so well-made! everything is lovely to watch❤
Thank you so much!
Thank you for showing how you did the placket! I was having a lot of trouble understanding the instructions, even though they seem so simple lol. I can already tell I'm going to reference the sleeve packet demonstration a lot as well, although I haven't got that far yet. Your blouse looks great and the stitches are so neat and tiny :)
I'm happy if I could be of any help. If I wanted to make this placket again, I would have a difficult time again. The sleeve placket was a nightmare! But feels good when you finally tackle it. :)
I build a sewing support out of old cushions sometimes to get it closer to my eyes. Glad to see I’m not the only one who needs to do this sort of thing.
I'm happy too that I'm not alone! I like your solution. I will try it.
Your stitching is so beautiful! You have extraordinary skills.
Thanks a lot!
Beautiful craftsmanship. Love the shirt
Thank you!
beautiful elegant shirt! I wonder where to find this fabric, or similar fabrics, thanks!!
I'm so jealous of your hand stitching, so neat and even! I'v been sewing for years and have yet to achieve this perfection. now i have a new goal!
Oh, dear don't be jealous! The smaller the stitches, the more time it takes to finish a garment. I must make hundreds! more stitches than what is necessary. It isn't good either for my eyesight or my fingers.
Stunning
Watched the recommended video, enjoyed it, and subscribed! Thanks for this! I definetly will try this pattern and am so happy, that I can watch a bunch of other videos from you.
Thank you! I'm really glad you like my channel! I had a lot of difficulties making the blouse but I love it and wear it all the time.
Really really beautiful blouse! Also I salute you for hand-stitching everything. Will be looking forward for your videos. Cheers from Malaysia! :)
Thanks a lot for your kind words!
Lovely blouse, it looks great.
Such lovely work, I am subbing immediately !
You're lovely to watch and listen to! Subscribed, and looking forward to more :-)
I feel you are a ballet teacher, am I right? Beauty and grace come from you.
Unfortunately I'm not but I do love ballet! I can watch Swan Lake or Giselle three times consecutively! Believe me, off camera I walk like a bear. I sometimes even trip on camera. But beauty and grace are my muses.
@@APenchantforSewing Awe, well I can also sit through 3 and half hours of feathers on stage and love it! Right now I have so many things I want to make, I can’t decide what to do first.
@@ThistleandInkwell I have so many plans too. Now that you mentioned ballet I started watching it and I am desperate to make something ballet inspired. But how can I make it practical for every day use and Victorian/Edwardian looking?
Anything that creates that long line will do, a dark silhouette and close fit would accentuate the lines of the body would work. if you like any of those characteristics
Beautiful blouse! I love the fabric.
Lovely!!!! Now ive gotta make one!!!!
Wundervoll 🌸🌸🌸
Danke!
great job girl😇
Parabéns 👏👏 um dia faço uma igual 😍
I love it thank you for sharing. Would make a lovely riding blouse I need pattern
Thank you!
It's the Truly Victorian TVE47 pattern. I updated the description with the link.
I hope you'll have an easier job with it.
This is exactly what I have been looking for! My only problem is I just can't stand anything touching the front of my neck, so I'll have to find some historically appropriate option for the neck area. Any ideas?
I'm afraid this style needs a collar or a neckband and a detachable white collar. You can make the collar but leave the top one or two buttons undone when you wear the shirt. However, that would be historically improper way of wearing it in public. I sometimes leave the top open and turn down the neckband. (I made it very high, much higher than the pattern.) But this turns it into a very modern blouse.
Oh my word! HOW? You are so precise. I tried hand sewing a princess seamed barbie bodice. It looked horrible and came apart. How long did this take you?
I think the smaller the garment the more difficult it is to sew. I prefer long seams because I can hold on to the fabric properly and I have to make lots and lots of stitches, which helps me improve. It takes me thousands of stitches to complete my simple projects. You need to practise your sewing skill on life sized projects first because working on miniatures is always more difficult. I spend 8-10 days on my projects, but that is only because I'm very slow. I am able to sew fast, I just don't because I usually live life at the speed of a sloth.
@@APenchantforSewing You inspire me to make a greater effort. Thank you for all of your wonderful videos. I learn a lot from you.
Kind comments like yours motivate me to overcome my laziness and finish my projects.
Your stitches are not tiny, they are micro tiny!!! Woow!
Hello! Do you think that I could make this as a begginer? I am familiar to all stitches, but I have never made a big project such as this, and I was wondering if this could be my first one.
Oh! Yours looks marvellous by the way! So well done! I'm certainly subscribing after this one.
Welcome to my channel! I'm really glad you like my blouse! It looks simple but I struggled a lot making it. I wouldn't recommend this pattern for a beginner unless you have experience in altering patterns. The plackets are difficult to make and I couldn't use the yoke pattern at all. But I really don't want to discourage you. If you decide to give it a try, you'll need to be prepared for the difficulties. I didn't like this pattern. The sleeves worked well though. Do you also want to handstitch it?
@@APenchantforSewing I will take your advice and save this blouse for later. I intended to handstitch it. I will look for a simpler pattern, and regardless of what this will be, I'll handstitch it too.
Thank you answering my comment!
If you can get hold of an old shirt that no one wants to wear anymore, it could be a good idea to deconstruct it to examine how plackets are made. A man's shirt would do as well you just need to remember that the buttons are placed on the left on a woman's shirt. When a garment is beyond repair I take it apart and I use it as a pattern. This is actually how I happened to have a yoke that I could use to make the yoke of this Edwardian blouse.
It's always nice to find others who enjoy handstitching!
@@APenchantforSewing I agree with you! Ideed, very nice to find another handstitcher! I'm rather glad I've found your channel. Thank you once more.
What kind of needle were you using in this project? It is so fine!! I love it.
I use 11 sharps. I love them. They tend to mysteriously disappear. Some will reappear in my foot, others will be never found. Both ends are really sharp. I can't sew with any other needles. I bought them from John James, I have no idea if brands are any different. The only drawback of these tiny needles is that the eye is so small that it sort of rubs away the thread.
@@APenchantforSewing ah yes, I can understand the thread rubbing away. Those tiny eyes are like a knife. I LOVE John James needles. Thank you!
How do I get patterns
can't recommend Truly victorian at all. the lady is simply racist. just look into her handling of the Silk Road Dress desaster and you will know all you need