My Sewing Story | Mental Health, Mothering, & The Joy of Creating
Sharing my personal story of how I learned to sew, as well as how sewing came to be such an important part of my life.
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Hey! I'm Katherine, and I create historical, natural hair care videos, and historical hand-made fashion videos. I share the tips that I have personally used to grow my hair from chin to hip length, as well as how I sew my historical, vintage-inspired wardrobe. Check out my blog below!
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- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
Regency-Inspired Jacket
Preface this by saying that this jacket was never going to be Regency-inspired. It started out as my “1840’s jacket mock-up” which also...
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- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
Regency-Inspired Dress
The lovely thing abut designing a Regency dress is that they are so much more forgiving than clothing of other eras.
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- May 2, 2020
- 4 min
Eighteenth Century Linen “Jumps”
I have owned Jill Salen’s ”Corsets” pattern book for a few years now, and the hand-sewn linen “jumps” project always appealed to me.
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- Apr 14, 2020
- 1 min
VIDEO: Jacket Mock-Up: From Terrible to Tolerable
Here I try on an 1840s inspired jacket mock-up and make some necessary improvements.
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- Mar 31, 2020
- 4 min
VIDEO: 18th Century Inspired “Little Black Dress”
The following article is about a historically inspired “little black dress” which followed the opposite chain of events.
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- Mar 19, 2020
- 5 min
VIDEO: Silk Noile Blouse - Hand Sewn One Yard Project
Follow my entire process of making a silk blouse from the pattern making to sewing. It's handmade and only one metre of fabric was used!
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- Mar 12, 2020
- 5 min
Making Time To Sew When You Have Kids (Or Are Busy)
Here I offer some helpful tips on fitting sewing (or any hobby) into your day when you have kids, or are busy!
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- Feb 22, 2020
- 3 min
Camel-Coloured Coat Dress
Walking you through how I sewed a belted coat dress.
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- Feb 18, 2020
- 5 min
VIDEO: "Edwardian Corset Making Part 1: Mock-up"
Join me as I sew an Edwardian S-Bend corset! In this video I create a mock-up to test the corset pattern.
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- Feb 10, 2020
- 5 min
Tulip Skirt Sewing Project
The following is about a knee-length tulip skirt I sewed out of grey-blue suiting. The skirt includes a curved, tailored waistband, box pleats, and an exposed metal zipper. Attack of the Jagged Countertop A few months ago, I was wearing my beloved corduroy A-line skirt before going grocery shopping. I should really make another skirt like this, I thought, since I love it so much. As I walked out of my kitchen, the corner of the countertop which was broken and jagged caught on
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- Feb 2, 2020
- 4 min
Corduroy A-Line Skirt With Button-Front
Walking you through the sewing of an A-line tailored skirt with button-front. Also how to alter the waist of a finished skirt.
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