I was gazing enviously at a beautiful Victorian corset on Instagram, when I noticed the stunning chemise underneath. It was an 1840’s . . .

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.

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.

Here I try on an 1840s inspired jacket mock-up and make some necessary improvements.