This morning's progress was thread-tracing the stitch lines on the inner collar while I had my morning tea.

Because of the assembly order, the inner collar will need to be hand-stitched to the lining. @maco is probably going to do that for me because my hand-stitching is not great. The thread tracing makes it easier to see where to line it up for stitching.

#Sewing #Tailoring #18thcentury #HistoricDress #FortFrederickMarket

Muslin vs lining.

Muslin is really handy for mockups because it's cheap and easy to work with - the butcher paper of the sewing world.

But it lies. It doesn't drape well. It wrinkles in weird ways. It bunches. It tries to tell me the draft isn't right even when I've triple checked all my numbers and can feel the fit for myself.

Trusting my math and experience enough to actually cut the fashion fabric is always a leap of faith.

#18thCenturyFashion #HistoricDress

A quick #introduction …

I’m a multi-disciplinary artist (mostly #textiles and adjacent) from #Australia. I make and sell #handmade clothing,, homewares and other bits and bobs from The Lost Ones Makers Studio in the arts precinct in the centre of the beautiful historic city of #Ballarat, which I share with four other incredible artists.

I’m inspired by #HistoricDress and #TraditionalSkills, as well as #UsefulPlants from my #garden and local area.

I’m also @alexbayleaf@aus.social for more general posts.

It's December 1st, so I'm feeling Christmassy (despite being Jewish)! This French c. 1770 Robe à la Française sold by Cora Ginsburg a few years ago always gets me in the holiday spirit 🎄

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