Chemise sewing pattern

A theater fairly close by announced that they were having a showing of The Lord of the Rings, including … a costume contest! I wasn’t sure if I could go or not, but of course it got me …

Art by Ariana Orner Hi guys! In this tutorial I'm going to be guiding you through how I made my chemise for Jester. It's a very standard chemise pattern with some small modifications to make those beautiful sleeves. Just as a note: I'm not going to be using the lower half as the final skirt but will be layering a couple of petticoats over the top to create a smoother circle skirt effect. As such, length measurements can be a little more casual; just make sure it doesn't poke out the bottom…

This robe en chemise was a very quick and dirty project. The idea was to make something fast while trying out a pattern that I had been alt...

Another camicia pattern with a 5 sided gusset

Historical costuming

If you’re working to normal human sizes, you an probably do all this on the machine. I’m not going to do any sort of sealing

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I now have photos for my 1660s Cavalier dress from official Costume College photographer Andrew Schmidt, as well as a great group photo of the rest of my Cavalier ladies! You can see my previous po…

I made a chemise using a free pattern from the Winter 1897 Voice of Fashion magazine. Interpreting an old pattern had its challenges!

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This post provides my insights and lessons learned about the fit and construction of a Regency period chemise. I certainly wouldn’t tout myself as a chemise making expert, as this is my first, bu…

I have nearly completed the cotton voile underdress for my sheer striped gown inspired by the “Portrait of a Lady with a Book, Next to a River Source” by Antoine Vestier. I still have to hem the bo…

The Victorian era has always been one of my favourite periods (coming a close second behind the 18th century), particularly for fashion. It is a very diverse period for fashion, and the more I have…

Making an Easy Elizabethan Chemise From same website, Smock generator http://www.elizabethancostume.net/smockpat/index.html

Pattern for 15thC Italian camicia. Compiled by: representation in Renaissance dress in Italy 1400-1500; J.Herald; London; 1981; Bell & Hyman

The envelope chemise is a garment which at the present time is well liked and much worn by young girls. It is a combination of corset cover and drawers. Muslin, longcloth, cotton crepe or seersucker i...

Somehow, between events, my chemises go missing or acquire damage that I cannot repair. They somehow get shorter, or fray around a seam, and I never seem to be able to find the exact same fabric a…