Edwardian Jumper: Balancing Historical Accuracy with ✨My Sanity✨

Here is Part 1 of the 1907 Edwardian Jumper dress project (1 of 3, it looks like). This is turning out to be a fun project, trying to figure out how to balance my desire to occasionally make historical clothing, but also struggling to justify the time, energy and materials that go into something that I'll only wear once or twice a year. So in the end, I decided to sew a skirt that was the best of both worlds: could be a fun, discrete historybounding skirt for everyday wear, but could ALSO be turned into a full length, historically adequate (because I don't believe in full historical accuracy) skirt for the occasional photo shoot, historical event, or costume party!

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#historicalcostume #historybounding #corset

[marieokamoto]

I've always sewed in my underwear 😊 I don't have a tailors dummy and it makes fitting so much easier to be able to pop the make on and off as you go. Turns out it was quite a surprise the first time my boyfriend (now husband) saw this. 😂

[lahcutts]

I laughed more than I should have done when the pin went through the eye patch 😂

[crikklekay]

I'm working on a cosplay with a fitted princess seams blouse and I did so much sewing in my bra because I got tired of taking my shirt on and off haha!

[rge]

I can’t be the only one who read the title before looking at the thumbnail and was like “yesss, more knitting from Shannon”, right?

[MaireColclough]

The spray bottle gave me flashbacks to watching my mother iron household linens back in the 1970’s. Cozy, but LOTS of work… 😁

[curiousfirely]

As a Canadian, I can absolutely understand that roadwork notice. Not because I can actually read French, but because I have learned to cobble together my basic French vocabulary from elementary school with context clues. It's not pretty, but can get me by!

[astone]

I have never had an iron that didn’t love to spit on my fabric at the most inopportune time, even the brand new ones. Hence the constant presence of a spray bottle on my ironing board. That way I can adjust the pattern of the spray to get just the right amount of moisture needed for the fabric being ironed.

[ladybugdancer]

I wish I could sew in my underwear. It would make multiple try ons so much easier. Unfortunately, my craft space is open to the rest of the house and I don't think my dad or brother would like me doing that 🤣
The skirt looks amazing!

[miriamjames]

I often get sweaty/warm while sewing so I often do it partially dressed. If I’m seeing a garment than I’m definitely in the underwear for whatever it covers

[rachelboersma-plug]

The white trim looks fresh and crisp with the chambray, and the way you've turned this into a shorter stand-alone skirt is a clever way of getting maximum use out of your pattern.

I've made a couple of Black Snail patterns and they're not for the faint-hearted or minimally experienced. The pattern maker is German, and seems to assume that you already have basic sewing skills and don't need detailed instructions except for unusual techniques (as does Burda Style Magazine). The English translation isn't the most clear or fluent. But the patterns are generally well regarded amongst historical sewists, and I was very happy with the final garments.

[debraanneclark]

Loving the swoosh, I think the white trim was right choice and it was perfect length ❤

[nondisclosureable]

With regards to the heat erase pens, use them but just do a test swatch with different fabrics incase the heat responsive chemical reaction that vanishes the ink reacts with the fibers/dye on it. all it takes is a little squiggle near the selvedge and a press to see if they're safe for any particular fabric.

Second, the marks can return with cold but it takes a much longer time. If you have a repeat of your corset issue maximize the chilling effect by putting something solid on either side - a bag of frozen veg will work but better is just sandwich the fabric between two clean cookie tins and put it in - then wait overnight. The marks may return. It depends how cold your particular freezer is, and how much steam was used on the fabric, because that's another detail people overlook - Frixion pens in specific are also marketed for use on wet-erase stone paper and things like rocket books, The ink is water soluble and will wash out of many fabrics, (though again ink is a chemical and so is dye (yes even natural dyes) and those can be cross-reactive so sometimes they can stain.

[charlot-temisery]

that skirt has serious vibes of my catholic highschool uniform, sans the tartan. honestly, my highschool uniform skirt was very similar to that.

[ladylucia]

Colors that might also work: Shannon holding up the Bi-Flag as fabric stach ❤ Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈

[kieraoona]

Can confirm all threads *I find except the needle thread* being tied in a serger to change color and/or replace a thread works a treat!

[Destinee]

Just here to say that I did notice poor Nick Fury being stabbed in the non-eye...😂😂 This skirt turned gorgeous! Exactly my type of wearable history bounding!

[hiwakoo]

The skirt gives me serious Schewidsh midsommar vibes, so beautifull

[Cutondogor]

The works you put into those pleats and the placket show in the professional result, and those stripes of trim totally make it.

[Nebulouslystarlight]

Not me, right this minute, hand stitching wearing less than your average corgi because its so hot the mosquitos are taking PTO 😅😂 nah, you're not even remotely alone in that. Its just practical, and thats why door pants exist.

A lovely skirt as always, I love the sort of prismatic weave of that linen. And I now see what went wrong with the closures on my walking skirt 👀🙏

[xingcat]

Woo, first video that I'm in the monthly supporters, lol! Since you did your sewing room using found materials video, I've been slowly building my painting studio doing the same sort of thing, and using thrift store and found material as painting canvases as much as I can. It really adds another layer of pride to me when I am able to make something without waste or spending money.