My Edwardian Ensemble so far

 I mentioned earlier this week that my most recent sewing project was a complete Edwardian Ensemble. Here are the pieces I have finished so far.

Here is the chemise, which goes against the skin and protects you from the corset and vice versa.

Just a thought

As I was driving home from school this morning (I've got a fairly long commute to college), I was thinking about how sewing is a slowly dying art. There was a time when a woman had to know how to sew in order to clothe herself and her family. Sewing your own clothes used to be a cheaper alternative to buying ready made clothes. Nowadays, however, sewing your own clothes is significantly more costly that buying the cheap, ready made clothes that are available. But sewing is such a useful skill! Just recently, a nice jacket of mine had lost a button. So I took the spare button and sewed it on where the lost one was supposed to be, and while I was at it, I took all the other buttons off and put them back on again using stronger thread. I doubt I will be losing any more buttons off that jacket! I can fix tears, hem up pants, and do many other mends to ready made clothing to make them last longer. The average person without sewing skills would simply throw away an otherwise perfectly fine pair of pants, for example. And when I sew my own clothes, I can alter the fit to suit my body much better.
The art of sewing may be slowly disappearing, but I will surely keep it alive by continuing to do what I do and teach others, as well.

About my Sewing

Hello again!
So, in my previous post I mentioned that I love to sew and that this blog would be dedicated to that aspect of my life.
I learned to sew from my maternal Grandmother when I was about 8 or 9 years old. She taught me each step from beginning to end, and helped me with all the little problems and hiccups in between. We started small and simple, then progressed to more difficult projects. She always asks me whenever we see each or talk to each other if I have done any sewing lately.
My interests in sewing lie mostly in sewing everyday clothing from patterns, but I also find great joy in sewing historically oriented clothing. The project that I have been working on most recently is an Edwardian ensemble. I had nothing from this time period at all, so I had to start completely from scratch. So I bought the fabric and patterns and other notions and got to work on all the layers from the inside out. First I sewed the corset, then the chemise and drawer combinations, and then the blouse. The last pieces I need are the skirt and belt, which I haven't gotten to yet.

About Me

Hello everybody!
This being my first post, I will tell you a little about myself. I am a 20 year old college student who enjoys sewing, reading, singing, leather tooling, and riding horses. Sewing and riding horses are the two activities that I enjoy most for de-stressing during my free time. This blog is dedicated to the sewing aspect of my life.