My Historical Sew Monthly: looking back at 2015, and forward to 2016
Whew! Another Historical Sew Monthly down, another pile of garments made. Overall, I’m pleased with my year, but not thrilled. I am thrilled with the Medieval dress, and I made a lot of other nice small things, but the Medieval dress is the only truly spectacular outfit I made, and I need a little bit more spectacular in my life. Still, looking at the list of accomplishments, I’m pretty happy: January — Foundations: make something that is the foundation of a period outfit. For this challenge I fixed my first Regency dress, which had been sewn incorrectly for almost five years, as getting a thing right, even if you have to re-do it, is the foundation to good sewing. And I made Wearing History’s 1917 step-in camisole pattern, which I LOVE and need to make more of! February — Colour Challenge Blue: Make an item that features blue, in any shade from azure to zaffre. I made seamed stockings, but more importantly, I put out a full pattern and tutorial for them, so you can …