Going Medieval | Sewing a modern(ish) kirtle using historical(ish) techniques

[@LixiaWinter]

The styling possibilities of this dress are truly endless. Turtleneck, puffy sleeved shift/shirt, your black&white poet dress, leggins, belts - everything will look good! 😯

[@anotherdreamgonewest]

Thank you! I hadn’t thought of a turtle neck!!

[@praxisfurnaturheilkunde5394]

Very cute! And I like the music!

[@marywest2896]

i love the light thread down the front...so pretty....the way you made you eyelets are the prettiest I have seen so far....

[@bohemiansusan2897]

It's always fun to create retro or retro inspired inspired clothes. I still make them when I can and have room for a new garment to work into my wardrobe. I enjoyed watching your creative process. I learned to sew 43 years ago from my quadriplegic aunt. She sewed at her Jerry rigged machine and I sewed at the treadle next to her. She taught me hand sewing and was a stitch counter. From her I learned how to hand stitch and not have it visible. Later on, she inspired me to do my own thing and make adjustments to suit myself. Sometimes I screwed up in epic proportions but I learned from them.

[@alex9190]

"that certain anachronistic society" made me chuckle

[@dianesawyerdooley4424]

With less thick fabric, you can open the seam allowances and turn them under as if flat-felling. Also, I think you made that facing a bit harder than it needed to be... binding the edge with a narrow strip of on-grain fabric is perfectly period. Looks super cute!

[@rebeccadobrzykowski5613]

LOVE THIS!

[@bcase5328]

The stitch you with which sewed the sleeve seam in knitting is called a mattress stitch, in embroidery I have heard it called Ladder Stitch.

[@anotherdreamgonewest]

Ah! Ladder stitch makes sense!

[@michellestrickland7613]

Very interesting. Thank You.

[@sunriseeyes0]

This is gorgeous! I love your super fine details and attention to the stitches. I want to make one 🙏🏽💗

[@anotherdreamgonewest]

Thank you! It’s super comfy too!

[@janeteholmes]

I love this dress!

[@anotherdreamgonewest]

Thank you!!

[@Meredith36]

This was really fun to watch you make and beautiful 💚🪡💚

[@anotherdreamgonewest]

Thank you!

[@anaisabelsantos4661]

I had never thought of dinnim for historically-ish clothes, I gess I'll look for some and make myself a summer kirtle.

[@anotherdreamgonewest]

Woot, denim for the win!

[@kents.2866]

Awesome. I wish I could style midieval mens things into a modern wardrobe. Is it time for men to bring back tunics?

[@anotherdreamgonewest]

Ha, thanks, I can support some tunics!

[@dawngable4622]

I like it

[@catherineleslie-faye4302]

Nice work.

[@anotherdreamgonewest]

Thank you!

[@aliciaoverturf]

“So much sting in my life”

[@laraharding849]

Question... where did you get your tracing paper? Thanks.

[@anotherdreamgonewest]

It is “alpha numeric dotted marking paper” from Amazon

[@heatherduke7703]

It’s better not to pull your fabric through the machine and let the feed dogs take care of it. You can mess up the stitch length that way

[@savannahbrewer6161]

Yuck