Posts about handsewn written by stopphannah

Spencer jacket sewn entirely by hand, using my pattern as the base and embellishing from there to...WOW! Beautifully done.

A noticeable feature in Regency fashion is the military inspiration in jackets and bodices, with elaborate cuffs, Hussar + Brandenburg pipings, closings and decorations, and also epaulettes and sho…

Woman's Spencer Jacket and Petticoat, Unknown, France, circa 1815, Costumes, Jacket: cotton plain weave; skirt: cotton plain weave with linen net and cotton plain-weave appliqués.

Antique Spencer jacket in red silk, probably worn by a young woman. Beautiful stand-up collar, short sleeves. Passament embroidery / ornamental trimmings in front and back. 23 hand made decoration-buttons. The antique spencer jacket is in very good condition – for his age of 200 years!

This velvet spencer jacket is from England (1818). This style is from the directoire period and can be found at the MET. Source: “Spencer Jacket.” Fashion History Timeline, August 11, 2019. https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/spencer-jacket/.

When my mom said she'd make me a mid-Victorian ball gown, I bought a lot of fabric -- 20 yards of changeable silk taffeta in hunter green/black. Here's her handiwork (thanks, mom): I had plenty left over. When a winter Regency event came up, I had my favorite seamstress make me a 1797 dress from period-correct Neheleni

In december, the pattern company Sense & Sensibility had a sale and as their patterns can also be bought as e-patterns, I couldn’t resist. Paper patterns often involve expensive shipping,…