I love doing embroidery by hand! 😀 So I made a pink & white hand-embroidered eyelet lace belt to wear with my Edwardian pink & white striped cotton skirt and my Edwardian hand-embroidered mixed lace blouse. Edwardian Embroidered Belts For Morning Wear In the Edwardian era, cotton dresses – aka wash dresses or tub frocks … Continue reading DIY Edwardian Hand-Embroidered Eyelet Lace Belt→ The post DIY Edwardian Hand-Embroidered Eyelet Lace Belt appeared first on Sew Historically.| Sew Historically
I made Edwardian combinations, inspired by the beautiful MET combinations, with 144 buttonholes on the bias, blue silk ribbons, lace inserts & pintucks.| Sew Historically
I made an Edwardian summer corset from cotton net fabric. The corset is lightly boned and trimmed with Valenciennes lace & silk ribbon.| Sew Historically
As you probably know, photographs – even portrait photos of ordinary people – were heavily retouched in the Edwardian era. But I didn’t expect that fashion advertisements in the Edwardian era were already as fake and unrealistic as today’s fashion photos! 🤣 I found an interesting article about corset models from the turn of the … Continue reading Corset Models – Secrets Of Edwardian Photography →| Sew Historically