Being a full-time Victorian is exhausting, it’s been a few days filled with dress up videos, interviews and stills. Back to LA tomorrow! 😃
Smoking Jacket
New For 2022!
First job finished in 2022, a silk brocade smoking jacket for Adam…perfect gentleman’s wear for the parlor at No.11 in Tombstone. 😁
The fabric is a wonderful silk brocade that we bought on our trip to England last October.
Here’s some more construction pictures:
In Progress
One of our latest projects is a men’s smoking jacket. These were loose-fitting lounge jackets that were intended for wear at home, often while smoking (hence the name). Depending on cut, these were a looser-fitting version of the conventional sack coat (although often they looked more like glorified bathrobes). Below are a few progress pictures: … Continue reading
Folkwear Pattern No. 202 Victorian Shirt men’s Size Xs | Etsy
This is the Folkwear Pattern No. 202 Victorian Shirt (Mens) in sizes extra-small through extra-large (Mens size 30 1/2 through 48). This pattern is a new and uncut sewing pattern. This will work for the period 1870 through 1900 and can be as fancy or plain as desired.
In Progress
One of our latest projects is a men’s smoking jacket. These were loose-fitting lounge jackets that were intended for wear at home, often while smoking (hence the name). Depending on cut, these were a looser-fitting version of the conventional sack coat (although often they looked more like glorified bathrobes). Below are a few progress pictures:
Sewing in the front pockets:
Finished exterior- front right piece.
Pad-stitching and taping the canvases on the left front piece:
And then the right front piece:
There’s definitely a lot of hand-stitching going on there. Just the pad stitching and taping alone took four days…but the end result will be worth it. Stay tuned for more! 😁
And For Something Different…
Sent the jacket fronts down the hall to Adam so he can pad stitch the lapels as I whip up a pair of stripey pajamas so we can get ready to get out to Tombstone for some old house fun. We have a plan, just have to stitch it to win it!😉
