18th Century Pockets
One era that has always intimidated me is the 18th century. Now that I have been actually sewing for a year (before it was kind of half-assed) I feel like I might be able to dive into this era. Gowns are defined by their undergarments, so I felt that was the perfect place to start. This includes stays (Which I ordered from someone) petticoats, bum rolls, and pockets. The pocket seemed the easiest place to start, plus when I went to Colonial Williamsburg I found this lovely fabric (And too many books)!
Colonial Williamsburg Haul
In the Costume Close-Up book was a nice pattern of an embroidery pocket. I am a student who also does an internship so I really didn't have time to dedicate to embroidery, plus I am not very skilled at it. Instead I chose just to copy the general shape. I then sized it up some.
Creating the pattern
In the book it recommends that you use a running stitch and a binding stitch to construct the pocket. I have never done a binding stitch before and had to look it up but I really like it because of the extra security it brings. The back of the pocket and the ties I used linen.
Prepped to hand stitch
This took me about 3 weeks to construct just because I had so many other things going on. All in all I think this was a great project to start with to kind of ease my way into the era. Next: the bum roll!
View of the binding and my adorable cat
Side view of pocket
Completed pockets
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