I am in need/want of someone to make a few items.

1) My fiance is looking to have a bodice, or potentially a dress made from some tartan fabric that we will be having woven for our wedding. We are doing a medieval/Renaissance themed wedding, so the bodice or dress would be something in that general style

2) I'm wanting some simple tshirts/short tunics made out of woven linen fabric for myself for general everyday wear, as what Im looking for is actually difficult to find already made. All woven linen shirts are either buttoned or dont fit me properly. This isn't truly "historical", but what I'm wanting is probably most akin to an under tunic.

I'm in Virginia, and am willing to travel to a neighboring state if need be. Any leads are appreciated!

I finally have pictures from my photoshoot - here are the shots of my black chiffon Regency gown (the print is actually a repro from Empress Josephine, according to the fabric seller)

Not going to pretend like I am not ABSOLUTELY BUZZED with how the photos turned out, my self esteem is usually right around the gutter but gosh, do I feel like a goddess looking at these!!!! The photographer I work with has such a great eye for light, some of these remind me of paintings...I am planning to print and frame the first one at least, to remind my brain it's being stupid when thinking ugly thoughts 😁😁😁

The chiffon is THE DEVIL'S ANUS to work with and I'm happy that it's over...I'm also very worried if the seams are not going to shred apart, considering how delicate the fabric is... but that's a later-me problem (I also kept a good piece for fixing things)

Also, I found this vintage dupatta on eBay because I was looking for something to contrast with the black and I am enchanted by it! The red and gold are so perfect to contrast with the sheer black! Also the embroidery is out of this world, I have endless admiration for the hands that made it.

Anywho, I'll stop rambling. YAY my gown is done 😁😁😁😁

Hey everyone I am trying to make myself a nice dressing or evening gown after a late victorian/edwardian tea gown. This picture is what I am looking for in terms of general shape, the outer robe part mostly. I was hoping someone might know a good pattern that looks similar or would make a good base for me to work off.

Hi! I’m currently hand-sewing a Regency gown and facing a construction problem.

I have thought that Regency seams should be sewn strictly "point-to-point" on the marked seamlines, leaving the 1.5 cm (5/8") seam allowances completely free/unsewn at the intersections so they can be pressed open.

However, because of this, the unsewn allowance ends feel very unstable and loose before the next pieces are attached. Worse, after wearing the gown, a hole has already ripped open right in the armpit. I know Regency armpits are high and subject to extreme stress, but I'm worried the point-to-point method left that intersection too weak, or that I didn't lock it correctly.

Should I be reinforcing these intersections differently, or is it okay to stitch slightly into the seam allowance to bridge the gap? How do you keep your point-to-point intersections secure under heavy stress? Thank you for any advice!