Making an Edwardian Gibson Girl Lace Blouse
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
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I have been really really digging the Edwardians for the past few months, so when I decided to incorporate more historically inspired items into my wardrobe, I knew an Edwardian lace blouse was ESSENTIAL. I found this pattern by Folkwear, the Gibson Girl blouse (www.folkwear.com/collections/..., which looked perfect. I wasn't able to find as fine insertion lace as I wanted, so instead I used leftover lace from my Edwardian combinations. It doesn't look as delicate as I wanted it to... but I still like it!
I was having some trouble sourcing this pattern in the UK so many thanks to Jenn (@msjennmakes on Instagram, / msjennmakes ) for sending me this pattern. It wouldn't have been possible otherwise!
Overall, I am fairly pleased with the pattern. The instructions were easy to follow, and the pattern itself is gorgeous. I mention at the end that there are two options to cut the length of the back. I have quite a short torso and I picked the longest length and still this is a little short for me, even to tuck into a skirt, so I would just beware. I also mentioned I wasn't too fussed about the gathered ruffle at the top of the collar - I still feel this way and am quite certain I will remove it.
I am so excited to make some more variations of this so I can have endless long skirt/shirtwaist combos. #historybound
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I can't resist telling a story. My grandmother, who was born in 1883, enjoyed sewing and had made herself a blouse similar to this one of fine cotton with tucks and insertion and lace and who knows what else. After she finished the blouse she sprinkled and ironed it and hung it on the clothesline to become dry and crisp. It was still hanging there when the maid, clearing the table, flung the contents of the teapot out the window and all over the new blouse. Whenever anyone would wish they had servants my grandmother would tell the story of her ruined blouse. BTW, I am sure she used a sewing machine. She had an old Singer treadle machine. I can remember of the smell of the inside of the drawers!
I like you story 👍 I didn't know how my own grandmother made her white blouse, but in time, i finished my hand sewing with natural silk tread white batiste blouse I just tell my self - grandma, you can proud of me. It's some kind of feedback into the beauty in a common life.
Whoever decided that lace should ever go out of style should be ashamed. I'm generally a tomboy, but I recognize beauty when I see it. Lace is so beautiful, and it's such a shame that there are so few garments nowadays that use it.
Adding the gathered lace to the straight lace was kind of an aha moment for me. It's suddenly so clear how they achieved that look and actually so easy (well apart from actually sewing it by the looks of it 😅). Thanks for that!
"This blouse construction would have been a lot quicker if I'd just used my bloody machine." Oh, darling, I think I need those words painted on a plaque!!
At this point, I only sew by hand. I hope my newly designed dress will be easy. It’s for the Veterans Day Ball. We will not be dancing. Hubster doesn’t & I’m too ill. But, it would be a wonderful time to get out of the house. By November, who knows.
@@jennhill8708 I hope it went well for you!
@@dustinerik2473 This is either a bot or you just did something really invasive and insensitive to your poor girlfriend.
Lovely, the sleeves would look so grand with ruffles as cuffs like the collar.
I would love to have seen that done
The Edwardian blouses are indeed beautiful! I would have loved to see worn photos of the back also. If I find some pretty lace some day, I will make my own! Seing people on the internet do stuff, makes it a lot less intimidating to try to do it myself.
The solution to making the lace inserts was so elegant... I would never have thought of it. And the results just beautiful. Seems to have been quite frustrating to make by the end but oh so worth the effort! Fabulous work, fabulous video to watch.
Seriously, my jaw dropped and I proclaimed it “effing brilliant”.
I enjoy seeing the tedious handsewing. Mostly because I don’t have a machine. I like seeing how really you don’t need one to do a whole shirt!
Really pretty. Felt like I was listening to Anna from Downton Abby! My grandmother (1906 era) wore the most beautiful sheer blouses that this reminded of. She hated them lol. Said it was difficult to do housework in. But just gorgeous. Job well done
I love watching you sew, your hands are so elegant and voice so calming that I'm always surprised when the video is finished. I actually let out a gasp when i saw you free-handing with the rotary cutter, I would have never been able to stay on the lines. I'm also pretty sure I would end up stitching things down to the dressmakers ham. I envy and appreciate your skill and artistry.
Wow, this was painstaking to watch, even sped up. Cutting through all that lace and strips of fabric after sewing it all together killed me! LOL Such pretty lace. I can't find that sort of lace where I live. Kudos for you, tackling such a complex garment. I wouldn't attempt that in a million years! Thank you for the nice music as well.
I don't own a single lacy item, but I freaking love watching lacework on CZcams. The blouse came out beautifully, and I'm slightly tempted to give it a go!
Me too. Maybe it's time for us who have no lace, to make something with it.
I had to do lace inserts in a blouse, and their instructions were so complex, I ended up with really wonky inserts. You method looks so simple, with excellent results. Time to try lace inserts again.
I found your video so beneficial. I had this pattern "back in the day," but never made it. Actually, I still have the pattern, but now take a plus size. I saw that they increased the size range for this blouse pattern at Folkwear and you have convinced me to go back to my roots. Thank you for the awesome video.
This is beautiful. Very nice to see a step by step. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone sold pintuck-insertion lace cotton and linen by the yard? 😂
It reminds me of the blouses that Gene Tierney wore in the Ghost and Mrs. Muir. I did perhaps love her black blouse the best when she was in mourning but I love all of her blouses and skirt combinations in the movie.
I also use my phone as a pattern weight, hahaha
omg you really did all those lace inserts and pintucks wow
Just came by your channel, as I was looking for Edwardian blouse tutorials to watch, and how delightful I got, to know you are from Portugal! I am so as well, and it's so exciting to know people from your own country that share the same interest in historical fashion as you do.
Ended up subscribing, of course, and I'm looking forward to see future content.
Cheers !
muito obrigada! :)
This blouse is absolutely gorgeous! Great job.
Great weights are xxl metal washers when cutting out patterns, along with copying all patterns onto Swedish paper so I never ruin any of my paper patterns
@meghan stein - Thanks for the tip about "Swedish paper"; I never heard of it before.
What is Swedish paper?
@@breeinatree4811 It's tracing paper but it feels more like fabric. Actually, it looks and feels like an anti-static dryer sheet, but in a big roll. Really nice stuff!
Rolls of tracing paper with a 1” grid on it is especially helpful, both for grainlines and for alterations-or just plain pattern drafting. Amazon has many varieties.
I got two ‘Edwardian-style’ blouses from Target many years ago- as they’ve gotten a little snug at the arms, I’ve wanted to remake them- in accurate linen, cotton or silk- with real lace... this is fantastic inspiration!
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Absolutely gorgeous~!! I love how you showed the way to do those lace inserts! And the over all shirt is just beautiful!
I love this blouse! I love to watch these videos and then pretend I would be patient enough to make one myself! Beautifully done
It’s SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!
Wow, how absolutely stunning that blouse is. Wish it was suitable for a beginner.
Hello a beginner here... chalange acepted. Though I am totally leaving lace insertion as a problem for another day.
So a quick update I did buy this patern and sucseeded in making my first ever shirt/skirt combo. It really was not as dificult as I had feared. Though I did not atempt the lace inserts. Honestly it was a good introduction patern for dealing with sleaves, colars, yoaks, and gathering.
It seems like it was miles and miles of lace insertion, hand stitching. But it was absolutely worth the effort. Your blouse is georgious! I want to have one!
Just beautiful! Lovely work!
I am blown away, sooo beautiful!
This is just dreamy!
Thank you! So beautiful, and so much handwork!
I followed the Folkwear pattern instructions for the yoke that included pin tucks and lace insertion. In the end, the yoke pattern piece was larger than my prepared fabric, which folkwear makes a note of it possibly happening. But, it's important to know this ahead of time.
PS. Your video was the guiding light I needed for sewing up my blouse. Thank you!
This blouse is gorgeous!!
This is beautiful!!! Loved seeing this process.
Breathtaking work...
What an absolutely beautiful blouse!!
Beautiful craftsmanship.
Fantastic job! Well done! It looks stunning.
It's really lovely. Well done.
What an absolutely gorgeous blouse!
It turned out lovely !
Beautiful work, lovely stitching! So glad i found you 😍
This blouse is a dream, so gorgeous !
This was lovely to watch!
Oh I adore this! It’s so beautiful and your work is gorgeous!
That is absolutely beautiful! I love it. You did an amazing job. ❤❤❤
Beautiful ❣️. The hard work surely paid off
Thank you for this video! I've been wanting to make one of these for a while now but I was just intimidated by it. Seeing you make it boosted up my courage. I now just need to find the time to make it. Thankfully even in lock down my customers keep me glued to my sewing machine. Hopefully by the time we can go out again and roam the fabric stores I will find some time to make one of those lovely blouses for myself!
Beautiful craftsmanship
Beautifully done!
Beautiful work.
All that lace work paid off!
The finished blouse is absolutely stunning
That looks so beautiful! Well done on the lace choice
I bought this pattern this morning! I cant wait to try it. Thank you for this video!
Thank you for this! While I do not plan on becoming a historical costumer any time soon, I absolutely love the edwardian blouses in particular and some of my favorite shirts are those that are historically inspired, so I always want more blouses styled like this that properly fit me. This helps me understand adding lace onto a piece and gives me a shirt pattern to maybe use!
Looks so beautiful and the collar is so sweet.
beautiful work and great filming
So beautiful!!! A lot of hard work but worth it.❤️
OMG! This work is amazing. I enjoyed it so much and watched for several times. Thanks for sharing!
So lovely!!! Well done. I've never loved pin-tucks as much as in your new blouse!
This is so pretty Cat! The close up of all the lace and tiny pleats at the end was beautiful. Great job!
I just watched this again and amazed at the loveliness of the final product!
JUST WONDERFUL!!
A camera lens seems like a perfectly good pattern weight to me!
The collar is lovely on this blouse and you did an amazing job!🌸
What a work of art - must be so satisfying to make something so beautiful and elegant.
Beautiful job! You did make me chuckle with your commentary 😄
So lovely... well done!
Well done! Thank you for sharing your process :)
Beautiful. Well done
The pintucks and lace are glorious! wonderful work. You have so much patience.
I love the way this turned out! That combination of pintucks and insertion lace is just dreamy!
That collar is beautiful, worth the effort. 👏👏👏
Beautiful work!
I really love this blouse. I have been intimidated by insertion lace but you made it look so easy.
This is the most breath-taking, jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring Gibson blouse ever. I've watched the video more than once !
Wow I wish could like a video more often than once! It turned out so beautiful!
Can't wait to make one for myself!!!!
i love these kinda stories thst inspires me.
I love the lace insertion method you showed! Very clear and straight-forward. I might have to give one of these blouses a go!
be one of the few soundtracks that really suits what is viewed and is enjoyable on the ear. Impressed, thank you for doing this.
Thank you immensely. I love sewing and enjoyed this so much. To make elegant things requires hard work but hard work produces beautiful creations.
Lovely!! Very inspired to go start sewing! :)
Absolutely stunning blouse. I love the lace work and all the hand work you did. If I hadn't seen you make this I would have thought it was store bought. I learned how to make lace inserts however, I will probably not make any. I could watch you sew all day. You have a talent for sure. Thank you for sharing.
Lovely concise commentary, beautiful work. Subscribed!
BEAUTIFUL!
Working on this blouse right now as a bodice for a comfy, flowy house dress! Making a really basic version out of a navy chambray and pairing it with a patterned cotton skirt. Super stoked! Love your videos! So soothing and also super super informative!!
This style is a favorite of mine !
Beautiful!!
Waouh 🤩, wonderful.
I bought this pattern but haven't done it yet, the lace you used is great. Really great achievement and well explained, I will keep your video to help me when I tackle this model.
Thank you
Omg! This turned out so pretty! If I could get the pattern as a PDF I would totally try making one myself.
It's so beautiful thank you for sharing.
Looks great!
You did such a beautiful job. I feel so inspired to make my own one day😜🥰🥰🥰
I love this style and appreciate all the work you put into making it so beautiful. I don't think I could handle all the hooks and eyes down the back for myself wearing it even if it is loose.
Watching this makes me wanna make this blouse again but with lace insertion
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you
Looks beautiful, I'm so impressed! :) Inspired to sew again once I get ahold of a machine X
I love this blouse a lot