Lina Piprek | Easiest Walking Skirt Ever? Modern Sewing for Historical Costuming @LinaPiprek | Uploaded August 2021 | Updated October 2024, 19 minutes ago.
Making an easy Victorian walking skirt with modern sewing shortcuts! This is a tutorial that mixes together modern and historical techniques: everything from horsehair braid hems to traditional Victorian pockets, with lots of detail about how I did everything. I put together a little pattern as part of this project, which includes patterns for the waistband, placket, and pockets, and is intended to supplement Victorian drafting manuals (which usually don't explain those details). I hope you'll see how approachable historical sewing can be - even if extant instructions tend to be a little confusing!
Pattern “Expansion Pack”
My pattern pieces for the waistband, placket, and pockets can be found here:
ko-fi.com/s/f908615f94
Victorian and Edwardian Drafting manuals (organized by date)
The Dress and Cloak Cutter (1881):
archive.org/details/dresscloakcutter00heck/page/32/mode/2up
Keystone Jacket and Dress Cutter (1895): archive.org/details/keystonejacketdr00heck/page/82/mode/2up
Rosenbleet's Perfect System of Ladies' Garment Cutting (1911):
archive.org/details/rosenbleetsperfe00rose/page/24/mode/2up
The American Garment Cutter for Women’s Garments (1913):
archive.org/details/americangarmentc00enge/page/204/mode/2up
Clothing for Women; Selection, Design, Construction (1919):
archive.org/details/clothingforwomen00balduoft/page/116/mode/2up
Future Pattern Releases!
I have a mailing list! My website with fancy sign-up section is still a work in progress (sorry!) but you can send me an email at linapiprekdesign@gmail.com to let me know that you want to be added. You’ll receive emails about pattern releases, early access to patterns via pattern testing, and any other big projects – not about video releases, that’s what YouTube notifications are for 😉
I also post updates to my Instagram page (instagram.com/linapiprek) and right here on YouTube.
CoSy 2021 / CosTube Symposium 2021
CoSy is a free online convention hosted by CosTube. This year it runs from Thursday 19 August - Sunday 22 August 2021, but the videos will stay up afterwards too! During the event you can join the Discord server, participate in instagram events, and more - everything is linked in the schedule.
The full schedule is here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1SbrOBOySTxgJsYMeG1H-SutjRHA4Ri6A/view?usp=sharing
Playlist with all the videos is here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3z00JFxdhfFWeTnhniEjLYLOF6SbXUml
Link to collect the badge for this video is here:
https://forms.gle/rnaAdwY5HR3a4KFF7
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - Materials
03:36 - Cutting Out
04:04 - Pocket Facing
05:47 - Finishing Off Seam Allowances
09:51 - Placket
11:57 - Pockets
17:41 - Skirt Seams
18:20 - Waistband
21:49 - Hem
25:06 - Reveal
To buy my digital sewing patterns or support me:
ko-fi.com/linapiprek/shop
For (slightly) more regular project updates, have a look at my Instagram:
instagram.com/linapiprek
Or my TikTok for occasional short videos:
tiktok.com/@linapiprek
For business inquiries: linapiprekdesign@gmail.com
Making an easy Victorian walking skirt with modern sewing shortcuts! This is a tutorial that mixes together modern and historical techniques: everything from horsehair braid hems to traditional Victorian pockets, with lots of detail about how I did everything. I put together a little pattern as part of this project, which includes patterns for the waistband, placket, and pockets, and is intended to supplement Victorian drafting manuals (which usually don't explain those details). I hope you'll see how approachable historical sewing can be - even if extant instructions tend to be a little confusing!
Pattern “Expansion Pack”
My pattern pieces for the waistband, placket, and pockets can be found here:
ko-fi.com/s/f908615f94
Victorian and Edwardian Drafting manuals (organized by date)
The Dress and Cloak Cutter (1881):
archive.org/details/dresscloakcutter00heck/page/32/mode/2up
Keystone Jacket and Dress Cutter (1895): archive.org/details/keystonejacketdr00heck/page/82/mode/2up
Rosenbleet's Perfect System of Ladies' Garment Cutting (1911):
archive.org/details/rosenbleetsperfe00rose/page/24/mode/2up
The American Garment Cutter for Women’s Garments (1913):
archive.org/details/americangarmentc00enge/page/204/mode/2up
Clothing for Women; Selection, Design, Construction (1919):
archive.org/details/clothingforwomen00balduoft/page/116/mode/2up
Future Pattern Releases!
I have a mailing list! My website with fancy sign-up section is still a work in progress (sorry!) but you can send me an email at linapiprekdesign@gmail.com to let me know that you want to be added. You’ll receive emails about pattern releases, early access to patterns via pattern testing, and any other big projects – not about video releases, that’s what YouTube notifications are for 😉
I also post updates to my Instagram page (instagram.com/linapiprek) and right here on YouTube.
CoSy 2021 / CosTube Symposium 2021
CoSy is a free online convention hosted by CosTube. This year it runs from Thursday 19 August - Sunday 22 August 2021, but the videos will stay up afterwards too! During the event you can join the Discord server, participate in instagram events, and more - everything is linked in the schedule.
The full schedule is here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1SbrOBOySTxgJsYMeG1H-SutjRHA4Ri6A/view?usp=sharing
Playlist with all the videos is here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3z00JFxdhfFWeTnhniEjLYLOF6SbXUml
Link to collect the badge for this video is here:
https://forms.gle/rnaAdwY5HR3a4KFF7
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - Materials
03:36 - Cutting Out
04:04 - Pocket Facing
05:47 - Finishing Off Seam Allowances
09:51 - Placket
11:57 - Pockets
17:41 - Skirt Seams
18:20 - Waistband
21:49 - Hem
25:06 - Reveal
To buy my digital sewing patterns or support me:
ko-fi.com/linapiprek/shop
For (slightly) more regular project updates, have a look at my Instagram:
instagram.com/linapiprek
Or my TikTok for occasional short videos:
tiktok.com/@linapiprek
For business inquiries: linapiprekdesign@gmail.com
