Victorian walking skirt pattern free

This is about sewing the Folkwear pattern 209 Walking Skirt. In the mean time, I'm looking for accounts of other people making this skirt so I can read about what it's like.

I just, yesterday, decided to do a victorian walking skirt. Not that I do any reenactment, I just want one to wear for work or something. I plan to get some nice strong wool, once I have the pattern as I want it. Critiques and comments and helpful hints are more than welcome. 1. because I spent an…

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In the 1890s, the era of the bustle skirts had faded away. Instead, skirts became fitted closely to the waist but full along the hemline at the back. This look was achieved by making the front pane…

For my Edwardian plaid walking skirt with button closure & velvet piping I only had a limited amount of fabric: only 1.5 meter by 1.5 meters!

#DIYboxedpleatedskirttutorial #Howtosewawalkingskirt #diyvintageskirt 0:00 Intro0:30 How to make a boxed pleated skirt 3:11 Sewing the waistband for the skir...

In the Victorian era, especially in the 1860s, walking skirts were sometimes drawn-up or looped-up: This made the long, voluminous Victorian skirts shorter and therefore more practical. It also protected the hem of the skirts from mud and dirt. Because the drawn-up skirts revealed the outer petticoat which was formerly plain the new petticoats were … Continue reading Victorian Porte Jupe Skirt Lifter – 1860s Looped-Up Walking Skirts →

A sewing pattern review for Truly Victorian tv462. Pattern reviews help sewers choose the right patten so that they have success with their sewing projects.

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For a while I have wanted to make a new dancing skirt. I have loved dancing in my Victorian Fan Skirt and I really love this style of skirt prominent in the late Victorian and early Edwardian perio…