Victorian bonnet pattern

Long Brimmed Victorian Bonnet Pattern Tutorial includes instructions and pattern. Easy to sew, can be made with leftover pieces of cotton blends

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As my entry for the HSF Challenge 23 Gratetude, I decided to make a 1840s bonnet. This desicion was made based on multiple things: I wanted to make something I never done before in a tecnique I nev…

Here you’ll find costumes and accessories I’ve created suitable for the 1840s, 1850s & 1860s – the Victorian era – as well as other Victorian topics.

Austen Regency Soft Crown Bonnet, DIGITAL PDF sewing pattern, appropriate for 1800 to 1810 impressions. Inspired by an original bonnet held in the McCord Museum, this was a common style worn during the early Regency era. Similar to the Regency French bonnet, this pattern creates a stylish bonnet made with a wide, rounded edge brim and pleated fabric lined crown. The crown can be made to either fit small or larger hairstyles. This bonnet is made to fit nicely on the head and to fasten with…

I am building my Regency/Empire outfit. Now I have finished my Empire underthings consisting of a pari of stays, a bodiced petticoat and a bonnet.

Here is a quick and easy guide to creating a fairly realistic looking Victorian or Regency bonnet.I am sorry but I haven’t been able to get step by step photos for this post yet but I will t…

Once all your sunbonnet pieces are cut out, it is time to stiffen the brim! As I mentioned in my last post, you can stiffen your brim with cording, slats or quilting. Cording is very visually attractive and makes a nicely stiffened brim, once starched. The corded bonnets I have made in the past do, however, have a tendency to collapse in the rain. One of my early attempts at a fancy corded bonnet. This worked well until the first humid day, then it wilted. The brim could have benefited from…

I have a serious love of 1840s fashion. There is such a gothic flavor to that era. I am probably heavily influenced by having read Jane Eyre in my younger years. I also think it is caused by looking at somber photographs of women with severe hairstyles and tightly buttoned gowns. I am inclined to day dream of leaden skies, thick fog and hearing the clip clop of the carriage horses on the cobbled streets. But don't be fooled by my gothic love affair. There were plenty of colors and patterns…

This spring/summer have been quite intense regarding sewing for me. And as every costume requires it’s own special headwear I haven’t just been making clothes this spring – there …