19 c. Corset / Victorian Corset
This project consisted in making a victorian corset. It was made from coutil. And reinforced with steel and plastic boning. The lacing at the back went through metal eyelets. The pattern was drafted in a similar fashion to the “Stays and Corsets” system by M. Barrington. This corset was made between august 2020 and October 2020.
Stella McCartney Dress
This dress was made between august 2020 and October 2020. It was made from a wool crêpe georgette fabric. And is fully lined with acetate lining fabric. New techniques included the finishing of the zipper and neck line with lining , the strengthening of the hem with organza and the insertion of the curving lines.
Snelheid Jasje / Quick Jacket
This jacket was made in 5 days between other projects (26 octobre 2020 / - 4 november 2020 ) It was made with a Marciello wool fabric. the project started from a pre-made pattern. The aim for this exercise was to be able to work with a specific tempo. New techniques were learnt such as : piping , lapel collar , piped buttonholes and upturned sleeves.
Suit jacket with loose interfacing.
This jacket was made from a harris tweed wool with a herringbone pattern. It was made between October 2020 and January 2021. The new techniques learned were the whole interfacing of the jacket with horsehair ,bound buttonholes with a matching pattern , setting a lapel collar with hand sewing. The whole jacket was also sewed while keeping the pattern in mind ( the stripes).
Historical Stays (17 c.)
These stays were made from a picture pattern which was brought up to full scale. It is made from coutil and lined with canvas cotton.These are half boned stays ( plastic boning) , where some of the sewing work is made by hand. The horizontal boning channels were sewed with the hand. So was the biais finishing around the stays ( especially by the scallops. ) The eyelets were also sewed by hand. This project was made between the 11th of november 2020 and the 28th of december 2020( between other projects.).
Bijenkorf Project
Project following the 150 anniversary of the Bijenkorf shops in the Netherlands. The whole project was set up to show the sales history from the Bijenkorf. The time period of the clothes ranged from the 19th century to nowadays. All the clothes has to be made in a muslin version to then be exposed in the shops.
One of the projects was an 1896 woman’s ensemble. Complete with corset , bustle skirt and blouse. It was a shared project and I worked on it with Julianne Dam.
During the project it was also possible to help with other clothes (such as the blind zipper in the war I era dress.)
