Tutorials Archives - By Sidney Eileen

Patreon

November 10, 2019October 27, 2022

I decided to take the plunge and set up a modest Patreon account, where you can get advance reading, give input, and see special material. It is set up for those of you who can and want to support my creative efforts, even though I can’t promise lavish rewards.

Historic Costuming Sewing Tutorials

New Tutorial – How to Hand Sew Gores on Medieval Garb

September 28, 2016October 27, 2022

This new tutorial shows how to hand sew gores into a slash on the skirt of Medieval garb. The style of gore insertion I use is based primarily on the 15th century dress finds in Iceland. I like using this method because it is much more secure than inserting into a straight slash.

Accessories Free Garment Patterns Historic Costuming Sewing Tutorials

Medieval Open Hood Pattern

June 4, 2015October 27, 2022

I have published a very short tutorial with a basic medieval open hood pattern, instructions on how to customize the pattern, and ideas for simple pattern variations. Using that pattern you should be able to make a hood that fits like the open hood I made for myself.

Corsets Sewing Tutorials Workshops

Corset Pattern Alteration Workshop

May 11, 2015October 27, 2022

Date: May 24, 2015, 3-6pm Location: San Jose, CA, USA Event name: Corset Pattern Alteration Workshop at Clockwork Alchemy Further info: http://www.clockworkalchemy.com/ The workshop is free for anyone attending the Clockwork Alchemy or Fanime conventions. You must have a convention pass valid on Sunday to attend. Clockwork Alchemy is a steampunk themed portion of the

Historic Costuming Sewing Tutorials Workshops

Hand Stitching and Finishing Techniques

April 30, 2015October 27, 2022

I have posted six new tutorials on hand sewing. The majority of the content I wrote about four months ago for a worskhop handout, and I am very happy to finally have it converted to tutorial format on my web site. Hand Sewing Tutorials New menu page for tutorials on hand sewing. Medieval Hand Stitching

Corsets Sewing Tutorials

New Tutorial – How to Make a Floating Cover

May 12, 2014October 27, 2022

Today I was both in the mood, and felt mentally coherent enough to write up a tutorial. This particular one is years in the making, as I took all the photos intending to write this tutorial a number of years ago. At long last, here it is. How to Make a Floating Cover A floating

Major Site Revisions Underway

August 30, 2013October 27, 2022

Please forgive all the dust and disarray and missing images around my site. After the most recent update to the NextGEN plugin for WordPress, it is now completely dysfunctional, and no page where it is running will load properly. I have more than a thousand images loaded into NextGEN, and I must move them to

Corsets Sewing Tutorials

New Tutorial – Welt-Seam Corset Construction

March 16, 2013October 27, 2022

This tutorial will walk you through the process of making a basic, boned Victorian underbust style corset from scratch. It is written with the novice corset maker in mind, providing start-to-finish instructions using a method that is much more straightforward and forgiving of imprecision and errors than most of the methods described in my tutorials.

Corsets Free Garment Patterns Sewing Tutorials

New Tutorial – Drafting an Underbust Corset From Scale

February 17, 2013October 27, 2022

The first part of that material is something I’ve been asked for time and time again, a piece on pattern drafting. This only begins to scratch the surface of the subject of corset pattern drafting, but starting from scale patterns and pattern modification is a great way to cut your teeth on the subject. By starting with a scale or other existing pattern, you don’t have to guess about shape, and can familiarize yourself with how the lines of the pattern affect the final design of the corset.

Corsets Sewing Tutorials

New Tutorial – Corded Regency Corset

February 15, 2013October 27, 2022

Last night I finished re-writing my blog entries about the corded Regency corset. The formal tutorial shows the process I used to create a full-length corded Regency corset with a busk pocket and period style fan lacing.