Watch Me Hand Sew an 18th-century Petticoat (Relaxing female voice)

Purchase Pre-recorded Petticoat class "Dressing The Atlantic World: A Simple Hand-Sewn Petticoat, for work or play c. 1760-1785 : www.sewncompany.com

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"Dressing The Atlantic World: A Simple Hand-Sewn Petticoat, for work or play c. 1760-1785. A "petticoat" was the English name for a skirt in the 18th-century. This style of lower body garment was a colonizer fashion worn by women across cultures, races and economic contexts from Peru to the West Indies to Virginia to London.

This class uses detailed video instructions to walk you through how to stitch this style of skirt together. The class covers:

-how to choose materials
-zero-waste cutting without a pattern
-how to make pocket slits
-sewing the seam with a "Mantua-makers hem"
-pleating fabric by eye
-attaching a simple waistband
-sewing an entire garment without a sewing machine!

It is an excellent primer on making an entire garment with needle and thread and thinking about clothing construction without the use of a paper pattern. I have created it with beginners to advanced hand-sewists in mind. This skirt can be easily adapted to a modern wardrobe.

There are are several discounted opportunities for PGM (People of the Global Majority), Trans individuals and/or people with disabilities.

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