Tutorials

A lot of my posts contain how-to material, but these posts are specifically tutorials.

Sense and Sensibility Bodiced Petticoat

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5
• Addendum

Enlarging 18th century (1790s) heavily boned stays with unboned panels

Whipped Gathering a Frill or Ruffle (from post about 1790s "cloak" construction)

Mid-1790s Hair Tutorial and Hat Precis

1796 Bandeau and Hairstyle Tutorial

Making Stroked Gathers on a Mid-Nineteenth Century Petticoat

Hairstyle Tutorial: A 1909 Edwardian Coiffure (with plentiful references)

Making a Fichu-Collar: Tutorial for a Useful Early Bustle-Era Whatsit

Steampunk Black Dress Tutorial: Mid-Century Front Bodice Closure With Hidden Hooks and Eyes

1895 Outfit Tutorial: A Crush Collar, With Neck Bow