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| A wee peek at what we all looked like dressed up at Oamaru |
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| Before Back |
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On the weekend we had planned to try a second attempt at going to the Victorian Festival in Oamaru.
This time was highly sucessful - but more about that on another post.
The forecast was for 12oC and it was only that!! I was very worried that my dress was made as Regency Ball dress for Aaron's 25th birthday and that I would be cold. Which would definitely have happened.
So talking about this on Saturday Aaron suggested that I go to Save Mart in Dunedin (as we were staying in Dunedin with my sister Ruth) and have a look for something there. I needed to make a Regency style short jacket to go with my dress.
Well right away I spotted a Stax size 12 tweed jacket that I knew I could turn into something for only $6.99.
It is a long time since I used a needle and thread rather than sewing machine but out came thread and a needle. I altered the sleeve bottom to be tighter. I cut the back right up to my dress hem and made the front a bit pointed ( a little bit like Lydia's jacket in Pride and Prejudice when she is going to be "a particular companion" in Brighton). I then stitched up all the button holes and took off all the extra buttons. I folded the lining and the jacket edges in towards each other and slip stitched all around the bottom. Then I resewed on the back tab but in it's new position. A perfect jacket to finish my outfit.
Great work on that jacket! I'm so impressed you did it all with just a needle and thread and no machine!!
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Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
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Wow! That is amazing. It sounds like we are kindred spirits :) I love all things Jane Austen. Thanks for visiting my blog!
ReplyDeletewow it looks awesome - you've done an amazing job with it - yay for a $6.99 purchase too.
ReplyDeleteHistorical costuming is my passion. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with this jacket. I have a link party called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party and would love to have you share this with everyone. Here is the link to the party.
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Thanks Debi - popping over now.
DeleteAwesome, just awesome, I have a regency Valentines Dance coming up, sponsered by our local Jane Austen Society ... I would have just used a regular coat, now I can be awesome, like you!!!!! Thanks so very much for sharing this great idea!
ReplyDeletewow, i love it! Great job! Newest follower from shabby creek.
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Hi Loni, Thanks for following. Am popping over to visit you.
DeleteSo cute. I love what you did to the jacket. I would not know were to start.
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea! I have a friend who's really into Austen-era styles and am going to make her a reversible jacket and a few Empire-waisted tops (shortened to hip length for ease in getting in and out of her car). I will show her this in case she wants one like this, too.
ReplyDeleteFor those of you who sew Regency era clothing, there is a great pattern source: www.sensibility.com The site is called 'Sense and Sensibility'. They have patterns from Regency or maybe earlier, down to Edwardian and a few that are later than that. I have several of them now.
Looks great I am inspired
ReplyDeleteFantastic REinventing job....it looks like a bought one...made right for the occasion. x
ReplyDeleteGreat REfashion.
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now i have to get out my patterns, no not for a jacket, just a Christmas outfit...oh wait there is a jacket to that one, and a new years eve dress. thanx for sharing this lovely jacket. great job!
ReplyDeleteYou're just too clever Karen. I love these period type festivals and I love how you transformed that jacket. Thanks for linking up to Thriving on Thursdays. I'll know who to come to when I need some costumes made up! LOL
ReplyDeleteAnne xx
What a fantastic job you did with the jacket, the whole costume looks great down to the long black boots!!
ReplyDeleteHow very clever of you, it looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI am just about to do this for the upcoming Jane Austen Ball on the 29th Aug 2015! :)
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