For this challenge I knocked an 18th century habit shirt off my to-do list. Yay!
The Challenge: #15, The Great Outdoors
Fabric: Handkerchief weight linen
Pattern: Kannik's Korner men's shirt 1750-1800, modified for a ladies' shirt, using information from Cunnington's "History of Underclothes."
Year: Later 18th century
Notions: 60/2 linen thread, 16/2 linen thread for buttons, cotton tape for waistband.
How historically accurate is it? As close as possible.
Hours to complete: Took about four days, sewing in the afternoons and evenings.
First worn: Not yet!
Total cost: The linen cost $22/yd, but I'm not sure how much I ended up using. Maybe a yard or so.
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The shirt was very simple, if time consuming, to make. Tiny stitches! The instructions on the Kannick's Korner pattern were very helpful. I also referenced the man's shirt in "Costume Close Up." I will probably add ruffles to the shirt when I decide on what particular habit to make.
Shirt construction is so interesting! With all the little reinforcements and gussets. Very fun to put together.
Shirt construction is so interesting! With all the little reinforcements and gussets. Very fun to put together.
I chose thread buttons for the collar so they would be soft under the cravat. Next up, a cravat, I guess.
I thread a tape through a channel on the back hem, putting eyelets in the ends of the channel.
I love a good button hole :)
I'm really jazzed about my sleeve links! I copied Georgian examples with bits from the jewelry section and some "paste" buttons. There's currently some on eBay that inspired me. I don't know, for sure, if ladies wore sleeve links with habit shirts, but I know they wore them on shift's sleeves and I know habit shirts were basically like men's shirts, so I figured why not!
The sleeve links were so easy to make. I'll be keeping an eye out for good buttons from now on. Oh the possibilities!
Thanks for this post! I'm planning a riding habit, and have a men's Shirt That Fits No One that I plan to remodel as a habit shirt. Reading this was very helpful!
ReplyDeleteOh good! Best of luck redoing the shirt.
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