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Detailed workbook patterns and handbooks to help you sew 19th Century garments.

Take your costuming to the next level!

–> All books authored by Jennifer Rosbrugh are available as digital eBooks.

For online sewing classes please visit the Historical Sewing School.

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* The Victorian Corset Sewing Workbook

Demystifying Corset Construction!

Think sewing a corset is hard? Scared to make one? Corsets aren’t really that difficult. You only have to know the right supplies to get and the order in which to use them. Apply them with simple seams and you can sew a corset!

You’ll learn about the fabrics and tools you’ll need, then I’ll walk with you step-by-step how to put your corset together. From cutting the coutil and inserting the busk to grommets and adding laces to the back when you’re done – we go over it all! You’ll also get my recommended vendors & online suppliers for corset making materials, including patterns.

(Note: the construction method presented in this workbook is different than what is covered in the online class.)

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*Regency Fitting Tips: 1800-1820

Our best seller!

Discover tricks to make you look beautiful and feel confident in these slim styles!

Feel like you look pregnant or fat in Regency styles? Don’t fret! Knowing the right tweaks to fitting fabric to your figure will banish those thoughts!

Achieve the slim Regency silhouette with practical guidelines for sewing, fitting the bodice to the shoulders & neckline and the keys to making the rib cage look smaller.

Disguise those large arms and hips with tricks advanced costumers use. If you do ANY Jane Austen, Napoleonic or late Georgian events, don’t pass up this opportunity to get the secrets for this beloved time period.

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*Faux Fur Muff Pattern Workbook

Our most popular workbook!

Keep your hands warm at events with a muff!

Taking only about an hour to make up, a muff is the cold weather accessory for ANY time period.

Workbook includes detailed instructions and color photos covering how to sew a muff with a warm batting interlining and secret pocket to hold your modern keys and cell phone. Tips & tricks are given for working with faux fur.

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*Corded Petticoat Sewing Workbook

Finally! Detailed instructions for how to make corded petticoats for 1820s to 1855 costumes.

You’ll get full sewing instructions for the 2 methods of making a corded petticoat. Includes information on what fabrics & cording to use, the number of corded rows and how far up to set them in, and starching instructions.

Want to know how our ancestors made their corded petticoats? You’ll also get a full chart with measurements from original petticoats for you to adapt to your own project. Make an authentic reproduction for those Dickens’, Alamo, Gold Rush and other Early Victorian events!

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*Sewing with Sheer Fabrics: Tips & Tricks

A valuable resource when sewing sheer dresses and undergarments.

Working on a Civil War sheer dress or Bustle picnic gown? Learn sheer fabric options for use in summer dresses, late Victorian shirtwaists, undersleeves, chemisettes and more.

Tips for how to pre-treat your fabric including ironing and how to properly cut thin fabrics. You’ll also get tricks for easier sewing with sheers, types of hems for 19th C. garments and working with your machine for smooth stitches.

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*The Delineator, May 1894 – digitized copy

Have the complete, original issue at your fingertips! 172 high-resolution scanned pages.

Discover popular fashion for the everyday woman. Dozens of fashion pages & descriptions of dresses, bodices, skirts, sleeves, collars, bathing costumes, styles for misses, girls, toddlers & babies, and boys.

Don’t forget the dainty lingerie, seasonal hats & millinery and gentlemen’s neck ties and scarfs.Also in the issue are lifestyle articles, needlework patterns, recipes and over 30 pages of pattern offerings and period advertisements.

So much is packed into this primary source magazine! Digital PDF format only. 

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If you are not completely satisfied and find no use for the ebook send us a quick email. For digital ebooks we will refund your purchase price, no questions asked, within 30 days. You can read our full terms here.

Other Details: Purchase of digital PDF eBooks is through our Etsy online store (previously at Old Petticoat Shop). Physical handbooks, if available, are shipped from USA to domestic and international addresses. Options are presented at checkout.

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You’ll be sure to find that workbook that teaches you, in clearly-written, detailed instructions and full color photos, those methods to create fabulous 19th C. costumes.

If you would like to see a particular workbook on any aspect of 19th Century costuming, please contact us with the form below. We’d love to hear your ideas and help you out!