The Best Sewing Patterns for Every Decade of Victorian Fashion

These are my favorite sewing patterns for each decade of the Victorian era. Spanning from the 1830s to early 1900s, each pattern is recommended for its historical accuracy, versatility, ease of use, and/or sizing and fit.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:04 1830s
01:57 1840s
02:57 1850s
03:47 1860s
05:03 1870s
05:55 1880s
06:29 1890s
07:29 1900s

Recommended patterns:
Truly Victorian 455: https://trulyvictorian.info/index.php...

Laughing Moon 114: https://www.laughingmoonmercantile.co...

Simplicity 7212: available on eBay, Etsy

Simplicity 2890: available on eBay, Etsy

Truly Victorian 101: https://trulyvictorian.info/index.php...

Truly Victorian 466: https://trulyvictorian.info/index.php...

Laughing Moon 103: https://www.laughingmoonmercantile.co...

Folkwear 205: https://www.folkwear.com/products/205...
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Simplicity 2890 drawers tutorial:    • Making Victorian Split Drawers | Simplicit...  
Simplicity 2890 chemise tutorial:    • Making a Victorian Chemise | Simplicity 28...  
Folkwear 205 shirtwaist tutorial:    • Making a Silk Edwardian Shirtwaist | Folkw...  
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All images used are in the public domain

Images in order of appearance:

Portrait of Queen Victoria in her coronation robes by George Hayter, 1843
Porträt der Therese von Schenk by August Riedel, 1831
Portrait of Marie J. Lafont-Porcher by François Kinson, 1835
1873 fashion plate from ''Victoria''
La Gazette rose, May 1874
Tennis Costume, 1881
Menswear inspired bustle outfit, 1886
Princess Alix of Hesse, 1887
Photograph of an unnamed maid, via Wikimedia Commons
The Patient (detail) by Félix Vallotton, 1892
"Hybrid Roses" by Sarah Barnwell Elliott, Harper's magazine, Aug. 1906
Queen Victoria by Bertha Müller, 1899
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