Rainy Days are for Tailoring Dramatic Victorian Skirts.

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Pattern drafted from "The Keystone Jacket and Dress Cutter" p. 82: https://archive.org/details/keystonej...

Making process of the c. 1912 wrap cape seen in final shots:    • I Made an Edwardian Wrap Cape...and Americ...  

MATERIALS USED: (Links may not work forever)
Wool stuff (approx. 4 yd, medium weight): Burnley & Trowbridge
Cotton silesia lining (approx. 4 yd): William Gee https://www.williamgee.co.uk/shop/cot...
Tarlatan facing (approx. 2 yds short width): Takach Press https://shop.takachpress.com/tarlatan...
1/4" cotton tape for finishing seams: William Gee https://www.williamgee.co.uk/shop/cot...
Hem braid (approx. 5 yd): Burnley & Trowbridge https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com/coll...
Twill tape for pocket suspension: personal stash
Black cotton thread
Black silk buttonhole twist for button, buttonhole, and waistband attachment

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Edited on Adobe Premiere Pro.

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'First Second', Jay Varton
'Rain Dance', Jon Algar
'Nocturnal Acquaintance', Howard Harper-Barnes
'Monotone', nothanks
'Mister on the Corner', Raymond Grouse
'Ending', Peter Sandberg
'Calficer', John Bjōrk
'A Cradle Song', Mary Riddle