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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 A...  

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 HarperBarnes
'Monotone', nothanks
'Mister on the Corner', Raymond Grouse
'Ending', Peter Sandberg
'Calficer', John Bjōrk
'A Cradle Song', Mary Riddle

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