To add to my repertoire I'm attempting a pair of gloves to wear to the upcoming Titanic Exhibit. I'll be using B5370 which seems to be fairly straight forward.
I decided to use view F first as a jumping off point. I wont be copying
the details exactly but using the pattern as a guideline.
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| (Right) back |
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| (Right) palm |
Here is the first go I had at it. I did hand sew them because I just
found it entirely too difficult to sew the gussets in on the machine.
I'd really prefer to use the machine but I'll do whatever is best.
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| (Left) back |
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| (Left) palm |
My second try went a little better but instead of my seams being too loose I made them too tight. And obviously I need to refine them if I ever want to wear the final product in public.
I chose a micro suede in a color called papyrus. It's nice and soft and not too stretchy. I know it's not correct but I really don't think I'm up to the challenge of sewing leather gloves.
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American 1900-1925
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| American 1900-1930 |
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| French 1900-1925 |
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| French 1900-1929 |
I trolled around on the MET website last night and found these gloves in their collection. So round two I'm going to use a fabric a little more sturdy and maybe I'll try using the machine again.
2 comments:
OooO! I'm so glad you're doing this. I have this pattern too but haven't tried it yet. Your experiments are super helpful.
Lol thanks! That's quite a compliment. And the same can most certainly be said for you. ;)
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