Edwardian Summer Dress (Part 1): Making a Lace Yoke Silk Blouse

I made another Edwardian-era shirtwaist! This one is the perfect history-bounding Gibson Girl blouse and fits beautifully into both dark academia and cottagecore aesthetics.

I know I took a break for a few weeks, but I’m back! I won’t be posting weekly anymore—I want to put more time and care into each project and each video. Quality over quantity, right?

Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
00:50 The lace yoke
3:13 What is this project?
6:08 Back to sewing
8:03 The collar
11:50 Sleeves
15:04 Reveal
16:14 Outro

Materials
• 100% silk fabric
• A whole bunch of crocheted cotton lace
• Pre-waxed ivory silk hand-sewing thread
• Cotton basting thread

Sewing Machine
• 1951 Singer 201-2