Inspired by antique and vintage Hungarian smocked blouses, this handmade blouse was smocked by hand for 18 hours with pale blue, pink, and white cotton thread, while the French seams were machine sewn. Antique cotton thread was used for the ties at the puff sleeves and neckline. The blouse is made out of a 56% linen and 44% cotton lightweight fabric and was hand dyed a pale pink.
Measurements:
The smocked waist is 34.”
The natural bust is 36” and can expand a few inches due to the adjustable neckline.
The arm openings are 12” in circumference.
The blouse is 20.5” long.
In every handmade clothing piece, Jillian Rae tries to capture the charm of “visual human touch” frequently seen in handmade antique and vintage garments. From historical couture to the homemade novice, unique “imperfect” characteristics that can only be created by a human hand appear throughout thousands of years of human-made textile clothing. Handmade knots, unique decorative touches, and stitches all capture the imperfect human behind the needle and thread and creates a physical record of human life. Jillian Rae wishes to keep the legacy of human-made art and the legacy of women’s historical material culture alive through her textile art.
Inspired by antique and vintage Hungarian smocked blouses, this handmade blouse was smocked by hand for 18 hours with pale blue, pink, and white cotton thread, while the French seams were machine sewn. Antique cotton thread was used for the ties at the puff sleeves and neckline. The blouse is made out of a 56% linen and 44% cotton lightweight fabric and was hand dyed a pale pink.
Measurements:
The smocked waist is 34.”
The natural bust is 36” and can expand a few inches due to the adjustable neckline.
The arm openings are 12” in circumference.
The blouse is 20.5” long.
In every handmade clothing piece, Jillian Rae tries to capture the charm of “visual human touch” frequently seen in handmade antique and vintage garments. From historical couture to the homemade novice, unique “imperfect” characteristics that can only be created by a human hand appear throughout thousands of years of human-made textile clothing. Handmade knots, unique decorative touches, and stitches all capture the imperfect human behind the needle and thread and creates a physical record of human life. Jillian Rae wishes to keep the legacy of human-made art and the legacy of women’s historical material culture alive through her textile art.
