Welcome at Made Victorian
My name is Emy. I am a passionate sewist who fell in love with Victorian’s (and Edwardian’s) fashion.
I created Made Victorian in 2022, with the hope to share my sewing passion and add Victorian touches to modern clothing.
My goal is to help and accompany you in your sewing adventures, whether you are beginner or an experienced sewist.
I design quality patterns and all-included kits to help you learn and practice new sewing skills.
Browse my collections of kits, patterns, and sewing supplies!
(home)Made Victorian Kits
The collection of all-included kits designed by Made Victorian. Perfect sewing projects to start sewing or to give as a gift.
Patterns
The collection of patterns designed by Made Victorian. Great if you want to personalise your sewing project.
Haberdashery
Browse the sewing supplies (such as scissors, needles, thread, etc.), as well as other supplies used in kits.
Fabric
Browse the carefully curated fabric selection for your next sewing project. My aim is to provide great quality natural fibers fabrics!
Accompanying you in your sewing adventures
What is Made Victorian?
Made Victorian is a small British online business, offering patterns, all-included kits and sewing supplies. As Made Victorian is a small structure, it operates at low stock levels and, or on-demand basis.
The collection (home)Made Victorian combines a growing range of patterns and all-included sewing kits for clothes and accessories. Each pattern is carefully designed and created in house and supplemented by a detailed step-by-step booklet of instructions. Supplies for kits are carefully curated and tested, to ensure that you are working with the best quality materials.
I also have a wide range of sewing supplies available (e.g. fabrics, threads, and other haberdashery), as well as sewing tools bundles (check out the Sewing Packs), which are perfect for anyone starting stitching.
Why create Made Victorian?
I founded Made Victorian because I want to accompany people in their sewing adventures, regardless of their sewing level.
The multitude of elements you have to consider when starting a sewing project can quickly become overwhelming and can stop you from even starting it. What type of project shall I start with? Shall I self-draft, drape, or use a commercial pattern? Which supplies shall I use? How much supplies shall I order?
All-included kits reduce the amount of elements to consider: they include a pattern, a booklet of instructions, and all the supplies you’ll need (fabric, thread, ribbons, buttons, etc.) Plus, if you decide to re-use the pattern, the booklet has recommendations and tips to guide you choose your supplies, or personalise your sewing project.
When I design Made Victorian’s products, I use construction methods and tips from the Modern and Victorian periods. Victorian clothes were made to last decades - even though the fashion changed every 10 years. By combining sewing techniques from those two periods, it increases your clothes’ durability. Plus, merging fashion elements from both periods gives a little (historical) humph to our modern blend everyday clothes, without having to wear historical or haute-couture pieces.
What Made Victorian strive for?
Making sewing accessible for everyone
Starting any new hobby can be confusing and overwhelming, and starting sewing is just the same. To help you start your sewing journey without worries, I have created all-included kits, containing all the necessary supplies (and some extra). Booklets of instructions, provided with patterns, are detailed, illustrated by schemes and pictures, and contain various tips to help you clearly visualise the steps.
Plus, you don’t need to own a sewing machine to make (home)Made Victorian products, as they are machine- and hand-sewing friendly. It only depends on which method you feel more confident using.
Combining Modern and Victorian fashions
When preparing a new project, I get inspiration from fashion magazines (from Modern and Victorian period), fashion plates, museum pieces, runway fashion images, etc. Heavily Victorian-inspired garments will have a Modern twist and heavily Modern-inspired garments will have a Victorian twist. But it is not just about aesthetics, I also want to ensure that it is made to last. With that in mind, I search through sewing and tailor’s manuals from both periods, to combine the construction methods and sewing techniques.
Using more natural fibres
I personally dislike having synthetic fibres against my skin. I don’t find them as breathable as natural fibres, and with time they develop a characteristic unpleasant smell that is difficult to get rid off. But also, scientific studies have reported that prolonged exposure to plastic (which is synthetic fibres’ main component) can negatively affect your overall health, even through daily skin contact. For those reasons, I try my best to avoid synthetic fibres, and aim to source mainly natural fibres when I am gathering supplies for my kits.
Providing good quality products
As a customer, I am quite peculiar regarding the quality of what I buy. I feel cheated and frustrated when I receive something with a subpart quality. Afterall, I started sewing because I wanted to make clothes of better quality compared to those found in stores.
I want to make sure that the sewing project you are making, using my kits or patterns, are made to last. So, I test carefully each element of Made Victorian’s products. I thoroughly check that the supplies are of good quality and fulfil their purpose perfectly, and that instructions can be easily followed.