Madame Laurena, couture historique & vintage

Support my project: creating a sewing workshop of historical costuming! Have a look to my Victorian and vintage reproductions in the video!

Project visual Madame Laurena, couture historique & vintage
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Madame Laurena, couture historique & vintage

<p> <strong>The project</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <u><strong>LINK FOR THE VIDEO IN ENGLISH</strong></u></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyIf9hxZ0sU</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  I am a professional seamstress and I have a sewing degree.</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> Fascinated by the history and the historical costume, I am a reenactress since 10 years. (Mostly Second Empire (Victorian), civil war and American old west period)</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> I make since a couple of years my own dresses <strong><u>with historical sewing techniques</u></strong>.</p> <p>  </p> <p>                                                                <img alt="1c3a4422540pix-1455612162" height="245" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/278472/1C3A4422540PIX-1455612162.jpg" width="162"></p> <p>  </p> <p> So the historical costuming became my favorite occupation, especially the 19th century and vintage period (1930/1960)</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>I make dresses from 1850 to 1960</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>                                                                                          <strong> 1860</strong>                                                         </p> <p> <strong>                                                               <img alt="Img_7220_540pix-1456235917" height="281" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/281282/IMG_7220_540PIX-1456235917.jpg" width="187">        </strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>    </strong></p> <p> <strong>                                                                                             1950</strong></p> <p> <strong>                                                                         <u><img alt="Sans_titre_540_pix-1456235953" height="278" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/281283/Sans_titre_540_PIX-1456235953.png" width="142"> </u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> My Victorian dresses are made for <u>reenactress, historical dancers,Theatrical or cinema events.</u></p> <p> <u>Or simply for all the women who love historical reproductions.</u></p> <p>  </p> <p>                            <img alt="Img_4936_540pix-1455610109" height="290" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/278454/IMG_4936_540PIX-1455610109.jpg" width="192"><img alt="Dsc_0046-1455610639" height="290" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/278457/DSC_0046-1455610639.jpg" width="191"></p> <p>  </p> <p> All the women <u>who love the vintage fashion will love my vintage reproductions.</u></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>                                                                        <img alt="Sans_titre-1455610600" height="285" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/278456/Sans_titre-1455610600.jpg" width="124"></p> <p>  </p> <p> All my dresses are based of original pattern or original dresses that details I can find on museum all over the world. I realize my own reproduction pattern based on original dresses.</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>1880s original pattern</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p>         <img alt="La-mode-illustree-patron-n-34-1887-1456155535" height="290" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/280824/LA-MODE-ILLUSTREE-PATRON-n-34-1887-1456155535.jpg" width="272"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u> Drafting pattern based on an original fashion picture </u></strong></p> <p>                                        </p> <p>    <strong><u><img alt="67ac5584afa7af06c50e990be23a4883-1456155814" height="281" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/280829/67ac5584afa7af06c50e990be23a4883-1456155814.jpg" width="135"></u></strong>                          <img alt="Dsc_0540-1456155660" height="203" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/280827/DSC_0540-1456155660.JPG" width="271"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong><u>You can find all my reproductions on:</u></strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> https://www.facebook.com/MadameLaurenaVictorian/</p> <p> https://www.facebook.com/madame.laurena.vintage/</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  I decided it will be more practical to me to stay at home for working. I am actually transforming a room of my house in a workshop.</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  I would like to finish as soon as possible the workshop and buying professional sewing equipment (sewing machine and a table for cutting)</p> <p>  </p> <p> <u><strong>Some photos of my sewing workshop.</strong></u></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="20150721_153511-1455611035" height="525" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/278462/20150721_153511-1455611035.jpg" width="297"></p> <p> <img alt="20160207_103947-1456154840" height="166" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/280811/20160207_103947-1456154840.jpg" width="295"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p>    </p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p>

Allocation of funds

<p> <u><strong> I will need to be financing for:</strong></u></p> <p>  </p> <p> *Finishing the improvement of the workshop (Partially begun with our personal funds)</p> <p>  </p> <p> * Replace the roof: 2000€</p> <p>  </p> <p> * Floor covering: 400€</p> <p>  </p> <p> * Finish waterproofness:250€</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Plaque-1455611818" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/278469/plaque-1455611818.jpg"> <img alt="I_668497_02-1455611831" height="130" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/278470/i_668497_02-1455611831.jpg" width="348"></p> <p>  </p> <p> *Industrial sewing machine: 1300 €</p> <p>  </p> <p>  *Table of professional cutting: 400 €</p> <p>  </p> <p> *Arrangement of the workshop: Shelves, boxes of arrangement, desk: 800 €</p> <p>  </p> <p> *Purchase for :fabric/pattern/supplies (laces, ribbon,thread…): 350 €</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Juki-dnu-1541-d-1455609914" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/278451/juki-dnu-1541-d-1455609914.jpg"> <img alt="Soditablemodeliste-1455609925" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/278452/soditablemodeliste-1455609925.png"></p> <p> <img alt="B032da2f6818f11682da194423a1ea08-1455611904" height="334" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/278471/b032da2f6818f11682da194423a1ea08-1455611904.jpg" width="500"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <u><strong>In case of overtaking the collection</strong></u>,</p> <p>  </p> <p> you will help me to buy a professional ironer and furniture for an Exhibition</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="I-grande-2548-chaudiere-mod-0.net-1455612779" height="137" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/278478/I-Grande-2548-chaudiere-mod-0.net-1455612779.jpg" width="137"><img alt="Ambiance-standexposium540-1455612816" height="135" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/278479/ambiance-standexposium540-1455612816.jpg" width="203"></p>

Rewards

€5

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De 0€ à 5€ Goodies with the Logo of Madame Laurena Victorian or Vintage au choix.

Estimated delivery: September 2016

€15

  • 2 contributions
Fabric bag with the logo of Madame Laurena or Madame Laurena Victorian OR Cover dairy with the logo of Madame Laurena

Estimated delivery: September 2016

€25

  • 3 contributions
one sewing lesson with Skype (one hour and a half)

Estimated delivery: November 2016

€40

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-sewing lesson with skype (2 hours and a half) OR -Historical sewing lesson with skype (XIX century) (2hours and a half)

Estimated delivery: September 2016

€60

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-sewing lesson with skype (4 hours) OR -Historical sewing lesson with skype (XIX century) (4 hours) OR -Corsetery lesson with skype (XIX century) (4 hours) OU -Initiation au patronage (moderne ou historique au choix)

Estimated delivery: September 2016

€80

-Placing and order (free) for a simple skirt. OR -Placing an order (free) for a simple blouse.

Estimated delivery: November 2016

€100

  • 1 contribution
-placing an order (free) (for a simple dress) OR for European people. Old West Reenactment week end ( Oise/France) (the week end is free but you have to charge the gaz or the motorway taxes, etc...) OR for European people. 19th century ball (Located in Belgium or in Paris).(the week end is free but you have to charge the gaz or the motorway taxes, etc...)

Estimated delivery: June 2016

€150

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-Placing and order (free) for a simple evening dress (vintage) OR -Placing and order (free) for a suit (vintage)

Estimated delivery: December 2016

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