I Made an 1890s Bathing Costume! A Historical Bathing Suit

I am anything if not stubborn, so despite the fact that the leaves are changing and everyone is onto pumpkin spice everything and sweater weather, here is my late Victorian/early Edwardian bathing costume that I made over the summer. Pattern used: Folkwear #253 Materials used: Cotton Twill Fabric– 5 yards Cotton Twill Tape – 8 yards Coutil – scraps Bias tape – 2 yards Image sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bathing_Beauties_(cropped).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlantic_City_Beach_(3333253691).jpg https://forgotten-ny.com/2002/09/forgotten-tour-10-coney-island-brooklyn/ https://vestatilleys.tumblr.com/post/127329018418/surf-bathing-new-york-1900s https://www.flickr.com/photos/ozfan22/5301463413/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51323/30-vintage-photos-people-having-fun-beach https://murdochmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Loch_Ness_Murdoch?file=Murdoch_1228.JPG Murdoch Mysteries Screencaps Copyright Shaftesbury Films Images used under the Copyright Act of Canada - Fair Dealing For behind the scenes, geekery and tea, find me on Instagram @the_halfling_seamstress Business inquiries: halflingseamstress@gmail.com Music from Epidemic Sound Counting the Days – Cody High Mrs Detective – Claude Signet Dressed to Impress – Claude Signet Insidious Mice – Arthur Benson In The Books – Raymond Grouse Trans Siberian Express – Luella Gren April Will Be Cold – Francis Wells Want to try Epidemic Sound? Get a 30 day free trial using my referral link: https://