My apologies for the delay and lapse in posts.
Business has picked up for custom girls dresses...
I finally completed (over a month ago) a challenge from the Dremstress's Historically Sew Fortnightly!
Business has picked up for custom girls dresses...
I finally completed (over a month ago) a challenge from the Dremstress's Historically Sew Fortnightly!
I'm very bad with deadlines at this time in my life, especially if its not 'mandatory'.
Yet, I saw the challenge posted and kept saying to myself....
I have yellow fabric and trims ... 'just do it'!
So I did !
Alas, not for myself but for 'lil bit'.
I actually created two dresses.
Unfortunately, I only have pictures of the sewing process for one :(
The Challenge: Yellow
Fabric: 100% cotton
Pattern: Self drafted
Year: 1850's
Notions: Thread, 4 yellow buttons
How historically accurate is it? The 1850's dress is about 75% historically correct. I have alot of difficulty with the sleeve attachment and placement
Hours to complete: 2 hours
First worn: Just to try on
Total cost: $0 all from my stash
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| Hand pleated front bodice. |
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| Larger hand pleated back bodice. |
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| Hand gathered skirt waist. |
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| Waist band for skirt, basically made like bias tape. |
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| Pinned bias tape/waist band to skirt and top to bodice (matched seams of skirt to bodice). |
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| Adjusted gathers to fit in each section of skirt and bias tape. |
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| I use a darker color thread to gather so when the pieces are sewed together I can clip the end and pull it through and use the thread again. |
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| Bodice, bias tape/waist band and skirt all attached. |
Unfortunately, I do not have pictures of the sleeves and how I attached them. It was a trial and error. None of the extant pictures used gave clear pictures of the sleeves and how they were attached. I cut two rectangular pieces and created a sleeve and left enough excess fabric at the top to attach my bias tape along the complete bodice top (sleeve and bodice area). I then cut away the part of the dress in the arm pit so 'lil bits' arm could fit comfortably. The top hem as mentioned is finished with self made bias tape around the complete bodice top.
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To go with her dresses I also made 'lil bit' a petticoat from a bed skirt I purchased for $2 dollars at Goodwill. I initially cut about 24 inches of the skirt for her petticoat. I hand gathered it and sewed it up with grosgrain ribbon for the waist band.
But when I put the skirt on it seemed very thin and not full enough.
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| so dismal ehh! |
So I cut another 24
inches of skirt material, sewed up the side seams, created a placket in
the back, regathered the edge and attached to some double wide bias
tape. I added a button and a buttonhole for closure.
The 2nd Dress........
The Challenge: Yellow
Fabric: linen blend
Pattern: self drafted
Year: 1650's Kirtle
Notions: grommets , thread, yellow ribbon, bias tape to hem edges
How historically accurate is it? 50% (lol)
Hours to complete: 2 hours
First worn: Just to try on
Total cost: $0 all from stash
Fabric: linen blend
Pattern: self drafted
Year: 1650's Kirtle
Notions: grommets , thread, yellow ribbon, bias tape to hem edges
How historically accurate is it? 50% (lol)
Hours to complete: 2 hours
First worn: Just to try on
Total cost: $0 all from stash
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| Best picture of 'lil bit' and the only one not blurry... She moves fast! |
