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| Slow progress on this 1790s gown, but it'll {eventually} come together in time for JA Fest in July. |
Jane Austen Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, is 10 weeks away and I got nothin'.
I've got a part of a thing. It's a thing in progress, but with a grand total of, like, 5 sewing hours per week, I need to pull it together!
The nice thing about 1790s gowns is that they go together relatively quickly. I have all my pieces ready to assemble, at least. I just have to...assemble them.
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| The bodice is assembled, awaiting the front treatment (gathered pieces), skirt, and sleeves. |
The skirt is seamed, shaped, and hemmed, it's just not whipped to the bodice yet. The bodice front treatment is patterned, cut, and the drawstrings applied; the sleeves are patterned, seamed, and ready to be set in. There's probably one good day's worth of work in this only, which is comforting.
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| Draping the bodice front treatment. Something I love about 1790s bodices is you can just apply any design to the front that you like - gathered, bib front, surplice, etc. |
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| Prepping the bodice front treatment for the drawstrings - all edges basted. |
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| Carefully hemming the neckline edge up over the drawstring. |
Then a quick petticoat, and thankfully we have a great many accessories already hanging around (chemisettes, caps, reticules, shoes), so that'll be that.
It just feels so... slow! My goal is to finish this up this weekend, then. It's a good goal. Let's see if it happens (lol.)
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Your local IKEA has such wonderful fabric! That pattern almost makes *me* want to make a 1790s gown, and my main costuming interest is the Viking period!
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DeleteI'll be looking for you! I'll be there. I can hardly wait. I am working on my bonnet.
ReplyDeleteSweet! See you there :-D
DeleteWhat shape stays are you wearing? I want to make a really high waist 1795ish round gown from ikea fabric. With a V going upwards bodice back. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteHi Adrienne - here is my post on the corset I made to wear under this dress: http://blog.americanduchess.com/2017/03/the-1790s-jane-austen-goes-to-ikea-gown.html
DeleteI love seeing your progress on this! I ran out and bought those curtains after you posted the first time about them, and I *love* the fabric! Can't wait to see your finished gown!
ReplyDeleteIt's really lovely! A beautiful hand and weight. I look forward to seeing what you make with it :-)
DeleteWhat pattern did you use for the bodice and sleeves?
Deleteomg vintage dresses are the best! love the flowers on this gown.overall it looks so beautiful :)
ReplyDeletehappy life,
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Who is your cute sewing companion?
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