It looks great, all that fiddling paid off, you've got it to lay much closer to the bodice. Those colors…
On 1770s Powerpuff Polonaise Progress
It looks great, all that fiddling paid off, you've got it to lay much closer to the bodice. Those colors…
On 1770s Powerpuff Polonaise Progress
I wonder if the original reason for pleating, instead of cutting so as not to need to pleat, was to…
On 1770s Powerpuff Polonaise Progress
Lol! Yes, Rufflepup and Hangy-bits, both technical Georgian millinery terms 🙂
On 1770s Powerpuff Polonaise Progress
Hehehe, I have to work on my "folding up" - I usually go for interior tapes to hitch it up,…
On 1770s Powerpuff Polonaise Progress
I haven't had the opportunity to inspect an original gown like this in a museum collection, but economy of cutting…
On 1770s Powerpuff Polonaise Progress
Oh yum, what a lovely job you're doing!! (Rufflepuff, I assume, is one of those long hidden 18th c tailoring…
On 1770s Powerpuff Polonaise Progress
Oh wow it just looks like it would taste of rose petals and sherbet! So best not to take a…
On 1770s Powerpuff Polonaise Progress
Sigh. Now I need a pink gown. D: It looks great. I'm not familiar with sewing sabot cuffs--just looking at…
On 1770s Powerpuff Polonaise Progress
This was a very informative line of comments 🙂 Lauren; your dress is gorgeous! And thanks for bringing up this…
On 1930s Pink Easter Dress and Vintage Underpinnings