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| Maybe the beige curtains weren't the best backdrop for a white dress. |
The inspiration piece is the c.1800 bib-front dress from Regency Women's Dress (page 42); I also referred to the other bib-front morning dress c.1800-1805 (page 46) for additional construction information, and the untrained, rectangular skirt. Additional fastener information, as well as the self-fabric bands around the bib, are from a c.1798-1805 dress in Patterns of Fashion 1 (page 48).
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| The fabric is incredibly light and has a soft hand, but still enough body to drape gracefully. I am quite pleased with this hem: 20-22 stitches to the inch. |
The material is a very light sheer white muslin with a woven stripe that I got from Nancy's Sewing Basket just before they closed. The bodice is lined in plain white cotton. Except for the two seams in the skirt panels (which are machine-sewn, but hand-felled), every stitch in this dress was done by hand: hems, gathers, seams, and all. Thank you to Elise, for working on the lining while I was frantically trying to join all the muslin bodice pieces.
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| The dress in action, with a red ribbon sash and my red shawl. |
Lovely!
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