sheer 1860s dress

[mlsdesigns]

ok, as promised here are lots and lots of pics! i got so carried away :)

i'm so pleased it all goes together so well!


the pinks go so well, and the ribbon trim on the dress is the exact same colour as the curtain!

look!!

excuse the silly face, but it shows the buttons nicely, and the sheerness

it's not as sheer as some, but i like the effect

i love the way the skirts go when i sit down, but i wish i had a pair of socks to knit, it would have made such a good little women photo :)

and i got tired :)

sorry, can't help it, another silly one! but i like the line, and i might get clare to play with it on photoshop and try and make a 'period' looking photo.

and i had so much trouble working out the closure on the skirt, why didn't i make a skirt and a bodice and then sew the 2 together :) anyway, here it is bit by bit, lots of button holes!

i used a linnen button for flatness under the belt, if i'd had a brain i would have done it on the inside like the others:

the skirt opening is so far back because of where the pannels are joined


so so sorry there are loads of pics, but i'm just so pleased with how it turned out! next week there will be pics of my fun day yesterday, showing all the children :)

Comments

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

this is the post, let's see if it works!
http://mlsdesigns.livejournal.com/10751.html#cutid1

[my-stitching.livejournal.com]

Yes it worked and the steps seem very clear. I have added it to my memories so that I can find it easily. I really want to make on of those regency bonnets where the top (crown?) is tall. Do you know the ones I mean? Thanks!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

you're welcome! is this the kind of thing you mean?
http://www.historichats.net/

[my-stitching.livejournal.com]

Sort of though that is a full hat with the brim all the way around and the one I am thinking of is a true bonnet. In the BBC version of Emma, she wears one when she meets Mr. Elton outside Mrs Goddard's school after visiting a sick Harriet though it is a bit higher in the front than I prefer.

If you have the Ackermann book, there is a similar one on page 19 though it has a lot of decoration. The pelisse I am using for inspiration is on page 17 by the way and looks to have a similar bonnet, but it is covered in feathers naturally.

As an aside, in looking online for an image, I noticed this image of a regency bathing gown. http://hal.ucr.edu/~cathy/ack/RA1816.html