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Mar. 21st, 2017

I made sleeve supports for my 1830's dress following

mandie_rw's method that she wrote about on her blog and in a journal entry. She even gave me the rough measurements of her outer layer in the comments of the latter.

I actually took more or less step-by-step pictures to share the process.

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ETA: I would not recommend making these out of muslin. Something with a tighter weave is required. After a few wearings, the feathers have started to poke through the fabric. It hasn't gotten bad yet, but for longevity a sheeting or something would be more appropriate.

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