2020-04-02

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2020-04-02 04:39 pm

1890's Checked Dress

I finished a new 1897 dress a couple of weeks ago. It's a gold and indigo checked silk taffeta, lined with tan cotton broadcloth and has a velvet ribbon belt. I got the buckle for the belt at Costume College last summer. It also gave me a place to use the tatting I made last summer on the collar.

The design is based on a pattern from Ageless Patterns, but I didn't buy their pattern. I already had a fitted bodice, sleeve, and skirt for the period so it would have been buying the pattern just for the pleated bodice and sleeve pieces. It didn't seem worth it.

1890’s checked dress

Details and more pictures behind the cut )

All pictures were taken by Sue Burbage.