Finished Items

[atherleisure]

I took a couple of pictures of finished items this morning.

First the evening bodice laid flat on the bed because it doesn't even remotely fit on the dummy, and I didn't care to put on stays and a dress.



I used ideas from a couple of fashion plates, particularly this one held by the Museum of London


and this one, though I'm not sure where it comes from


Second the petticoat, which does fit on the dummy reasonably well.





The construction for it is based on a riding habit in Patterns of Fashion. It has pocket slits and hooks and eyelets on the left, but the right side is sewn to the little bodice.

Comments

[koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com]

They both look very nice!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thank you. There's something nice about and relaxing about hand-sewing.

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

The evening bodice is lovely. And the teeny back on the new petticoat is awesome!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

I love the tiny backs too. The evening bodice and the petticoat bodice are cut from the same pattern, but the petticoat bodice is hemmed back a half inch around the neck with the front flaps cut off while the evening bodice has a tapered front. It's fun to see what you can do altering the same pattern.

[chocolatepot.livejournal.com]

I own a fashion plate from the same publication as your second one - thanks for linking to the archive site! Now I know it's from Luxus und der Moden.

Can't wait to see this all together. Your work is so neat.

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad to have inadvertently helped you out. It's always fun when you luck into some information you were missing!

[sadievale.livejournal.com]

Pretty!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thanks.