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I finished another thing! This is a dress made from a pattern by Norah Waugh - it’s called a round robe and based on a gown from the 1790s. It was kind of challenging to put together and I don’t love how it looks from the front, but I’m fond of the silhouette and like how light and summery it is.

It’s made from a striped pale yellow cotton, with a front panel that was formerly a curtain. The bodice is lined with muslin and closes at the front with hooks. The skirt closes with a drawstring - also at the front.

It’s paired with pearls and a straw hat that I altered.

More photos and construction notes are posted here!

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I finished my beautiful lacy beast! It took me a few months, 11 yards of cotton sateen, forty yards of lace, and many hours of hand sewing, but it’s done!

This dress is based on this ensemble from the 1860s. The dress is made of cotton sateen with tulle, chantilly lace, alencon lace, embroidered lace, and beaded details. The vast majority of it was hand sewn.

The bodice is lined with cotton, lightly boned, and laces up the back. The skirt closes with hooks and weighs eight pounds thanks to all the embellishments. It has a twenty four inch waist and is worn over a steel boned corset, hoop skirt, hip roll, and petticoat. All of which were made by me!

It was a process, with lots of ups and downs but i’m really pleased with the end result. Construction notes and more photos can be found here!

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A comparison shot of my original sketch vs finished dress, the inspiration vs my finished dress, and the dress!

I’m incredibly surprised with how much it resembles the sketch considering I didn’t reference it once after draping the bodice. And I think the same can be said about it and the painting, I really didn’t expect them to turn out so similar!

Re-blogable photos // construction notes