Here are the three outfits that came from my yearly sewing mania-
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and with my best buddy-minus the airsaid-
sewing frenzy 07 final results
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cowtime, maybe you talked about this before, but what time period are those dresses from? I really don't seem to recognize much about them at all. Boy, those stripes sure match up on the other woman's dress---guess that wasn't an accident, eh?
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Mine was taken from an advisory article called "Dressing for the '45" as in 1745 and from the McIan print of clan Matthesion. I did not make the jacket or wear a neckerchief since I figured I would burn up as it was with two petticoats over the "sark"(chemise), plus stays and the airsaid. I must say I did not need to wear a coat that day.what time period are those dresses from?
My friend's dress is a "robe a la' Anglais pattern taken from 5 extant gowns dating from 1760-1785 that are in museum collections. Technically she should have worn "pannier hoops" under the gown which would have made the sides stand out quiet a bit, and her neckerchief should have been white. The rust colored petticoat was seperate , as were the stays and chemise.
The stripes matching up was definitely not an accident.
If my husband had not laced them so tight the stays would not have been a bit uncomfortable. This is providing you do not get an itch on your side- can't scratch it. Bending over was not very easy They were very different than the Victorian corset I made last year. The cane "bones" had little give and forced correct posture. They come up above the shoulder blades in the back and you do sit and stand up straight. They made my aching back feel better. In my research I found that the working class women often did not have shoulder straps and I can see why. The straps limit raising the arms a bit. I put straps on mine since I was not making a jacket, plus I just liked the way they looked tied on there and it was fun making the lacing holes with nothing more than the bone stiletto and sewing thread. Much easier than metal grommets from later eras.Was it comfortable to wear? were the stays awkward? I'm trying to imagine what it would be like to wear a dress like that every day!
Dressing this way would not be bad at all. I am amazed at how warm the long dresses are, whatever the era. Of course when you think about it, two or more petticoats plus a chemise and perhaps more layers should be warm.
"Let low-country intruder approach a cove
And eyes as gray as icicle fangs measure stranger
For size, honesty, and intent."
John Foster West
And eyes as gray as icicle fangs measure stranger
For size, honesty, and intent."
John Foster West