Hm. I think I need a turn of the 20th century wrapper/tea gown/house dress type garment.
My fabric is a cozy navy wool, so I'll want to avoid some of the more fantastical ruffled confections
Here's some pictures from the 1897 and 1898 Sears catalogues and the 1899 Eaton's catalogue.
For planning purposes.
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in reply to Caiotekit Creations • • •@Caiotekit Yeah, It looks great.
I have a little bit of trouble telling how much of the appeal is the less unnerving art style though.
I think I'm leaning towards something like the upper left (minus that wacky arm ruffle) mostly for ease of construction reasons
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in reply to Rivikah • • •My evening's internet browsing tells me these usually opened down the front and were mostly constructed over a vest-like inner bodice liner that fastened separately. I'm currently debating whether or not I want to go to all that trouble.
Most of these it would not be at all difficult to just make them pull on over the head and then belt at the waist.
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in reply to Rivikah • • •Working on my sleeve draft.
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in reply to Rivikah • • •Ok. Point of no return...Drapey bits in the back, or no...Hmm...
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in reply to Rivikah • • •Lovely, but if one is so sublunary as to sit down, do they get all weird creases?
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in reply to Rivikah • • •And now we have a layout. Time for cutting! (The scary part)
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in reply to Rivikah • • •All cut.
OK, I still need to make a plan about a collar and some facings. But all the big bits are done.
Here are four piles:
Two continuous meters of left over fabric that I might get a very practical pair of trousers from if I'm careful. (Only 3 meters used for this garment if anyone's keeping score.)
A pile of small probably useless scraps.
A pile of larger pieces that I will cut the aforementioned collar and facings from.
My cut out pieces.
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in reply to Rivikah • • •I've started to put the first seams in place and now reach an all important question: Pockets?
I don't really want to have to fiddle with pockets. But will I regret it?
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in reply to Rivikah • • •My quest to be cozy requires that I hang out in my cold basement because it's stitching time!
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in reply to Rivikah • • •The weekend's progress. This still needs collar and neck facings, belt, hemming and wrist finishing, buttons and button holes.
I was planning a little standing collar to really lean in to the spinster aunt vibe, but now that I'm here.... maybe more floof? Probably not though. Little standing collars are versatile in a way big floofy ones aren't. Maybe some decorative braid though.
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in reply to Rivikah • • •More progress! All that's left is hemming and fasteners.
And maybe fussing around with a couple of little details. (Sleeve pleats are asymmetrical collar comes too much around the front)
This is already amazing and getting tons of wear even unfinished
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in reply to Rivikah • • •Some commentary here: Those sleeves look super impressive, right?
But I'm pretty sure I understand why this was the style right when Ready To Wear clothing was really becoming a big force.
Those sleeves are super easy to set. Way easier than most of my modern carefully written patterns. They're even easier to fit. Like...No fitting, just poof.
#sewing #historybounding #history #clothing
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in reply to Rivikah • • •@sbourne I mean...This is the Sears catalogue, not the House of Worth. In 1897, six out of the seven wrappers in the Sears catalogue had that extra back pleat. Including the least expensive one.
I'm actually guessing they were on their way out of style, because they're almost all gone by 1898.
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in reply to Rivikah • •@Rivikah yes! everybody¹ needs a comfy but elegant house dress such as these!
Says the one who has been thinking of one for years, and still only has vague plans :D
¹ FSVO everybody