Sheer Yellow Regency Gown with White Ribbon: Sewing Journal
Inspired by gorgeous styles of 1995’s Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, I designed a style I liked, with sheer overlay and sleeves.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Category: A Sewing Journal – 1800 to 1825
Fashioning my 1812 Empire Ball Gown with Opera Gloves
All the fairy dust made me feel like Cinderella, who is perhaps early 19th century, set in a Regency novel by Jane Austen, soon to meet that longed for gent.
Helping stitch 1813 Star-Spangled Banner Reproduction Flag
Today my kids and I helped stitch a reproduction of the 1813 American flag of 15 stripes and 15 stars that flew over Fort McHenry in battle.
Meriweather Lewis 1803 Regimental and Chapeau de Bras
The chapeau de bras (hat) was cleverly made by my son after much analysis of one at the Colonial Williamsburg Costume Design Center, tailor, and the book.
Brandenburg Military Style 1812 Spencer in Black Velvet
The Victoria and Albert Museum states that military fashions were popular in Britain during the Regency Era due to the Napoleonic Wars, perfect for my spencer.
Sheer 1812 Empire Gown, Napoleon, and Josephine
After Napoleon was exiled to Elba, Bonapartists wore the color purple and carried violets to covertly show their support of him…and his promise of springtime.
Early 19th century short stays: Sewing Journal
While in researching stays to make for my gown, I learned of the short stays from the Sense and Sensibility Short Stays pattern, so I decided to try it myself.
Early 19th Century Bodiced Petticoat: Sewing Journal
In my research I found a pattern from Period Impressions for a bodiced petticoat that I simply fell in love with. This is completely handsewn.
