Today I spent about six hours taking the pattern of the sacque and petticoat that will be displayed in Great, Strange, and Rarely Seen - so I thought I might post the rough draft up here for comments, critiques, &c. I'm going to redraw it in ink for the final version, move pieces around (rotate … Continue reading Sacque and Petticoat, ca. 1765 – Preview
Tag: 18th century
50% Backstitch Completion!
I've finally done all the channels on one side of my stays. Of course, now it's second-sock syndrome and doing the other seems like a kind of torture, but still - halfway there. I originally cut the front too high - or the rest of it too low (but I'm short-waisted so it worked out … Continue reading 50% Backstitch Completion!
Running Through the 1780s – Part II
The Mid-1780s (1784-1786) "Robe en Foureau à queue simple ...", Galerie des Modes, 1784; MFA 44.1584 The woman is wearing a gown that is pulled up through the pockets. The back is pleated en fourreau (at least in the bodice - it may not be the traditional type of pleating), and the sleeves have large … Continue reading Running Through the 1780s – Part II
Description of the Newest Dress, 1775
I know this isn't new to anyone anymore, but a while ago I was looking up descriptions of the transitional dress in the mid-1770s, and I've had a page in Google Books open in a tab for a while. It's from the Lady's Magazine, May 1775, p. 233:
Running through the 1780s – Part I
Okay, I really had no intention of continuing this schtick. I don't just want to concentrate on the eighteenth century! I also don't want to raise expectations of continuous, researched posts! However, I realized when I finished the 1770s posts that I've got a fuzzy impression of the 1780s, and I don't really think much … Continue reading Running through the 1780s – Part I
Mimic of Modes 