Striped Blue and White Dress
MATERIALS:
Striped Blue-White Dress
About 1816-1818
. Striped cotton fabric (BWL-2030) – 70 cm meter (unfortunaley sold out - use any other striped fabric, silk or cotton), like the vintage fabric BWL-2029
. Cotton mousseline or batiste – 25 x 15 cm (bodice lining)
. Lace, ca. 7 mm wide – 90 cm, decoration (I no longer have any of the lace in the photo, so any other narrow, scalloped lace or braid will work fine. Even narrow vandyked Swiss embroidered lace would be suitable. Vandyke trims were popular)
. Ribbon, 7 mm and 5 mm wide, 4 meters each – decoration
. Picot soutache (TR-4012), 1.5 mm wide, col. 3- ties for sleeves
. Piping cord, about 1.5 to 2 mm thick, 150 cm
. 1 hook
. Narrow tie ribbon, 60 cm
Aqua and Ecru Ball Gown
About 1814-1816
- Silk mousseline (or chiffon), ecru, 40 x 137 cm
- Silk crepe satin (CSS-857), aqua, 50 cm x 138 cm
- Silk/cotton bias strip for binding the neck edge, 40 cm
- Silk crepe satin, ecru (CSS-803), satin slip, sleeve band and waist band for dress
- Val lace, 7 mm wide (VAL-3033), neck and sleeve edge, 120 cm
- Malines lace, 50 mm wide, (200 515), 1 meter
- Silk tulle, ecru, 60 x 60 cm for shawl
- Malines lace, 25 mm wide,(205 329) for shawl, 230 cm
- Sequins, silver, 3 mm wide, plus tiny white beads – about 160
- Small amount blue silk thread for embroidery on waistband and stitching on bodice.
- Narrow tie, about 60 cm
- 1 hook
- Short piece of cotton fabric for waistband covering
Lavender-Ecru Dress
About 1818-1820
- Cotton voile, 150 cm wide, ecru/lavender (BWL-2076), 1 meter
(about 5 meters of 6 cm wide bias strips are needed for the flounces)
- Piping cord, about 2 mm thick, 5 meters
- Malines lace (200 472) for the flounce, 5 meters
- Val lace, 7 mm wide (Val-3040), neck and sleeves, 1 meter
- Silk ribbon, natural white,10 mm wide, lining the waistband, 26 cm
- Press-on very lightweight interfacing, 23 x 1 cm
- Narrow tape for the neckline, 60 cm
- 1 hook
Spencer
From 1790 to about 1820, with different decorations
- Silk jacquard, 30 x 95 cm, spencer (JAC-3203 is sold out but any of the other silk jacquard fabrics would also look lovely)
- Silk/cotton (PR-SC-3013), 20 x 45 cm, lining
- Silk crepe satin (CSS-844), smoky berry, for bias strips (about 4 meters of about 2.5 - 3 cm wide strips), 50 cm x 138 cm
- Press-on finest interfacing, about 3.50 meters, 1 cm wide, all tabs and waistband
- Small length of 7 mm wide silk ribbon, casing for waist
- Silk cord, ecru (TR-4024), decoration
- 10 matching 6 mm beads or toggles, decoration – unfortunately, I have none of the white ones left, only black ones, except a very few for some kits. You could make your own with silk sewing thread crocheted over cotton wool balls, or just use some matching beads or just make some tassels.
- 1 hook, 2 snaps (black)
- Narrow tie tape, 60 cm
Velvet Hat
About 1818-1820
- Silk/rayon velvet, brown, (DAR-0131), 30 x 40 cm
- Hat wire, medium to strong, about 60 cm
- Brim cover (face), silk crepe satin (from petticoat), 20 x 20 cm
- Art. Flowers
- Tie ribbon
- Hat band decoration, braid, 60 cm
- Lining silk, 20 x 30 cm
-1.20 meters x 15 mm wide Val lace
- Decorative ribbon, 7-8 mm wide, ombré: for the shell design you need about 10 x the circumference (about 4.5 to 5 meters).
- Very thin cardboard or heavy paper
General Materials
- GILPOL 200/2 thread for hand stitching
- Cotton and silk thread
- Magnifying glasses
- Thread snips
- Roller cutter for bias strips and mat (invaluable)
- Sewing needles # 12 – lots, I lose mine constantly!
- Hard-to-hold hairspray (to set lace etc.)
- Thick darning needle (for threading tape etc.)
- White glue
