1830s Mini Dress?! Making a Romantic Era Short Gown! 

I love the pattern on the material. It's such a classic. Beautifully done and it looks good on you!

Making an 1830's short gown was a brilliant idea, and it turned out beautifully! Thank you sharing with us. Working or middling women's clothing is my personal area of interest in historic costuming and is often the most neglected. You've inspired me with new ideas!

The jacket made up beautifully in the end! There are times we won't be satisfied with the work we do but I still think you did a wonderful job!

That is so beautiful. You should be very proud.

It's absolutely lovely

ooohhh -that is soooo pretty! I just LOVE the sleeves and the pattern matching at the shoulder seams is just perfect. And yes. Maybe it is not taylor made perfect, but it´s hand stitched top to bottom and it is lovely. Only thing missing is a tiny button somewhere.. ;) You dir a wonderful job. Thank you for sharing. Now i need to run, or i shall be late for work. Which would so be worth it! Have a lovely day, thank you for this perfect start into my day Su

Instead of chopping off fabric from the hem of that dress to make it more usable for everyday wear, wouldn't it make more sense to add some tucks to the skirt? Helps fix the length, is reversible if you want it to be wearable for historical wear in the future, and gives a lovely weight/structure to the hem so you won't need as much/any petticoat to hold the skirt out.

Very pretty

[instant subscribe] (ps, I think you hit shift in the title, since it says !830 instead of 1830)

Where did you get that fabric please?

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