I copied this gown from the Met Museum | Making a 1790s Open Robe

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I'm recreating another dress from a museum collection, or at least taking inspiration from it. I found a beautiful late 18th century/early Regency-era open robe in the Met Museum collection and fell in love with the back design: dozens of angled pleats and fabric-covered buttons. So when I got my hands on some silk stripe fabric for a great deal I knew I wanted to make my own version.
** REFERENCES **
Inspiration Dress: www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
Patterns:
Laughing Moon 126: www.laughingmoonmercantile.co...
Black Snail Regency spencer: blacksnailpatterns.com/en/pro...
Black Snail robe a la Anglaise: blacksnailpatterns.com/en/pro...
Scroop Amalia Jacket: www.scrooppatterns.com/produc...
My 1815 Norweigian Regency gown recreation: • I recreated an 1815 We...
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@kimzachris5340 2 года назад

I think a silk covered hat to match the robe would be a fantastic use of the scraps

@stevezytveld6585 2 года назад

I'm going to join in on the early consensus and agree to use the meter of leftover fabric for some sort of bonnet/turban. That is some stunning fabric; congratulations on the price (that is so ah-maze-ing). The robe is beautiful. The button details, the soutache, the fit - exceptional work. Well done. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

@renaebettenhausen3611 2 года назад

I vote turban.

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thanks, yes, bonnet seems to be a common theme

@Chibihugs 2 года назад

I completely understand why you fell in love with the back of this dress. Yours turned out so beautifully in that lovely yellow silk.

@vallabore980 2 года назад

The scraps would make a great turban!

@ashextraordinaire 2 года назад

This turned out BEAUTIFULLY. Those pleats are glorious, and I love how you styled the dress with the scarf! What to do with the scraps... why not something different, like a matching bonnet (even though the turban looks amazing)?

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thanks! I might need to research some late 1790s hat styles now

@wolkehauch7445 2 года назад

The dress is beautiful and the pleats in the back with the buttons and cords are perfection! Chef's kiss!

@claire2088 2 года назад

yes a bonnet with the scraps of this if there's enough! you have some fabulous new reticules and while a muff might be cute I feel like you'd get less use out of one than you would of an adorably ridiculous bonnet!

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Yeah I was thinking a muff just because I don’t have much winter costume pieces at all. I could always use more bonnets!

@aqnaqnaqn 2 года назад

I use a large-ish thread spool to push on the covered button "anvil". It's easier to bear down on a bigger thing than on a little one.

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

That’s brilliant thanks for the tip

@HistoricalBelle Год назад

1790s fashion is so interesting! Love the dress and the way you accessorized it!

@carolyng5235 2 года назад

You did an amazing job planning, fitting and constructing this museum reproduction! The 1790s are my favorite historic fashion style. I just finished a 1795 dress using the LM Chemise gown pattern. Very easy to alter and construct. I added this video to my favorite Regency library for easy future reference. Thanks!

@polkadot8788 2 года назад

I would either make some kind of head wrap or put the silk away incase you want to rework/alter the gown later. Because I note you adjust things later 😉

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Yes, inevitability I’ll probably need to redo it 😂

@aetamat 6 месяцев назад

Happy sawing too you too! I am so glad that I have found your channel. 🎉

@beth12svist 2 года назад

Ooh, you keep making the extants I love! Very nice to see what that particular sleeve shape comes out as in pattern form, though only briefly. I make fabric-covered buttons without the kit, with the "cut a circle and gather it around a button" method. Based on this, I think I'm glad I never bothered buying a kit. :D

@ushere5791 2 года назад

you're way too young to play lady russell in persuasion, but this ensemble is exactly what i've always pictured her wearing.

@patriciakellyadams134 2 года назад

I love these kind of dress diary videos.

@nataliestanchevski4628 2 года назад

So pretty and summer-y.💛

@jeannebrooks6003 5 месяцев назад

Beautiful! Use leftovers for a silk covered bonnet

@nanettebromley8843 2 года назад

That's gorgeous. The colours suit you. Thinking for what's left of the silk a bonnet and reticule. Or even a patchwork something with other left overs from other projects.

@Pour_La_Victoire 2 года назад

This turned out lovely! The buttons and cord are *chef's kiss* What about making a Victorian style vest out of the leftover silk? Could be fun to play with the stripes on the bias!

@JessNicoleHandmade 2 года назад

I so appreciate your videos, especially all the resources you share. So helpful and inspiring!

@debcarroll8192 2 года назад

I love the back details so much! Could you maybe use the scraps to cover a parasol? A hat would be another accessory, although I know you have made several already.

@CraftsyPenguin 2 года назад

Such a beautiful gown! It was a joy to watch, thanks for the video :)

@autumn7143 2 года назад

It came out beautifully!!! Excellent work!!!

@sarahmwalsh 2 года назад

It's so gorgeous!! The pleating in the back and the buttons are just perfection.

@sheilafoster6383 Год назад

I love it your So creative God bless people like you

@KathleenStidham 2 года назад

A beautiful, and inspiring, project!

@halfmiledrift3514 2 года назад

Fabulous dress! I would say some gloves or half gloves and a bonnet with the scraps.

@dee-annegordon5959 2 года назад

Loved the pleating detail on the back.

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thank you!

@seamsuneven7824 2 года назад

So stunning! You really did an amazing job!

@jenniferstocker5462 2 года назад

The pleating and buttons on the back are such pretty details! And love the rustle of the silk! Just gorgeous!

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thank you ❤️

@rcamels3042 2 года назад

beautiful! you did an amazing job. I have plans (and some silk stashed) to make a mid-90s open robe!

@val_nightlily Год назад

Great project. You look like the real deal. Not that I was alive in the 1790s...

@Sewingistherapy 2 года назад

The dress is lovely and the pleats are amazing! Erika

@mjdc2533 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing.

@lesleyharris525 2 года назад

Hi, a bonnet and retacual (bag)would be cute, the dress looks beautiful 😍.

@elainebye9090 2 года назад

Gorgeous ensemble! I love those early 1800s styles. Georgette Heyer is one if my very favorite authors,, an she sets her novels in the late Georgian and Regency periods. I can just see your ensemble in one of her books!

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thank you! I’ll have to check out that writer

@skatfan 2 года назад

Wow - it came out really well! I think you need a hat that goes more with the dress - maybe use some of the leftovers as trim for one? Anyway, congrats!

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thanks I’ll consider it!

@angelaross1 2 года назад

Great job Dixie

@susankellam8844 2 года назад

It loo!ks beautiful! I'm not real fond of making covered buttons either!

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thanks, I like the look of them but they’ve been a hassle for me to make

@michelleburt4198 2 года назад

Looks fab!

@SebastianGrimthwayte 2 года назад

Gorgeous!

@sunndoyouknow25 2 года назад

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ This is so gorgeous!!!

@coreygilles847 2 года назад

I love how it looks on you! So classy

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

Thanks ❤️

@nightyjae2128 2 года назад

i think you should make your partner a matching vest to go with your dress

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

I’ve thought about making him a costume, but then I think “no, I want to wear it!” since I put so much effort into these projects. 😂 Maybe someday I’ll make a regency menswear look?

@user-vw2dw3vl5g 5 месяцев назад

Are you able to tell me where to get the sleeve pattern you used? I think your work is excellent, and I know how hard it can be to cut your own patterns, so I’m really impressed! Great job!

@mjdc2533 2 года назад

I would make a hat with the leftovers.

@indiabilly 2 года назад

Would the remnants be enough for a bonnet? Xx

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

I would, depending on the size of it

@bohemiansusan2897 Год назад

Late in joining this discussion... I would make a vest out of it and do some simple machine embroidery.

@georgyporgy5539 Год назад

I’m not into costumes etc though I thoroughly enjoyed watching your thought/work process. Your work is meticulous I love the back detail. What do you do with these costumes, do you actually wear them out?

@nlkeyser 2 года назад

Could you maybe use the silk to make a matching fan??

@PepperReed214 2 года назад

Reticule and/or silk hat

@susuburleson878 6 месяцев назад

Ikat is pronounced “EE-cot”

@Elin.Noller 2 года назад

I would save all the scraps and make a quilt.

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

That’d be a fancy quilt!

@eirianwalshatkins 2 года назад

You need to get the Prym button maker - I have never seen that kit but it looks awful to use. I make billions of buttons with no bother…

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

I just looked up that tool. Looks cool thanks!

@harxmoond 2 года назад

I would use the scrap fabric to make pillows for that lovely red settee. Line the silk so its more durable and depending on amount you only need to make face fronts. It's a beautiful fabric and the dress was gorgeous.

@DixieDIY 2 года назад

That’s a unique idea, thanks!