An 18th Century short-gown is the same sort of garment as a bed gown, except, well… shorter.
Sort of. Mostly. Sometimes.
Here’s a well-dressed woman in her 18th Century bedgown, hanging out at the top of a mangrove tree. As you do.
When I was gifted a length of striped linen from Burnley and Trowbridge, I used their new bedgown pattern to make an 18th Century linen bedgown!
How often do you have a sewing project that goes really really wrong?
In which I take my 1790s printed cotton round gown, and this time, I finally do it right! Good things happen.
In which I sew a 1790s printed cotton round gown, and make some really REALLY dumb technical decisions.
Winters in the Pacific Northwest are very wet. I needed a cloak to keep me warm – so Here is a tutorial for an 18th Century Cardinal Cloak.
In my last post, I talked about the construction. Here we have the first fitting and the sleeve construction of this green 1790s round gown.
In this post I’ll talk about the construction of the Green Blob – my late green1790s round gown. Let’s have at it!
One week ago I was handed an invitation to a birthday party with a theme: Fire and Ice. The dress is complete. Here it is!
