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An 18th Century Short Gown

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 11 November 202422 November 2024

An 18th Century short-gown is the same sort of garment as a bed gown, except, well… shorter.
Sort of. Mostly. Sometimes.

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18th Century Bedgown up a Tree

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 28 June 202411 November 2024

Here’s a well-dressed woman in her 18th Century bedgown, hanging out at the top of a mangrove tree. As you do.

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An 18th Century Linen Bedgown

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 19 June 202411 November 2024

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!