What layers are needed to create a fashionable late 1700s ensemble?
The main garments where completely hand-sewn by me β no machine used!* The stays took the longest at 50 HOURS!
*A couple exceptions, being 100% transparent π β the pocket is from Colonial Williamsburg and I borrowed it from my niece who is now it's owner. :) My hand embroidered pocket was not finished in time. :(
The cuffs are machine embroidered with a replica design, digitized by me.
And the fichu (neck handkerchief) was made for another project so does have the stitches from a machine!
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Full Playlist β https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM1Ls8edMeruthNT--fDt4wihnmnZ7Ie8
Dress β https://youtu.be/al5LrEsPmsU
Petticoat β https://youtu.be/d70hTN3R8WM
False Rump β https://youtu.be/W85rDynqmMY
Stays β https://youtu.be/LaI_2McOcYQ
Under Petticoat β https://youtu.be/hVyhNUdoQpc
Shift β https://youtu.be/muz09jxbwqs
Made these garments with help from "The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dress Making" βhttps://amzn.to/3TZ03OI
Shoes & Stockings from American Duchess β https://www.americanduchess.com/collections/18th-century-shoes-and-boots/products/kensington-womens-18th-century-leather-shoes-bordeaux
(Mine are in Oxblood, but that color is no longer available.)
Hat from Burnley & Trowbridge β https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com/products/fine-milan-straw-hat-large?_pos=4&_sid=7caf542d7&_ss=r
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Music Credits:
"Grape Fields" by Claude Signet
"Behind the Fog" by Claude Signet
"Yellow Flower" by Christophe Gorman
"Highlands" by Philip Ayers
"Dance the Waltz" Traditional via epidemicsound.com