Wool Day Dress

My 1860s Wool Day Dress

Dear Sis,

I absolutely love the way my wool day dress turned out! It is my favorite! Thanks for helping me make it. Tag-teaming a dress makes it go together so quickly:) 

We used the exact same bodice pattern as I did when making my silk day dress. The fabric is a lovely wool herringbone. It is lightweight and delicate and a breath taking color! Thanks for finding it!!!

Trim Inspiration:

An original owned and shared by Pinterest’s Travis Triplett

The fashion bonnet you made me is a perfect match with both my silk and wool day dresses! 

The silk bow belt you made is a very famine touch. I can’t wait to finish trimming it in black velvet! 

All the self-fabric buttons down the front of the bodice and between the bands of velvet on the skirt add such nice texture! 

Thanks for all your assistance!

Love,

b

Blast to the Past – My first reenacting dresses

Dear Sis,

Here is a post with some of my older dresses. I sold all of these, as they sadly weren’t a great fit as I matured into adulthood. I learned so much about sewing from these dresses!

The Silk Dress – My very first homemade civil war gown. I never attended a ball, or any fancy gathering that I could wear this to. I’m not sure why I thought I would, I don’t even like dancing and our unit never left the campfire. All well, it was a good learning experience. lol 

The Wool Gown – I was so proud of this dress! After struggling with patterns, I drafted this one myself. This was also when I started really researching how to make things.

Sheer Dress– My very first summer sheer! I think this was the second dress I made? You thought the fabric was going to make a ugly dress, and then we both ended up loving it when it was done!  I didn’t know the bodice hook and eye was supposed to overlap then. lol