Regency Dress - 1808

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I made this out of an old bedsheet... It's a pattern I found online and I made it last summer when I had nothing to do. The pattern fitted me perfectly but I had to scale it up onto foolscap paper to make it into a pattern. The bodice part was easy but I had to invent my own method of pleating/draping the skirt as the instructions were not very comprehensive.

Materials

White cotton, muslin scraps

Credits

My mum for giving me the sheet,
http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pattern.gif
for the pattern.

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MarmotaB Ï Posted 26 April 2008 at 5:24 AM
working on Steffi

A wonderful regency dress from a bedsheet... I love it.
nikkiclare68 Ï Posted 26 April 2008 at 5:50 AM

Very pretty! Great job!
pinkstitch Ï Posted 26 April 2008 at 6:43 PM

This looks wonderful! I came across this pattern a few months ago and wanted to make it up but had no idea what it would look like. It's great to see it made up. Well done!
Polychromatin Ï Posted 27 April 2008 at 6:53 AM
studying :/

This looks really sweet and like a lot of work ;) Great job. But, what is a regency? (cannot translate it that it makes sense to me ;))
dianacirne Ï Posted 27 April 2008 at 9:25 AM
Crazy about sewing!

It's looks like you come out a book of Jane Austen anda are wainting for your lover!!! Wonderful dress!
sunnyb64 Ï Posted 27 April 2008 at 12:53 PM
ohmygosh, the pants fit!!!

Beautiful-- I can't believe it used to be a bedsheet!
clairelovestosew Ï Posted 28 April 2008 at 4:33 AM
has a new machine but is on hiatus.

Wow, this is something I only dream of making! Who needs bedsheets anyway?! Polychromatin, Regency refers to a certain time in history - I think 1800 to 1830? - where this type of dress was fashionable, especially in Britain, I'm not sure about other countries...Think of Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice!
KatharineCrompton Ï Posted 28 April 2008 at 11:56 AM

yes, clairelovestosew, thats the right period. It's one of the easiest historical periods to sew as you don't need miles of fabric or fancy underwear...
Antigone Ï Posted 25 May 2008 at 11:46 AM
reading old diaries

This is so pretty! I have always wanted to make a regency-era costume. Yours is beautiful. I really like it in white!