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Description
I made this dress for our local Civil War reenactment in Yale, Oklahoma. Much of this dress was sewn by hand.
Material Notes
100% cotton material, black silk-like (polyester from stash) lining on lower sleeves, muslin lining for skirt, cotton print lining for bodice, black lace and black satin ribbon for trim. The pattern is Simplicity 3727.
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Dec 31, 2011, 08.43 PMby bjr99
Looks fantastic! Love the color.
Dec 31, 2011, 04.33 PMby LadyDanburry
great job.
Dec 31, 2011, 03.54 PMby sala22
wow, so impressive!
Dec 31, 2011, 02.47 PMby rshelly13
Impressive that you hand sewn most of this! Congrats on the amazing work!
Dec 31, 2011, 01.35 PMby kihli
Stunning! That must have been a lot of work, but it was well worth it!
Dec 31, 2011, 12.38 PMby Mary P.
Fantastic!!!
Dec 31, 2011, 12.06 PMby taure
It looks great. Excellent work with the handsewing.
Dec 31, 2011, 08.55 AMby Ralf Schmitz
i am a big fan of historic costumes and love this dress very much. totally impressed by your skills!!!
Dec 31, 2011, 02.51 AMby Tracey McGowan Wirth
wow!! How many yards of fabric were used to make this? Very impressive job!