Antique Antebellum Pre-Civil War Era Lady's Fashionable Gown Draft Pattern!
Dakota Prairie Treasures Hardcopy Republication™
Originally Published
1860!
Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Hardcopy Republication™ for an Authentic Antebellum - Victorian - Civil War Era
Lady's Fancy Gown Draft
Pattern! Originally published in 1860 only two
short months after the start of the Civil War! What could be more darling for historical reenactment than this?
A lovely feminine Authentic Pre Civil War Era Lady's Dress or Frock Draft Pattern for you to recreate! As you can see it has a lovely fit and drape to it and can be customized by you
however your needlework muse desires! (Like many of the patterns provided in the Antebellum period they knew the needleworker
would easily be able to provide the skirt for their project without a
pattern. Hence, this information does not include a draft pattern for the lower
portion of this dress.)
There are many types of materials, or combinations of such,
that may make a spectacular genuine clothing from this authentic Antebellum Era
draft pattern!Pretty for you, pretty for
gifts and pretty for posterity! (Original is not for sale)
Materials recommended were:
"This dress may be made either in tarlatan or silk, but, in
either case, the trimming is to be in the tarlatan... "
An excerpt:
"This dress, made in white
tarlatan, with its trimmings in the luminous green, is extremely elegant. In a
pale ultramarine blue it is also very distingue. Ladies who prefer a
more subdued tone will find a soft lavender or a good black silk, made in
the same
manner, suitable for all the occassions which demand a dress toilet.
"
This item is a great resource
for those who are Antebellum, Civil War and Victorian historical
reenactment enthusiasts, opera, stage and theatre costumers, students of
historical clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!
Our
customers say:
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The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! This
is a beautiful item and sure to delight you and yours!
The antique and vintage style fabrics, threads, braids, buttons, etc., can be found on eBay
quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can
utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or
hobby store…