Edwardian tea gown pattern

From the seller: legant couture 1860’s Civil War Ball gown over coat in amazing condition. French Pastel cream watered silk fabric with pink Roses. Embellished with the best carved Mother of Pearl buttons, front and back. A sewing masterpiece with front and back rows of gorgeous ruching, and also on the sleeve armyces intense cartridge pleating. Aside from a few tiny hold to light pinholes and a little seam opening in the back it is in excellent condition. No stains, ripping, tears or real…

1910s Tea Gown 18-26DD Supplement

Tea gown of embroidered silk damask, designed by House of Rouff, Paris, panel probably embroidered in India, lace made in Limerick, ca. 1900

I’m doing this a bit backwards as clearly you know that the tea gown is done (albeit done in a sort of “sew in haste, unpick at leisure”). However I did take photos and notes as I sewed, and as I haven’t found many other tea-gown recreations done by other historical costumers, and as I did quite a bit of research, I thought it might be helpful if I posted about my process. So, a tea gown! We already know exactly what a tea gown is. That was the starting point for my research. In order to…

S&S 1910 Tea Gown Pattern

A summertime tea is a vintage themed event that you can enjoy recreating for all decades. The vintage tea gown's heyday was centered in the Edwardian era (1900-1920), when white lace dresses posed beautifully against a luscious green garden. The enormous flower-covered picture hats were also perfectly suited for an outdoor tea. Today, we will

From the seller: ANTIQUE MOURNING GGOWN Label: Daniels & Fisher Denver Description: Black silk floral damask mourning gown from the late 1800s to early 1900s Yellow velveteen collar probably added later Lace wide collar, around the cuffs and in gathered rows down the center front Velvet and lace around the hem Satin sash and big bow in the front Boned inside Large pleat in the center back starts at the top and forms a train...It is large enough for a bustle underneath It has a museum number…

In the course of researching tea gowns, I came across an interesting thing while looking at reprints of the Autumn 1886 and Spring 1893 editions of the E. Butterick & Company’s pattern ca…

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