The Challenge: Sewing Secrets - to have a hidden detail or message; in my case there's a name on the ribbon: Arthur Wellesley - Duke of Wellington
The Fabric: I used some Egyptian cotton sheeting that I bought from Haralds a while ago on special, it's lovely to work with and a very tight weave.
Pattern: The Laughing Moon bodiced petticoat pattern - really like this pattern, only thing that wasn't quite right was the number of pleats on the back, there should have been one more.
Year: Approximately 1810
Notions: Polyester thread and ribbon
How Historically Accurate is it? A little less accurate than the rest of the outfit, I don't think there would have been any machine sewing, and I did 95% of it on the machine due to time constraints. Aside from that the pattern is based on extant examples and the fabric is probably fairly similar too.
I'm going with 70%
Hours to Complete: Took me a few days as it's the school holidays, but if I'd knuckled down I could probably have done it in about 12 hours; I'm not fast.
First Worn: Currently wearing for its first outing to the Christchurch Guild of Weavers and Spinners today.
Total Cost: $50
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| The hidden message painted on the ribbon. |
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| Perfect fit. |
It looks amazing! I really want to make something like that for summer pajamas!
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