Challe-- The Past Patterns dress would be suitable. The skirt closure on the other pattern can be in any seam. Just include a placket and use hooks and eyes.
For work-a-day wear, a rural woman would most likely have a "wash dress," that is, a cotton dress, whether of one or two pieces, rather than a shirtwaist and skirt. And definitely an apron. Kim -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Challe Hudson Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:13 PM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] help on a c. 1900 rural woman's dress My sister is trying to sew something completely outside my area of expertise, but I offered to ask for advice here. She wants an everyday gown for a farm woman to wear (in Piedmont North Carolina, in case that makes a difference). These pages have information she's found useful (though she hasn't bought any patterns. I've been helping her with fittings and we've made up patterns as we went along). What she needs to know now is: where is the opening in the skirt so that you can get it on? And how does the skirt close? If you have any other useful links, images, or construction tips, that would be appreciated, too. http://www.pastpatterns.com/903.html http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/woolskirt.htm thanks! Challe _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
