I was afraid of that. Lots of white undersleeves but all on white dresses so I count that as "self fabric" examples. Piecing...yes! I love the extant garments I've seen that use piecing. I will have to sacrifice a flounce (*sniff*) and piece in a bit of a gusset but it might be doable. Thanks!
- Hope On 7/24/13 6:15 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:
No picture of a real example, but Rosalie Stier Calvert of Maryland did write to her sister in Antwerp that she was sending her "a pair of lace sleeves" in 1807. And there is a French fashion plate from about the same time that shows separate sleeves. However, those sleeves are white with a white dress. Do you have enough of the fabric left to eke out a self separate undersleeve that can be pinned or basted in? It doesn't take much, and they can be pieced.
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