#made by verlisia
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Pattern: Truly Victorian TVE45 and TVE23
Fabric: Beaded Silk Chiffon and Silk Damask
Modification: None
Notes: Edwardian style evening gown made of a kimono style blouse and a princess seamed gored skirt. The challenge lies in fabric choice. Working beaded fabric takes a lot of patience. Most of the time were spent removing and then securing the beads. I almost felt like machine sewing didn’t really save that much time for t his at all. Hand sewing is the way to go.
As usual, Truly Victorian pattern are well drafted with clear instructions.
Possible improvement: None that I can think of but I would need to work on some historically accurate undergarments to complete the look.
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Pattern: Simplicity 4188 view D
Fabric: Cotton Denim
Modification: None
Note: This is actually one of the first few patterns I have acquired. The skirt is very flattering. Really can’t go wrong with a fit flare skirt. I used flat fell stitch for the gored seams and that worked great. Overall not a challenging pattern to work but I would not recommend this to someone who just started to learn to sew as the instructions and illustrations can be confusing.
Possible improvement: Adding pockets would be a good idea although the zipper is on one side so it would be a tiny bit more work. Moving the zipper to center back is another idea.
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