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One Pattern to Rule them All: Making a “Jane Eyre” 1840s Dress from Simplicity 3723

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One Pattern to rule them all; One Pattern to make them; One Gal to sew them, and with some changes, fake them! One of the first project goals I ever set for myself way back when I started this blog was to see just how many different eras of dress I could squeeze out of … Continue reading One Pattern to Rule them All: Making a “Jane Eyre” 1840s Dress from Simplicity 3723

One Pattern to Rule Them All: A Civil War Era Dress Made from Simplicity 3723 (Part 2)

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One Pattern to rule them all; One Pattern to make them; One Girl to sew them, and with some changes, fake them! Autumn Day Dress, circa 1855-60 SO… After much procrastination, consternation, and perspiration (the sewing room upstairs gets rather toasty), I finished assembling my modified-for-the-1850s Simplicity 3723 day dress! Hmmm….not so impressive. While it … Continue reading One Pattern to Rule Them All: A Civil War Era Dress Made from Simplicity 3723 (Part 2)