Civil War Women's Clothing
Basic Day Dress:
Coat sleeves, 5 yard directionally pleated skirt, fully lined bodice, dust guard in skirt, hem tape, hook and eye bodice closure. All hand finishing. Made from cotton calico, homespun or muslin. White collar basted in. Comes with undersleeves. Minimal trim. Ask for other options.
price: $250 and up

Basic Camp Dress:
As above, but with less yardage in the skirt, no trim, and basted cuffs.
price: $180 and up

Garibaldi Blouse:
Plain solid colour cotton, button or hook and eye closure, soutache braid. Sleeves are piped at shoulder, gathered into cuff.
price: $80 and up

Basic Skirt:
4-5 yards of cotton pleated into waistband, dust guard, hook and eye closure. Hem tape and alternate waist treatment available.
price: $35 and up

Chemise:

White muslin. All hand finished, puff sleeves, flat felled seams. Lace trim and pin tucks at hem or front opening available on request.
price: $60 and up

Simple Chemise:
White muslin. Cap sleeves, buttons at shoulder. Eylet and ribbon trim by request.
price: $40 and up

Petticoat:
White muslin, 4 yards, gathered waist with button closure, tucks at the hem.

price: $35 and up

Shoulder Cape:
Wool lined with cotton flannel. Frog clasp or funky button and loop closure. Trim and collar available on request.
price: $35 and up

Half Length Cloak:
Cotton, wool, velvet, silk. Fully lined, trim options, different closures, pelerine cloak option.

price (labour only): $60 and up

Ball Gown:
Full skirt, flounced, layered or plain; puff, capped or straight sleeves; front or back opening, laced, hooked and eyed or button opening; pointed, rounded or straight bodice; princess seamed or darted bodice; trim trim trim, lace lace lace, plain or fru fru all the way! Please provide silk or a very fine cotton.
Contact for price - moderately expensive and time consuming..
Options Available for 1860s Dresses:
Sleeve treatment: Coat, modified pagoda, gathered cuff.
Bodice treatment: Straight or pointed; double or single.
Buttons or Hook and eye closure.
Caps over sleeve.
Matching belt, with various treatments.
Various fischus.
I hand sew all hems, hand pleat skirts to the inside of the bodices, slip stitch all facings, hand sew hook and eye tape to front facing, hand baste collars and cuffs, and hand stitch all buttonholes.
All Prices Subject to Manipulation!
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