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This is the first outfit that I made.
It is the colonial women's chemise, worn with a skirt and bodice.
It amazes me, these patterns are made to fit all times, as they use drawstrings
to adjust size. The chemise was also used as a nightgown. No colonial
woman would have been without one.
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This is the Early American shirt,
it was worn in the first 200 years of our country's history. The
shirt was worn for everyday, and was dressed up with an ascot tie that
has lace on it. The breeches circa 1776 were broadcloth or linen
or could have been made of leather, complete with drop front and gussets
in back for sizing.
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These were the following year.
My husbands addition was the tallcoat. Boy what a sharp outfit.
What I did was to make a new dress, it is a circa 1776. It is 2 part, the
pettiskirt which shows in front, the bodice also has a skirt attached to
it, the edges are trimmed in lace. Underneath the dress is a Farthingale,
it is a waistband with 2 pillows on it. Like I needed extra hip padding
HA! For you sewers out there this dress used 14 yards of material.
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