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18th Century Jacket Women, Early 18th Century Fashion, 18th Century Working Class Clothing, 18th Century Jumps Pattern, 18th Century Jumps, 1750s Dress, 18th Century Dress Pattern, 18th Century Working Woman, 18th Century Peasant

I set about making the pieces for this outfit last summer, determined to take every stitch by hand, and construct it as authentically as possible. Museum Link: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O127162/gown-unknown/ The first step was designing the jacket. I saw this dress on pinterest, and loved the button closure design, but discovering the dress had been altered in the late 1760's and again in the 1950's, I was concerned the style was too late for our 1750's/1760's French and Indian war…

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The split bum, perfect for 1776 - 1790s, worn with polonaise and Italian gowns. This is particularly effective for gowns with the skirts pulled up. From the American Duchess Guide. Ah, bum pads...nothing like wearing a pillow around your waist to make your derriere look bigger!

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18th Century Dress Simple, 18th Century Fashion Women, 18th Century Working Woman, 18th Century Jacket, Colonial Clothing, Historical Sewing, Colonial Dress, 18th Century Women, Class Dress

On Saturday, I had an 18th century event I wanted to attend. . . And on Friday, (yes I mean the day before!) I decided that I should turn this fabric: Into this jacket: In just the one day, and with doing the entire thing by hand - no machine involved! Well, this is how far I got on day #1: Not too shabby! I was able to get up the next morning and finish it enough to be able to wear it. . . I really feel like this went pretty well, considering that I did not make a mock-up before cutting in…

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