Here are the pleats pinned into place on the back of the gown.
Gown over petticoat, with sleeves set in. Of course I put them in backwards the first time; sleeves and I never get along. But they set in nicely with minimal gathering.
Petticoat with trim pinned on.
Stomacher. I didn't like the way the stomacher was trimmed in the pattern so I browsed Pinterest and found one that looks like this. It's not perfectly even since my hand sewing is terrible, but I like it. The buttons are covered buttons, probably not period correct, but they look nice.
Fiona the she-demon is obsessed with Petunia (the dummy). She is contemplating evil here, and yes, climbed up Petunia multiple times. I had to put the gown on the dummy to pin all the trim around the front edges and neckline.
Trim is sewn down on the right front and pinned on the left, and the sleeve flounces are pinned on.
Close-up of the flounces. The lace I bought was blindingly white, so I tea-dyed it to darken it. Funny story - I left the used tea bags cooling in a bowl on the counter and forgot about them. I was cutting some fabric off my roll the next day to do my trim, and Fiona came running across the fabric, trailing crumbly brown stuff, with wet paws. She got into the tea bags. Luckily no damage to the fabric. She then became obsessed with the dyed lace, and found it and played with it no matter where I hid it! Fortunately she didn't ruin it.
Gown pinned over stomacher to see how it looks. I like it!
Last stage of trim, the S-shaped pieces along the sides. This was tricky to sew on with the pleats at the waist, but it looks gorgeous!
I tried the gown on, just over my pajamas, and it seems to fit - phew!
The rest of my to-do list, time permitting:
- Lace tucker for neckline
- Mitts, probably from lace and silk
- Pockets, which ideally I would love to embroider
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