Be excited – 18th c sewing is occurring! I want something fab for the upcoming Lumieres gambling event, and I wanted to bang something out from the stash – and it had to be something I could seriously BANG out. A while back I started draping a 1780s duck butt jacket, so since I only had a small piece of fabric I went with that – plus a jacket is quick! I am machining everything I can – I even BAG LINED it. Haven’t bag lined in years! All the crazy bias stripe action was inspired by the white striped dress in The Duchess. The patterning is based on the 1785-90 jacket at the V&A.
*faints from so much striped fabulousness*
Omg, that is reallllllly awesome! I bow down to your amazing stripe skillz!!!
That’s beautiful! I love how the stripes go together! What’s the Lumieres event?
The back is so fabulous! Actually, it’s gorgeous from every angle!