Her War

Interpreting Women's Lives during the American Civil War

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Robin Egg Blue Dress Bodice

Finally, the bodice and sleeves are done. I don’t know why I had such a hard time with the sleeves. I think I am out of practice as I haven’t sewn a full dress since before the pandemic. So, without further ado… I still need the neck piping, hooks and eyes, buttons, and collar. The bodice is the basic darted bodice and lined with white Kona cotton. The sleeves are […]

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Robin Egg Dress Trimmings

I have found all the trimmings for the Robin Egg dress. The buttons aren’t as black as I would like but will do. The wider velvet ribbon will be the tie and the narrower will be the trim on the sleeve jockey. The collar was my first attempt at broderie anglaise and didn’t turn out too bad. The great thing about all of these is that I had them already […]

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