Her War

Interpreting Women's Lives during the American Civil War

Category: classes

Collars, Cuffs, Chemisettes and Undersleeves

In April I attended another Genteel Arts class in Gettysburg. This one was making collars, cuffs, chemisettes and undersleeves. My purpose in attending this class was to 1) make a collar pattern that would fit my basic bodice pattern, and 2) begin a chemisette for my Cape May dress. Tasks accomplished, sort of. I did get a collar pattern that now fits my basic bodice as well as another dress […]

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Sheer Paletot Completed

In an earlier post, I called my sheer paletot a UFO (Unfinished Object). No longer! As a recap, I attended the sheer paletot class conducted by Carolann Schmitt of Genteel Arts. Wonderful class and great instruction. I managed to complete the construction of the garment in class but not the final cording and trim. Over the last month I was able to finish it (except for the hook and eye at […]

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