Gildebrief Century Project #4 1812-1820 French Fashion Doll 43-46cm (17-18")

Description

Offered is
Gildebrief Century Project #4
French Fashion 1812 to 1820
by Gildebrief
Three wonderful dresses and an intricate spencer comprise part 4 of the Gildebrief Century Project, covering the period of about 1812 to 1820. A dreamy ball gown in gossamer silk and glossy satin from about 1814, a cotton day dress from about 1816-18, a cotton voile dress from about 1820 with heavy hem decoration, a silk spencer with tabs and tassels worn throughout the early 1800s, plus a huge-brimmed velvet hat make up this part of the continuing project! There are over 550 work photos and more than 50 detailed photos of the finished garment pieces. 2 large pattern sheets. Easy-to-follow instructions!
Project GCP # 4 covers the following garments:
Corset
Striped Blue-White Dress
About 1816-1818
Aqua and Ecru Ball Gown
About 1814-1816
Lavender-Ecru Dress
About 1818-1820
Spencer
From 1790 to about 1820, with different decorations
Velvet Hat
About 1818-1820
General Materials
GILPOL 200/2 thread for hand stitching
Cotton & silk thread
Magnifying glasses
Thread snips
Roller cutter for bias strips and mat (invaluable)
Sewing needles #12 - lots I lose mine constantly!
Hard-to-hold hairspray (to set lace etc.)
Thick darning needle (for threading tape etc.)
White glue
The doll modeling the garments is about 43 - 46 cm tall (17-18").
IMPORTANT!
The CD's do not work with MAC - they are created for the Windows System!
Fashion 1830-1836
This is the era of the printed cottons! Probably no other period in time brought forth such cheerful, exuberant printed cottons, linens and mixed fabrics (mainly wool and silk) as the early 1830s. With the industrial revolution in full swing in Great Britain and the Continental blockade by Napoleon a thing of the past, British cottons were exported to all corners of the world, but primarily to Continental Europe . These wefted goods were accessible, beautiful and affordable by the burgeoning middle class. Rumour has it that those colorful and cheerful prints were most welcome since they would hide stains and stitching faults much better than plain fabrics! At least it would make life easier for the ladies! The silk industry in France was not yet as mechanized as the textile industry in England, so silks were very expensive and still the privilege of the upper classes.
Hats were a different matter - silk was used for some, while most were made from straw braid, fine embroidered mousseline, tulle, lace and ribbons. Mainly flowers , feathers and ribbons were used for decoration. Fichus were worn copiously, mainly of embroidered white mousseline or tulle.
All garments in this project are made from cotton or a mixture of cotton and silk, and linen for the corset, in keeping with the times. It was thoroughly enjoyable to work with such cheerful fabrics and I hope you enjoy the results.
CONDITION
NEW
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