Isabella's photos with the keyword: garment

You can see the red silk and pink silk taffeta on the left. I'm told the yellow silk is Banana yellow.

Front of the extant bodice over the stays I made.

The back of the bodice. This was over the stays I made to see how those stays actually fit with this style.

One interesting thing I found about the seams is that they aren't right sides together sewn. The lining is flipped over & sewn down so a small "pocket" is formed at either edge. Inside those "pockets" a piece of whaleboning is placed. The facing piece is then carefully folded under on the edges and sewn down to the lining. Once the piece is together, it's whip-stitched to the adjacent piece, right sides together. This gives the bodice some body on it's own with all the small bits of whaleboning in it but it also makes it a LOT easier to take apart and make a new piece for if you gain or loose weight!

Front of bodice. The bodice has a cotton lining (linen straps at the shoulders) that is flipped over in the front. The closure is a set of spiral lacing eyelets. The silk in the front is about a 1/4" overlap over the eyelet lining to provide a closed front.

Shoulder and sleeve seams. You can also see the slight pleating of the sleeve to the shoulder.

Inside at the shoulder seam. You can see the cotton, linen, and the silk edges.

Another shot of inside the bodice. I wanted to get a good shot of the basting stitches and the stitches that hold the outer waistband to the dress.

The skirt fabric along with one of the very few stains on the fabric.

This shows one of the tears on the shoulder. Almost all the tears look to be easily repairable.

A close up of the bodice.

The outer waistband hides the seam of the bodice and skirt. It's stiff and most likely lined with the same linen as the bodice. You can see the attachment stitches on the inside of the bodice.

The back of the dress on the dress form. The dress was clearly made for a young girl based on the size of the dress, and the length of the dress.

The full dress. It's made of cotton with a linen lining. The material is semi-sheer and has a purple design on it.