I recreated this Regency dress from a museum

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I'm recreating another extant Regency-era gown, this time in a teal Indian block-print cotton fabric that has a similar look to the original and altering a commercial sewing pattern to get the fit and design right. Only this time I'm referencing just a handful of poor quality photos to I have to guess as to how some pieces of the dress are supposed to work.
** RESOURCES **
Dress Pattern: www.laughingmoonmercantile.co...
Fabric: www.etsy.com/listing/78096629... (you can probably find this same print from various sellers on Etsy and Ebay. Search for "Indian block print cotton."
** REFERENCES/CREDITS **
Original Gown: collections.museumoflondon.or...
Alternate gown image by Hope Greenberg: www.uvm.edu/~hag/regency/day-... (this is the direct link to the file and seems to be in the archives of this site: www.uvm.edu/~hag/)
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@InThisEssayIWill... 2 жыл бұрын

I love your take on historically inspired vs historically accurate (whatever that is), I think saying "Dorset buttons but make it blue" is 100% valid

@reay1864 2 жыл бұрын

my great great grandmother was a big influence on the re-popularisation of dorset buttons in england after the war and I know from reading the book she wrote on it (the first edition of which has been passed down each generation to me!) and looking through my grandmas huge collection of our familys dorset buttons and they were all kinds of colours and designs, not just white (at least here in dorset)! I really love seeing people making them because they are such a big part of my family’s history and my childhood and yours looked really good! and such a beautiful dress :)

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s so cool! Thanks for sharing her story and now I feel better about having real buttons

@ritad673 2 жыл бұрын

What an incredibly story about your great great grandmother! How fortunate this history was handed down to you!

@New_Wave_Nancy 2 жыл бұрын

OMG your child's guest vocals were so cute! (And the dress came out beautifully.)

@anaisabelsantos4661 2 жыл бұрын

I love the dress, and I would make the same choice on buttons, unless I had no time to make them, then I'd go for mother of pearl.

@jenniferstocker5462 2 жыл бұрын

I love everything about this dress, from the fabric to the buttons!

@grammykcutter6374 2 жыл бұрын

LOVELY!!!! You did a great job of adapting modern techniques to Regency era style. The fabric is stunning. You look wonderful in the gown.

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@elainebye9090 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful result! I love this dress soooo much. I'm going to have to remember this style when I want to make a regency dress.

@SummerSaysSo 2 жыл бұрын

The three drawstrings neckline is so pretty! Your hard work shows, it turned out so beautifully. :)

@susiecarson 2 жыл бұрын

I like yours better than the original. I’ve never understood how anyone can wear a gown cut that low! Great job.

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

I bet a couple things may be going on with the original: perhaps the original wearer that a very small bust, maybe the dress was made intended to always be worn with something filling in the neckline, or maybe the bust line on the mannequins were lower than originally intended and maybe the dress didn’t sit as low on the original wearer?? But really who knows 🤷‍♀️

@sarahbrooklynstudios7187 2 жыл бұрын

I love that print so much! The neckline is super cool and so are those buttons. Amazing work 🤩

@centurycountess4949 Жыл бұрын

this dress reminds me of a costume in the early or mid 90's film adaption of jane austen's persuasion i cant remember the character's name but it was worn by her sister's mother in law and it was so lovely i think it even had a similar color floral design on the dark fabric. unfortunately this dress is only seen in two very short scenes and sadly not in full length which is the one thing that irks me in historical film sometimes when there's a dress that just captures the eye and they never show it in full length and if it's lucky enough to be displayed in a movie costume museum the surprises in the detail and hard work one can discover that the movie neglected to show.

@JessNicoleHandmade 2 жыл бұрын

Such a sweet dress! Thanks so much for sharing it!!

@angelaross1 2 жыл бұрын

Oh @Dixie, it’s absolutely lovely

@bcgrote 2 жыл бұрын

The fabric is delicious, and the dress is gorgeous!

@Neophoia 2 жыл бұрын

the buttons you made are amazing, i really like that petrol green/blue colour.

@coreygilles847 2 жыл бұрын

It looks wonderful on you! You did a fantastic job! Feel better!

@brvndxxxn 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work! I love the mob cap too 😍

@alexandrawellington8028 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful xxx

@anniehosking2408 2 жыл бұрын

It is a lovely dress. Gorgeous colour and pattern. I hope you feel better soon.

@hollythebordercollie2257 10 ай бұрын

Love it - I also have some of that same fabric but with a white background

@sleepywombat2751 2 жыл бұрын

You do a great job combining modern techniques where they can reasonably be used but not seen with more traditional ones. You also provide enough detail to guide someone else through making the dress. I must confess when I first saw the fabric I thought it looked too modern but the effect on the finished dress is stunningly good.

@ritad673 2 жыл бұрын

I've got to say I ADORE your videos. Thank you for sharing your creativity! We appreciate you!

@elizabethhatfield2115 2 жыл бұрын

This looks great, Dixie! --Lyssa WA, USA

@DustBunnyHerder 2 жыл бұрын

I really love your fabric choice. It's drafting the bodice front that's put me off copying this dress.

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I thought the drafting part would be tricky but it wasn’t too bad. Maybe I’ll digitize the final piece I used and make it a PDF?

@thesewclubpatterns 2 жыл бұрын

Stunning! Love it, thank you for making this video :)

@bonniecolleenpappin8807 2 жыл бұрын

That's so cute! Thanks for sharing.

@Sewingistherapy 2 жыл бұрын

So pretty. Love the colors and print!

@sarahlongshore2605 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful!!

@terpinator24 Жыл бұрын

It's so pretty!

@kachnickau 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice dress!! And the button situation you buttoned down very nicely! :) :) :)

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! ☺️

@lizzaturnbull 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love it! Beautiful fabric 🥰

@PocketFullofPoseys 2 жыл бұрын

It's so beautiful!

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@tarahankins5566 2 жыл бұрын

So lovely! I absolutely love that fabric :)

@wendynordstrom3487 2 жыл бұрын

Turned out beautifully! Now I want to make one!

@danicourtnay 2 жыл бұрын

I love that fabric! It was great to see your project come to completion.

@roslynholcomb 2 жыл бұрын

So very pretty. I love that fabric so much.

@Chibihugs 2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely recreation. I think your buttons were a beautiful addition to the gown.

@TealCheetah 2 жыл бұрын

I like your teal buttons.

@SauceLadle 2 жыл бұрын

Wow great work.

@pv6450 2 жыл бұрын

Another beautiful make. The fabric is so pretty

@Grace_x68 2 жыл бұрын

This looks stunning. Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate you for the nice background you have created for the dress. It's so refreshing to actually be able to see the dress and not have someone running away from the camera (and me squinting to see the dress). I can't wait for the next video.

@cynthiadugan858 2 жыл бұрын

I like yours better than the museum piece. It’s gorgeous

@susankellam8844 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE it! That fabric is perfect & such a pretty teal.

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@sarahmwalsh 2 жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful!! You made a wonderful gown and you can absolutely see its inspiration and your design choices. It works wonderfully!

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much ❤️

@TheSerialHobbyistGirl 2 жыл бұрын

This dress is beautiful, Dixie!

@studious_nonchalance 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely lovely work! Those Dorset buttons are super neat!

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think the finished buttons look pretty cool

@CraftsyPenguin 2 жыл бұрын

The dress looks beautiful! And once again, you look like you just stepped out of a very well costumed regency period drama, I love it! I like the small arch of the bodice in the back and the buttons are such a cool detail. Amazing (amount of) work, wow! Hello to the little one :)

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Will do 😉

@thedayaftertomorrow5950 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, beginner here! I have a buttericks pattern, which for one makes me nervous, but I’m hopefully recreating the dress it appears to be based on but making it as accurate as possible within my budget. I’ve got a couple months for a deadline because it’s for a big one-time-only event and I’m slightly overwhelmed and nervous it’ll look unflattering. It would be a big investment and I find myself skirting my way around the pattern by creating undergarments and looking for gloves aha. I can’t even face a mock-up! Anyone have any tips for patterns, creating something historically adequate, fabric choice for an evening gown without it being hot or looking too ‘halloween costume’, linings, anything you’ve picked up from sewing… or anything at all really?

@hannahc5682 2 жыл бұрын

Hold the phone - will you do a short video on how you folded this printed pattern to your size? This detail flew by and blew my mind.

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

I might, thanks for the idea

@rondaks3757 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice! I really enjoyed this. Now, what will you recreate next? :)

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’ve got a couple recreation (or extant inspired) projects ideas in the works for this year 🤞

@polkadot8788 2 жыл бұрын

You could try deathhead buttons? I've used those before on historical garments. There us several tutorials online.

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Hmm I’ve never heard of those before! Sounds like I have a Google rabbit hole to dive into now, thanks

@ritad673 2 жыл бұрын

Lol! A "Deathhead Button Google Rabbit Hole" sounds glorious!

@bcgrote 2 жыл бұрын

I would bet with that neck ruffle thing, that it was added years later when that style happened after the dress was made. Not unusual.

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Really? See, I was wondering if perhaps this dress had been remade from an earlier gown that maybe had the ruffle edge and they just kept it? I hadn’t considered it would be a later addition

@Finny_finn_finn 8 ай бұрын

Hey...just a thought...watching you cut your pattern with your rotary cutter was kinda sketchy...not that it's not a great idea, but perhaps you could try one of the more ergonomic rotary cutters that actually puts your hand in a more natural position and therefore you wouldn't be wobbling and janky with your sharp blade...at least give it a whirl 😊

@anne-lenadreikluft8155 2 жыл бұрын

It is so beautyful! And I have book from the "Trachten Kultur Beratung" in Schwaben in bavaria, Germany that talks about threated colorful buttons at least from about 1800. They are named "Posamentenknöpfe", I don't know the english word, I'm sorry. There looking not perfectly the same, but the time is close an they are colorful ;)

@DixieDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I’ll try searching that term to see if I can find more info on those buttons!

@anne-lenadreikluft8155 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)