Circa 1950 Christening Gown Kit

Circa 1950 Christening Gown

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Constructing an heirloom christening gown is an exercise in mathematical, visual, and creative skills. In order to create the fancy front panel, lace insertion strips are joined together using the roll and whip method by machine, perfectly duplicating the French hand sewing techniques of yesteryear. The choice of laces plays an important part in the end result, and during this lesson you will learn why certain laces look better than others when joined together. Working from an antique gown, Wendy manages to keep the integrity of the original while recreating the same feeling and scale of the exquisite gown using modern elements.

The front panel of the gown is cut from a created lace fabric block and then attached to the simple lines of the A-line skirt. More lace edging trims the lower edge of the skirt. This cloud-like gown consists of short puffed sleeves and round neckline trimmed with slightly gathered lace edging. The mid-century style gown displays hand embroidery accents such as featherstitch, bullions, and other heirloom embroidery techniques to further embellish the classic design of this elegant ensemble. The simple tabbed shoulder slip is the perfect complement to this classic style, medium-length christening gown.

Kit contains imported cotton organdy, yards and yards of lace insertion and edging, Swiss entredeux, silk satin ribbon, DMC stranded embroidery floss, buttons, needles, pattern, and detailed instructions.

Infant size only.


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