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Ladies Ball Gowns
Each dress is custom made to your specifications and pricing depends on trims, styles, and make.
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Please E-mail me for pricing if you are purchasing your own fabric and supplies.
Additional Dresses Pictured at the bottom of the page.
I am not affiliated with any Local (TN & GA) Mercantile or Sutler
Lady's Bridal/Special Occasion Ball Gowns
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Bridal Satin, Chiffon and Metallic, Bodice Lined and boned, hand made flowers of matching fabric. Each dress is custom made to your specifications.
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1848 – 1850 Wedding Gown
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This gown is made of Cotton Batiste and comes with piping in most seams, bodice linings and boning. Dress opens in back, closures are hook & eyes or buttons (your choice). Each dress is custom made to your specifications.
Lady's Ball Gowns
These gowns come with piping in most seams, bodice linings and boning. Dress openings are in back, closures are hook & eyes or buttons (your choice). Each dress is custom made to your specifications.
Hat
and Shawl not included
McCall's
Pattern # 3597
Lady's Simple Ball Gowns
These gowns come with bodice lining and side seam boning. Openings are in back, closures are zippers or buttons (your choice). Each dress is custom made to your specifications or a comparable pattern of your choice.
The fabrics shown on “Sample Dresses” may not be available at the time of your order.
The simple ball/tea gown, bodice lined and boned, Puffed or Flat Sleeve (your choice), button closures in back(not lacing), plain, box-pleated skirt, same/self fabric piping, made with modern day cottons (local stores). Skirt has about 175 inches circumference, designed for a standard 4-boned hoop.
10 Yards of Base/Main Cotton Fabric at 45 in. wide - ($6.00 pr. Yard) - $60.00
2-¾ yard of lining fabric - ($3.00 pr. Yard) - $8.25
Boning - $2.79
3 Steel bones for front point - $2.79
Piping Cord - $2.00
Thread - $2.59 for each color (2) - $5.18
6 yrds. of twill tape - $2.48
7 Buttons - $3.56
Hook and Eyes for skirt waistband - $0.75
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Total Estimated Supplies - $87.80
Flat Rate Labor for the simple (no trims) ball/tea gown - $175.00
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Total Starting Cost - $262.80
+ 13.40 USPS Priority, Flat Rate Shipping
Additions to above quoted prices:
$107.80 for 2 rounds of ruffled/gathered lace on skirt - 10 yards of flat bridal lace with scallop edges on both sides of salvaged edges, modern synthetic or 100% Nylon, 58 in. wide at $8.98 pr. yard - $89.80 + $18.00 labor = $107.80 (be sure to add to your supply list if purchasing your own supplies and add the labor cost into labor above)
+$9.00 and + $ cost of any trims desired … 3-¾ yards (flat) of 3-½ inch wide lace for neck, ¾ -1 yard for sleeve trim, and 5 yards of pre-gathered and 5 yards of braiding and small trim, or 10 yards of flat wide (to gather) for each/every row around bottom of skirt. ( be sure to purchase all desired trims, if purchasing your own supplies )
$9.00
+ cost of fabric, for bottom, 1 row of 16 in. wide, over-skirt
ruffle (be sure to add 4 yards of fabric to your main fabric, if
purchasing your own supplies)
+ $15.00 if you desire to have
the skirt lined + cost of fabric(be sure to add 6 yards of
fabric to your Lining fabric, if purchasing your own supplies)
+
$5.00 for each row of 1 in. tuck at skirt bottom
+ $38.00 for
Grommet/Eyelets for back lacing instead of hidden buttons.
+ $62.00 for 18 in. wide eyelet attached to under skirt.
+$28.00 for bottom, over-skirt ruffle
+$38.00 for Grommet/Eyelets for back lacing instead of hidden buttons.
+$12.00 for just the ribbons and bows
+$30.00 for the ribbons and bows and the silk flower with it, safety pinned to the hem of the dress at each inset.
You are welcome to purchase your own fabrics and have them shipped to me or I can purchase them for you adding in the extra cost for reproduction fabrics. If you would like to do your own purchasing of fabric and/or supplies I will then give you a fabric credit or credits for all supplies you have purchased for your gown. If you use the supply list given, I only charge for supplies that you do not purchase, labor and shipping remain the same.
My garments and dresses are made from authentic patterns, historical photographs, drawings or specific patterns from customer's request. I also can use patterns you choose from your local retail store, just include the pattern name and number, in your e-mail when asking about pricing.
All of my garments are custom made to order, and I do not offer “off the rack garments” although I may sometimes have a display or sample dress you may be interested in. Gowns and garments shown on my web pages are photographs of garments I have made for customers, I do not carry any garments or costumes in stock.
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Glenda
Schroeder
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Schroeder