Simplicity #3855
1860's Pagoda Sleeve
Each garment is custom made to your specifications and pricing depends on trims, styles, and make. E-mail for your specifications, styles, pricing and ordering.
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Simplicity #3855 (1860’s Pagoda Day or Tea Dress #2)
Using my/our purchased cotton fabric ... Gown, bodice is lined and boned, constructed with modern sewing techniques, modern gathering has been used in the skirt, historical, hand cartridge pleating is an extra cost.
Ordering
fabric/shipping - 2 to 3 weeks getting in supplies and fabric.
Estimated 10 days construction/sewing time to final completion
Approximate Delivery Time is 5 to 6 weeks after payment/order
has arrived.
Shipping and handling - USPS Flat Rate $13.60
Dress Fabric suggestions are light weight fabric such as Silk, Silk Taffeta, Taffeta, Batiste, and Light Weight Cottons.
All
calculations are based on 42/45 in. wide, cotton fabric:
14
yards of main choice fabric (5.50 pr. Yrd.) - $82.50
4 and ½
yards of fabric for bodice lining (3.00 pr. Yrd.) - $13.50
2
and ½ yards of fabric for under sleeves and chemisette
(3.50 pr. Yrd.) - $8.75
2 and ¼ yards of flat eyelet or
trim (2.50 pr. Yrd.) $5.67
Hook
and Eyes for front closure - $2.19
Feather boning -
$2.79
Piping cord - #24 twisted cotton cord - $1.50
Matching
thread for all fabrics ($2.00 ea. Color) - $6.00
Bone
buttons for chemisette - $5.28
10 shirt or ½ in. buttons
for attachable lower sleeves -
$3.60
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Supply
Cost - $131.78
Labor - $300.00
Retail price $431.78 + shipping
+ $25.00 for adding skirt lining
+ $12.00 for Skirt Duster Strip
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.
Below are some pictures of other gowns.
To place an order, or just have a pricing question please send me an e-mail. Because of the custom work and design, all pricing is set by each individual order – Thank You.
Please allow up to 8 weeks for delivery. Thank you.
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