1860's Afternoon Tea Dress
1860 Garments by Glenda - Civil War Clothing Including 19th Century, Victorian, Garments and Costumes, Custom Made Just for You!
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.
Collar
used – Shell Stitch Crochet Collar, Original was found in
my Great-Grandmother's things. Date Unknown
Additional Detail Photos Below
1860's Tea Dress
These gowns are made of 100% cotton and come with piping in most seams, bodice linings and boning. Dress opens in front, closures are hook & eyes or buttons (your choice).
Pricing veries, depending on your design, color, fabric choices, trim, and hoop size.
Pricing info at bottom of page.
Muslin
lined, boning in centerfront, darts, sideseam, and center back.
Covered,
matching buttons and hand-stitched finishing.
Self-made,
matching piping in all seams. (Back View)
Ladies 1850s-1860s # 4400 (Lavender/White Striped)
As pictured, using my/our purchased cotton fabric ... Gown, bodice is lined and boned, covered buttons and hooks are on the front bodice for opening/closures, 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.
Shipping and handling - USPS Flat Rate $13.60
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, today’s standard
cotton fabric:
9 and ¾ yards of main choice fabric
($5.50 pr. Yd.) - $53.63
1 yard of contrasting fabric for piping or add 1 yard to above listed fabric - $3.50
½
yard of interfacing - $1.30
2 and ½ yards of fabric for
bodice lining (3.00 pr. Yd.) - $7.50
2 and ¾ yards for
trim (2.50 pr. Yd.) $6.88
Feather boning - $2.79
Piping
cord - #24 twisted cotton cord - $1.50
Matching thread for all
fabrics ($2.00 ea. Color) - $4.00
1
package of hook and eyes - $2.49
16 shank style buttons, 1/2
in. to cover (3 packs) or shank buttons of choice - $7.44
(Optional)
hand crocheted collar, purchased with dress/gown -
$15.00
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Supply
Cost - $106.03
Labor - $250.00
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Pricing
- $356.00 + Shipping
+ 102.37 for Polished Cotton/Drapery
+ $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.
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