Regency ballgown

November last year I went to a Regency ball in my newly finished flowered dress. Of course, as soon as the evening was out, I wanted to make a new dress. My 1860’s velvet dress came first tho…

There is a local fabric store that gets leftover bolts from warehouses of designers, upholsterers, and quilters, and thus sells everything at pretty good prices...but you never know what they'll have. This past winter I popped into their larger location on my way home from sewing with a friend to pick up a bit of fleece, and walked out with materials for a new Regency ballgown. It happens. The lovely purple silk and embellished gold net burned a hole in my sewing stash for weeks while I…

Brushed Floral Jacquard Ballgown With Basque Waist And Regency Inspired Neckline

With a fancy Regency Ball to be attended last December, my friend Kathryn needed a dress suitable for the occasion! There was a lot of agonizing over what style to settle upon, but one thing was certa

Once I’d finished the bodice (the most complicated part, obviously), I added a 1″ waistband– something I don’t usually do, but I thought it would help add some definition to…

Here are the sleeves. I lined them in muslin and attached some embroidery at the shoulder top. They turned out quite well. I’ll be posting photos of the whole gown shortly as well as a piece …

So remember last year when I was sewing my blue Regency dress, and I said that I already had a Regency ballgown that I’d intended to use for that dance event? Here’s the story: Back whe…