Dressing a Lady – circa 1910

2 thoughts on “Dressing a Lady – circa 1910

  1. Tina Griffith says:

    Good evening,
    I am attemping to make era 1910 to 1915 costume for a wedding taking place in mid October. The pattern calls for dotted swiss,, contrast material of lawn or Batista. What would you recommend as a substitute for these?
    And should I get a yard more for shrinkage?

    • Jennifer Rosbrugh says:

      These are all great, lightweight cottons: dotted Swiss, lawn and batiste! They are substitutes for each other. You could look at cotton dimity or shirting fabrics. I highly recommend Farmhouse Fabrics for all these fabrics. Harts Fabric carries wonderful lawn in solids and prints, too, and I recommend them. And yes, you nearly always want to allow for shrinkage if you’ll be washing the finished garment. Usually no more than a 1/4 yard is necessary. Then again, I highly recommend getting an extra yard or two anyways for “user error” or cutting issues. Best of luck with your project!

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