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| LakeOntarioFarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 23 2010 : 08:28:29 AM
I was in my favorite antique store yesterday, and they had an antique shift- this was what women used to wear under their dresses in the very old days!  Not in very good shape for the price....
I would love to make a couple to sleep in in the summer. I'd love to have some out of a really soft linen, but can't find a pattern anywhere. When I do a search I come up with links to factories and "shift" work! 
Can anyone help? Has anyone seen patterns anywhere for these? They must be out there somewhere!!
Thanks!
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
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| Singing Tree Farm |
Posted - Jan 23 2010 : 11:36:13 AM
Brenda, I have printed free ones off line several years ago.
Mara Riley says "The basic undergarment for women in the 18th century is the shift, also known as the chemise (if you were French) or sark (if you were Lowland Scots).
I have "Making an 18th Century Shift" from site www.marariley.net/shift/shift.htm, "Everyday Shift/Chemise-#511" I don't know the exact site but the printout says "From the Office of the Northwest Territory Alliance" Steve & Judy Anderson April 1986,
and "Draft Your Own Chemise" from site elizabethstewartclark.com.
I tried to click on the link for Mara Riley and it did not work, but I could just go to marariley.net and then to patterns.
I really enjoy early clothing, I hope you can find what you need. Enjoy!
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| LakeOntarioFarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 23 2010 : 09:55:20 AM
Thank you Sheri!!! Now, if I had just remembered that it was a chemise..... :)
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
Nothing we achieve in this world is achieved alone. It is always achieved with others teaching us along the way. Lee J. Colan
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| Sheep Mom 2 |
Posted - Jan 23 2010 : 09:53:48 AM
What did you have in mind? I am always open - I have done sewing for friends for events but nothing on a large scale. I have thought about advertising with some of the old time car clubs to do costuming tho. I especially love to do white work - all the tucks and insertions.
Blessings, Sheri
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| CherryPie |
Posted - Jan 23 2010 : 09:39:01 AM
Sheri, do you ever do commission sewing? I have some patterns, ideas that I'd like to have sewn but my skills don't match my ideas!
Kimberly Ann
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| Sheep Mom 2 |
Posted - Jan 23 2010 : 09:26:42 AM
Try searching under Chemise. Past patterns makes several and folkwear makes one as well. There are several earlier period patterns available through Amazon Drygoods http://www.amazondrygoods.com/. If you are into period clothing, get their pattern book she sells patterns for everything from Mideval to the 50's. Harper House also has all things for costuming and vintage sewing http://www.longago.com/ Sewing central has two patterns but one is out of stock right now http://www.sewingcentral.com/cgi-bin/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=times.html&cart_id=8154629_10663 I hope that helps you out. I do a lot of historical sewing.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
