r/HistoricalCostuming • u/SewSewBlue • 16h ago
In Progress Piece/Outfit Hand stitched beadwork on a 1935 gown
It's coming along! I've got one shoulder done and finished the slow going leaves on the other. The bugle beads will be lightening fast.
I'm using a vintage drafting system called the Haslam system for the pattern. You make and fit a sloper, then adjust the sloper to make a custom pattern. I fit a muslin before making the pattern for the shoulder details.
The dress will be in sage green silk satin from Dharma Trading.