In early Spring I took an Heirloom Dress sewing class. Not knowing what I was getting into... I was able to complete a whole dress in one week. What is an heirloom dress you ask? An uber fancy, passed down in the family, Baptism, Easter Sunday, expensive dress. For a dress that a 3 year old would wear a few times before growing out of, I spent more money on the materials and supplies than I would ever have thought to do so. So if your family has an heirloom dress that your great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, aunts, and all the female cousins wore once or twice, make sure you cherish it and take good care of it. It was made with love, hard work, and expensive material.
Pictures of my hard work:
Front full length:
Back full length:
Yoke up close:
Sleeves:
Two weeks later I took a Smocking class. I didn't really know what smocking was nor how to do it. I figured since I didn't have children yet that it was a good time to learn, assuming I will have a girl someday... but if I don't I'm fine with not smocking again. It's not that I don't like doing it, it's just that I don't like sitting for long periods of time, straining my eyes and my hands just to tediously thread designs.
My goal was to recreate a dress that I wore around 2 years old for Christmas:
My recreation (in progress):
If I have a girl someday, I'll be motivated to finish it. Until then, it's on the back burner or when I travel and am forced to sit for long periods of time. The plan is the have a solid white band around the neck and a diamond shaped design around the yoke. The only parts I have to finish are the lower half of the diamonds (assuming they line up perfectly) and to hand sew the neckline together. I left the hem undone on both dresses since I don't know how short I would need it, so it gives me so room the play with.
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