Ready to expand your Regency wardrobe? This new supplement is the ticket! Designed for use with the Regency Gown Pattern above, the supplement provides options for necklines that will give you four new looks. Please note that this supplement was created from the most recent version of the Regency Gown Pattern (2005) and will not line up exactly with pieces from the older version of the pattern. Please feel free to contact me if you have the original Regency Gown and would like a PDF file containing the updated pieces! (Click on the image at right to see a larger version of the supplement options.)

* Sizes 6-26DD all included.

* Illustrated instructions make construction easy!

* Online Photo Instructions available!.

* Also available for instant download as an ePattern in PDF format!

With this supplement, you have the ability to create high, plain or high, gathered necklines as well as gently sloping necklines (smooth or gathered). I’ve also included instructions for creating a period-correct drawstring closure for either of the gathered bodices.

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Here is a dress made with the gathered high neckline.
Thank you to Marmee12, who made this beautiful dress to sell on eBay and shared her photos!
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Here are some period portraits to show you some of the things that inspired the supplement!

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Here is a period illustration of a lady wearing short stays over a chemise. This transitional style appeared in the 1790s and again in the 1820s.

Regency Underthings Pattern

Here are the underpinnings you need to give you the proper Regency foundation! This package includes patterns for a chemise, short stays, and two chemisettes. The chemise was modeled from original garments in several museum collections and features an adjustable drawstring neckline and gussets under the arms for a comfortable fit. The short stays lace in the front and were based upon extant stays in museum collections as well as period drawings of these transitional undergarments. The chemisettes were drawn from portraits of the time as well as Janet Arnold’s excellent research in Patterns of Fashion I. Begin with the chemise next to the skin, then add your stays for the correct silhouette. To create a smooth line beneath your gowns, add a long petticoat over your stays, which you can easily make from the Regency Gown pattern above (omitting the sleeves). For daytime, put a chemisette over your undergarments, then don your gown. Voila’! A full Regency wardrobe!

* Sizes 6-26D all included in one envelope.

* Illustrated instructions make construction easy!

* Notes on original undergarments of the time as well as tips for wearing the undergarments.

* Yardage Chart available online.

* Online Photo Instructions coming soon!

* Also available for instant download as an ePattern in PDF format!

Below are more photographs of the undergarments made from this pattern. Some parts of the pattern are rated “intermediate,” like the stays, but the chemise and chemisettes are simple enough for a beginner. I am always available through the Contact Form if you have questions! Do note that the short stays will not offer ample enough support for sizes above “DD”. I would instead recommend the excellent Regency Stays pattern by The Mantua Maker, which is for longer (hip-length) stays and can be easily modified to support larger cup sizes.

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Girls’ Regency Spencer/Pelisse Pattern

This pattern is a companion to my women’s pattern above. (Click on the image at right to see a larger version of the pattern cover.)

* Sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 10 all included in one envelope.

* Illustrated instructions make construction easy!

* Options for double-breasted and non-overlapping front closure; notched collar or no collar; full jacket/coat or sleeveless, vest-style pelisse.

* Online Photo Instructions available!

* Yardage Chart also available online.

* Also available for instant download as an ePattern in PDF format!

For the coat in the photos below, I made the double-breasted jacket with notched collar, then added a skirt that is straight in the front and pleated across the back. The bodice back has the period correct dropped shoulder seams and curved side back seams. Sleeves are also correct for the time period with the seam toward the back of the jacket and the gathers beginning below the shoulder in back. The pattern is rated “intermediate” because of the lining and collar, but I think it actually goes together faster than the dress pattern and is not at all difficult to understand after a trial run in muslin. An advanced beginner would have little trouble, and I am always available through the Contact Form if you have questions!

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Spencer jacket with frog closure
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(Photographs copyright 2005 Deep South Images.)

Be sure to see the matching Doll Pattern!

Girls’ Pinafore & Pantaloons Pattern

I created this pattern to work within several different eras and be versatile enough for play and dress-up!

* Sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 10 all included in one envelope.

* Illustrated instructions make construction easy!

* Options for plain and fancy pinafores.

* Bonus pattern included for long pantaloons!

* Online Photo Instructions available!

* Yardage Chart also available online.

* Click HERE for inseam measurements (which aren’t on the older charts).

* Also available for instant download as an ePattern in PDF format!

Below are photographs of three versions of the pinafore. One was created from cream-colored voile with French seams, ruffles, and tucks. Another was made of cotton and eyelet. Below those pictures, you see photos of the “play” version of the pinafore, which omits the “fancies” to create a sturdy everyday apron. This pinafore will work over the girls’ Regency Dress pattern, but it is also appropriate for the Romantic Era and the late Victorian-early Edwardian eras. The plain pinafore is rated “easy,” because a beginner could put it together with no trouble. The heirloom pinafore requires some more advanced sewing techniques (French seams, tucks, etc.), but it is still more “intermediate” than “advanced.” You can also see the pantaloons peeking out from beneath the bottom of two dresses below. These are quick and easy to make and can also be created in “plain” and “fancy” versions!

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Heirloom Pinafore

Play Pinafore
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