Spring 2014 DW Fashion Design Challenge: Entry #38

Monday, May 26, 2014

Entry #38

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Meet MacKenzie

Meet MacKenzie, a designer for Vintage Threads 18” Dress Emporium (vintagethreads.biz) or at mackenziedesigns.biz. MacKenzie is a young woman full of passion for creating historical fashion. She designs and makes historical clothing for reenactments. Follow her as she shows how she created her latest costume for a Medieval Reenactment.

This medieval costume is made of three pieces: a dress, a jacket, and a belt. This medieval dress of simple lines and flowy grace is embellished with hand embroidery, beads, sequins, and buttons.

The dress, of dull turquoise satin, is princess seamed with a large collar. The front panel is embroidered with wavy lines and swirls and is embellished with beads making it sparkle. The sleeves are long and fitted by the use of a dart with small buttons going from elbow to wrist. The back is closed using two invisible snaps. The shoulder of the dress, under the collar, has the ball side of a snap stitched onto it to attach the jacket.

The jacket, of shiny gold satin, has similar lines to the dress. The sides have a long curvy line of embroidery running down from the shoulder to hem, with embellishments of gold/orange sequins. The sleeves of the jacket are a fully lined medieval style with a curvy line running down the top. The shoulder of the jacket has the socket side of a snap stitched into the underside, matching up with the ball side attached to the dress for extra support.

The belt is a simple narrow band of the dull turquoise that has an embroidered curvy line running length wise on it. The belt is fastened with a single snap.

My doll is a Madame Alexander.

My Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Vintagethreads18?ref=si_shop

Design and Material

In Progress

Pattern Pieces

Dress:

Front Panel – (optional) Embroider design onto the material before cutting out – Reinforce the V on the neckline of the front panel and clip the point.

Attach bodice front and bodice back at the shoulders

Stitch dress front panel and sides together, matching edges from the bottom.

Stitch the dart into the sleeve and hem. Add the buttons to edge of the dart.

Sew ease stitch, pin and pull to fit. Insert sleeve to the bodice. Stitch.

Stitch the two collar pieces right sides together along the outside seam. Clip edges, reverse and press.

Place collar on the neckline of the dress, wrong side of collar to the right side of the neckline. Fold over – be sure the all edges are secure – pin and top stitch around the neckline.

Stitch the inner arm and skirt side seam.

Stitch the back seam to the large dot and finish back closure.

Stitch a ball side of a snap on the shoulder and under the collar.

Hem the dress.

Jacket:

(Optional) embroider before cutting out.

Stitch jacket front and back together at the shoulder seams.

Stitch facings at shoulder seams.

Stitch the facing and the jacket front and back together along outer edge on jacket front and on the neckline. Right sides together. Clip curves, turn and press.

Stitch the sleeve and the sleeve lining together at the lower edge and side to the notch (on side trim seam tight against the stitching and trim the corner). Turn and press. Top stitch the lower edge to make it lie flat.

Sew in gathering between notches, pin and pull to fit. Stitch.

Stitch the inner sleeve and the jacket side seams together.