A pastoral picnic, 1780s style
While on retreat we took a drive to Palmerston North to visit Greenhaugh Gardens, where we spent a pleasant (but very hot) day having an 18th century pastoral-inspired picnic, enjoying the grounds, and slowly melting.*
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Horizontal or vertical? Striped sleeves on 1770s-1790s gowns & jackets
The 1770s-90s are a time of experimentation and transition in cutting and patternmaking techniques. In the first 3/4 of the 18th century women’s sleeves are almost always cut so stripes run horizontally across the sleeves. However, in the last quarter of the 18th c both grainlines are used, so stripes can run either way.
Making an extremely exuberant 18th century petticoat
I think everyone who makes 18th century costumes develops their own petticoat-ing method, with their favourite stitches and order of assembly.