Fabric: Cotton, cotton blend
Pattern: Janet Arnold, 1887 skirt
Year:1887
Notions: none
How historically accurate is it? Not terribly. The fabric is all wrong, although the construction is right for the time period. The color is ok, too.
Hours to complete: Approximately 6
First worn: Will be worn for a stage costume, under a much nicer draped over skirt.
Total cost: $2.99 for thread. All else from my stash.
I consider this a failure. The real challenge was finding enough pink fabric in my stash. What I found is all wrong for the design. The darker pink was allright - it is a heavy, moire-style cotton I had dyed pink several years ago. But there wasn't enough, so I used this pink/green check with it. The pink/green is too light, so the folds do not keep their shape. Oh, well. It's good enough to wear under a better draped over skirt that will cover most of it.
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