This is a subset of the LMM pattern 140 and contains just View D of that pattern.
This is not a printed pattern. This is a digital PDF download. You will receive A0 files of the pattern pieces meant to be sent to an online printer or printed on your home printer using a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat or Foxit. If you use Adobe Acrobat and the A0 files you can choose just the size(s) you want to print by choosing size layers. You will also receive the instructions and the front and back cover in letter size. If you are unwilling or unable to install a PDF reader on your device the pattern has been tiled for you. Please note that if you choose the pre-tiled files you cannot choose any size paper except Letter or A4 and the size layers will not work.
Ladies’ Princess Line Tea Gown –1876-1880s– Sizes 8-32– This pattern is a subset of LMM140 and contains only View D of that pattern. If you have pattern 140 you have everything in this pattern. This pattern is advanced skill level and is copied from an extant garment in the author’s collection. It is not meant to be worn over a bustle. A Victorian corset is optional. The gown is shown in layouts and the instructions as being made of different fabrics, with the contrast as the undersleeves, the front, and the standing collar. It can be made of all one fabric if desired. The back has a “Watteau” pleat in the back hanging from the neck that flows into the skirt and has pleats where the bodice meets the skirt. This Watteau pleat is not attached to the bodice until it meets the skirt. The back of the bodice is divided into 6 pieces; back, middle back, and side back. The middle back also has pleats where it meets the skirt. The side back has no pleats in the skirt. The back is trained though there are markings where you can cut off the train. The entire gown is flat lined with muslin (optional). The front has two layers which are meant to look like two separate gowns worn over each other. The bottom layer of the front has princess seams. It opens and closes with buttons from the neck to the hem. The top layer is two flaps which are meant to look like an extension of the back. These flaps hang free in the front and at the bottom. The neck has a tall standing collar and an optional neck ruffle. The sleeves are constructed so they look like one sleeve worn over another. The bottom sleeve is plain and the upper sleeve is a hanging sleeve. Pattern pieces and instructions for a train protector, also called a balayeuse, are included.
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