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"Dress, green silk plaid, 1850s, detail of skirt cartridge pleats" by Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection 1850s Day Dress, Shadow Dress, Ombre Flowers, Cartridge Pleats, 1850s Fashion, Historic Clothing, Red Ombre, Floor Length Skirt, Silk Taffeta

1850s. Day dress of green silk taffeta with a plaid of brown, white, and black, one piece, with a front opening bodice, pagoda and cap sleeves, and a floor-length skirt evenly cartridge-pleated to the bodice. The bodice is constructed with two front panels and one back panel, with the side and shoulder seams placed toward the back of the body, and curved tucks mimicking seams in back. These curved tucks are machine-sewn, while the rest of the garment is hand-sewn. There are two darts beneath…

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Goth Corsets, Types Of Pleats, Dresses Victorian, Techniques Textiles, Cartridge Pleats, Sewing Darts, Eureka Moment, Victorian Dresses, 18th Century Dress

It's not every day that a mistake turns in to a Eureka! moment, but luckily yesterday was that kind of a day. Petticoat cartridge pleated to waistband. If you need a neat, historically accurate way to cram 5+ yards of fabric into a teeny tiny waistband, cartridge pleating is your insane but awesome friend. I LOVE the look and extra volume cartridge pleats give skirts and petticoats, but they are labor intensive and take forever and a day to do. If this type of pleat is a new thing to you…

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