Frances Webb

French Heirloom Sewing Gallery:
White Christening Gown with Godets, Embroidery, and Pintucks
size 18 months

Dress and Slip Pattern:

• Martha Pullen. "Christening Gown with Godets, Pintucks, and Swiss Motifs." Grandmother's Hope Chest: French Sewing by Machine, Smocking, Shadowwork Embroidery, Embroidery. Huntsville, AL: Martha Pullen, 1992.

Pattern Adaptations:

• Machine embroidery substituted for Swiss motifs on the gores
• Swiss beading and silk ribbon substituted for elastic at the cuff of the sleeves

Dress Materials:

• White Swiss Nelona from the Martha Pullen Co.
• White French cotton insertion lace
• White French cotton edging lace
• Swiss cotton embroidered beading
• Swiss cotton entredeux
• White silk ribbon

Dress Embellishment:

• Twin needle corded pintucks over white pearl cotton
• Machine embroidery using the Pfaff Creative 7570, big hoop, and design from card number 49

Slip Materials:

• White Swiss Nelona from Martha Pullen Co.
• White French cotton insertion lace
• White French cotton edging lace
• Swiss cotton embroidered beading
• Swiss cotton entredeux
• White silk ribbon

Back View:

Yoke Detail:

Sleeve Detail:

Gore and Godet Detail:

Gore Detail:

revised March 1, 2008

Graphics designed by Frances E. Webb
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