Frances Webb

French Heirloom Sewing Gallery:
White Heirloom Party Dress with Sunflowers Embroidered Insertion
size 10

Dress Pattern:

• Martha Pullen. "Heirloom Party Dress." French Hand Sewing by Machine: The Second Book. Huntsville, AL: Martha Pullen, 1985.

Pattern Adaptation:

• Yoke lengthened
• Sleeve fullness increased

Dress Materials:

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

Slips:

• Pattern: McCall's #8101 (no longer available)
• Gold Imperial batiste embellished with machine embroidery stitches using gold variegated 40 weight Sulky rayon thread
• Red Imperial batiste embellished with machine embroidery stitches using red 40 weight Sulky rayon thread
• Blue Imperial batiste embellished with machine embroidery stitches using blue 40 weight Sulky rayon thread

Matching Doll Dress:

"Dress Me Joanna" Doll
©2000 Martha Pullen Co. Inc.
Used with Permission

Matching Doll Slip:

"Dress Me Joanna" Doll
©2000 Martha Pullen Co. Inc.
Used with Permission

Yoke Detail:

Skirt Detail:

Dress with Blue Slip:

Blue, Gold, and Red Slips:

revised March 1, 2008

Graphics designed by Frances E. Webb
© 2001

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