A Green Linen Gamurra

A Green Gamurra

Based on Period Patterns #41

The newly reworked dress. (Click for a bigger picture.) I lost almost 30 pounds from the time this dress was made, necessitating it be taken in a few inches. I removed the back lacings since I didn't like them anyway, and put in side lacings instead (much easier to make adjustments to fit that way; nobody needs side lacings to be perfectly taut, whereas back lacings need to meet or, to my eyes, it looks a bit weird). I put in some light boning to the side lacing seams, to help reduce the bunching one sees with lacing (that's why there were so many rings in the back to begin with -- less bunching).

The dress' new back view. (Click for a bigger picture.) I think it looks much nicer this way. I'm also wearing a better chemise than the one originally pictured, which had a round neckline -- I've discovered that a square neckline looks much nicer with these dresses.

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This is from Period Patterns #41, view IV (the one on the lower right). I didn't slash my sleeves, but otherwise, I did what it said to do.

Assessment: Very easy pattern to assemble and sew. Very easy directions. I was very nervous about trying another Period Patterns, but I have to admit this one was easily as easy as anything out of Simplicity.

Yardage: About 7 yards of 60" linen/cotton mix, 2 yards of lining fabric (I used cotton broadcloth), 3-5 yards of green trim (very narrow teal ribbon on a spool). About 20 1/2" copper rings, available from Calico Corners for 5cents each), silver aiglets for the lacing tips, and about 2 yards of cotton cording from Grannd Garb. Oh, and 6 hooks & eyes for the sleeve tops.

The chemise in the older pictures is made with 100% cotton broadcloth, with a circular neckline and a deep pleat in the underarm seam (which you can't see.) The newer chemise pictured is a simple drawstring raglan-sleeve affair, found at Reconstructing History and extremely easy to make.

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Last Update: August 24, 2003

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