1896 Linen Dress (Bodice and Skirt) Sewing Pattern - INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF

This listing is for a PDF Sewing Pattern of a Linen Dress, comprised of a Bodice and Skirt, made from an original 1896 La Mode Illustree Pattern.

The PDF Pattern (O60701 38) have been copied exactly as published in 1896 using a CAD program and will print out FULL SIZE pattern pieces as PDFs of 65 A4 or 66 letter pages using an ordinary printer or 5 A0 pages.

After unzipping the folder, choose the file to print according to your paper size by selecting either the 'A4', 'Letter' or 'A0' PDF after the pattern name

A separate file for the Pattern Instructions in FRENCH (with an internet translation into ENGLISH) is also supplied.

Expert knowledge of sewing historical garments will be required, as the original pattern does not include seam allowances, and gives only basic instructions for the garment construction.

Fabric required: 17.5m linen in 80 cm width, 12m embroidered border, 5.5m ribbon

Measurements given for the pattern:

Half the thickness of the bust: 46cm
Half waist: 30cm
Waist length front: 35 cm