Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Wrappers..... Warmth, Function, & Style



For the play that I am costuming for my church I need to make a wrapper for one of the ladies. As I was in search of images, I came across quite a few that really stood out.


I never realized what amazingly loud fabrics they sometimes used for these garments. I love the colors & the fact that even though they provide warm & style, they are also functional & practical. I plan to make one for myself, hopefully soon.



The photos are from both the 1860s & the 1850s, as I found several articles from ladies magazines with simple lovely garments. I hope you all enjoy the photos & are inspired to perhaps make one for yourself.













I am off to do more sewing for the costumes. There is still quite alot to be done & I do have a deadline.

God bless,
Sarah

4 comments:

  1. Sarah, good luck on your wrapper, I have 2 and they are really handy garments to have! One of mine is *loud* and the other much less so. I just used my regular dress pattern to make mine, no special pattern needed!
    Mrs. G

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  2. Thank you, Mrs. G for your good wishes & suggestions. I hadn't really thought about using my regular dress pattern. I really like the *loud* ones, but I also like the others that are a bit more *quiet*, lol. I hope to have it done in a few days & possibly have up photos.

    God bless,
    Sarah

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  3. Ooh, a wrapper sounds SO nice!! I love the idea and I loved all the pictures you posted of originals. Wow, those are some cool and interesting fabrics. ;) lol

    Have a great day and hope you are doing well. :)

    Fiddlin Girl from SA

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