Cross That Off My Sewing Bucket List

I have finished a Francaise gown! A short time ago I never would have attempted this style. Heck, I hadn't even made much 18th century clothing until a couple years ago. I am very happy with the finished result. I lost a little steam on the trimming (so many rows of braid!), but yesterday I put on the final touches. Totally done!

I have to give a ton of credit to several really helpful posts that walked me through how to construct a Francaise:
-Katherine's Sacque Tutorial
-Kendra's Mourning Gown Dress Diary
-Maggie's Gold Francaise Dress Diary

More Progress

Most of the major construction is done on my francaise! But it needs a lot of trimming.

Petticoat in Progress

Pleating a petticoat and watching football, what more could you want on a Sunday? This is the petticoat that goes with my francaise-in-progress.


And for reference, here are some 18th C petticoat tutorials on the internet. I learned how to construct a petticoat using Katherine's great instructions (the first link), but the rest of these look helpful as well.
-Koshka The Cat
-Jenny La Fleur
-Yesterday's Thimble
-18th C New England Life
-American Duchess
-Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion
-A Fashionable Frolick

This is Happening

I am finally making a Francaise.