Laughing Moon #117
Pattern #117 Ladies' Ball Gown 1840 - 1863: 2 Bodice Variations and 5 Sleeve Variations, bretelles, 2 skirts & 2 bertha options
Ball Gown with 2 bodice variations and 5 sleeve variations.This dress has a dropped shoulder typical of the time period. It comes with both a princess seamed bodice and a darted bodice. The neckline is a wide boat and there are lower-cut options as well.
- View A is an 1840's ballgown with plain, straight sleeves and an applied bertha.
- View B has a flared sleeves and bretelles and is great for the 1850's.
- View C has a double puffed sleeve, which can also be made as a normal puffed sleeve, and a flounced, tiered skirt.
- View D has a flounced sleeve and a detached bertha, and
- View E has pleated sleeves. Both have piping at the armholes, waist and neckline.
The back can be closed with either hooks and eyes or laced shut with eyelets. The sleeves are interchangeable with the bodices. There are no pattern pieces for the skirt as the layouts show how to cut the fabric for the skirt depending the the width of the fabric. There are complete instructions on how to make all the garments, including the skirt, with or without ruffles.This dress was copied from an existing ball gown dated to the mid-1850's in the collection of the author. This style would have been worn from 1840 to 1863.
Misses Sizes 6 to 34 (Bust: 30-56, Waist: 22-48) All Sizes Included