Lace Collar & Skirt Trim with Trained Skirt
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Shown on 46" Letha Marie by Gwen Ross
All good designs have a story to tell. This dress and the rest of the 1889 dresses were part of a college assignment. I had told my instructor that my first year of college left me unchallenged and wanted something special. She assigned me a historic garment line to be designed (one class), drafted (CAD class) and graded in 3 sizes (third class). In addition to these 3 classes I was taking a small business class as well and it became the focal point for an assignment in that class as well.
I chose the year 1889 as it was the year my great-grandma was born (she died when I was 5 but I loved her dearly). She was a dressmaker by trade, so is my mother so sewing and design are in the blood. I researched the year and chose a fairly simple design and started expanding it. I chose 3 of my dolls, Letha Marie by Gwen Ross of Mystic Mold (46" tall shown), Gwendolyn by Gwen Ross of Mystic Mold (12" tall) and Katherine (5 1/2" tall) . I attended the Anaheim Doll Show that fall and that's when I found Katherine and fell in love with miniatures.
The aforementioned assignments for the various classes all earned an "A". This particular design placed Second in the Sewing Catagory at the doll show.
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