Sdls275 is also known as Heirloom Doll Designs. They do weekly auctions, but sometimes take a break. Everyone needs a rest every now and then! So if you don't see anything in the Ebay shop right now, be sure to check back next Thursday. There may be new items!
This is our second colonial purchase from sdls275, and we finally figured out how to put the panniers (side hoops) under the skirt so that the bodice jacket fits over the hips. We just had to tie the panniers tighter onto the dolly bodies!
The gown came with 5 separate pieces and a hat, which you will see in our Friday post this week. There is the bodice jacket of white and blue fabric, the dark blue skirt, 2 different stomachers and a fichu. What is a fichu? It is "a large, square kerchief worn by women in the 18th century to fill in the low neckline of a bodice." The lace cap Rebecca is wearing is from our Keepers Dolly Duds colonial gown.
Sorry the pictures below are so plentiful, but there are so many wonderful details to this gown that we wanted to highlight: the gorgeous fabrics, the sumptuous ruffles, and the 2 different stomachers! And of course, we didn't want to end the post without showing a close-up of Rebeccas's lovely face. Aren't her eyes so pretty? Hazel eyes are the best kind...heehee.
Next time from Nora the Magnificent (me), will be a post about a colonial gown we purchased from The Dollies' Dressmaker website (which you can see a glimpse of in our first picture below). Click here to explore the Dollies' Dressmaker shop for yourself! Until, next time, toodle pip!
