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1835 - 1870 Mantelet

#1840-1
1835 - 1870 Mantelet Pattern
$8.50

Based on a historical garment.
For formal wear or warm weather daywear.
Simple and quick to make.
Decoration and variation ideas.

Mantua-Maker Mother Hubbard Wrapper Pattern
Mother Hubbard Wrapper





#1880-5
1880's Mother Hubbard Wrapper Pattern
$14.00

Flat or standing collar.
Wear with or without belt.
Marked for deep or narrow bustles, and for no bustle.
For informal, at home morning wear,
or for lower class and working women.

 



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1880's Bathing Suit

#1880-6
1880's Ladies' Bathing Suit Pattern
$16.00

Top and drawers are joined into one piece;
the skirt is separate.
Wear with or without the skirt.
Make with or without the sleeves and/or lining.
Pattern for the cap is included.

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Foundation Skirt / Round Skirt

#1880-11
1870 - 1891 Foundation Skirt Pattern
$11.00

Also called a Round Skirt.
Supportive skirt for period fashion draperies,
or worn alone as a plain skirt.
For use over 1870's or 1880's bustles,
or under 1879 - 1881 hobble-style skirts.
Optional yoke for aggressive bustle.
Side placket; side pocket.
Decoration ideas included.

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Camargo Sash Bustle Drapery



#1870-3
1868 - 1888
Camargo Sash Bustle Drapery Pattern
$15.00

Includes sizes Petite - Full
"A very pretty pattern for a Panier dress"
Ideal as an overskirt for:
Walking, visiting, reception, dinner
or evening wear.
Directly from a 1869 Peterson's Magazine.
Variations and decoration ideas included.

Mantua-Maker Whistle Stop Polonaise Pattern
Whistle Stop Polonaise

#1880-14
1875 - 1888 Whistle Stop
Polonaise Pattern
$28.00

Includes sizes 2-30
Pattern taken from an extant garment.
May be front or back opening.
False revers or standing collar.
Several trim options.
Different sleeve and cuff options.
Many back drapery treatments.
Options for large and small bustles.
Normally below knee length, and worn over a foundation skirt, but it can be a full length outfit.
Variations and decoration ideas.
Foundation skirt not included.

Mantua-Maker: Broadway Walking Skirt
Broadway Walking Skirt

#1880-19
1870 - 1890 Broadway Walking Skirt
$16.00

Sizes Petite - Full
Ideal as a dressy skirt for
walking, visiting, reception, dinner or dancing.
Based on a tissue pattern issued by Butterick in May, 1880.
Includes the full text of the cover sheet.
This pattern has adaptations for the 1879 - 1881 narrow skirts and the 1883 - 1887 aggressive bustle.
Variations included.
Does not include foundation skirt.

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You Bet Bodice

#1880-22
1870 - 1890
You Bet Bodice Pattern
$17.00

Sizes 2 - 30
Ideal as a formal or ball gown bodice.
Perfect for a dressy day time or reception bodice.
Pointed front and back.
Fits over any size bustle or bustle pad.
Two lengths of puffed sleeves,
three styles of necklines,
including the curved You Bet neckline. 

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1870 - 1890 Apron Overskirt

#1880-20
1870 - 1890 Apron Overskirt
with Waterfall Back Pattern
$14.00

Sizes 2 - 24
For use over a foundation skirt
or without, for the saloon girl look.
Crescent front folds.
Two back drapery cascades.
Variation and decoration ideas.
Foundation skirt not included.
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1879 - 1884 Shirred Overskirt

#1880-23
1879 - 1884 Shirred Overskirt
with Flounces Pattern
$15.00

Sizes Petite - Xlarge
Dancing or walking length.
1879 - 1881 hobble style skirt.
1882 - 1884 early bustle version.
Three shirring overskirt styles.
With one to several flounces.
Balayeuse template included.
Decoration and variation ideas.
Foundation skirt not included.
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Mystic Mine Basque

#1880-24
1875 - 1890
Mystic Mine Basque Pattern
$23.00

Sizes 2 - 30
Ideal as a dinner bodice, a walking jacket or as part of a riding habit.

Two lengths of coat style sleeves, three styles of necklines.

Pointed or cutaway front, or with an overlap.

Narrow or wide box pleats in back.

Many historical references.

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Brandy City Bodice

 #1880-26
1875 - 1890
Brandy City Bodice Pattern
$22.00

Sizes 2 - 30
A fashionable everyday bodice.
The bodice may be fitted
or in the Blouse Bodice style.
The lower front may be full length,
opened or closed.
Or it may be draped up,
or cut away in several styles.
The back may be pleated, gathered, or shirred.
Two lengths coat style sleeves.
Many historical references
and decoration ideas.
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The photos are of the blouse front version.

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