34 responses on “Ladies Princess Slip (#0336)”

1. Hi folks,
   Is anyone else having difficulty getting the lace for this garment? So far I’ve been to three shops in Adelaide, Sth Australia with little success. The shops which sold specialty bridal and evening wear fabrics and quality trims have disappeared andin their place chainstores have sprung up selling bulk fabrics and haberdashery with lace and trims of cheaper quality manufactured in 3rd world countries.
   Is there an online source for the type of trimmings for these Titanic era garments?
   Regards
   Ainslie

   • Ainslie: Check out Country Bumpkin in Edwardstown for heirloom lace but be aware that new lace is expensive. Another thing to think about is that the lace doesn’t need to match all over the slip. You can coordinate laces that look similar and use your smaller pieces and still have a cohesive look. Good luck.

   • Martha Pullen’s online store https://store.marthapullen.com/c-4-laces-trims.aspx
     has this type of lace insertion etc. She has many types of lace and her products are high quality, many of which are reproductions. She publishes SEW Beautiful magazine dedicated to heirloom sewing.

     I looked in the victorian section and saw some possibilities, but there are more in other sections. I am not sure if they fit our time period or not, but I think they will. I hope this is helpful.
     Regards,
     Carol

     • Hi Carol,
       Thanks for your reply – I bought some lace yesterday from DKs and it will be OK for this first garment but check Martha Pullen’s site later today and bookmark it for future projects.
       Cheers
       Ainslie.

   • Have you tried laceheaven.com. They’re an american mail order company, but they are fast and have a lovely selection of lace.

     • I have found a few possibles on Etsy.com and with reasonable prices too. I also found a great article which showed lace used in 1914 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/25506633 . I loved finding this sight! Wonderful articles from old digitized newspapers

     • Thanks for the reply to my question about availability of lace for the slip. I managed to get a rather ‘mish-mash’ of lace which will be OK for the slip but will certainly look at the site you mention for the next project. I’ve been caught up in making a three piece outfit which I wore to my daughter;’s engagement party in Sydney last week. Now that I’m back home and have more free time I’ll be back on the Titanic projects. (The wedding is in January so I have a little spare time to work on THAT pattern design and making up!)
       Cheers
       Ainslie.

2. PS – I went through my substantial ‘stash’ of lace and trim which I’ve inherited from family and from elderly friends who had some in their ‘useful boxes’ but in most cases there wasn’t the yardage I need for this design.
   Cheers
   Ainslie.

3. Thanks Kris, I tried Spotlight on Goodwood Rd. but they didn’t have anything suitable. I then went to Pt Road Hetty’s Crafts didn’t have lace but suggested DKs – found what I wanted there for the petticoat pattern. The 1` inch lace was cream but the other two white. The price was reasonable which was great considering how many metres I needed!
   Now to get the pattern printing out accurately – I printed them out a couple of days back but the pattern lines don’t match unless I leave approx 2mm gap between each A4 sheet – so frustrating!
   I thought I read a way of fixing the printer settings so that there is no margins but I can’t find that message.
   Cheers
   Ainslie.

4. Hi folks,

   I’m having another problem – I printed out the pattern sheets and stuck them together into one massive big sheet –
   then discovered that “Slip Side Back” section from the shoulder seam down to the next to the underarm, appears to be from the smaller size down from the Size 36, (which is the one I received) In order to ‘correct this’ I could stick this piece in place with an approx 1/8th inch gap between that section and the adjoining sheets of paper.

   The remaining pieces have matched up well – hence my guess that this ‘page’ may have been for the smaller size.

   Cheers
   Ainslie.

   • Sorry for the typos – it’s nearly midnight here in Adelaide!

   • If your printer does not print all the way to the edge of the paper (mine does not) then you can loose details that fall into this area. I will have a post put up on my blog later today about this.

     • Hi Rebecca, I found another post about printing borderless and followed those instructions. It made it a lot easier but there are a couple of ‘errors’ in the pattern which I’ve discussed – off forum – with Janyce who is looking into it.
       I have a toile which I made up in a pattern design class I took a few years back and then when the fit was correct I made a cardboard ‘block’ which I keep hanging in my workroom so I can compare sizing from patterns and make adjustments to the paper pattern to fit the block measurements.
       I just need to go back to that with these vintage patterns if there are any differences such as the ones I’ve encountered.
       Cheers
       Ainslie.

   • I would be interested in looking at that post about borderless printing, please share!

5. I noticed that the bust point to bust point measurement is too big putting the princess seams too far apart. I fixed this problem on my mock-up by running a seam up the center front and taking out 2 inches. If you cut off ONE inch on your pattern piece along the edge (that is placed on the fold), the problem will be corrected and you won’t need a CF seam.

   I’m almost finished with mine and should have a blog post up on my blog by the end of this weekend.

   • Hi Brooke,
     That’s something I’ll need to watch out for – hadn’t thought about checking that. (thanks for the memory jog!) I have a basic block I made in a class a couple of years ago and transferred those pattern pieces onto card which I have hanging in my workroom so I’ll compare the sizing between the two and make adjustments where needed.
     Cheers
     Ainslie.

6. Here is my solution to my printers problems…

   http://rebeccakelleysews.blogspot.com/2012/02/princess-slip-1912-pattern.html

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8. I finished mine. Click here to see pics & read the post on my blog.

9. I have been working on the front, a bit more work required before I move on to the back. So far so good, pictures on my blog http://yardgoodsmayhem.blogspot.com

10. I’ve made a mockup of this pattern on my blog: http://redsilkthread.blogspot.com/2012/02/1912-project-challenge-pattern-princess.html I’m not sure what I want to do about lace either, but I’m going to the San Francisco (California) area, and there are some good fabric stores there. I want to check in Britex Fabrics for a variety of trims, and I believe they have an online presence as well.

11. I did a first try on the princess slip. I didn’t like it, when I added width to the waist I added to the overall width at the bottom. I blogged about it Not going as well as expected.However, I printed out the free princess sloper that came with the PatternMaker software. I then have used that to correct my pattern. So here goes princess slip number2

    regards,
    Theresa

12. I’ve finished mine – here’s a link to my blog post

    http://chopkins2011.blogspot.com/2012/02/titanic-project-post-2.html

13. I sewed the slip pattern out of muslin and got the fit but now would live to make this into a summer dress. I dismantled my wedding dress to get the lace and the white batiste but now decided the fabric and lace could be made into a pretty blouse instead of the slip that I would probably never wear. I have been looking for the perfect fabric and lace for a dress which will be lined. I plan to show my tall thin daughters the pattern tonight and see if they have occasion to wear the slip in a dress form. They love Anthropolgy clothes and we often get wardrobe ideas from their collection. I am excited to make this into a dress if I can find fabric and lace that fits what is in my imagination.

14. 1912 Slip Part I is posted here: http://costumedeeva.wordpress.com/

15. Received my pattern and promptly got sick. Spent the last week in the hospital wishing they had a sewing machine. Lots of sheets around here for pattern making! Since I will be good for nothing the next week I plan to lay out the slip pattern and see what happens. Glad this info is around. I was able to read the entire blog and all the helpful info.Ordered lace on line- cheap but serviceable. Don’t think I will wear it but I may donate it to the local history museum.

16. I have been waiting for my lace to arrive but it is taking quite awhile. I guess that’s what happens when you live in Canada. I order laces from Martha Pullen at http://www.marthapullen.com and also from http://www.marthasheirlooms.com. Both have great laces and fabrics. I started working on the slip and my blog is posted here: http://sewinginns.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/princess-line-slip-e0336/
    I really enjoy reading all the blogs and comments…learning lots too.

17. Just got my pattern – posted about it here: http://heavenlyprincessblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/my-first-1912-project-pattern/

    Hope to get to work on it tomorrow!

    Jordan @ Heavenly Princess

18. I’m am making some major changes to wear the slip in 2012, posted about here… http://adonising.blogspot.com/2012/02/vpll-challenge-pattern-0336-ladies.html

19. Just got my account here and I’ve been working on this pattern now. First pattern I got. (Still haven’t gotten my non-challenge one yet…) My blog is here: http://dusting.dreamwidth.org/

    All posts for this pattern will be under the tag, “pattern: ladies princess slip”

20. My post forthe Princess slip is here: http://sewingthetitanic.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/a-princess-slip-from-1912/

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