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Authentic Civil War Era Lady's Ball Dress-body Draft Pattern

Dakota Prairie Treasures Hardcopy Republication™

Originally Published 1857!

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Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Hardcopy Republication™ for an Authentic Civil War Era Lady's Ball Dress Body Draft Pattern! Originally published in December of 1857 a few short years prior to the start of the Civil War! What could be more darling for historical reenactment than this?

A lovely, very feminine, Authentic Dress Bodice Draft Pattern for you to recreate! As you can see it is a fine design with very flattering with graceful lines, tassels and little buttons. And, you may customize it however your needlework muse desires!

What is a Draft Pattern? (Click to find out)

There are many types of materials, or combinations, that may make a spectacular & genuine toilet from this Authentic Civil War Era Draft Pattern! Pretty for you, pretty for gifts & pretty for posterity! (Original is not for sale)

An excerpt:

"The material for this dress is lace, tarleton, or muslin, over a colored silk ; with fringe and narrow ribbon of the color of the lining...Very brilliant colors, such as cerise, rose, and amber, are very much worn for ball dresses."

This item is a great resource for those who are Civil War and Victorian historical reenactment enthusiasts, opera, stage and theatre costumers, students of historical clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!

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The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! This is a beautiful item and sure to delight you and yours!

The antique and vintage style fabrics, threads, braids, buttons, etc., can be found on Atomic Mall quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or hobby store…

Check out Dakota Prairie Treasures' current auctions and store listings for many other unique needlework Spiral Bound Book, CD and Single Pattern Republications™ for your creative needle working pleasure!

The item you will receive is representative of the types of needlework expertise of earlier feminine American culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have hours of enjoyment making and recreating this antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your great-great-great-grandmothers did!

What are the benefits of a Dakota Prairie Treasures Hardcopy Republication™?

* Every image and every page has been scanned at a high dpi to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!

* No having to purchase excessively expensive hard-to-obtain originals.

* No handling old and crumbling originals.

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Shipping: Within USA: $2.79 via USPS. Out-of-country destinations (Canada included): $3.79 via USPS Air Mail. International buyers are responsible for their country's custom duties. We do not mark merchandise shipments as "gift" on the USPS Customs form. Combined shipping is available for all Dakota Prairie Treasures listings ending within 48 hours. We provide a 50% s/h discount on all items (following the first purchase) in our combined invoice statement.

Copyright Restrictions: All Dakota Prairie Treasures products produced by said seller are copyrighted and owned by us (as is all listing text and photos). Any descriptive text and trademarks provided by the seller in this listing's title, subtitle and are the sole property of Dakota Prairie Treasures. All rights reserved. You are permitted to use our product's information for items you make for yourself, as gifts or for items you may produce to sell. However, the original designs and images remain the exclusive legal property of Dakota Prairie Treasures. Neither the CD Product content or hardcopy designs or images, or any part thereof, may be reproduced, used in class lessons or duplicated in any media format to be resold or "shared" (either individually or as a package) without Dakota Prairie Treasures' prior written consent.

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