Pretty in Pink

July 1, 2010July 6, 2010 paulawalton

Here is a quick peek at a dress that I’ve been working on this week. I made this dress using the clothing pattern that I drafted from the original brown print dress that belongs to one of my antique Izannahs. The fabric is an antique 30 inch wide homespun check, which looks a lot different from modern gingham in person, but not in the photo. I did have to make shorter cuffs than on the original brown dress, due to a lack of fabric. Pretty amazing what a difference that a change of color makes! 🙂

This dress actually belongs to one of my new reproduction Izannahs, but while the paint on the new doll is drying, her much older sister stepped in to try on the dress.

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My name is Paula Walton. I’m a working craftsperson. I’ve been self-employed since 1986, when I started selling the items that I make under the name A Sweet Remembrance. Among other things, I am a doll maker, a dressmaker that specializes in reproduction women’s and children’s clothing, maker of spun cotton ornaments and holiday figures, and a freelance designer. Upon occasion I write magazine articles and am a Craftsperson in Residence. I teach and do demonstrations quite frequently, plus I was previously the director and curator of a small museum in Connecticut. View all posts by paulawalton