Ivory Ragland Sleeve Daygown with Lilac Tatting

The daygown below is a tatted ragland sleeve daygown. I made the tatted edge from size 80 thread in a lilac color (DMC #397). Purples are tricky in heirloom sewing and I prefer colors that aren't too bright. This lilac color was wonderful! After I made the tatting, I was disappointed with it against the white batiste. Instead, I coupled it with ivory batiste and it took on a softer, more subtle hue. The pictures were made before I added embroidery to the placket. The embroidery brought much dilemma when trying to find the right colors. After much trial and error, I found that DMC #554 worked for the center of the rosebud and DMC #153 was perfect for the outer rosebud. For the leaves and stem, I used DMC #3013. Sometimes, you have to wait on a project to develop as you go along and this daygown was one of those projects. My fear in adding embroidery was that it would take away from the sweet simplicity of the daygown and the tatting. Once I found the right color combinations, I added single rosebuds between the buttons of the gown. Another difficulty in creating this gown was finding the right color ribbon. The color that best suited the gown was only available in 1/8 inch ribbon, which is too small for entredeux beading. To solve this problem, I tatted my own beading in the lilac thread and then stitched that to entredeux. I think it turned out very sweet with an old fashioned look to it.

This lovely daygown has SOLD.

 

 

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