This is a christening gown I made for my darling niece Emily when she was born in 2000 and then her sister, Mathilda wore the same gown in 2009.
Ivory organza overlay
Ivory silk dupion lining
Scalloped organza hem over lace edged silk dupion. The point of each scallop has a bullion rose embroidered on it
The bonnet which was also smocked and then scallop edged.
Close up of the bodice - layers of smocking using DMC embroidery thread, bullion roses and detached chain stitch for the leaves.
Showing the stunning gathering that the fabric made by pleating and smocking
Close up of the stitches which on the bottom row make hearts with a bullion rose in the middle of each one along with detached chain leaves
The neckline is matching handmade binding with bullion roses in rows on the yoke - four each side and three in the middle.
The sleeves were also smocked and inlaid with silk ribbon which was alterable allowing the gown and matching bonnet to be worn by more than one baby.
such a pretty pretty pretty christening gown
ReplyDeletenow Im going to have to find photos of Tsunami in hers and shoy you
The gown is absolutely beautiful. The smocking is amazing. Thanks for sharing the photo of what I'm sure will be a treasured family heirloom. A while back on another blog (I can't remember where), someone mentioned making a small journal to keep with a christening gown they made. There was a picture of the child who wore the gown, with their name, the parents' name, the date, and where they were christened. One hundred years from now, it might be nice for whoever inherits it to have the info.
ReplyDeleteThank you Katie. I love the idea of the journal. Will be watching out for something I can use or might make my own book. :)
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