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Kara's Darling Girl's Regency Dress

I'm an adventurous beginner seamstress. I like to pretend I know what I'm doing -- but in reality, I don't have the faintest clue. I got the regency pattern for me, and made my dress, and I think I attempted to alter it more than my skill would allow

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Lexi's 1780s Polonaise

Hello Mrs Chancey!My name is Lexi and I am 19. I started sewing from your Regency dress patterns when I was 17, and have continued to enjoy them! I just love your new 1780's pattern! It was the one

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Erin's Regency Gowns

I made these two dresses from your Regency pattern. It was really a lot of fun to make them and I didn't have any problems at all.The dark red dress I based off a dress Dolley Madison wore. It was my first time

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Lydia's Little Regency Lady

We homeschool using the Well-Trained Mind curriculum, and we just finished reading a children's adaptation of Pride and Prejudice for literature. (I'm personally a huge fan of Austen, so I've been eagerly

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Susanna's Enchanting 1912 Kimono Dress

My mom found the flowered main fabric for this dress on sale at a store and my sister Susanna really loved it. My mom bought it for her with the idea that I would sew a dress for her out of it, since I am currently the main seamstress of the family.

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Aussie Jane Austen

I discovered the existence of a Jane Austen Festival in Canberra, Australia, in 2008. After attending the first festival and having a ball--but having to borrow dresses--I decided to give it a crack, despite no sewing experience

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Sisters' Regency Gowns

Hello! Here are some pictures of me (in white) and my sister (in blue) in our regency dresses I made from your wonderful pattern. I love to work with your pattern, it is so easy to use and the results are magnificent

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