Baby Wore White: robes for special occasions, 1800-1910 Tudor_embroidery The fly fastens with handmade

The fly fastens with handmade cloth buttons and handstitched buttonholes

and the sleeves with an ingenious elbow gusset are based on a 16th century sleeve now at London Museum (inventory number 22446) and other examples excavated in the Netherlands (inventory numbers 17T40 and 45T19

Instructions are included in the set

8mm gauge wire

Baby Wore White: robes for special occasions, 1800-1910 Tudor_embroidery The fly fastens with handmadeby Heather Toomer 168 pages 4 patterns Over 250 colour and black and white illustrations Paperback 8in x 8in (21cm x 21cm) This fully illustrated book reviews the history of christening and other decorative baby robes throughout the 19th century and the early 20th century. Patterns are provided for four different styles to enable home dressmakers and seamstresses to make accurate reproductions. This book will be of interest to collectors, anyone