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Sample Christening Gown #1
Very tailored cream Batiste long sleeved yoke gown. Trimmed with French lace and entredeux. Tucks, lace insertion, and
featherstitching adorn the hem. Hand shadow work on the yoke. Slip and bonnet included.
Size NB - 3 M Length 36.5"
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Christening Gown made for Mara
Lace trimmed bishop with hand embroidered skirt. Lace trims the scalloped hem. Adapted from pattern by Chery Williams.
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| Christening Gown made for Mara |
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Christening Gown for Miranda
Swiss nelona gown. Hand embroidered bodice trimmed with lace insertion and lace edging. Long sleeves with lace insertion,
entredeux and lace. Hand embroidery on body of gown with lace insertion fancy band and lace trimmed ruffle.
| Miranda's Christening Gown |
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Christening Gown for My Grandson, Liam
Pima batiste gown adapted from "Delicate Daydreams" by talented designer Lyn Weeks. Bodice has tucks and 3 kinds of lace
insertion, hand hemstitching, and hand embroidery. It is trimmed with gathered lace edging. Puff sleeves are adorned with
tucks. Body of gown has a series of release tucks. The fancy band consists of pintucks, lace insertion and swiss insertion.
Ruffle is trimmed with lace insertion and edging.
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Christening Gown for Jack
A very tailored gown for a very special little boy. 100% pima cotton with Peter Pan collar and short sleeves trimmed
with entredeux and swiss trim. The bodice features entredeux swiss insertion and tucks. The skirt is a series of pintucks
and faggotting with a large tuck at the at the hem. Hand embroidery on the front skirt.
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"Ava Elise" Christening Gown
Elegantly simple christening gown of swiss batiste for a baby girl or boy. Embroidered bodice with swiss trim attaching
skirt with embroidery, pintucks, and swiss insertion. Long tucked sleeves with tucked cuffs.
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"Bris"Gown
Jordyn’s little brother’s Bris gown. Cream colored twill fabric smocked in blue. Bullion roses adorn
the tucked hem and collar.
"Ava" Christening Dress
100% Swiss "pima" cotton. Christening gown with lace squares on embroidered bodice. Lace insertions and tucks trim skirt
ending with lace insertion and edging. Long sleeves with lace beading and edging trimmed with ribbon ties. Matching bonnet
trimmed with lace insertion, smocking, and edging.
Taylor's Christening Gown
Beautiful ecru silk duiponi gown. Smocked full bodice in shades of taupe and ecru. Off center entredeux and lace trimmed
collar allows the smocking to show. Silk satin ribbon is threaded through bullion loops to tie in front.
A cross is embroidered on the front skirt accented by bullion roses and French knots. A scallop pintuck adorns the lower
skirt with bullion roses at each scallop. Two tucks are at the bottm of the skirt with beautiful ecru pointed lace . The sleeves
are 3/4 length with lace beading with silk ribbon and entredeux and lace edging that matches the collar. The back bodice closes
with covered buttons.
| Taylor's Christening Gown |
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| Taylor's Bodice (enlarged) |
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Bris and Baby Naming Gown for Nicolas
Nicolas' mother chose an ecru swiss batiste gown trimmed with pale blue piping. The bodice is trimmed with
pintucks and entredeux beading with silk satin ribbon. The skirt repeats the pintucks and entredeux beading with ribbon. A
Star of David is embroidered n the skirt.
Gown for Kelly
This ivory silk duiponi gown is smocked from the shoulder. Bullion roses, French knots, and lazy daisies trim the bottom
of the smocking. The skirt consists of imported lace diamonds with bullion rose clusters inside each diamond. Lace insertion
also trims the skirt above the diamonds and at the hem. Matching smocked bonnet with lace insertion and silk satin ribbon.
Kelly's mother plans to mount the gown in a shadow box for Kelly's room.
Carolyn and Benjamin
Carolyn and Benjamin are beautiful twins. Their gowns are similar
with changes made to reflect their sex. Both gowns are Swiss Pima cotton batiste with a cross insertion across the yoke. Both
gowns feature smocking and have shadow work crosses and bullion roses on the skirts. The skirts are divided by rows of insertion
and pin tucks. Carolyn’s hem has Swiss embroidered edging added. Both gowns
have Swiss edging on their Peter pan collars. Carolyn’s sleeves are puffed, while Benjamin’s are straight for
a little boy. Both sleeves are trimmed with the same edging that is on the collars.
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Enlargement of Gown #1
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Enlargements of Mara's Christening Gown
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Enlargements of Miranda's Christening Gown
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| Miranda's bodice (enlarged) |
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Enlargements of Liam's Christening Gown
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Enlargements of Jack's Christening Gown
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| Jack in his Christening Gown |
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"Ava Elise" enlargement of bodice
Enlargement of Bris Gown
Ava Christening Dress - Bodice
Taylor's Bonnet
A sweet "cap styled" bonnet of silk duiponi with silk ribbon ties. The front of the bonnet has entredeux and lace trimmed
scallops. Buillion roses and feathered stitching on the bonnet.
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Nicholas in his gown
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Carolyn and Benjamin (close ups)
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