Snail Shirring Baby Gown

French Handsewn Circa 1920 Dorothy's Baby Gown

This lovely Baby Gown features a Snail Shirring Ruffle at the hem, trimmed in Lace Edging.

This is my interpretation of a Baby Gown made in the early 1900's for  Baby Dorothy by her Grandmother.

This pattern is available in The Old Fashioned Baby Web Shop

The Ruffle at the hem is gathered using the technique Snail Shirring.

The fabric is rolled and whipped by hand to the yoke.

I have threaded four strands of floss through the Fancy Entredeux.

The pattern includes instructions for stitching the Snail Shirring technique used to gather the ruffle. The pattern and instruction are for Handsewing only.

Next post: A little bit of Snail Shirring History.

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