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To women wearing a brown and blue Calico Day Dress, standing by a tree and bush outside.
line drawings of the calico day dress options
A woman wearing a brown Calico Day Dress standing in lawn outside with her hands on her hips.
Close up off the top of the Calico Day Dress on a woman standing outside with one hand on her hip.
Close up of the back of the Calico Day Dress on a woman outside with her hand on her hip
Woman walking in a blue calico Day dress in a lawn.
Close up of the blue calico Day Dress on a woman
Back of the Calico Day Dress in blue on a woman standing in a lawn
Brown calico day dress on a woman standing by a doorframe with flowers
Bright red calico day dress shirt on a woman in a denim skirt in front of a white house.
Back of the red shirt on a woman in a lawn. Her hands are on her hips
Close up of a woman in a red shirt and denim skirt by white house
Close up of the shoulder ruffle on a brown traditional day dress
Smiling woman standing in front of a white house in a blue dress
Image of the back cover of the calico day dress
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246 Calico Day Dress

$32.00
$32.00
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 Sizes XS-2XL 

Turn-of-the-century women lingered over breakfast in this soft, pleated, closely fitted house dress or “wrapper” before struggling into their corsets. This pattern recreates this Day Dress look.  The buttoned front lining and the princess line in the back pull in the dress creating a fitted bodice, while pleats at center front and back are held in place with waist ties and simple square collar. Rounded yokes, finished with ruffles over the shoulder complete the traditional dress and may be omitted for a simple version. Full sleeves are gathered at the top and finished with simple buttoned cuffs.  The skirt, fitted over the hips, falls to a wide flounce at the ankle. 

The pattern may be cut street length (contemporary) or as a blouse. For day or evening wear, the dress is perfect in challis and crisp silk as well as traditional cotton calico.

Note: This pattern is from Folkwear's former 208 Calico Day Dress.  We have increased the size range, improved the instructions, and re-released the pattern as 246 Calico Day Dress (#208 was taken by 208 Child's Kinsale Cloak over the years). 

Era: late Victorian to early Edwardian

Suggested fabrics: Lightweight cotton and blends, silk, lightweight wools, rayon. Originals were made in cotton calico, percale, cashmere, sateen, challis.

Yardage chart (.pdf)

The PDF pattern is available as a download after checkout. The PDF pattern has layered files for copy shop (36” and A0), print at home (A4 and 8.5”x11”), a projector file, as well as sewing instructions.