Early 1910s Tea Gown Sewing Pattern | Past Patterns 8109
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Create an elegant Edwardian tea gown with Past Patterns 8109, an authentic Early 1910s Tea Gown Sewing Pattern based on a May Manton original. Sized for a 38″ bust and printed full-size on 36″ wide paper.
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Early 1910s Tea Gown Sewing Pattern | Past Patterns 8109
$23.00
Create an elegant Edwardian tea gown with Past Patterns 8109, an authentic Early 1910s Tea Gown Sewing Pattern based on a May Manton original. Sized for a 38″ bust and printed full-size on 36″ wide paper.
998 in stock
Get Free Shipping
On all US Orders over $50!
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Why Choose This Pattern?
Overview
The Early 1910s Tea Gown Sewing Pattern offered by Past Patterns presents an elegant interpretation of a transitional Edwardian garment designed for comfort, beauty, and graceful domestic wear. Pattern 8109 recreates a May Manton tea gown originally published in the early 1910s and sized for a 38-inch bust. This printed edition arrives full-size on durable 36-inch wide paper and includes the original artwork featured on the envelope.
About This Early 1910s Tea Gown Sewing Pattern
This Early 1910s Tea Gown Sewing Pattern includes nine pieces: blouse with sleeve, plaited front, plain and plaited skirt portions, belt, drapery, sleeve-band, chemisette, and collar. As described on the period envelope reproduced in this package, the gown may be made with a square or high neck and with elbow or three-quarter sleeves. May Manton patterns were celebrated for their fit, thoughtful proportions, and clear marking systems, all faithfully preserved in this Past Patterns edition.
The pattern is drafted for a 38-inch bust, as indicated on the original artwork. Although this is the only size available, experienced sewists can grade the pattern up or down using traditional period or modern enlargement techniques.
Historical Context
Tea gowns bridged the gap between informal home wear and the more structured gowns worn for public daytime activity. Around 1910–1914, these garments often featured long, softly draped skirts, chemisette options for modesty, and sleeves that could be styled for comfort or fashion. An example of similar silhouettes appears in The Ladies’ Home Journal and various fashion catalogs of the period. For broader context on early 1910s dress, see the digitized fashion plates at the Met Museum:
Met Museum – Early 1910s Fashion Plate.
This Early 1910s Tea Gown Sewing Pattern reflects the era’s shift toward slightly straighter lines, softened drapery, and homewear garments that combined ease with elegance.
Pattern Contents
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- Full-size printed gown pattern on 36" wide paper
- Original envelope artwork faithfully reproduced
- Historical construction notes
- Period terminology explanations (including guimpe and chemisette)
- Cutting and making instructions adapted from the 1910s source material
- Past Patterns' Guide to Editing and Modifying Patterns Due to Bust Size
Materials Required
The original envelope specifies the following yardage for a 38” bust tea gown:
- 27" wide fabric: 6 yards (medium or small sizes)
- 36" wide fabric: 4 3/4 yards
- 44" wide fabric: 3 1/4 yards
Additional trimming requirements include lace, banding, and rose banding, depending on the chosen view. Fabric recommendations in the early 1910s ranged from lightweight cotton and voile for warm months to silk or batiste for refined indoor wear.
Skill Level & Difficulty Rating
Difficulty: 3/5 – Intermediate
This rating reflects:
- Multiple garment components (chemise, drapery, blouse, skirt sections)
- Period techniques including gathering, plaiting, and drapery arrangement
- Interpretation of historical terminology and construction diagrams
- Minimal modern notation typical of early 1910s patterns
Sewists with experience in garment assembly, pattern marking, and draping will find this project highly rewarding.
Why Choose This Early 1910s Tea Gown Sewing Pattern?
This Early 1910s Tea Gown Sewing Pattern provides an accurate recreation of an elegant domestic garment from the twilight of the Edwardian era. It is ideal for historical costuming, theatrical wardrobe departments, reenactment clothing, sewing educators, and collectors of antique pattern reproductions.
For those who prefer a downloadable format, the digital version is available here: Early 1910s Tea Gown Downloads.
Copyright
Copyright Past Patterns 1979–2025. All rights reserved.
Additional information
| Weight | 9 oz |
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| Dimensions | 13 × 10 × 2 in |
Sizing Information
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What is the difference between a Past Patterns original pattern and a Vintage Revival pattern?
The Past Patterns originals were designed in house and based upon the research, disassembly and time of Saundra Ros Altman. These designs come from finds all over the United States reaching from San Diego, California to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC. She created the initial patterns, the sizing charts and the instruction content. Many of the these patterns are multi-sized or are available in various sizes. For the most part, these designs are done taking into account the modern human body's shape, height and weight. The Vintage Revival patterns are traces or copies of an old, mass produced pattern; the first mass produced patterns came out in the 1850s. For the most part, you get exactly what came in the original package; in some cases, Saundra has appended historical notes to the instructions. The Vintage Revivals patterns, being copies of the originals, generally only come in one size and are based upon the size and shape of the human body from the era the pattern came from.
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The bust and back length. The back length is measured from the prominent bone at the base of the neck to the natural waistline.
Where can I see the appropriate clothing fabrics for the 18th and 19th centuries?
You can see 1740 through 1940 fabrics in a book titled "Textile Designs" by Susan Meller and Joost Elffers. The subtitle states, "Two Hundred Years of European and American Patterns for Printed Fabric by Motif, Style, Color, Layout and Period and 1,823 Illustration in Color." What they don't say is that 90% of the swatches pictured are life size. The ISBN is 0-8109-3853-7. A second book is Wearable Prints, 1740-1860, History, Materials, and Mechanics by Susan W. Greene. The ISBN is 978-1-60635-124-6. Great books! Order it from your local library that has interlibrary loan capability if you cannot afford the price. There are now many sources for appropriate fabric through the Internet.
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