item details
NameCrocheted wedding dress
ProductionDorothy Cameron; circa 1971; New Zealand
Classificationdresses, wedding dresses
Materialswool, synthetic fibre
Materials SummaryFinely knitted merino wool outerdress with synthetic satin underdress
Techniquesknitting, machine sewing
DimensionsWaist circumference:
Registration NumberGH009500
Credit lineGift of Christine Newman, 2001
Overview
This dress, designed by Dorothy Cameron, was never intended for a wedding. Ms Cameron took six months to spin the wool and one month to construct the dress, creating it purely out of an interest in wool. It was subsequently shown at the National Wool Festival.
It is a full-length cream merino wool wedding dress, beautifully crocheted, in a slim-line style with long sleeves. It also has a matching sleeveless, full-length cream satin slip.