Collection item
Crocheted Wedding Dress, 1971
I was living in Sydney when my husband and I got engaged. I saw this wedding dress pattern and posted it to our neighbour and friend Ivy Caverhill who crocheted it for me. I came over four weeks before the wedding and it was decided that a train would compliment the dress so Ivy quickly crocheted one, plus a snood for my hair. with a 'Hong Kong' switch hair piece! The wedding was a beautiful day- snow on Mt Taranaki, freezing cold but sunny. I'd love my granddaughter Frieda to treasure it one day.
Details
Photographer:
Nathalie Gregory
Credit:
Garment loan courtesy of Liz Jewell.
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Maker:
Ivy Caverhill
Garment type:
Wedding dress
Material:
cream acrylic/wool blend yarn
Features:
long sleeves, satin covered buttons, full length, long train backed with tulle
Colour:
Cream
Exhibition:
KNIT: Original fashion created from yarn
Last published:
2026
Date:
1971
