As for the indienne print...

[nuranar]

I don't think I'll mess with the hem this time around. I want to figure out what to do in the way of skirt support before I bother with that. (How on earth am I going to attend both jennylafleur's and demode's classes

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[koshka_the_cat]

What about a little white ruffle around the inside neckline?

Shifts showing isn't something I've seen in portraits, but I haven't looked too closely. I've seen reenactors I trust doing it with working class impressions, but the fichu was over that, so I guess it doesn't really matter then!

[nuranar]

Ooh, that sounds pretty! Do you know of an example picture?

That makes sense. I thought I saw it today in an engraving, and I don't think it was a servant; there was no fichu. But I don't want to do anything weird with this; a printed cotton isn't going to be servant's dress.

[koshka_the_cat]

It's one of those things I know I've seen, but wasn't looking into so I'm not sure where.

I did a quick search at Williamsburg though, and here's a woman with lace on the inside of her dress. It could be on the shift, but given laundry and how well it fits, I'd think it was attached to the dress:

Click here!

[koshka_the_cat]

And this is secondary, but Williamsburg did put a ruffle in the neckline of a dress in the quilted fashions exhibit: