Ravenna started working on the dresses almost immediately. She sewed and she cut and she sewed more. She was overjoyed at the thought of going to the party. But what am I going to wear? She came from a poor family so she didn’t have many dresses. I’ll decide later she thought as she continued working. Finally she had gotten the dress sewed. It was a pale blue, with long flowing sleeves. She had been working on it for ten days now. One of the older girls Jesslyn had helped her on it. Now all she needed to do was embroider it.
She walked over and stood behind Annawyn. She watched her make intricate stitches into a dress. Her hand moved quickly. Ravenna stood their watching and learning form Annawyn. She went back to her seat and started embroidering the dress. In white thread she made a design on the sleeves. It wasn’t as intricate as the designs Annawyn or the older girls made but it was still beautiful.
She soon finished embroidering the dress and set it aside to show Annawyn later. She started sewing another dress that Jesslyn had already started on six days ago. This one was burgundy and made of velvet. It was long and its sleeves were flowing. It was going to be a very elegant dress. After an hour of working the dress was partially complete. She still had to sew on the sleeves, fix the collar and adorn it. She spent about another hour working on the collar. She added a golden ribbon all around it and a small golden ornament in the shape of a flower in the center.
“Girls.” Annawyn said clapping her hands twice to get their attention. “In order to give yourselves time to prepare for the party you can stop working now”. Annawyn looked upon the excited girls.
“Thank you Annawyn” the girls said in unison. They hurried up into their rooms to change. Ravenna decided to wear her white dress. It was pretty simple except for the embroidery made in silver thread. Annawyn had embroidered it for her and it became Ravenna’s favorite dress. She slipped on a pair of white shoes and pulled her hair back into two long braids, one on each side of her face. She was ready to go and so where many of the other girls.
It was now about five o’clock. The girls had finished getting ready and were heading downstairs. Mellaith knocked three times on Annawyn’s door.
“Annawyn, will you be joining us at the party?” Mellaith asked politely.
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