I'm using this for the main design of my gown. The lady who suggested
researching it more has written several books on the tablet weaving and trim
of that time. She suggested lace but I like the embroidery designs. I found
a site that had couching and trupunto for the time. I like those as well, so
I'm combining techniques to make my own gown front.
I printed the picture and have been trying to refine the details on the
dress. I wasn't sure about some of it. I researched the metal threads on the
front when I studied Ancient textiles in school. This technique was in my
Japanese class. The metal is a wrapped cotton thread that can be made into
TINY knots that were forbidden to all except the emperor. it often made the
seamstress go blind, or so the book said. It is the same technique in
Mandarin medallions, if you're interested. It is couched alot also. It looks
like a solid metal thread but it isn't. It takes an eye piece to see the
details up close.
I loved those classes on ancient textiles. 9Hnads-on was great. We had the
actual fabrics from Peruvian mummies and Japanese dynasties)Now I'm learning
about Renaissance textiles.
----- Original Message -----
From: "otsisto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 6:53 AM
Subject: [h-cost] valois embroidery
Thanks to the enlargement of the forepart section, I have pretty much the
embroidery design for the bands running down the sides near the forepart.
There are two types of stylized irises. The one that looks like a tulip
when
looking at the full portrait is a bearded iris design and the other looks
to
be Dutch, Siberian or unguicularis (Greek iris). It's probably the Dutch.
Thank you Becky for inspiring me to do more research on this gown.
I have some salmon coloured satin that I have set aside some time back for
this gown with a cream instead of white for the sleeves and forepart.
Now if only I get down to at least a size 18 which is probably going to
happen by the time I am done with the embroidery part. :P
De
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