Hi Mia, The petticoat is cotton, but with a nice sateen to it. I thought it would at least imitate the look of silk to a certain extent.
I'd really like to have a more authentic pair of stays before starting a second outfit. I've been thinking about trying to draft my own pattern - but haven't been really sure where to start. The other question, is whether to use the plastic boning, or go the metal route... and then which type... and how does one get the right sizes? Tin-snips? I've already purchased a yard of duck-cloth, and a couple of yards of cotton twill in white and red. I'm just doing this to do it. I suppose I could use it for halloween next year... although a couple people have suggested using it as a wedding dress. I made my own dress for my first marriage, so I've been trying to avoid thinking about the possibility of making another one... although I do have about 10 yards of some gorgeous white cotton damask. Hmmm... a sacque? I suppose, once I get more comfortable making several items, I may risk making something out of silk... but until then, I'll stick with what's affordable. Kristin On 1/30/06, Mia Dappert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:15:57 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [h-cost] Re:Here's my show and tell > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Kristin, that dress looks like a great start. The fabric for your bodice > doesn't look out of period to me, although I'm not an expert on that > period. And > I think cotton's okay for 18th Century United States, although it was > illegal > to import it in most of Europe. > > Are you hand-quilting the skirt? What a clever idea, to base the quilting > pattern on the fabric print! > > Tea Rose > > P.S. Bjarne, I think $100 is a steal for your work. Lots of women spend > that > kind of money on handbags which were not handmade by an artist. Fancy > handbags are in right now, so you could charge a lot more than that, if > you wanted > to. > > > Kristin > > Very nice, Now, if you're ready to go the authentic route...... > > The quilted petticoat is great, I really want one of those, and never > seem to have the time...... Is is silk? > > For stays, look at the butterick pattern, . I forget the# . If you want > to go more authentic, Mara Riley who is on this list sometimes has really > good directions to go that way, otherwise , it is a simple pattern that you > can find for 99 cents sometimes. > > Cotton is a constant source of discussion, which is why I stay away from > it., but then, I'm on the dark side of authentic, rather than heading to the > light of straight costume > > Are you just doing it for the doing, or are you going to use it somewhere? > > 18c Mia in Charlotte, NC > > > > --------------------------------- > Bring words and photos together (easily) with > PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
