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From: "Becky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Princess Elizabeth
I learned how to make the voided velvet in school so I can reproduce the
same looking fabric for the under sleeve and skirt front. I found a deep
pile velvet to use but haven't bought it yet.
So you think that the whole sleeve unit was connected since the chemise
does not go all the way down to the wrist? I didn't see any ruff at the
wrist, but I don't have a detail of that more than a general whole
portrait. I can see some of the details but not too much. It gets fuzzy
when I zoom in too close.
I think I can make the costume with little problem. I plan to take my time
to do it right.
No the white you see at her wrist is her chemise have a look at
http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/sca/tudor/kideliz.jpg it's a much clearer picture
than the one you originally posted. If you look at her left wrist you can
see that the ruffle of fabric which drapes over her hand is slightly
gathered into a close fitting band at the wrist, that's the cuff (not Ruff)
I was talking about and that's the end of the chemise sleeves. The pieces of
white fabric you see puffing out through slashes in the velvet undersleeves
are not actually part of the chemise sleeves, instead they are pieces of the
same fabric as the chemise (it would have been linen in the original) and
sewn to the inside of the velvet undersleeves so they poke out through the
slashes. The velvet undersleeves stop just above the elbow and I find whip
stitching them onto a short sleeved kirtle (the middle layer between the
chemise and the gown) the best way of securing them, pins also hold them on
well but it requires a second person to do that once you're wearing it, as I
usually have to dress myself I sew mine on.
HTH
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walpole | Lady Elizabeth Beaumont
Canberra, Australia | Politarchopolis, Lochac
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/e_walpole/
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