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From: "Jayne Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 6:53 AM
Subject: [h-cost] Alternatives To Elizabethan Epaulettes
Hi!
Can anyone suggest an alternative to the epaulettes on the 1569 Jean
Hunnisett dress? I have managed to make (if only in an old sheet!) a four
to five year old size bodice of this dress, though I did end up adapting a
Simplicity pattern. I have spent the last three days doing a pattern for
the epaulettes, and making three sets, without success. Any help will be
much appreciated!
All The Best!
Jayne
If you aren't too committed to the idea of epaulettes the simplest
alternative would probably be tabs which are little strips of fabric either
with both ends sewn into the shoulder seam (and the fold sticking out) or
about half the length and one end hangs free (the outer edge can be rounded
or left square) tabs generally stick out about an inch from your shoulder
IIRC this is the shoulder treatment on the little girl's dress in Patterns
of Fashion. Otherwise you can make a shoulder roll using these instructions
http://web.archive.org/web/20050209184231/www.saragrace.net/3A_SHLDR_ROLL_by_sg.htm
(the original site has disappeared but fortunately it's still available via
web archive) and you can try various ways of decorating it such as faked
puffs.
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walpole
Canberra Australia
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/e_walpole/
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