At 19:14 29/11/2006, you wrote:
Dear Sue,
When i was in Sweden last visiting a friend who also reenacts, i
helped her with a gown she is making. She wanted scalloped sleave
ruffles, and i tryed to use the fray check to the edges.
I didnt like it, because it dyes the edge darker than the original
collour of the silk.
The trim i have in mind is just a strip of material pleated and
sewed 1/3 from the edge, about 2 inches wide.
I think i want to stick to Suzis advise in using organza, more easy
to work with.
Its a trimming i have made before some years ago i made the blue
dress with chenille embroidery:
http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/kostumer6.htm
I used my hem seamer from the machine, and it didnt look that bad.
Only 1-2 mm. wide.
The trim is for the anglaise dress i make right now, as you can see
of the drawing, i am going to add a little pleated trim to the skirts.
And speaking of the anglaise dress, i changed the corset front and
the result is much better, just finnished the boning with 84 bones
alone in the front piece!
I took off some of the sides at the armhole, and then i changed the
angle of the center front, where i took in a little center front,
and also changed the bone angles to vertical in the front.
Much better.
Bjarne
The trim on that blue dress is very pretty - I think it is a very
period trim. I don't like fraycheck either. I have some gum arabic
powder to try, (what was used to stop fraying originally, but never
seem to have the time to experiment!!
Suzi
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