I don't have a dressmaker's dummy, unless it's me <g>. My costume/clothing project du jour, though, is an interpretation of a 12th? century depiction of Philosophy. She wears a mid-calf outer gown with a fabric patterned in diamond shapes; it has modestly-wide, full-length sleeves, and does not have very full skirts. Trim bands on the sleeve hands and hem (can't tell about the neckline--it's covered by the veil.) Her inner gown has tight, wrinkled sleeves, and a hem long enough to puddle on the floor. From the wrinkles, it's much more full than the outer garment, and probably made of a fabric with a softer hand as well. I'm guessing that the original outer garment was some sort of fancy wool, or perhaps a silk brocade, and of a distinctly heavier weight than the under layer. I found some red/gold upholstery fabric that will work well as the outer garment, although it's not from authentic materials. I'd intended the under layer to be royal blue silk, but the stuff I ordered, although lovely, is a shade or so off from what I'd envisioned. So I'm not sure if I'm going to use the silk anyway, or just some lightweight, royal-blue linen that I have. I'll be wearing a standard, mid-calf, plain linen shift and wool hose with garters underneath. And turnshoes (black). The veil is hemmed, and I intend to play with it this weekend, since I've not worn many of them. I need to get my act together, though--the SCA event at which I want to wear it is in exactly two weeks! Eeek! After the Christmas rush, I'm going to have time to go back to practicing my crochet stitches for my "Mrs Weasley" cardigan. ;o) I've just *got* to have a HP outfit (suitable robes and all, although I'm far past the age where I'd make a believable Hogwarts student, so instead, I'm a graduate who currently has a shop in Diagon Alley). --Sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "h-cost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 11:58 AM Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? > It's that oh so fashionable time of the year. Holiday parties, gifts, > theater season, formal dress of all eras. Maybe even a New Years Eve > ensemble What are you working on? > --cin > Cynthia Barnes > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > 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
