I have this beautiful piece of silk taffeta plaid, that I need to make
a sash and overskirt for my 1860s gown for _this_ Saturday and I am
worried about cutting into it and screwing up. The silk was a
remnant, so it was inexpensive, but it has the right shades for my
hard to match pink gown. I cut much more happily and confidently when
I have 15 yards and only need 10. For this I have just enough (I
hope). To get more of this I'll probably have to pay $50+ a yard if I
can find it at all.....
I did find the most wonderful tasseled trim (at retail unfortunately),
a passementerie tassel fringe to compliment the plaid and the original
dress, $50 a yard but I only needed 1/4 yard for enough tassels. I
just hope they don't get impossibly tangled while dancing.
I do hope I can get it done in time. I've started a page for it here:
http://www.vintagevictorian.com/1860_pink_plaid.html
Katy
Katy
On 12/5/06, Elizabeth Walpole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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sewingaffliction
In a message dated 05/12/2006 19:04:35 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> I've thought about that a lot. I think I have a severe fear of making
>> that
>> initial cut into "virgin" fabric. Anyone else suffer from this?
>completely - with expensive or hard to get fabric.
>imagine what I'll be like in a few weeks with the silk doublet I have to
>make. the silk's £70+ per metre!!
Oddly enough I get the same reaction to something that was a real bargain,
it's all about the irreplaceable nature of the fabric, if it's really
expensive or an incredible bargain because I think if I stuff this up I
won't be able to afford to replace the fabric, I had those sort of fears
with a $3 per metre brocade because I thought it's going to be essentially
impossible to replace (this was heightened by the fact that I was using a
new pattern and I hadn't really tested it 'in the field', so to speak). If I
know it's something I'll be able to buy again next time it's in season or
next time I go to the fabric shop for a similar price (which basically means
linen, fustian or cotton) I don't have the same reaction. But, because stuff
usually matures in my fabric stash for at least a few months before I end up
using it, by the time I get around to using anything that runs in
fashionable cycles (e.g. brocades) it's gone from the shops never to be seen
again.
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walpole
Canberra Australia
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/amiperiodornot/
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Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era.
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