I have looked everywhere for fabric for the bodice - New York, Canada....there really was nothing similar to the black on "rust" embroidery. I have found someone local, new to reproduction costume, who is interested in taking a stab at digitizing the embroidery. I have silk taffeta in approximately the same color for the base fabric. I do intend to do the oak leaf shapes if she can reproduce the embroidery to my satisfaction. She has already reproduced the little scrolly ribbon on the sleeves very well.
If that doesn't work, I have purchased enough some silk damask which, while beautiful, is really nothing like the original. As to the lace, I don't think we can afford the handmade lace...pretty limited budget. But I think I can find some stuff which will be adequate. The woman who may be doing the embroidery is also interested in digitizing the lace...I don't know if that will work. She has done some reproduction 16th century lace, but that was in squares..I didn't really care for it. Hopefully I will be able to post what I have done so far...I have the corset completed.., started on the ruff, and have also started to work on the headdress, .now on to the bum-roll! Sg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bjarne og Leif Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 5:36 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] URL Repost - Re: French Farthingale construction tips? > Dear Saragrace, > These were much better. Thankyou for showing. > Boy this is an interresting thing to make. Are you planning on making as > much decoration on the stomacher as the portrait, what is it going to be > made from? > For the cuff laces, how about considering to purchase some of the lace > Ninya > Michaela has on her website? They had a lace manufacturer make a > reproduktion renaissance lace. I baught and have 10 meters of it, for a > dress i maybe wil make in the future. Its a nice lace, but even it looks > real, the weight of it is two heavy. But you cant get it all these > days............. > > Bjarne > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
