Don't forget florist tape...white or green for covering wire. I am not sure
that lampshade crafters use this or another specialty tape. Great stuff.
Kathleen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Collier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 4:47 PM
Subject: RE: [h-cost] Headpiece Construction was: Cool picture
Try wrapping the wire in bias tape or strips..Then coat with glue. Or just
coat the wire with glue or paint. Latex is stretchy enough so you can
still
bend the wire.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Saragrace Knauf
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 5:50 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: [h-cost] Headpiece Construction was: Cool picture
I've never studied the French Hood in detail. These all look like little
stacked wedding cakes to me. The PAM picture only has the front band and
then what looks like one little can with a lid on it. The front band
isn't
as wide.
I am going to make the lace in front attached to a little cap, over which
the front band is set. I think I am going to make the back gathered into
a
hole through which her hair is pulled and then pin the can into her hair.
This works great on my head block, but I can't use T pins on the live
model,
darn it!
The sheer part is pretty straight forward - I am glad in this picture you
are able to see the "bump" in the center indicating wire running straight
to
the back. It is very visible in many other pictures. I can't see this in
the
PAM gown, but was unable to get the silk organza to lie smoothly without
it.
I've made this as a separate wired piece as there are other pictures
showing
it worn alone, but will probably sew it on the band to keep it in place.
How they kept this all so clean and precise I don't know. I am using
stainless steel welding rod for wire - I assume they had no way to
completely prevent rust. I know there is evidence that they wrapped thread
around the wire - That took way too long and they don't make a millinery
wire this stiff....so I used floral tape!
There are some pictures with a slightly different style where everything
is
kinda' crumpled up. The wires are bent - etc. Its hard to imagine them
not
getting that way pretty quick!
Thanks for your interest.
Saragrace
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Collier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:26 PM
Subject: RE: [h-cost] Cool picture
Oh my gosh! Under close magnification, it looks like her headpiece is
made
like a French hood, but the brim is of very sheer material. Is that
correct?
It's great, though.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Saragrace Knauf
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 5:09 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [h-cost] Cool picture
http://www.dia.org/the_collection/overview/viewobject.asp?objectid=44420
Sg
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