On Wed, 21 Mar 2007, Elizabeth Walpole wrote: For 3 & 3/4 yd of 45" wide fabric, particularly in dark gold silk noil, consider this:
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/gentiles/orazio/luteplay.html I once did this out of two wool scraps that totaled about 2 1/2 yards (OK, they were 60 inches wide, but you've got much more than that). A bonus: cheap spun silks, similar to noil, would have been used for non-wealthy Italians in this period. And there's your color documented for you right in that painting. I found it useful to line the bodice area, with a single layer of interlining between the lining and outer fabric. I'd suggest a strong linen for the interlining. That gave me plenty of bust support. Easy to make, very comfortable for warm weather. You'll see other views of similar dresses in other paintings by Orazio and Artemesia Gentileschi. My other source of useful views was a cookbook illustrated with Renaissance paintings that included some Italian 16th c. kitchen scenes, which happened to include this picture that De posted the other day: http://festiveattyre.com/research/wkclass/wk1.html ... which has some examples of this sort of dress with tie-on sleeves and bodice trim. --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
