I have plans to make this dress and from what I can tell is that it is embroidery. It is not velvet though a short haired velvet wouldn't be bad for a rendition of the gown.
http://www.marileecody.com/isabel.jpg http://ladysarafina.home.att.net/isabeldevalois.JPG bigger picture http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/fmlac10526_08a.jpg close up http://www.songsmyth.com/1560french/valoisforepartcloseup.jpg I presently have some salmon coloured satin reserved for the gown. The sleeves and forepart with be off white. So I am not being exact to the portrait. For the partlet I am most definitely fudging with the jewels. I found square plastic segmented trim that I separated and perma-markered the jewel in the square, maroon. Sadly, I health and schedule has made it impossible to work on it at this time. De -----Original Message----- Dopes anyone know for sure, is the main fabric of this dress embroidered, or voided velvet or satin, or brocade, or what? Not the embroidered gardes, but the ground fabric. I LOVE that dress. It's just about the most truly royal gown I can think of. MaggiRos _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
