Hi! Nice you're interested:-)) It's gonna be a wedding dress for a friend of mine - I'm also doing the man's outfit and cloaks for both of them, so all LOTR costume style:-)) Have you tried any dresses of that style? Do you have pictures? I really would be interested...:-))
You can have a look at the fabrics I'm using: http://www.intelligenzbestien.wz.cz/images/dress.jpg Thanks for all the suggestions! I always get more confident about doing something after asking the h-costume list...:-) I think I'll make a muslin lining and try both sorts of boning, lenghts, too, but I guess plastic will win, spiral steel, really is too heavy...:-) Zuzana Sharon Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What a lovely design! Bereth means Queen in Sindarin; which Queen are you costuming for? :-) I have a gown in progress that is a "design that might have been worn by Thranduil's Queen in the Great Greenwood", and I just adore all the movie costumes (and many of the examples of similar designs I've seen!). I think you'd only need the plastic stuff, well-padded, to smooth out the lines--the metal might be too heavy for your fabric. Cheers, Meli (also a LOTR costume fan...) On 7/26/07, Zuzana wrote: > > > I've got a question about boning. I'm doing this dress with a few > adjustments, I've drawn them into the picture: > > http://www.intelligenzbestien.wz.cz/images/Berethdesign.jpg > > The bodice and the skirt are separately cut, the bodice also has a number > of seams, as my friend for whom I'm doing this dress has a large bust and a > small waist. The skirt has a train and is draped in the back. It's made from > a lightweight taffeta, so all wrinkles are pretty well visible:-( So I > thought about boning. I don't want it to be visible (a corset-top dress is > really not my goal), so I'll attach it to the lining. > > My first question is, what lining fabric would you use for that purpose? A > regular, thin acetate/polyester lining fabric?? Would the bones tear out? > Would they be visible on the bodice, if the lining would be so thin? I'm > going to use spiral steel bones, by the way. I think the best way is to > attach them via bias stripes. I heard of a method of attaching a flannel > fabric between the top fabric and the lining. Any experiences in that? I've > ordered "Bridal couture" by Susan Khalje at amazon.com, this book is > supposed to tell something about boning, but alas, I think it will come too > late as I'm from Europe. > > The second question is, how long should the bones be? I think at the back > it is sufficient to have them in the lower half of the bodice, but I'm not > sure about the front - usually in pattern diagrams I see boning taht goes > not higher than the bust, but I've never actually tried that and I'm not > sure whether the ends will be visible or not. And, as I said, my friend has > a large bust, which might affect this. It doesn't need support, as she'll be > going to have a bra. > > Any suggestions? I'll be thankful to hear of any experience or advise. > Many thanks, > > Zuzana > > P.S.: I know this has nothing to do with historical costumes, but I just > thought some of you might be also doing bridal or evening wear, or just LOTR > inspired costumes and might know something on the subject. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume --------------------------------- Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
