Hi Alexandria, > I am preparing to begin on my version of the gown > shown in the Pelican portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, > Nicholas Hilliard, circa 1574. (...) > I have been contemplating whether to make this a > trained gown or not, (...)
I have already made the 'Pelican' portrait gown; see my site here: http://www.naergilien.info/pelicandiary/index.htm where I have published a rather large dress diary for the gown I made. I didn't train my skirts; first due to the lack of fabric and second I think it's more comfortable this way ;-) > One of my problems on this decision is that much of > my research was done several years ago, and I have > spent the time collecting the "right" fabrics and > working on other projects so that now that I'm > ready to start this one, I am having to recheck > everything. Perhaps my dress diary can help you a bit. The making of this gown took me five months; during that time I have constantly written that diary with all thoughts I had, so maybe it can be of use to you. Might be a lot to read, but will probably give you some ideas :-) Best wishes, Sabine Wissenswertes zum Thema PC, Zubehör oder Programme. BE A BETTER INTERNET-GURU! www.yahoo.de/clever _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
