I just finished my first attempt at a Cranach gown and would love to compare notes with you Beteena, if you're interested. There's a few ways you could deal with the guards, either sewing them on to an already completed skirt, which seems to me to be the best way to get a good drape to the skirt, or assemble the skirt in many pieces. From the painting you linked, I'd guess that the middle band is appliqued or the cut-and-slash method.
I'd think you'd be safe doing a damask, but I'd definately line it. I was short on fabric and am convinced that lining would have helped, so would having enough to make a fuller skirt that wasn't box pleated. Have you given any thought to patterns yet? -Amy Beteena Paradise wrote: ... I am considering a German gown similar to Duchess Katherine von Mecklenburg. http://www.abcgallery.com/C/cranach/cranach55.html The yellow looks like a damask to my eyes. Do you think it is? Or is it embroidery? Stamped velvelt? If I do it in a decent weight damask (I already have a nice golden yellow cotton damask), do you think that a silk velvet would have enough body to it to work right with the damask? Or would something else work better? _________________________________________________________________ Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailnews_______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
