It is called Pin Tucking. Now a day's though if you want to find a book on it they call it fabric origami. :)
Remember those cushions grandma had in her house? That be what this is, pin tucking. Very beautiful. I have one costume where the sleeves are made from a scrap of fabric that was meticulously folded into a beautiful pattern. When I tracked the fabric down for more it was something like 30/yard. ♫ Chiara Francesca > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Maggie > Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 7:51 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fwd: technique used? > > I've always had the idea it was pressing. Otherwise, I have no idea > > MaggiRos > > 2008/8/10 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > I saw this painting at the National Gallery of Art today and was > intrigued > > by the ridging on the under dress with it's parallel, wavy lines. > Was > > this > > done by stitching, and if so, how? > > > > _A Young Woman and Her Little Boy - Image_ > > (http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/timage_f?object=1143&image=2109&c=gg21) > > > > > > > -- > Maggie Secara > ~A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603 > ISBN 978-0-9818401-0-9 > Available at http://elizabethan.org/compendium/paperback or your > favorite > online bookseller > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
