I wouldn't use silk chiffon. It has no body at all and will lay limp
rather than in the soft ruffles shown, and silk organza is (as you
say) too stiff. You'd be better off with a nice sheer cotton--back
it with something more opaque for the body and sleeves. That way
you'll get the airy feeling shown in the portrait. Check out some
of the specialty shops that carry heirloom sewing fabrics for things
like christening gowns if you can't find something suitable at your
local general fabric store.
Melanie Schuessler
On Aug 13, 2009, at 10:26 AM, Laurie Taylor wrote:
De,
Thank you. You pretty much summed up what I thought, though I
still can't
help think that the silk chiffons that I've used in the past were
to mushy
to look like that. I had been looking at the edge treatment last
night and
wondering if it would be enough to make a mushy chiffon behave as
Le Brun
portrayed it.
Silly to be so hung up on wanting to do it 'right', but I've loved
it since
the first time I saw it, regardless of its history.
Laurie T.
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