That was my thought, too — not a single twisted tube, but
"faked" somehow. I thought it might be cut into a separate piece for
each twist, but I suppose two strips could work as Sharon suggests.
How about that front embellishment? Is that like a really tiny
spaghetti strap, maybe with a cord inside or the seam allowance to
puff it out?
-Carol
On Oct 25, 2009, at 4:33 AM, Sharon Collier wrote:
I'm probably completely wrong on this, but I looked at the picture
at 400%
zoom, and it looks like 2 pieces wrapped around each other. That
way you
could have one finished edge (maybe by folding the fabric over the
cord and
sewing, leaving the 2 raw edges one side) which was then sewn to
the neck
edge. Having 2 strips of piped edging means you could "fudge" the
rolling
and make it look like it spiraled, when in fact it didn't.
But like I said, I'm probably wrong.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:h-costume-
[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Aylwen Garden
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 12:30 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: [h-cost] How to do a regency-era neckline
I'm trying to reproduce the neckline at
http://www.sensibility.com/vintageimages/1800s/images/
1820sdress.jpg . The
trim has piping on each side before it is rolled and tacked onto
the dress.
Can anyone show/tell me how this is done, so that it doesn't show
any raw
edges?
Bye for now,
Aylwen
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