Have you considered thin suede? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 7:08 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] stiffen agent
I am about to attempt an applique project with silk on silk, then pearls added on top. The bottom layer of silk is a duponi, not a completely smooth surface. The top layer is a thin blouse weight of silk (literally cut from the back of an old silk blouse) I want to use an interfacing type piece cut to the shape I need that I can form the top layer over and around before applying to the bottom layer. As mentioned, there will then be pearls added that will define the shape further. Because this is for a German gown circa 1530, I wanted to use a plausable product for this. I will be doing test pieces to test various theories. Currently, I have considered: felt, cut to shape, no additional finishing agent needed, but bulky; linen with - wax, thin glue, or starch - coating that will stiffen the piece, keep the edges from fraying and not be too stiff. Whatever I use needs to be allow the finishing step of sewing pearls through all the layers. Does anyone have have suggestions of anything else that could have been used early to mid 16th century Germany as a stiffening agent and /or base fabric for this kind of project? thanks alex -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with. _______________________________________________ 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
