Camille is currently wearing a lovely rasberry two-peice suit, circa
1892. The fabric is most definitely fit for chilly winter/early spring
weather as it is very warm, although considerably light in weight which
makes is rather suitable for traveling around. I am not sure what it
is, I got it on clearance for $1.60 a yard. It irons very poorly, and
the highest temperature it can take is the rayon setting. It's probably
polyester, but it is very pleasing regardless.
The suit: An Eton jacket trimmed with black velvet braid and complete
with a watch pocket. The skirt is a one-piece circular skirt (walking
length) that I scaled from a pattern book some time ago, although I
never remember to NOT cut out the darts so that I can make it a little
larger than I once needed it to be. This is literally the easiest and
fastest skirt to make with only one seam along the back, It, too, is
trimmed with the matching braid and trains nicely in the back. Not too
much drag, yet just enough. I am waiting for the courage to wear the
complete suit to school.
With the intention on starting my dark chocolate brown skirt to wear
when I need to just throw something on that will match any top (which
is WHY I went fabric shopping to begin with the day I found the
rasberry fabric and fabric for everything else) I found myself instead
starting my grand bustle from TV. So far's so good. I've got the fourth
row of ruffles on now, which my cats are enjoying. I can't wait to try
it on as I have only ever worn a crinoline hoop, and bustle pad.
Hopefully I'lI get to my "birthday cake" suit just as the weather
breaks. I am absolutely torn on what style of garb to make it from! It
is a very losely woven cream coloured fabric, sort of a knit, and woven
throughout are little tiny velvet pastel dots and it looks exactly like
confetti cake mix. Here is the best part! The day I found this fabric,
I played show and tell with my mum who had just finished telling me
that she bought nothing other than confetti cake mix and was planning
to make cupcakes; which was then my queu to bring forth the delicious
goods. The fabric to me, completely has the feel of the gay nineties or
early Edwardian, it's just so cute and playful and sweet. However,
finding a good pattern for a heavily pleated skirt (like those in the
National Cloak and Suit Company's catalogue from about 1907) is very
hard to find. :)
-Justine J.
-----Original Message-----
From: Cin <[email protected]>
To: h-cost <[email protected]>
Sent: Mon, Mar 1, 2010 7:30 pm
Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?
It's spring (where I live). You might be making something for the end
of the theater season, a party, a wedding, a con or a re-enactment.
Whatever the reason, costumers are probably making something. So,
what's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
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PS. It's ok to run into the sewing room, toss something spiffy on the
dummy and
*then* tell us about it. You could tell us about what's on your
worktable, hat block or in the box that you keep your current project
in.
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