Which gown? There are at least 4 types. http://tinyurl.com/2by2jej
Are you speaking of the burial gown? http://farm1.static.flickr.com/155/413141744_784f44dc14_o.jpg http://tinyurl.com/278vn6n Side find: Eleanora's stays http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/workbox/extwomclo3.htm Personal thought is that a white would be to stark. 4 inches? That seems a bit wide. You do have the option of using the strip of silk that is dyed as a way to widen the trim by laying a 2" or more trim on that and possibly if you feel the need, embellish. You should look for trim that is gold tone and possibly trim with hint of white or small pearl bead accents. Or the trim can be a complimentary color with gold metallic. This is just an example. Say you have the strip layed down. on top of it you have a 2" trim like this http://www.calontirtrim.com/queries/showtrim.asp?trimid=1116 then you can embellish with pearls/beads on the trim design and along the edge of the trim to tie in the white. You want the "guards/trim" to balance with the gown, not stand out or overwhelm. Or http://www.calontirtrim.com/queries/showtrim.asp?trimid=669 non metallic trim of a complimentary color and pearls, plus if your energetic you can embroider extra accent in a gold tone. (Just using the Calontir Trim for examples) De -----Original Message----- I am putting together a gown in the style Eleanora de Toledo's burial gown. The fabric I am using is a once ivory embroidered silk. The color is a lovely cranberry/claret color. The embroidery didn't take much if any of the dye so I have a scrolling vine/flower in a nearly white on the cranberry/clart back grown. I suspected this would happen, since I didn't think the embroidery was done in silk, or any other natural fiber. This I can live with. My question is in regards to the trim/guards for the gown. In the same dye bath I put in a yard or so of an off white silk that I can make a matching trim. There's no embroidery on this silk and I intend to add whatever decoration that it needs, embroidery, pearls, gold beads, etc. I'm just not sure this is the right color for the trim/guard since it's so close to the main fabric. I wonder if some black velveteen might work, but with the white embroidery on the body of the gown? Maybe a white velveteen? Has anyone seen a white color used as trim/guards on Floretine fashions on the mid 16th century? I'm estimating about ten to twelve yards of trim, so unless I can find some three-to four inch wide trim really inexpensive, I was planning to make the trim. alex -- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
