On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 4:23 PM, otsisto <otsi...@socket.net> wrote: > Which gown? There are at least 4 types.
This is the one: > Are you speaking of the burial gown? > http://farm1.static.flickr.com/155/413141744_784f44dc14_o.jpg > http://tinyurl.com/278vn6n > That's what I was thinking as well, and was leaning toward something gold or metalic > Personal thought is that a white would be to stark. > 4 inches? That seems a bit wide. The triming down at the hem and up the front of the skirt is definitely wide, I think 4 inches, while the bodice has three inches. I hadn't considered using a mix of trim and fabric, that would give me a core that ties the two trims together, while giving me the appropirate width for each section. > 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. > Hum, i can add bits of narrow gold trim to something of middling width, and I think I'll see what green looks like against it... might have to go fabric shopping this weekend... thanks for the thoughts alex > > De > > > -----Original Message----- -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
