Thanks -- I was wondering how to stabilize it. Starch is a good suggestion. Lauren M. Walker [email protected]
On Jun 29, 2013, at 3:39 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: > Do you starch your chiffon before working with it? That may help and after > it's pleated and the pleats are tacked down, you can rinse out the starch. > Sharon C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Lauren Walker > Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 9:08 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: [h-cost] chiffon and Astrida's book > > Oh, dear. I was just going to check in to complain that if I EVER finish the > current project it's going to be YEARS before I work with chiffon in 1/12th > scale again, and here I see Astrida has a whole book on how to really *do* > these embellishments where I've been winging it. I'm torn between buying a > copy now and waiting until I'm done with the doll project so I don't feel I > have to tear everything apart and start over. > > I mean, I did just pause to go order the book, because books always win. > > But I'm just about to do the "accordion" pleats (Godey's calls them > accordion pleats) for the skirt on the gown on the left here: > http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004176890;view=1up;seq=511 > > for the tiny Grodnerthal doll (I've got the bodice done although there are > things with which I'm not satisfied so it might get done over--the pleating > ended up not crossing above the belt, and I'm not sure I can stand it) and > I'm not sure whether it would help or not to know what I am doing! > > Anyway I'm looking forward to my copy of the book! And to moving on to the > fourth and last outfit in the doll project, which is the one on the right in > this plate: > http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004176882;view=1up;seq=109 > which I'm working in a striped cotton and a sheer wool challis. Which will > have their own problems, but will at least not be this insanely delicate > chiffon. > By the way, Godey's calls the hat a "flat leghorn" -- looking at some other > hats from the late 1880s, some did not have crowns, or the crown was filled > in with the scarf material. Would any of you hazard a guess about this > particular hat? > > Thanks! I'm going to be so happy to go back to human-sized 18th-century > wools and linens. Fabrics you can't hurt even with a blowtorch and a hammer! > Lauren > > Lauren M. Walker > [email protected] > > > > On Jun 17, 2013, at 3:39 PM, Terry wrote: > >> I'm so excited to say that I just received Astrida Schaeffer's book >> Embellishments: Constructing Victorian Detail. I mean I JUST got it >> (5 minutes ago), so I've only had time to thumb through it, but it >> looks beautiful. Can't wait to read it! >> >> >> >> Terry Walker >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
