You are looking at possibly an ecru silk chiffon lined with white linen or
cotton. The shoulder region is not a different material from the sleeve, it
is the two layers only flat. The edges of the ruffles seem to have either
bia tape, ribbon or possibly embroidered edge.
Yes, that is the infamous chemise gown and would have been made of lightweight
linen or cotton--supposed Marie Antoinette adopted the style worn by the
Creoles in the hot and steamy Caribbean.? It is possible that, during the time,
an even more sheer linen or cotton was used for the ruffles,
De,
Thank you. You pretty much summed up what I thought, though I still can't
help think that the silk chiffons that I've used in the past were to mushy
to look like that. I had been looking at the edge treatment last night and
wondering if it would be enough to make a mushy chiffon behave as
Ann,
Thanks for the information and perspective. I hadn't considered
separately-cut ruffles. I do think that you're right that the sleeve ruffle
is a continuation, but if I'm trying to make modern fabrics behave properly,
cutting ruffles separately, in different fabrics, could work.
Laurie T.
I wouldn't use silk chiffon. It has no body at all and will lay limp
rather than in the soft ruffles shown, and silk organza is (as you
say) too stiff. You'd be better off with a nice sheer cotton--back
it with something more opaque for the body and sleeves. That way
you'll get the airy
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:45:54 -0700
From: Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] comparison shopping - Tudor Shoes
To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com
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On Aug 13, 2009, at 9:29 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:
Yes, that is the infamous chemise gown and would have been made of
lightweight linen or cotton--supposed Marie Antoinette adopted the
style worn by the Creoles in the hot and steamy Caribbean. It is
possible that, during the time, an
Very sheer, lightweight cotton. It drapes like the picture.
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Subject: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie
Our group portrays Elizabeth's court around 1575. Our costumer is VERY
particular and she approves these.
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On Aug 13, 2009, at 3:52 PM, Sharon Collier wrote:
Our group portrays Elizabeth's court around 1575. Our costumer is VERY
particular and she approves these. [Soles Thru Time]
I guess I'm more particular than your costumer! I don't care for
these. First, they use the worst possible
When I first saw photos of the gown, I was puzzled since it didn't look like
anything that came before or after it. Once I saw it in the museum, I was
convinced that it's exhibited on a (really bad, lumpy) form that's too big for
it. I made a small mockup of it based on the photo, closed it up
I know that there is a very nice near sheer material out there that is a
cotton linen blend, Jo Ann's used to carry it. Somewhere on line I had seen
the sheer linen but is was $36 per. aprox. 1yd x 26 and it would have to be
shipped from Europe to the states. Out of price, out of range so I didn't
A cotton/linen blend sounds nice, and might have a bit more of the crispness
that is evident in the chemise dress. I'm actually contemplating the
cotton/silk blend from
http://www.renaissancefabrics.net/cgi-bin/showAll.cgi?id=286, as I think
that the silk would also give the crispness that makes
Many moons ago I sprung for the Dharma trading collection of silk swatches-
very informative! Good luck, Betsy
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Greetings to the List!
Thanks to Cin for her original query on my behalf about the Shinrone
Gown. I have loved reading all your comments. It was just what I
needed to enable me to take a better look at Kass's conclusions about
the gown. Until further experience teaches me different, I am
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