A friend of mine had an Elizabethan court dress and hat made, with removable
sleeves and separate underskirt. It was beaded and had a good amount of
trim. Quite lovely. I believe she paid about $2,000.00 US.
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Gorgeous work, as usual. It's nice to see your more recent projects.
I still like your red brocade gown the best, having seen it in person
in all it's glory.
The Gaudy Gown? Yes, that's my favorite as well.
Thanks,
Melanie
Kate M Bunting wrote:
Love the mustard-coloured doublet! Very elegant...
Thank you! That was my third embroidery project, many years ago. I'm
currently working on an embroidered shirt that will hopefully be a
little more accomplished, though it will be a long long time before it's
Clients in my experience want to know in advance how
much they'll be paying, so I set a per-hour rate in my
head but quote a flat amount depending on the garment
and level of ornamentation--with adjustments for
anticipated aggravation, of course. :-) That way I
don't have to keep careful watch on
Sheesh! Yet another husband that wants to get rich quick on the labors of his
wife? My ex used to harangue me about this same thing, which I found rather
irritating, especially since he enjoyed being on unemployment...
IMNSH opinion, if he thinks that he can get the high prices, let him
In a message dated 9/4/2006 1:39:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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$2,000 seems quite high, but jewelling and any
handwork does take a lot of time.
And I don't think that is high enough. But that is one of the reasons I
DON'T sew for other people--I don't think
Also depends on cost of materials, I'd think. Good quality fabrics, beads,
trims could get really expensive, really fast. I strongly suspect that the
outfit is more along the lines of a couture-level costume, rather than a
cheesy, cotton-broadcloth Elizabethan equivalent of a prom dress from
Between 5 and 10 per hour, depending on whether I actually want to make it or
not!!
Or up to about 20-25 per hour for embroidery, depending on the style of
stitching or complexity, and again, whether I want to do it or not. Although
that
generally includes threads unless they're hideously
In a message dated 9/2/2006 11:53:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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I had it in my mind that it came from India/Persia (or at
least *somewhere* in that neck of the woods) and that it was the
pattern produced by block printing the side of the hand .
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 19:14:16 -0500
From: Melanie Schuessler [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [h-cost] new images of Elizabethan gowns online
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Greetings to all,
I've finally gotten some
We have finally received enough submissions to create a separate 17th
century album at http://au.geocities.com/amiperiodornot/ (we set up a policy
early on that we would split up the albums into separate centuries once we
had enough photos to put 5 in each century) Unfortunately this means that
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