Subject: [h-cost] Elizabethan Gowns - to train or not to train

From: Alexandria Doyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am preparing to begin on my version of the gown shown in the Pelican portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, Nicholas Hilliard, circa 1574. snip I have been contemplating whether to make this a trained gown or not, and if I do, should the underskirt also be

Re: Subject: [h-cost] Elizabethan Gowns - to train or not to train

The child was probably so enchanted and enthralled by the beauty of your gown maybe she thought she'd found the red carpet to costuming heaven? I know my daughter at that age was looking at all the gorgeous gowns so intently that she didn't watch where she was stopping...usually on my

[h-cost] need a wee bit o'help

I am not good at drafting patterns and I asm have a fog. I want to achieve this bodice. http://www.homolaicus.com/arte/pittrici/madre.jpg Any recommendations? would using the Margo Anderson pattern work? I plan on using Simplicity 7215 http://tinyurl.com/2vgyrp for the camicia but will change

[h-cost] Elizabethan Gowns - to train or not to train

I am preparing to begin on my version of the gown shown in the Pelican portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, Nicholas Hilliard, circa 1574. The final gown is intended to be for formal occasions, with all the bells and whistles, so to speak. I have been contemplating whether to make this a trained gown