I love the movement and shape of 1890s skirts.
When adjusting the skirt panels for size I don't add much to the front
panels, unless a very large adjustment is needed, but add the extra
fullness to the back and side back panels. I usually make a skirt that
also has a side panel, the whole skirt
Right now I am looking at this one:
http://www.decorativesilk.com/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=45
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
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At 11:28 AM 1/11/2010, you wrote:
Right now I am looking at this one:
http://www.decorativesilk.com/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=45
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
What lovely fabrics! What are you planning to make?
Joan Jurancich
joa...@surewest.net
I always buy the material, then I figure out what to do with it. My
question is, this kind of silk is often designed for draperies and may
be too large for the human body. I like the antique gold, but I am
wondering how wide that stripe is. They do seem to have swatches.
Some of their apparel
Hello Jo Anne,
Lacing Rings:
So the smaller rings I have just found at Joann's in my area, they are brass
in color. I also have picked them up from Calico Corners.
Boning Issue
I purchase the large 36 long Zip ties for my boning, they are 1/2 inch wide
so perhaps that is what they are
At 12:00 PM 1/11/2010, you wrote:
I always buy the material, then I figure out what to do with it. My
question is, this kind of silk is often designed for draperies and
may be too large for the human body. I like the antique gold, but I
am wondering how wide that stripe is. They do seem to
For rings, try Lacis, a store in Berkeley, CA. I think they have a web site.
They also sell metal and spiral boning. (My daughter recently bought some
for a corset and it cost about $5.)Or metal ones from a jewelry catalog.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com
If you used jewelry findings, make sure you use jumprings which are soldered
closed like the ones here:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/search.asp?skw=jumprings+soldered+closed+brass+18+gauge
-Helen/Aidan
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