Hi Genie,
The regency dress was made of cotton voillé and embroidered with DMC cotton
threads, no beads was used.
It was tambour embroidered. The original dress, you can see here:
http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=76
I was out at the museum several times to study, the original
Forgot to mention that i had a lot of bad issues with the drawing of the
flowers because number 2 motif had a fold at the exhibition, i could not see
the whole motif. And i asked the museum for help, but i could not get help,
even that it was another museum who wanted me to make it. Also it
Bjarne: A truly wonderful job and yes, the dress isn't that easy to view
completely. To be fair, the museum has cut down access because their funds
have been cut nearly every year since I started doing research there -- about
15 years. I'm surprised they can stay open at all.
I have joined Dragtpuljen some years ago, and i receive emails from them,
but unfortunately i dont have the time to get to their meetings. But they
are doing a wonderfull job for sure!
I work full time besides my costume making, so my time is very limited.
And regarding the research of danish
And they are in the process of putting together a glossary of terms, which I
would be very grateful to see further. The Danish terms are a nightmare to get
right. I don't have the ability to drop everything and run over every time
there is a conference for Dragtpuljen, either, although the
Dear All
Quick message here in case anyone in the vicinity of Canberra,
Australia would like to join our Regency Tailcoat Workshop this coming
weekend. More information through my blog, http://aylwen.blogspot.com
Regards,
Aylwen Gardiner-Garden
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