A note of caution: Rinsing out the starch may also rinse out the finish of your organza making it limp or less shiny. Test first. --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com
On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Lauren Walker <lauren.wal...@comcast.net> wrote: > Thanks -- I was wondering how to stabilize it. Starch is a good suggestion. > Lauren M. Walker > lauren.wal...@comcast.net > > > > On Jun 29, 2013, at 3:39 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: > >> Do you starch your chiffon before working with it? That may help and after >> it's pleated and the pleats are tacked down, you can rinse out the starch. >> Sharon C. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On >> Behalf Of Lauren Walker >> Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 9:08 AM >> To: Historical Costume >> Subject: [h-cost] chiffon and Astrida's book >> >> Oh, dear. I was just going to check in to complain that if I EVER finish the >> current project it's going to be YEARS before I work with chiffon in 1/12th >> scale again, and here I see Astrida has a whole book on how to really *do* >> these embellishments where I've been winging it. I'm torn between buying a >> copy now and waiting until I'm done with the doll project so I don't feel I >> have to tear everything apart and start over. >> >> I mean, I did just pause to go order the book, because books always win. >> >> But I'm just about to do the "accordion" pleats (Godey's calls them >> accordion pleats) for the skirt on the gown on the left here: >> http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004176890;view=1up;seq=511 >> >> for the tiny Grodnerthal doll (I've got the bodice done although there are >> things with which I'm not satisfied so it might get done over--the pleating >> ended up not crossing above the belt, and I'm not sure I can stand it) and >> I'm not sure whether it would help or not to know what I am doing! >> >> Anyway I'm looking forward to my copy of the book! And to moving on to the >> fourth and last outfit in the doll project, which is the one on the right in >> this plate: >> http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004176882;view=1up;seq=109 >> which I'm working in a striped cotton and a sheer wool challis. Which will >> have their own problems, but will at least not be this insanely delicate >> chiffon. >> By the way, Godey's calls the hat a "flat leghorn" -- looking at some other >> hats from the late 1880s, some did not have crowns, or the crown was filled >> in with the scarf material. Would any of you hazard a guess about this >> particular hat? >> >> Thanks! I'm going to be so happy to go back to human-sized 18th-century >> wools and linens. Fabrics you can't hurt even with a blowtorch and a hammer! >> Lauren >> >> Lauren M. Walker >> lauren.wal...@comcast.net >> >> >> >> On Jun 17, 2013, at 3:39 PM, Terry wrote: >> >>> I'm so excited to say that I just received Astrida Schaeffer's book >>> Embellishments: Constructing Victorian Detail. I mean I JUST got it >>> (5 minutes ago), so I've only had time to thumb through it, but it >>> looks beautiful. Can't wait to read it! >>> >>> >>> >>> Terry Walker >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> h-costume mailing list >>> h-costume@mail.indra.com >>> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
