: Thu, Aug 13, 2009 4:23 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait
Many moons ago I sprung for the Dharma trading collection of silk swatches-
very informative! Good luck, Betsy
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h
The dress is most likely cotton or a cotton/linen blend. Cotton was very
expensive before the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 (?) and the portrait
is 1780-something.
It was also a scandal! The QUEEN! In a chemise gown usually reserved for at
home wear, not for public And doing
Much more affordable than the sheer linen, which I
cannot imaging JoAnn's having ever carried.
**
I once found yardage of cotton almost-gauze in the drapery dept. of an
everything $7 store! It came in off white and a deep rich red, yellow and a
navy!
Imagine a dress
, August 14, 2009 8:15 AM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait
Dharma also has some very lightweight cotton that could work well for this
dress.? They have both a combed cotton lawn and two cotton voiles.
Britta/Vasilisa
] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait
Much more affordable than the sheer linen, which I
cannot imaging JoAnn's having ever carried.
**
I once found yardage of cotton almost-gauze in the drapery dept. of an
everything $7 store! It came in off white and a deep
Cotton voile is what immediately sprang to my mind. Not my period however,
so it's just a thought.
MaggiRos
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On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 8:14
You are looking at possibly an ecru silk chiffon lined with white linen or
cotton. The shoulder region is not a different material from the sleeve, it
is the two layers only flat. The edges of the ruffles seem to have either
bia tape, ribbon or possibly embroidered edge.
...@indra.com
Sent: Thu, Aug 13, 2009 4:40 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait
You are looking at possibly an ecru silk chiffon lined with white linen or
cotton. The shoulder region is not a different material from the sleeve, it
is the two layers only flat
, August 13, 2009 1:41 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait
You are looking at possibly an ecru silk chiffon lined with white linen or
cotton. The shoulder region is not a different material from the sleeve, it
is the two layers only flat
.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of annbw...@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 6:29 AM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait
Yes, that is the infamous
I wouldn't use silk chiffon. It has no body at all and will lay limp
rather than in the soft ruffles shown, and silk organza is (as you
say) too stiff. You'd be better off with a nice sheer cotton--back
it with something more opaque for the body and sleeves. That way
you'll get the airy
On Aug 13, 2009, at 9:29 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:
Yes, that is the infamous chemise gown and would have been made of
lightweight linen or cotton--supposed Marie Antoinette adopted the
style worn by the Creoles in the hot and steamy Caribbean. It is
possible that, during the time, an
Very sheer, lightweight cotton. It drapes like the picture.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:34 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie
I know that there is a very nice near sheer material out there that is a
cotton linen blend, Jo Ann's used to carry it. Somewhere on line I had seen
the sheer linen but is was $36 per. aprox. 1yd x 26 and it would have to be
shipped from Europe to the states. Out of price, out of range so I didn't
: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait
I know that there is a very nice near sheer material out there that is a
cotton linen blend, Jo Ann's used to carry it. Somewhere on line I had seen
the sheer linen but is was $36 per. aprox. 1yd x 26 and it would have to be
shipped
Costume'
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait
A cotton/linen blend sounds nice, and might have a bit more of the crispness
that is evident in the chemise dress. I'm actually contemplating the
cotton/silk blend from
http://www.renaissancefabrics.net/cgi-bin
That's a chemise dress. It would have been linen or cotton.
Yes,they made it that sheer back then.
On Aug 12, 2009, at 9:34 PM, Laurie Taylor wrote:
Hello,
My mad scramble to get myself ready for Costume College left me
with a new
goal, but I'm very uncertain about fabric.
I
-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Carol Kocian
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:48 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait
That's a chemise dress. It would have been linen or cotton.
Yes
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:00 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait
I realize that it is a cotton or linen chemise dress, but I'm
Costume'
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786 portrait
It looks like the ruffles on neck and forearm are of thinner material than
the main body of the dress- eg. I can see the line of the forearm, (but not
the elbow/upper arm) through the fabric; perhaps a light/hanky linen
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