So... I went shopping... for Regency plausible material.
I was really trying to find some crépon like the Elinor blue dress in Sense and Sensibility, but there was none, and the only affordable one was black (I love black, but I really thought it'd be a tad too much).
I went to a store that specializes in selling remnants (10 ft for £4!!!), and I found really nice things:
- first this nice light maroon/dark beige crêpe with golden flowers (yes, I swear they're flowers; hopefully, it'll photograph better with the whole dress):
[incidentally, I placed the remnant on my dark maroon satin coat lining]
- then, I found this light green light cotton fabric:
- and last, I adopted this thick cotton fabric:
I'm going to start with the green one.
Everything's almost ready about the pattern, but, as I'd like to give you the measurements in inches and centimetres, I'll have to do some maths and that's going to be barmy and basically pure hell.
Oh... what's going to slow me down, as well, is the local, self-appointed assistant.
Here, you can see him working on what's going to become a petticoat for my V&A Couture Inspired Dress:
4 comments:
Hey Sis ... you got some nice fabric, and such a devoted helper. :-)
Love the helper! I have 4 of them helping me paint my house, finally decided after 20 years of owning it I would paint it! started on the front door and the cats keep sitting watching and trying to help so there may or may not be furry paint patches :-) love the blue more than the green, but thats me , happy making!
Hey, Bro!
I must say I'm quite happy with my shopping. ;)
My purring helper is shedding. That should be interesting in a weird way... ô.O
Evening, Ruan! :)
Merlin! Paint and curious cats! Quite an explosive combination. I hope it won't be tooooooo difficult to do what you want.
What colour(s) did you choose?
Funnily, I dreamt about the blue one, last night, and I think I'll start with that one. ;)
I'll post a half update in a moment because I've realized something only now (pollution & pollens getting to my brain, I fear).
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