I have lots of yards of French manufactured black silk embroidered ecru silk organza to work as an overlay for the gown. It got it for such a good price, practically stole it.
Most of the tone on tone white/ivory/off-white type fabrics I was finding were cheaply made or ridiculously expensive. And it’s just as well. [...]
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Fiat overlay
Posted in Edwardian Gown on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Edwardian Stunners
Posted in Belle Epoque, Edwardian Gown, Fashion History, Uncategorized, tagged Edwardian Fashion on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Edwardian Gown Fabric
Posted in Edwardian Gown on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A recommendation: this may not be the best time in the universe to make an Edwardian gown. Competition comes from numerous quarters for Edwardian-compatible beauties. Wait until fashion changes to reduce the competition.
Unfortunately, there is a lot of overlap between the Edwardian costumer’s demands and that of the bridal demographic, since Edwardians liked their gowns light [...]
Lots of Antique Lace
Posted in Edwardian Gown, tagged Antique Lace, Edwardian Gown, Lucy Honeychurch on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nine continuous yards of antique silk lace! Yes. Nine. And they are beautiful, thick with swags, blooms, ivy, and leaves. Don’t ask how I found them. I would have to kill you.
For the hem I found lots of new embroidered silk cutwork. It’s all nubby, silky, filled with texture and thick with work. I got [...]
A Wedding Dress for Lucy Honeychurch*
Posted in Dress & Literature, Edwardian Gown, tagged A Room with A View, Lucy Honeychurch, Renaissance vs. Victorian, Szoba kilátással, Wedding of Lucy Honeychurch on May 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It has been decided that I will invest in a serger. It makes sense. I don’t know why I didn’t have one before. Clearly I had misplaced economic priorities: though I bought very good quality fabrics and findings, I was using a cheap Kenmore machine I could not rely on to effectively sew straight simple [...]
