Spoonflower printed fabrics
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I already have a version of this coverciere (related to the English partlet) - usually made of cords tied in a net-like fashion, and then beaded. I found a belly-dancers scarf that looks just the part.
Agnolo Bronzino: Portrait de la duchesse Eleonore
Galerie Narodni, Prague
The sketch below is from the Janet Arnold Book, Patterns of Fashion, 1560 - 1620 which I am using as the basis of my research. Galerie Narodni, Prague
Eleonora of Toledo with her son Giovanni de' Medici
Agnolo Bronzino, 1550: Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Agnolo Bronzino, 1550: Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
3 comments:
I strongly suspect you would be happier if the result if you used the silk with woven in pattern, especially as you know that it is available. However, only you can decide if that makes it worth shifting that much of your budget. Is "happier" in that sentence only a matter of degree, and you would also be delighted with the results if you use the print? Or would you be dissatisfied with the choice every time you looked at the gown made with the print?
I have decided to get the woven fabric - I know it costs more but I may regret it one day.
Now my challenge is to make a gown that will cope with my fluctuating weight - I lost 20kg last year and then regained 10kg and am now trying to lose some again. Obviously my weight will play games with me for some time, so I need to watch how I make things - as there are a few Italian gowns in my collection at both ends of my weight that don't fit.
This gown will be scheduled for later this year. The fabric is on order, but in the meantime I have had a lot of people contact me to make them historical garments this year - its wonderful, but doesn't allow me much time for my own projects.
If all goes well I will make a start on this dress in either May or July.
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