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[angel_a]

I picked up some lovely fabric yesterday to make stuff.  But now I am in a bind.  Because it would mean that I would need to make a completely new outfit by Mic-Winter Coronation.  Which will take a lot of work and time.

What it entails.

• Make a effigy corset or a dorothea corset
• put steel boning in the farthingale
• make a set of ruffs
• new chemise/shirt
• forepart skirt
• overskirt
• doublet with hanging sleeves
• sleeves
• french hood
• partlet
• girdle

The slightly easier but less wow garb would be

• make dorothea corset (as I have a pattern somewhere already
• steele into the farthingale
• make a highnecked shirt/chemise that has ruffles on the neck and sleeves
• use the forepart and sleeves that S made me for my birthday - they are in a camel colours broacade-like fabric
• make overskirt and doublet with hanging sleeves from the dark green cotton velveteen that I have.
• make partlet
• girdle

Make the dress in a style that I don't have to wear a hat or head covering.

The more I look at the list, the more I like the second one, just because it is less effort.  The only thing I am not fussed about is the warmth factor.

While the top version would take a lot longer, (plus it's a pink dress, yes I said it..PINK!)  It has the added bonus of warmth.  The fabric I would be using is silk/wool for the overskirt and doublet and hanging sleeves.  Doublet and sleeves lined in silk.  The forepart is silk/cotton and the partlet is a silk/linen.

While the other will be warm hopefully because of the layers.

I really need to take some photo's of the fabric and get some suggestions.