Purchases!
I have such a nice mommy. She bought me my fabric and some other notions. I now have 1.5m of what the label said is "pillow ticking" to be used for my new stays, probably for the mock-up, but maybe as one of the middle layers of the actual stays instead as it is much thinner than the canvas that I have and should be strong enough with the cotton twill as the other middle layer. Comments or opinions on that? It's a pretty sturdy cotton muslin type fabric, somewhat like sateen. I also have about 1.8m gold taffeta that is striped with gold and brown to make a petticoat. (I'm hoping that it's enough. It was all that was left. The petticoat may end up being just a little on the short side.) I decided that my linen/silk mix was a little too heavy to make a good 18th century petticoat and will probably become a redingote or something instead. Also purchased were 1/2" cotton twill tape for petticoat ties and 2" wide elastic for my super easy skirt. Unfortunately I couldn't get black elastic and am using white instead, but it probably won't be seen anyways. Skirt will be like this, but red satin and, of course, white elastic. Kinda Santa-like actually, now that I think of it.
That's it for now. Back to writing my essay on Milton's Paradise Lost. Just half a page more should do it.
That's it for now. Back to writing my essay on Milton's Paradise Lost. Just half a page more should do it.