Garbing Goals
Its been pointed out I am not focusing much on A&S lately, which is totally true. That combined with the fact I have shrunk both of my most wearable dresses in the past month, I am going to be putting together 2 more gowns and document them. They will both be Kampfrau dresses in the same style so I am going to focus on documenting the process and getting into detail with the materials used.
I have a navy blue suite weight merino wool at home. I seem to remember it being 100% Wool but I will burn test and document it. It will be a "cold weather" gown with lace on sleeves. The guards will be red something, I dont know if I want to use the velvet I have from a dress I never finished, red linen or pick up some red silk. I guess I could look for some red wool as well. Either way, the guards are one of the last steps and it doesn't need to be decided now.
I also have a forest green silk at home. I am not sure I have enough to make an entire dress (4 meters?-ish) but I have 10 yards of a matching green linen... now that I type this, I think I will make the dress out of yellow linen (must pre-wash) and trim it in the green silk! That will be a good contrast. That will leave me the green linen to make another gown.
Inspirations:
The Red and Gold dress to the left of centre
The gown on the left of the panel, notably the sleeves
Red and Black dress front and centre holding the baby
The serving girl brushing the noble girls hair in the bottom left
I have a navy blue suite weight merino wool at home. I seem to remember it being 100% Wool but I will burn test and document it. It will be a "cold weather" gown with lace on sleeves. The guards will be red something, I dont know if I want to use the velvet I have from a dress I never finished, red linen or pick up some red silk. I guess I could look for some red wool as well. Either way, the guards are one of the last steps and it doesn't need to be decided now.
I also have a forest green silk at home. I am not sure I have enough to make an entire dress (4 meters?-ish) but I have 10 yards of a matching green linen... now that I type this, I think I will make the dress out of yellow linen (must pre-wash) and trim it in the green silk! That will be a good contrast. That will leave me the green linen to make another gown.
Inspirations:
The Red and Gold dress to the left of centre
The gown on the left of the panel, notably the sleeves
Red and Black dress front and centre holding the baby
The serving girl brushing the noble girls hair in the bottom left