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Some pictures of the 1570s French Gown
A brief progression of my favourite features on this gown.
The Bodice Tabs The various tabs. Waist and front tabs are sewn in place,
while the tabs over the shoulder are pinned in place waiting to be folded
over and secured.
As you can see, the outer velvet fabric
has been hand basted to the cotton canvas interlining. The
layers for each piece are hand stitched together before being hemmed
around the edges by machine - for speed and convenience. The mini-tabs around the neck and front opening
have been stitched in place, and a thin ribbon of paj silk
has been carefully folded and then threaded through the tiny
tabs around the neck and down the front opening Isn't it pretty! The Skirt Guards
and Beading
This absolutely stunning latice styled, metallic
thread trim was very carefully ironed into a curve that echoed that of the hem. In order to make it "pop" against
the silk brocade, a layer of silk fabric was cut in a curve to match
(the braid and hem) and layed behind the trim before they were both hand
stitched it to the forepart. A sample of the beading on the forepart. As you can see, a combination of metal 'sead' beads,
(sadly plastic) sead pearls and (similarly plastic) spangles have been used to
emphasise the silk brocade pattern. It was unfortunate that I had to use
plastic instead of proper pearls and gold spangles, but availability and cost were
insurmountable problems at the time.
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