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isabelladangeloWow! I got the 20 yards of silk I ordered from Fabric.com (the $1.95 stuff) and pieces to an Edwardian tea gown I got off of eBay today. Silk first:
It's a very deep green to the point I think it's only two shades away from black. Which is perfectly fine by me. Either way, pink and red look fabulous with it so I'm fine. It does have slubs but it's nice and lightweight so I'm thinking Pennsic usage here...
The extant tea dress has all the original snaps still sewn into place. It feels like it's a cotton voile but I'm not sure. I have the original skirt, still sewn together, the bodice front and back and most of the sleeves (it looks like someone cut off the underarm part?). So, now to get some voile for the "belt" to the dress and to fix the sleeves so I can put this thing back together again!
The tea dress I'm working on (my own, not extant, the one I posted pictures of last night, ect) just needs to be resewn up. I took it apart the moment I got home and it's in pieces next to the sewing machine. I guess I should go and sew it back up now...
It's a very deep green to the point I think it's only two shades away from black. Which is perfectly fine by me. Either way, pink and red look fabulous with it so I'm fine. It does have slubs but it's nice and lightweight so I'm thinking Pennsic usage here...
The extant tea dress has all the original snaps still sewn into place. It feels like it's a cotton voile but I'm not sure. I have the original skirt, still sewn together, the bodice front and back and most of the sleeves (it looks like someone cut off the underarm part?). So, now to get some voile for the "belt" to the dress and to fix the sleeves so I can put this thing back together again!
The tea dress I'm working on (my own, not extant, the one I posted pictures of last night, ect) just needs to be resewn up. I took it apart the moment I got home and it's in pieces next to the sewing machine. I guess I should go and sew it back up now...