Estrella Stuff

Estrella is almost here and I have nothing to wear! Okay if you know me you know I have tons to wear but nothing new! I found out that Fabric_Store.com was having a sale, so I ordered 6 yards each of 5.3 ounce Wild Cherry and Ultramarine Blue. It should be here by next week and that means that my sewing room needs to be set up and organized by then. I have black linen and some black bias tape for trim I think I will play with and see how it looks on these pieces.

Here are the colors!

I have in stash some Black Wool and so I want to do a Jacket to cover the Kirtles. omething resembling the pictures I am showing here. So some inspiration from online sources:

I also have some luscious Shot Blue/Purple and Green/Purple Dupioni to make a grand skirt with, it is pretty simple to create and I need a new corded petticoat, it is 80% done already I just have to find it and add the stiffening to it.

I wish I could find some grey wool, I currently have some linen so perhaps I will make that and the Ultramarine Blue, who knows?

Cilean

New Year~ New Project~ English Fitted Gown

Fabric Stash

Something I need to begin using instead of just stashing the lovelies away. Or that is what my Hubby says! I do have 20 bins and 20 rolls of fabric at this time. Since we redid the Living and Dining/Sewing room floors in hard wood, it took 7 days for me to get my sewing room out of the room. This means I really need to consolidate, and organize my space, and for me it must be pretty, I am such a girlie-girl at heart. I have been combing other people's spaces trying to gain a clue as to what I want.

While trying to get a clue, as to what I want to do, I found some wool I had gotten it must be 8 years ago from Fabric.com and last summer I stumbled across 6 yards of grey linen. So when these fabrics fell into my lap (as I was folding them and putting them into bins #16 and #5 respectively) I began to fixate on the English Fitted Gown. If I darkened the purple wool it would be awesome against the grey linen.

What is a English Fitted Gown?? Well come with me! I received the Tudor Tailor pre-order for Yule in 2006 and was one of the first 100 to own it. If you have not bought this book? Click the link and get it is one of the best things evah! I was also able to chat and go to an all day class/ tea with the ladies of Tudor Tailor in 2007, which really helped me in my skills!

This is what I want to have for Estrella, we are probably only going for 2 days, and I really want to have 3 gowns ready, plus some outfits for the boys. I have ordered deep purple dye from Dharma Trading Company, with some black dye I have on hand, and will attempt to make the purple a little deeper and richer. Now I need to think about what kind of trim.

Cilean

Great Portrait

She wears an outer

I think this is the best gown!n I am looking for something different and I think I would like to use grey fabric. With silver trim not gold.

ise. Tabs appear on the edge of the collar, the edges of the cuff openings of the false sleeves, the shoulders, and the edges of the sleeves just above the cuffs while her under-garment has many small, regularly-spaced slashes. The under-bodice appears to be fastened by a set of small (pearl?) buttons.

More on Renewal Gown

Okay so here are some friends and people around the web who also have lovely examples of Elizabethan Gorgeousness.

Wedding Gown Inspiration Continued

So

So these are some of my inspirations from as well as written information I have gleaned from the New Year's Gifts given to Queen Elizabeth I. I know I want to have a gray gown and I think it will have white forepart or kirtle it depends.

Wedding Gown Inspiration

Is this best portrait, I wish it was in color, of a lovely young lady and both her back and front of her gown!!!

CoCo Inspiration Continues!

I love this painting. In fact my best friend and I will be attending Costume College, in which I just got my recipet for my admittance and I have my hotel so we are good to go!!!

2011 as I mentioned before will be Gothic Gowns or gowns from Pre-Raphealites from the 19th Century. My BFF wants a Gothic Fitted Gown. She wants a gold under dress with a burgundy over, I think I can make 9 12-inch circular emblems with a flying dragons on it.