Pearls

[mandie_rw]

I worked on sewing pearls to the forepart a bit today...it's up to about a third done now. After the pearls I have to figure out that trim at the hem. After searching high and low for some kind of non-awful trim, I think I'm just going to cut a strip of the damask, pearl it a little more heavily, and edge it with some narrow, inoffensive gold woven trim. Though I might go with some gold trim I cut off a sari ages ago. The backing color's a little off (a rather brighter red) buuuuuuuut we'll see.

Comments

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

The original is velvet with gold bullion embroidery. Something more like this. And, if you don't like that, he's got a ton of other trims that would work.

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Is there an article or book you've got on all this detail? 16thc is not nearly so much my thing as 18thc, and I know it's much more yours! Any recs? Though it would have been helpful to ask you this in, like, June, haha. I've got, like, two books on the 16thc. xD That's pretty trim, too!

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

My own eyes. :-) I saw the portrait in person a few years back and took a ton of notes.

Really, the best book would be Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe as it has a TON Of info. However, it's $$$ - but you might be able to get it at your local library.

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

I'm such a sucker for pearls. MOAR PEARLS PLEAZE!!!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Never too many pearls, right? :D