Out of the 19th century and into the 16th

[robinsnest]

So the terrible ad for the PA renaissance faire keeps running every other add. I take this as a sign from the Universe that I need to get off my butt and figure out what the heck to wear! (On a side note, what a horrible ad! First of all the footage is all from 2006, they couldn't have used the queen from a more recent season?!? They're now 4 queens removed...Secondly She wore a microphone from 3 short periods ALL DAY they had to pick footage from when she's wearing a GIANT wireless mic? REALLY?..rant over)

So! Alice is going to wear my big green dress which means I don't have anything nice to wear. There are two possible outfits here.

Option 1.

I bought this great embroidered linen at work when it was super cheap. Creamy linen with a black embroidered floral scrolling pattern. It screams embroidered jacket. However, it's Joann's fabric. Which somehow isn't all that special (maybe because I work there?) and leaves me open to the horrible "you show up at prom and someone's wearing the same dress!" possibility. Also is it terrible to hand sew a jacket with machine embroidered fabric? I would much rather do it correctly but is it a complete waste of time to do it with that material?


Option 2

We revisit the Mary Queen of Scots dress that I intended to make last year. I have all the fabric for it still.

A refresher image...

Comments

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

I love it! You and I are going to be little twins because I'm doing my bodice and overskirt in black velvet and using the same trim placement.

Now talk to me about that sleeve- I really love it. What year is this dress?

[blackcat452.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this will help your decision or not, but I'm going to be making an Elizabethan jacket. Which ever you do, I know it will be lovely.

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

It's dated 1565, which would fall during her brief actual reign as queen of scotland.

The neat trick with those sleeves is you make a bodice with a very wide neckline and narrow straps. You sew the sleeve head ontop of the strap along the inside edge instead of setting it like a normal sleeve. Probably they'll need a little padding in the sleeve head to give it that fullness.

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

lol well it sounds like whichever I do I'm going to be matching buddies with somebody. That's what I get for having such devilishly stylish friends :-) I hope you all don't mind!

[curiouschilde.livejournal.com]

Heh... when are you going?

And hand sewing something that is machine embroidered.. don't do it.. please.. for the love of all things.. don't do it!!!!!!!!

Do a queen.. cuz i know you'll rock it..hehehehehehehhehehe

*goes and buttons her mouth* (so much more to say about those dresses this year.. soooo much more to snark on... i'll be good:)

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

Why, that method is madness! Madness I tell you! But very cool :D I hope you do it so I can poke and investigate the dress while you are wearing it!

And I got the black cotton velvet a while ago at Jomar for $1/yd, but they totally still have it.

Whether you are Jess's twin or mine, we'll all look great!

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

it just sounds more complicated than it is. If you saw it you'd go "AH HA!" and it would be really obvious. You do have to hand sew them on, pretty much no way around that, but we all know I'm crazy and would prefer to hand sew anyway. :-) I actually have silk for it I picked up at jomar when I went because I didn't want to use my silk stash and the only thing I found that I liked was $3.00 silk...reason number 872 why I love Jomar :-D

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

hey you know what I reeeeally want to make :-)

[curiouschilde.livejournal.com]

whaaaaat???? A wheel :)

[laracorsets.livejournal.com]

OMG, that painting is stunning!!! You so have got to wear that!!
(Now you are making me want to come play 16th century!)

[laracorsets.livejournal.com]

(I have so got to get me to a Jomar!)

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

hellsl yeah :-D

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

doooo it :-) It's fun!