What a lovely design! Bereth means Queen in Sindarin; which Queen are you costuming for? :-) I have a gown in progress that is a "design that might have been worn by Thranduil's Queen in the Great Greenwood", and I just adore all the movie costumes (and many of the examples of similar designs I've seen!).
I think you'd only need the plastic stuff, well-padded, to smooth out the lines--the metal might be too heavy for your fabric. Cheers, Meli (also a LOTR costume fan...) On 7/26/07, Zuzana wrote:
I've got a question about boning. I'm doing this dress with a few adjustments, I've drawn them into the picture: http://www.intelligenzbestien.wz.cz/images/Berethdesign.jpg The bodice and the skirt are separately cut, the bodice also has a number of seams, as my friend for whom I'm doing this dress has a large bust and a small waist. The skirt has a train and is draped in the back. It's made from a lightweight taffeta, so all wrinkles are pretty well visible:-( So I thought about boning. I don't want it to be visible (a corset-top dress is really not my goal), so I'll attach it to the lining. My first question is, what lining fabric would you use for that purpose? A regular, thin acetate/polyester lining fabric?? Would the bones tear out? Would they be visible on the bodice, if the lining would be so thin? I'm going to use spiral steel bones, by the way. I think the best way is to attach them via bias stripes. I heard of a method of attaching a flannel fabric between the top fabric and the lining. Any experiences in that? I've ordered "Bridal couture" by Susan Khalje at amazon.com, this book is supposed to tell something about boning, but alas, I think it will come too late as I'm from Europe. The second question is, how long should the bones be? I think at the back it is sufficient to have them in the lower half of the bodice, but I'm not sure about the front - usually in pattern diagrams I see boning taht goes not higher than the bust, but I've never actually tried that and I'm not sure whether the ends will be visible or not. And, as I said, my friend has a large bust, which might affect this. It doesn't need support, as she'll be going to have a bra. Any suggestions? I'll be thankful to hear of any experience or advise. Many thanks, Zuzana P.S.: I know this has nothing to do with historical costumes, but I just thought some of you might be also doing bridal or evening wear, or just LOTR inspired costumes and might know something on the subject.
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