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<<<<But if you enlarge it and look closely at her right sleeve, you can see the pleats from the section at the top running down into the sleeve itself, and the sleeve certainly appears voluminous enough to have been cartridge pleated. I think the white dots are beads run between the cartridge pleats. However it's done, it's a beautiful dress and is now in my folder of Garb Inspirations! Dianne>>>> To try to clarify; "The caps the cuffs and bodice look more like a part of the fabric then embroidery." De: This statement was for the hint of gold on the cuff, caps and bodice only. "The bodice, if you enlarge the pictures appears to be pleated." De: Was only commenting on the bodice as I agree with the pleating of the caps and cuffs. The gold "band" could be beads (similar to modern treatment of pony beads on Ts. But it could be a ribbon and because of the tight pleating you do not see the ribbon part in the valleys. Her right caps could be either but her cuff looks more ribbon like then beads. Whichever technique is chosen, I agree that it is a beautiful dress. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
