[h-cost] Italian chemise
This is a lovely chemise. Judging by how very tiny the pleats/gathers are it must be a very fine fabric. I haven't had much luck finding fine linen that wasn't outrageously expensive. Where have you found fine linen in the U.S.? Julie in Ramona h-costume-requ...@indra.com wrote: I have to make this chemise. Someone else had inquired about the bodice in this picture, but the chemise just really hooked me. http://exhibits.denverartmuseum.org/artisansandkings/?page_id=23 The painting is by Titian and the title is Woman with a Mirror, at least on wga.hu. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Italian chemise
Hi Julie, It depends on how you define outrageously. I've bought handkerchief linen from all these folks: www.fabric-store.com www.fabric.com www.wmboothdraper.com www.graylinelinen.com And maybe some others that I can't remember at the moment. Quality varies from good to really good. None of the hanky linen I've gotten from these folks, however, will give you the look of the chemise that Laurie is attempting to make. The hand is just not soft enough. Perhaps the linen I've gotten just isn't fine enough, but more generally, linen is a pretty springy fiber, and would want to poof if you gathered so much of it so tightly. Claudine - Original Message From: Julie jtkn...@jtknits.cts.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Tue, October 12, 2010 8:12:02 AM Subject: [h-cost] Italian chemise This is a lovely chemise. Judging by how very tiny the pleats/gathers are it must be a very fine fabric. I haven't had much luck finding fine linen that wasn't outrageously expensive. Where have you found fine linen in the U.S.? Julie in Ramona h-costume-requ...@indra.com wrote: I have to make this chemise. Someone else had inquired about the bodice in this picture, but the chemise just really hooked me. http://exhibits.denverartmuseum.org/artisansandkings/?page_id=23 The painting is by Titian and the title is Woman with a Mirror, at least on wga.hu. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Italian chemise
Hi, I'm doing a trial run on this chemise in a very light cotton. Still looking for linen, but considering the IL030 from fabrics-store.com, or the new bolt that is coming in at Renaissance Fabrics. Laurie -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Julie Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 8:12 AM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Italian chemise This is a lovely chemise. Judging by how very tiny the pleats/gathers are it must be a very fine fabric. I haven't had much luck finding fine linen that wasn't outrageously expensive. Where have you found fine linen in the U.S.? Julie in Ramona h-costume-requ...@indra.com wrote: I have to make this chemise. Someone else had inquired about the bodice in this picture, but the chemise just really hooked me. http://exhibits.denverartmuseum.org/artisansandkings/?page_id=23 The painting is by Titian and the title is Woman with a Mirror, at least on wga.hu. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
