[h-cost] stiffen agent

I am about to attempt an applique project with silk on silk, then pearls added on top. The bottom layer of silk is a duponi, not a completely smooth surface. The top layer is a thin blouse weight of silk (literally cut from the back of an old silk blouse) I want to use an interfacing type piece

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Try thin stiff paper. I recall that's what some extant 16th century garments have as their backings on the appliques of silk. Kimiko Small http://www.kimiko1.com "Be the change you want to see in the world." ~ Ghandi The Tudor Lady's Wardrobe pattern http://www.margospatterns.com/

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I get emails with subjects like that every day . . . only it's not interfacings they want to sell me. The spammers have figured out that certain words are "triggers" so they try for the obscurely worded but identifiable meaning. Fran Lavolta Press Books on making historic clothing http://www.l

[h-cost] stabilizer/facing material [was:Re: s-t-i-f-f-en agent]

How about the cheap, light-weight buckram (sometimes found at Hancock Fabrics)? It's "fabric stiffened with glue" so if you're willing to ignore the content of the glue and fabric, it's sort of period. Claudine > > From: Alexandria Doyle > To: Historical Cos

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This is one of those projects that I want to as plausably correct to the period as I possibly can. The inspiration : With what I've already spent on materials, I don't want to go with a cheap and q

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Was this on a hanging or clothing? I wonder about having a piece of paper permenent inside of a component of the bodice alex On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Kimiko Small wrote: > Try thin stiff paper. I recall that's what some extant 16th century garments > have as their backings on the appl

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Leather sounds like a good choice. Parchment (the real stuff is leather y'know) is offend used in millinery and trimmings in the period. Buckram is a millinery product used for a long time now since it is basically burlap stiffened with glue or shellac (also used to block felt hats). Modern

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On Dec 11, 2009, at 11:27 AM, Alexandria Doyle wrote: Was this on a hanging or clothing? I wonder about having a piece of paper permanently inside of a component of the bodice If it's actually *paper* and not varnished or plasticized, it is unlikely to cause problems. When it's new, it ma

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It was a loose gown, from what I remember. It's in Janet Arnold's book, don't recall which number or page. The loose gown with the cord trim allover and silk appliques. I remember it mentioning paper as the backing when I was making something similar (tho not as complex). Not sure what kind of p

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Have you considered thin suede? -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 7:08 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] stiffen agent I am about to attempt an applique project

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I made a caul with trim sewn on. It was silk, which was too thin. I lined it with a middle weight linen and it looks great. And it was easy to sew on the trim. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Alexandria Doyle Sent: Frid