Sunday, March 29, 2015

Teal Gown

Guess who forgot she had this blog? Go figure, huh?

I've been super busy with sewing, and to be honest, I've had finished a ton of projects lately to do write-ups on, but today I'm going to focus on the teal Elizabethan gown that I just recently finished for my twin. I've wanted to get her in this style for a while, but since her back surgery she hasn't been too keen on tight lacing dresses - so we modified this one a bit so that it didn't hit the sensitive area on her spine.


I had got in a bunch of samples from Silk Baron when I was shopping around for fabric for a different costume, and their Anemone called out to both of us. My twin saw it and immediately went "I want a peacock themed dress!" And right away I was game. We decided that the boned kirtle would be this teal colour, and that, for the time being, we would go with gold-trimmed black sleeves. Even though dupioni silk isn't HA, we went for it anyway, because she doesn't care about accuracy so much and the colour looks fabulous on her!

The pattern for the smock, skirt, bodice, sleeves, and caul are all from Margo Anderson's Elizabethan pattern line. The only real modifications that we had to make was to bring the bodice up in the back a little bit so it wouldn't hit my twin's scar tissue.

The next step for this gown will be the fitted over gown, in a beautiful shade of blue, with antique gold buttons.