... excellent, Perseus! yup, it's the midsection of a Dwarf, probably Farin. This costume was in the travelling exhibit early on, mistakenly glossed as Gimli...
... the last comment on it was message 40373 ... Back when the exhibit had just closed in Indy, Janice & MaryJane were able to do some hands on research for us...
... I fell in love with this dress a long time ago and still haven't gotten to it, but this trim is very good if you want the feel of it and not make it...
Hi Johanne, I saw the photos of you in Sam garb, they are wonderful. About the pieces of fabric you have, I don't tink it's worth it to tear up some family...
-BTW The cloak is exactly the same color for Sam and Frodo- I don't believe that's true. Frodo's cloak is a very deep purple. The designer herself said they...
... better to much than too little! <G> ... If you're going to need to sit on a horse.... that underdress may be more of a sheath than the overdress. ... the...
... the overdress is a jumper - it has no sleeves. It appears to hang from the trim that functions like shoulders straps. You really need Janice to weigh in...
If anyone would like to see photos of the miniature (to fit a 11 1/2" doll or dressform) Arwen's Angel Dress I've been making: These are the links directly to...
... a neck facing is a real step up from bias tape, in that it is cut on the same grain of the fabric(usually) as the dress pieces, and is interfaced, usually,...
Speaking of the Red and Midnight dress...the arm sleeve paisley fabric...does it look printed or embroidered or woven in to people? Opinions? Facts? Because...
I bought some white/silver from them..it is a little creamier in color- -more silvery gold white than the Thai silks crinkle lurex organza, that's more of a...
I bought the darker silver crinkle organza from Exclusive Silks. It's woven with black threads, so I'd say that the lighter silver-white one would do better...
I got it into my head to embroider the Shieldmaiden vest and corset, since I couldn't find any trim I liked in the color I was looking for. But I'm not an...
... Exclusive is softer In that stuff... softness is a matter of degrees. Not soothing I'd want under my arm... lower under sleeve maybe... but not the whole...
Personally I would look for a smooth surface fabric for a lining, rather than crepe, which is sort of bumply textured, and therefore also kind of stretchy. You...
Since I have both of them here to compare, I'd say the Thai is more "prickly" to the arms..more flimsy or loose in feel, won't stand by itself. More shiny and...
... the Requiem Dress? I know it reacts to water strangely...when i put a scrap in water it lost a bit of crinkle, but i was going to slightly stretch it out...
what about doing the embroidery on something you wouldn't see very much like a really sheer silk organza (something like that) or something that will be...
I'm planning on using this material for the innersleeves on my new Angel dress...So This is a trumpet shaped sleeve--tighter up top and flared at the hem.. ......
In a message dated 4/10/2006 1:47:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes: what about doing the embroidery on something you wouldn't see...
You can buy ring chain maille at whiting and Davis. This stuff is used for handbags, curtains, etc. Here is the link http://www.whitinganddavis.com/Ring.htm ...
... sketches of her crnaberry bullion trim floating around, but you guys wait for submissions of it...i would like to see those sketches to make the trim, ...
My machine does some basic fancy stitches..basic fancy..lol..and the machine is a Janome from Sears. It's a Harmony. I have NOT sewn on leather with this...
Oooohhhh THANKS. the No. 5, in .021" does this mean each ring is .021" in size? I'm thinking of scale here..wondering if any of these would work on the doll...
Oh, and I should also give you these books to think about, I decided that instead of getting an embroidery machine, I will teach myself the method of using the...
The Ring Lord (www.theringlord.com) also does machine woven maille 'fabric' and they will assemble sheets for you into more complicated shapes. I'm mentioning...
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1144901368 Check out Torn's preview. Sounds wonderfully yummy. Now we need a costume list. This is different than...
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