Daily Archives: 2016-08-29

Marie hoops

I use double thickness for each hoop. Just bought another 22.5 for the upper hoops. Next step degreasing and strapping.
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Passion project-2 1600 silver Spanish court gown before I fall alseep

Landvoogden Albrecht en Isabella van OostenrijkIts a cool name for a cool but insane ensemble I have been plotting for years. It has taken years just to get the fabric sorted! but sorted it is ????
This s the portrait that inspired it all. Well actually a copy of the portrait that inspired me. That one though is just madness embroidered in insanity…

I have discussed this on Livejournal several times so I shall try and copy the entries over here.

Or I shall just link to the tags ????

http://pinkdiamond.livejournal.com/tag/spanish
http://pinkdiamond.livejournal.com/tag/saya
http://pinkdiamond.livejournal.com/tag/ropa

So I have several layers:
Camisa (chemise/shirt)
Verdugardos (farthingale/hoops)
Cuerpo baxo (stays/corset)
faldalin (petticoat)
Saya (skirt)
Jubon (doublet)
Ruffs (ummm ruffs- haven’t tracked down the Spanish term, I really should)
Galerilla (a semi fitted Ropa or surcoat or robe) y manga redonda (hangng sleeves of a circle folded in half)

I have several fabrics:
Camisa fine linen, approx 3m
Verdugardos approx 2.2m canvas, 2.2m green ilk twill, 15m crimson velvet ribbon, 2.2m brown linen
Cuerpo baxo approx70cm linen-cotton twill, 70cm linen lining, 100 cable tie bones
faldalin 1 yellow silk saree, approx1.5m brown linen
Saya, Galarilla y manga redonda 7.5m white and gold silk and cotton brocade, 7.5m calico interlining, 7.5m silk dupion (two shades as t is partially recycled) for lining, 50m heavy bullion braid trim, 50m cotton twill tape to support the braid, brass buttons.
Jubon silk charmeause backed with cotton sateen (recycled would be approx 1.5m), 1.5m calico, 1.5m cotton sateen (both for lining), 7m wide silver ribbon, 9m narrow silver rbbon, brass buttons
Ruffs sheer linen, unsure of what lace, but will require 10m in length of fabric/lace for the neck and 1.5-2m for each wrist.

Jubon progress

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I have not forgotton my passion projects-1

So:

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(last scan is mine, from the cover of Hollywood and History.)

And who doesn’t want a tea drinking gif that matches *actually that the the confrontation gown I love, and her self striped sheer.. bascually I want the wardrobe.

Obsesses since I got hold of the Hollywood and Fashion book in my teens and sort of feared it due to lack of frerences.

But the silk is bought.

Also we have similar features, this could be awesome.

Past posts with images:

Further weekend good times: changing fabric colours!

Panniers

I have made a page for this

I did find really lovely recreation:

Tanya Dawn at Magic Theatre as Marie Antoinette. Magic Theatre Act IV – preparations

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PhD… err, I need to think about this

I have gathered an overwhelming amount of information and I am at the stage I need to think about the implications of this.
The first is that I ndo still have novel research even if I am now ableto find support of it, this means it has a financial incentive for some while I just cannot afford to do what I should do and use is for postgrad. It is PhD level but that is well beyond my financial ability. And that has a lot to do with my disease and limited abilty to turn this in to a paid role here in NZ and one that would work with my disease.
But I can still be peer reviewed. So I am thinking of the best way to package all the research I have, my new ideas as well.
I have so much potential to really contribute so I am looking at the costs of making my work open access but peer reviewed.
So once I know this dissertation is on the way I can relax and get my primary document sorted, my appendices, and my bibliography.
But it is going to be expensive. I may have to go for peer review and see if I can then crownfund the costs of making it open access. I have a few academic sites to look in to as well.

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A rest from document hunting

I got so much closer to what I need that I have to take a break, and sort the books. I have now several dictionaries and a few cool snippets that could lead to a different topic :0

 

But today I am going to stop and just sew. I haven’t been because I am sharing the lounge for warmth, but it’s hard when you have a skirt that takes the whole table.. I could go back out to the studio I suppose.

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