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#anneofcleves #stickelchen leaves are being removed to fit more pearl work to blend the front and back. It’s okay they will go back on 🙂
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#anneofcleves stickelchen close up to show the way the pearls lay over each other 🙂
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#anneofcleves stickelchen test driving! Loooooooove this! Just about to tidy the very last of the pearls and braid. The texture!!!!
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#anneofcleves gown fullness directed to the back. Did not think I’d get the hem done today. That is the aim and it looks more likely now than a few hours ago.
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#anneofcleves hem is very impressive. The waist will be pleated not gathered though 🙂
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#anneofcleves hemming. I arrange the facing and the gown so that there is no extrnal stitching and the only stitching is buried in the wool.
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#anneofcleves #stickelchen stabilising the edges. To day is a lot of handsewing of light hand held items.
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#anneofcleves #stickelchen overhanding the shell to the base. Lots of careful stretching!
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#anneofcleves support bodice nearly made, hand sewn! I have used the effigy stays for construction and mixed with bodice shapes first seen in Kohler’s book and most recently examined in detail in Drei Schnittbucher. Break befor
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#anneofcleves #stickelchen yes! My oringinal theory that these are selfsupporting and use physics to stay up continues 🙂 this front piece will be covered in metalwork so it will hwlp even further 🙂