Venetian bodices, within the entirety of the 16th century, are at the very least moderately supportive, to highly supportive and figure-shaping. The proper fit, small enough to compress and mold the body where it should and large enough for comfort, is critical. In...
Doesn't look like much now, does it? This is the beginning of the Great Floofening! This is 8 yards of very light-weight pale pink-peach silk taffeta that is cut into panels and hung up to keep it safe from my cat Minimew. The joining of the inner layer panels was...
After completing two mock-ups to perfect the fit, I began on my actual dress. I started with 2 layers of cotton duck stitched together with boning channels for plastic boning--heavy-duty cable ties. The straps were just two layers of duck quilted together.Once these...
The first step I always take is to make the bodice pattern. I do this to make sure I have the exact neckline measurements that I need for the body linen to fit as needed. I used a duct tape pattern ( made with Zanetta's help) and came up with a three part bodice...
This Mock Up v2 of my 1490's Gamurra pattern was directly modified from the v1 Mock-Up that I had previously made out of the pale blue linen with embroidered flowers. To start with, I laid my pattern peices out from the v1 Mock Up and went over where I needed to take...
This was Zanetta's first mock-up from a pattern Vittoria di Carduci helped her make. It was 2 layers of duck with the boning channels, another layer of duck on top, cotton lining, and then a fashion fabric of greenish-blue linen with embroidered flowers in pink. She...