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Posted by Kirsten Sollie on April 4, 2007, 7:14 pm
> Kirsten Sollie wrote:
>> I love the fabric! Is it silk or is fuzzy? Hard to tell from the
>> picture. You did a nice job. My brother just sent me 4 yards of an
>> african tie-dyed print and that dress is just the ticket. Do you think it
>> would work well in cotton?
>> While I was on your site, I snuck a peek at your other pictures. Your
>> children are adorable. I haven't seen their photos in a couple of years.
>> That baby sure grew up fast. And the Queen Elizabeth dress is just fab.
>> I went to my first ren faire in Oct. (Texas ren faire) and fell in love
>> with the costumes. If we stay here another year, I am going to dress up
>> for next years show.
>>
>> Kirsten
> Actually, it's a crinkled rayon fabric with silkessence for the neckling,
> waist and skirt hem. The sleeve bands are made out of a lining fabric
> because I changed my mind about which view I wanted to make <sigh>. I
> definitely think it would work up nicely in cotton...in fact, I'm going to
> make another one using cottons once the crush of finishing projects ends
> (hopefully by the end of the month). I would check out
> www.patternreview.com and read the other reviews of the dress...they give
> lots of helpful suggestions to make assembly go easier....one big one is
> to remember that u nless you want to flaunt what you were blessed with,
> raise the neckline up a little bit!!!
>
> Not to worry about "sneaking" looks at the other pictures. Yes, the
> "baby" has defintely grown up. She's now 3.5 yrs old and going to
> preschool 2 day a week. Next year she will be going 3 days a week. My
> darling boy is going to be 7 at the end of the month....where has the time
> gone??!!???
>
> I started going to the MD renaissance Faire in my teens and once I was
> hooked, made a new costume every year. I have no place special to wear
> the Elizabethan costume, just wanted to do something with all the fabrics
> that I had accumulated - total is over 35 yards (including dress fabric,
> lining, and tulle/netting...NOT including lace and other trims...and not
> counting beading under nything!).
>
> Making costumes for faire is always fun....I probably have patterns that I
> could send off to you if you decide you want to make one for yourself.
>
> Larisa
Thanks Larisa,
I have collected several patterns (the make your own style ones). I
probably even have fabric. Just haven't had the time to start early enough.
My brother has played the MD ren faire every year for the last 10 years I
think. He did not play last year as his duo group split up. They were
called Bedlam Boys. I loved their sound! He is now with the Guy Mendalow
group (not sure about spelling) but I don't think they do ren faires..
Kirsten
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