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Day 298: Pearls, pearls and more pearls

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Musings of a Seamstress

There is lots of sewing going on here today.  Prepare yourself for some awesome costuming tomorrow.  It’s a good thing I took today’s picture before I started all this sewing as I am now covered in threads and fabric scraps.

 

Musings of a Seamstress

Earlier today I posted this picture to Instagram.  It is 4,700 glass pearls.  Yes, you read that correctly, 4,700!  I have been buying up pearls like crazy from Jo-Ann’s for the last 6 months or so.  These are all for my next renaissance costume.  This is an idea that I have been working on for over a year now.  Knowing I was doing this Adoption Dress Project this year, I didn’t want to start this new costume for this years ren fair.  I am going to take my time with this one.  I just do not want to rush the construction.  There is going to be so much hand beading with all the pearls that I want the quality to be top notch.  I am hoping to get started on this sometime in December.  I have a few things I want to work on for everyday wear first and then there are Christmas presents to make, so I think mid-December sounds good.   Plus I still need to get more of the large pearls.  I will be using those to make  my girdle belt, so I am going to need quite a few.  To say I am excited about this costume is an understatement.  This should be spec-freaking-tacular when it is completed.

Day 253: Time Suck

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Musings of a Seamstress

I would have written this post earlier had I not allowed myself to be so easily distracted by Pinterest.  Pinterest is good for that.

What exactly have I been distracted by, you ask.

Renaissance costumes, of course.  I have just about everything I need to make my costume for next year and I want to get started now!  That is a first.  I am just so excited about it.  It will have, by far, the most detail of all of my previous costumes.

Here are some of my favorite inspirations. Because I am so late in posting I am not linking each picture back to the original post, but you can find them by going through my Pinterest board.
cross pattern pearls on the trim of the bodice is very opulent and very period, so love it    Detail shoulder - Reproduction of a 17th Century bodice, part of a Spanish saya that belonged to Isabel de Bourbon. Silk jacquard, metallic ribbon, metal plates, pearls. Made by Angela Mombers.

“Royal Gambit” (opening Thursday), a metaphysical portrait of Henry VIII with his six wives advancing from Tudor to modern times. - Ann Boleyn's dress is intricately designed to fit the character's personality.  Backside of Elizabethan gown, silk and velvet, embroidered with pearls, galon and gold roses. Ruff with supportasse. Costume made by Angela Mombers. Picture by Bart Kools.

Dress worn by a former "Queen Elisabeth." Found in the "Museum of Faire-a-panalia"  yellow and grey renaissance dress/gown | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

In case you couldn’t tell by these, I plan on dripping pearls.  I have been stocking up on the $1 strands of glass pearls from Jo-Ann’s for the last 6 months.  So far I have over 1,000 and I intend on using all of them.

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