18th Century project-accessories

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So in addition to the Polonaise I made, I have also been working on a few accessories:






This is a black lace caplet made from a pattern in Costumes close-up (http://www.lostcoasthistpatterns.com/coclclcoandp.html) page 50
The neckband is black pettersham, (Which will get covered later with lace) and the caplet will tie with silk ribbons. I have some plastic buttons I am going to use as weights. I may also add a decorative front closure, if I can find a very light weight one I like.

The caplet when finished will have been hand sewn (%90) using silk thread.



It's made from a combination of two black Polyester/nylon lace fabrics I had lying around. The base net is plain/floral, and the accent lace is metallic. I hand stitched the two laces together on the cap and hood.




Close-up of the hood. I love 18th Century hoods because of the gathered center-back detail.



The edges of all the net have been stiffened with cotton cord to add a little extra body. Most of the cording was done with a machine Zig-zag, except for the really curved edges which were by hand.





This is a Berge Style Hat I started when I took a class with Lynn Taylor through http://www.gbacg.org/ (Greater Bay Area Costumer's Guild)

This is the top View of the Hat. The crown still needs to be sewn on, trim/ribbon stuff, and lining. It's inspired by this hat from The Duchess, only my finished result won't be quite so epic...http://www.costumersguide.com/georgiana/white28.jpg

(I have a variety of black ribbons, buttons and feathers I am going to tinker with to decorate the top.)



Bottom View of the Berge hat showing the Black pleated underside. The hat is going to be lined in matching black fabric and have black silk ribbon ties.


Some additional accessories I have in the works:
Linen sleeve flounces
An embroidered kercheif
Leather mitts

My hope is to have everything done in time for the Duchess of Devonshire Tea in Febuary.
http://www.gbacg.org/gbacg-calendar.html