Striped Polonaise-The Beginning

[madamemodiste]

A while back, I bought the Period Impressions polonaise pattern in order to re-create the Duchess of Devonshire's floufy striped polonaise from the Bath Scene.



Also a while back, a friend gifted me with many yards of silver and cream striped silk. Perfect for this project!

Yesterday I began cutting out the fabric, and so far have put together most of the petticoat. Here is one of the flounce sections after it was pinked and frey-checked. Yay for costume movies for such a tedious job!

Comments

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

I'd love to do it without the fray check, but unfortunately, fabrics today are not woven as tightly as they were back then (this was explained to me a few years ago by an expert, and it is so true!), and even my nice silk frays if I don't use the fray check.