Tuesday, November 10, 2009

A queen bee?

I really have enough 18th century projects to work on already but I need to write this one down so I don't forget it.

I'm a bit in love with this cute fabric (a close up):


And a approximately 22x22" piece of the fabric:


It is a silk/rayon brocade and the bee are in dfferent nuances of gold from thaisilks.com

I want to make this pierrot from 1790:


Or perhaps this caraco from 1780 (with trim made of matching taffeta):


I think both will look really cute in that fabric.

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 10, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    Oooh - yummies! That fabric is so cute - can't wait to see what you make with it!

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  2. Lauren RNovember 10, 2009 at 8:11 PM

    YES. Bees win! Have you seen Jenny La Fleur's 1795 Bee robe? It's divine, although I think the caraco would be FANTASMIC

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  3. Lithia BlackNovember 10, 2009 at 9:40 PM

    gentlewomanthief >> I haven't bought it yet but I'm very,very tempted ;)

    Lauren >> Ah, thats why I made the connection bees and 18th century. I have seen it but kind of forgot about it.

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  4. The DreamstressNovember 11, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    Oooh, love the bee fabric!

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  5. IsisNovember 11, 2009 at 9:28 PM

    Bees became a popular motife after the French revolution, because it was an easy way to change the French lily. All those embroidered lillie's in palaces- just a few stictches and Napoleon didn't have to buy new silk. ;-) Well, in France, that is, but I suspect that the bee-craze spread over nations. It's awfully cute! ANd I think that would suit that jacker very much.

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