Tickets have been selling fast for the festival and I've had to rest my sewing to keep up with timetable changes and all the other things a Festival Director needs to do. Can't believe how much there is to do.
At the same time I need to work out the theme for 2011 to print in the festival program.
If you want a quick look at what I'm up to go to http://www.janeaustenfestival.com.au
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- Location:Australia, Victoria
The cool change came through last night, prompting plans to complete some more sewing. All I ended up doing was sleeping!
Oh well, off on my bike to work this morning. I've bought a new bike seat that is supposed to be more comfortable, will see.
Got an email saying the coutil for my Victorian corset is in the post, and the pink silk for my 17C outfit should be here any day.
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I will have to remember to cut silk dupion with pinking shears next time- it unravelled so much when I was making the continual bias binding for my Killerton gown.
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I'm ordering some spot broche coutil fabric - cream with pink dots. I love coutil - and that I can make single-layer corsets out of it.
- Location:Australia, Canberra
Over the break, she published the pattern on Ravelry.com, where it can be purchased for $2.99. (You do need to be a Ravelry member to purchase/view it; if you aren't but would like to be, request an invitation here.)
Does anyone know of any dress diaries online for this era? I'd love to read and see how others have tackled these gowns.
Also, most of us have either an 18thC corset (JP Ryan) or Elizabethan stays, but two don't have anything. I don't think we'll have time to make stays - do you think just boning the bodice firmly will be enough for those without stays?
Links:
Extant Costumes from 1630
Dress ideas so far include:
- Mood:
optimistic
This is a quick message to remind those wanting to save money and purchase earlybird season tickets to the Jane Austen Festival in April 2010 that we only have 5 earlybird season tickets at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/47733070
Bye for now,
Aylwen
Director, Jane Austen Festival Australia
http://www.janeaustenfestival.com.au
- Location:Australia, Canberra
- Mood:
busy
Costumes that I need to make this year:
Italian renaissance
Early 17th Century outfit for John and myself
Restoration gown for myself
Regency killerton ballgown for myself
1850s ballgown
1890s ball gown
1910 ballgown (possible a titanic gown?)
1910 daydress
Victorian corset (new one)
Plus customer orders so far:
Early renaissance wedding gown
Regency day gown
Regency wedding gown
Regency gentleman's outfit
1860s ballgown
- Location:Australia, Canberra
- Mood:
contemplative
I'm itching to start the Killerton gown but have to wait for the silk to arrive.
In the meantime I've been looking at 1850s,1890s and 1910s gowns in preparation for the Newport Vintage Dance Week in August.
1850s
Am still working out this one - what silk to use, what colour. I was thinking about a light green and white plaid silk taffeta.
1890s
The books that I have on this subject are:
Paris fashions of the 1890s
Victorian and Edwardian Fashion
Period Costume for Stage & Screen 1800-1909 by Jean Hunnisett
Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C.1860-1940 by Janet Arnold
Nineteenth Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston
The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930 by Norah Waugh
Fashion (Taschen 25th Anniversary) by The Kyoto Costume Institute
I've got some striped silk in the attic that I plan to use for a copy of this dress from Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C.1860-1940 by Janet Arnold
1910s
This is slightly difficult to plan as I have a very short hourglass figure with more sand at the bottom.
- Mood:
exhausted
Sleeves: 214" piping, 40" x 2.5" wide lace
Neckline: 50" trim, self-piped on both sides, plaited. 100" of piping
Hem: approx. 40 triangles (20 in each row), 520" piping around all sides.
Buttons: 1/2" discs, still to count.
I'll make a mock-up sleeve before I scan the pattern.
Bodice Trim: Will try using 1/2" wide bias, rolled and whip stitched to see if it is the same size as in my pictures.
( See close-up picture... )
For a long time I've hesitated as the hem was missing in all the photos. Surely with such decoration up top there must have been an elaborate hem?
The answer: yes, it is elaborate, it is gorgeous, and I have a picture at last! I may even do the skirt first, as the bodice looks like taking me a long time, and I'm bursting to share this hem with you!
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- Mood:
bouncy
We need to find billeted accommodation and events that are friendly to our children, costumes and instruments. Plus we need to find opportunities for John to teach - this is a teaching tour, not just a participating tour. We're really hoping to teach from our two dance books, "The Lost Dances of Earthly Delights" and will be bringing a stack with us. If you don't know about these books you can see them at www.earthlydelights.com.au/cds.htm . If you belong to a dance group and want us to visit please get your dance leader to contact us and we can work out arrangements.
There will be five of us travelling - two adults and three children - and the airlines now limit us to 23kg per person. And believe you me, my husband is as much into costume as I am! Plus he has instruments - the hurdy gurdy may have to come in a large esky for safety.
Plus I need to work out what to do with 3 boys while we attend this event. What would you recommend international visitors do, particularly as they need supervision.
At long last I've seen a chemise dress that looks good on a mature woman. Just need to check its historical accuracy and work out the support garments worn underneath.
I saw the gown in "John Adams" last night. This series is showing on SBS 1 every Sunday night.( See picture of chemise gown... )
- Location:Australia, Canberra
( Some ideas... )
- Location:Australia, Canberra
Most of our publicity is word of mouth and internet links. Every year we've sold out of tickets in January - there are only 9 earlybird season tickets left at the moment.
www.janeaustenfestival.com.au
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