Period Cutting/Draping

Historic pattern and museum research plus draping and construction for all centuries.

Sample, right:

Jacobean era bodice:
For shaping and durability to make this costume withstand many years of performances, we used steel stays, front nylon laces & 2-pc grommets.

Overskirt:
8 yards of fabric, cartridge-pleated and stitched by hand to fabric-covered petersham waistband.

Underskirt & bum roll.

Blouse: from Greece. The client's own item.

Yardage:
bodice: 2
overskirt: 8
underskirt: 6
bum roll: 1.5

incl: 2 fittings

$850

 
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Client:

Catalya is a professional musician whose instruments include the viola de gamba, harp and cello. She and her colleagues play "the greatest hits of the past 500 years."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Left:

On display at Universe City Gallery, Ogden, Utah,

in "Arte Gras" group costume design show, Feb 2006.

 

Masks, left: Diane Neri Stern

Photos & effects: Rocket Dolls