Another project

[frualeydis]

I am so going to make this dress. The paint is secondary, so it maybe wasn't a sleeveless layer over a kirtle, but I like it even without that detail. At the neck you can see two layers though, but maybe it was a white shift that later got painted red? Have you seen anything like this from Germany pinkdiamond or myralea?
I have ordered up a book from the university library where it is described so I can see if there are any carving lines that suggest the cut that the painting shows, but it doesn't look like it in the photo.
Still, it's a nice swedish dress, the statue was made in Sweden in the first quarter of the 16th century.
I wonder what fabric I should use and for what occasion I shall make it. Probably Visby, but I really should finish Rickard's silk tunicella first. And finish my tudor and make new sleeves for the Anthonis Mor dress. I'm going to make tudor clothes for Rickard too, but that will have to wait until autumn I think.

Comments

[liadethornegge.livejournal.com]

I was just about to say that I can see two layers at the neck, but I see you've edited your post to say that.

Other than that, is she wearing a crown or is that supposed to be a halo? If it is a crown, I kind of like the shape of it.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I checked the picture again. I'm not sure about the sleeves though.
Anyway, Medeltidens Bildvärld really is a wonderful site.

Eva