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Fabric Belt

Started by Rowan MacD, August 26, 2010, 03:59:03 PM

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Rowan MacD

  would  a fancy embroidered fabric belt look OK with a Tudor-ish outfit?  It will have a bodice, forepart, overskirt, no partlet or sleeves, and being Moreasa, won't be slavishly period.
  I realized I have tons of leather belts but no fancy belts or jeweled girdles from which to suspend a pouch or fan.  I will have to make something in a hurry; if not, then Plan B is to buy an embroidered cloth belt from Likely Lotus.
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Rosamundi

I think it would look very nice! I recently wore a fabric belt over a bog dress; also recently made a single-ring "pleather" fabric belt for Milord. They looked good, although there was some slight buckling under the load of flask, pouch, &c.

If/when I make a fabric belt again, I'll need to use an interfacing that's on par with half-inch plywood. Good luck! Pics please! :-)
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gem

A very period option is a fabric sash:

(Holbein/Tudor sketch)

(Florentine)

Neither of these actually have pouches suspended from them, but you don't often see pouches in portraits of women, anyway.

isabelladangelo

I suggest taking a look at http://www.kimiko1.com/research-16th/TudorWomen/index.html to see actual paintings and miniatures of the time period.   It should help you to figure out what style you'd like to go with.  


Rowan MacD

  Thanks! I never thought of using one of my pirate sashes for a belt.
   I just bought a few yards of black velveteen to use on my Lairds' frock coat cuffs, lapels and pockets. He hasn't decided on a fabric for the body of the coat yet, so I figure could liberate a small amount to make a base for an embroidered belt and then just sew some fancy trim onto it.  I have D rings around here somewhere for the end....Yeah.
  *tosses back last of wine*  Gotta hit the sack now and start on it in the morning.   
    Can't wait to see the broaches Sapphire and Sage is making for me.
   
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