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Hem still needs doing and may or may not put more eyelets in the side but the basics are now done.


More pictures found from here onwards.
Curiously, experimenting with the lacing, the side spiral laced with the short bit of cord where the thread ran out, sits far better than the one crosslaced. Not certain which side is showing in the photo above.
Veil needs the base rounded and then it needs to be ironed and hemmed and the head band hemmed. Gown has had the hem initially pinned by Z and is now hanging for a couple days to see how things stretch etc.

Date: 2007-05-16 08:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sandhi.livejournal.com
Yeah, spiral lacing is the way to go. I've never cross-laced my bliaut so I can't comment on how it sits, but the artwork of the period that shows lacing (not that there's much) shows spiral lacing.

How is your veil stuck on there? Do you have band running from high forehead to nape of neck or something?

Date: 2007-05-17 01:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stellar-muddle.livejournal.com
The little devil with his spiral laced sides :)

I had a strip of linen going from the top of the head to the nape of the neck, pinned under the hair. Not certain re documentation for front of neck or back of neck, but the bit of linen was _just_ too short to reach in front. Then veil just pinned on in 3 places - top and sides above ears. Will be interesting to see if it sits differently with hair in 2 plaits cf the usual one.

Still debating as to whether to hem the piece I have or cut a longer one and use that. Started hemming the silk but it is _very_ fine and a little on the entertaining side.

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