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I went ahead and got that fabric today - it really is lovely, and as it turned out to be a lot less expensive than I expected (35 crowns + tax! And there's nothing wrong with the quality!) I bought four meters. Am thinking blouses and shirts, too, maybe a summer dress? The colour isn't very summery, but then neither am I, in the general way. The quality certainly is.
It's the weft that is black, not the warp. Still just as pretty. And it matches my colour scheme!
I'm probably hallucinating here, since I can't think of any good reason why, but something about the drab colour and the slight luster in it makes me think of DDR and the Soviet Union. In a good way.
Now I just need to figure out all the details of the corset dress and the jacket - I know I don't want the busk showing, but I'm not quite sure how to cover it up. Buttons or not? Single row or double, and how long? Or maybe some other kind of fancy closure - frogs, or braiding, hussar style, or that vaguely military-looking horizontal ribbon appliqué technique, whatever it's called? I dunno, but I need to decide. I'm not quite sure whether the jacket should have have lapels or not, either - I think I want lapels, but not is definitely the sensible option.
Decisions, decisions, decisions...
It's the weft that is black, not the warp. Still just as pretty. And it matches my colour scheme!
I'm probably hallucinating here, since I can't think of any good reason why, but something about the drab colour and the slight luster in it makes me think of DDR and the Soviet Union. In a good way.
Now I just need to figure out all the details of the corset dress and the jacket - I know I don't want the busk showing, but I'm not quite sure how to cover it up. Buttons or not? Single row or double, and how long? Or maybe some other kind of fancy closure - frogs, or braiding, hussar style, or that vaguely military-looking horizontal ribbon appliqué technique, whatever it's called? I dunno, but I need to decide. I'm not quite sure whether the jacket should have have lapels or not, either - I think I want lapels, but not is definitely the sensible option.
Decisions, decisions, decisions...