After making Elizabethan gloves and an Elizabethan book, I feel like I should continue my trend, and then someday I can have a whole Ridiculous Elizabethan Accessories display.
But they had so many potential accessories!
I could make a sweet bag!
From Art Resource |
From HistoryofEmbroidery.blogspot.com |
Or a coif!
From Victoria & Albert Museum |
From Cooper Hewitt |
Or this utterly ridiculous hat!
From Cooper Hewitt |
From Reunion des Musees Nationaux |
I would need to find someone willing to work with me on this one for the wooden base of it, though.
From Reunion des Musees Nationaux |
There's also the question of style and supplies. I am intrigued by non counted blackwork. But I really really want to pursue a period needle painted design. I've found enough examples that I feel comfortable saying it existed, even if it wasn't common.
From Cora Ginsburg |
From Isis' Wardrobe |
One thing I know I want to avoid is detached button hole...I don't know why, but I just don't really like how it looks. Which is unfortunate, since it's everywhere. And so while I should definitely learn it eventually, it will probably never make it onto a Big Project.
I need Opinions! Are there cool items I'm missing out on? Some extant piece that you think I'd be way into recreating? Anything here seem particularly awesome?
I am currently leaning toward either a blackwork coif or a sweetbag the takes makes use of all the sweet bird motifs I've found.
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