Isabella's photos with the keyword: Eleanor

P1010020

01 Aug 2008 310
I tried to pin the sleeve correctly prior to beading it. The pinning just didn't work out because the pins kept slipping. However, I think you can get a good idea of how it should look.

P1010014

01 Aug 2008 241
The chemise and corset for under the gown.

Eleanor 001

04 May 2008 255
The pink silk and sheer organza I'm using for the gown. The organza silk is for the partlet.

Eleanor 002

04 May 2008 269
This is my hand drafted pattern I'm using to make my Eleanor of Toledo pink gown based off this portrait: www.elizabethan-portraits.com/ElenoraToledo4.jpg

eleanor 015

09 May 2008 224
I pulled the skirt out to show it does have some volume. It looked pencil straight on the dress dummy.

Eleanor 009

06 May 2008 258
This is the side of the skirt opening. I added bias tape to the sides of the opening because that's how it is in the burial gown and it makes a lot more sense than what I had been doing.

Eleanor 005

06 May 2008 253
This is a close up of the slight train on the skirt for the gown.

eleanor 017

09 May 2008 255
The back of the dress.

Eleanor 003

06 May 2008 247
This was the muslin of the sleeve I drafted for the Eleanor of Toledo gown. I cut the sleeve in half to get the panels.

Eleanor 004

06 May 2008 257
This is the skirt to the Eleanor of Toledo gown.