Because I have only four weeks to complete the challenge and a pink dress is out of the question, I settled for something a little smaller. I love reticules. They're great for keeping small things in when you're out and I find they work a lot better than those matchbox sized evening clutches. I'm pulling my inspiration from this reticule from about 1820-1825 at the Los Angeles Community Museum of Art.
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| Women's Retitcule 1800-1825 LACMA |
Yes, the big draw was the purple, but I also love all the tassels and the shape. So with only a vague idea of how I might approach this, I went off to the fabric store today to purchase materials. Now I have a big pile of - well, this.
A dusty pink dupioni silk with brown lining, cord, and beaded lace. I bought a little extra of everything since I'm going in pretty blind in terms of how to design and sew the reticule. First I'll have to sit down and draft out a pattern then play with the pieces to see how I'll go about things.
In my store wanderings though, I stumbled across this lovely red floral fabric. At $2.50 a yard, I couldn't resist and bought 5 yards of it with future plans for a Regency dress.
Hopefully I'll have a progress report in a couple of weeks for the Pink Challenge.
That red is a fun fabric! Can't wait to see what you make it up into!
ReplyDeleteAs for the pink, I think the dusty rose you chose is quite a pleasing shade. Are you thinking of doing any embroidery to it, re: the inspiration?
No embroidery work. I opted for the beaded lace to go around the middle instead. I have some made cross stitch skills but no embroidery skills right now.
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