I wanted a dress that I could either
wear with a bumroll or small hoops. I made this on the same lines
of all my gowns. The most challenging part of the dress were the spiral
sleeves. (A special thank you goes to my friend Charles de Bourbon for
heading me in the right direction.)
The gown is based the idea of a simple
dress on many examples I have seen. The sisters praying (below) is the
type of gown that I was working towards.
I decided I wanted to
use “black pearls”. I dyed white costume pearls with RIT dye. The secret
is to add 1 tsp. of rubbing alcohol and keep the dye very warm on the stove.
I can wear it with or without ruffs.
Front view
