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| Cutting the fabric for the Marie Antoinette dress (Photo by Ingrid Mida 2011) |
Yesterday was the day to cut out the pieces for the robe a la francaise. Although I'd made a dress in this style in mesh once before and was able to use the pattern from that project, this time was a little bit trickier. As a post-modern mash up of fabrics, the intent was not to use a single fabric for the entire gown but to mix up the colours. Using different fabrics is a statement about authenticity and veracity making it clear that this is not Marie Antoinette's dress. But which colours for which pieces? I had to recut some pieces more than once because the beige print did not have the same pop as the other more vibrant fuschia pink and brown, or the lime green and fuschia.
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| The cut pieces for the Marie Antoinette dress (Photo by Ingrid Mida 2011) |
I was so intent on this process that I did nothing else for six hours straight. I was so energized by this project that I did not even notice the time and I did not take a washroom break nor did I have lunch! As much as I love reading, for one day I loved NOT reading....
Number of hours: 6
Project time clock: 21.5
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