Tag: dupioni

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Plum Dupioni Silk Sweetheart Overbust

This is a bespoke Victorian sweetheart overbust corset.  It has a plum dupioni silk cover, lacing panel, and split metal busk. Plum Dupioni Sweetheart Core: Two layers of corset coutil Cover: Plum dupioni silk Edging: Black double-face satin ribbon Boning: 4 1/4″ flat spring steel bones, 14 1/4″ spiral steel bones Piecing: 8 panels per side Busk: 13″ metal straight double

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Colorful Steampunk Vest

This is a uniquely designed reversible steampunk vest, created for Nathaniel Johnstone.   It is fully reversible.  The brown side is cotton duck, and the reverse is peacock-colored dupioni silk.  Two versions are pictured here.  One is the prototype and the other is the final version. I drew the violin design freehand in chalk, and then

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Wiccan Long Robe

This basic Wiccan longrobe is made from one piece of white dupioni silk for the body, trimmed with yellow cotton broadcloth for the hem and sleeves.  The hood is made from yellow cotton, with a wide front edge of white silk that extends seamlessly down to trim the front of the neck opening.  Sleeves are

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