I hate the way the plum dragonfly brocade looks next to the silk. Maybe I'm being picky, but color is very important to me. In anything I make, be it painting or sewing, my color choices are deliberate. Thusly, I have raided my stash and have come up with the following possibilities:
Here's what I'm thinking:
Sottana - yellow damask
Veste - eggplant silk
Mantelline - Navy velvet
Accent fabrics and possibly mantelline lining - brocade
Right now I'm leaning towards option #3 because the brocade pulls the mauve from the silk really well, matches the navy velvet, and has touches of gold to match the damask. The down side to this option is that I have VERY little fabric. I would probably have to tear apart a Persian coat I made out of it to get what I need. Honestly though? I wouldn't mind over-much. It was a poorly made coat - a rushed job that I never even lined. That Persian also has some awesome buttons on it, IIRC, that would look smashing on a muff. I have used the other two brocades as forepart and sleeves on Elizabethan gowns.
Thoughts?
I know that pulling apart the Persian coat would be a bit of a pain, but I agree that option #3 is the best color choice out of the three. The brocade and silk go really well together and the yellow is also a good color with the other two. The blue velvet doesn't go as well as the others, but since it won't be worn with the others at all times, no worries there either.
ReplyDeleteThough the blue doesn't look it in the photo, it matches the blue in the brocade. More importantly though, it doesn't clash with the other fabrics. I think it will be warmer too.
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