and another one...hand decorated sheer skirt! help!

Hattysattic

Hattysattic

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ok, so here is another one i'm interested in finding out more about. i think this is fab, and aside from the elastic being shot (stretched full, not disentagrated)there are no visible flaws.

it's a drop waisted design, aand as you can see is mid calf ish in length. it's got a dart either side of each side seam below the drop waist-line (see last pic), so you need to imagine it with the waist fully elasticated, and then slightlyu fitted over the hips.
i've had to clip it on the mannequin to hold it up and so you can see the pattern, so obviously it would be a different shape when the elastic was replaced. the white dots appear to be paint (raised dots with a smooth surface) - i took a close up of where they have run over slightly - in a stylised geometric pattern. this is entirely hand sewn, no machine work at all, and although the stitches are tiny they aren't the most beautifully executed in the world - however it's perfectly neat.

can anyone tell me if there is a name for this type of design on fabric? and again, i'm thinknig mid 20's purely with hemlines and drop waists but am happy to be enlightened;)









(bless ethel's tummy in this last side shot!!:roll:)
 
I have no idea on the date but those drop waist skirts are in all the magazines now!
 
it's certainly been applied as a secondary measure, it's not a part of the fabric and is raised.
it looks and feels just like white gloss paint that has been applied very carefully onto the gauzy fabric. like when you drip it on a floorboard and it dries rock hard with a smooth rounded top surface..and it's impossible to remove!! (i'm not a great diy - er!)
it's certainly hard enough to be a type of paint - almost as if it's meant to imitate beading? i can't seem to find an example of it anywhere, it's not like flocked fabric i've seen before. it certainly does have an art deco or modernist look to it.. i'll have to keep looking!
 
There was a trend back then to actually paint fabric and clothing, and the paint would be as you describe. Flocking (like Swiss dot) would have the same appearance, but I've always found the "dot" would have a little 'give' to it under your thumbnail.
 
excellent - it's certainly solid, and think i'll describe it as benig a 'flock-like' effect. and possibly mention the gloss paint effect!
i would rather not replace the elastic myself (although a simple job and one i am actually capable of for once!) as obviously i would rather sell it in original condition and leave it up to the buyer.

do you think i should try and display it gathered at the waist somehow, or is it ok to leave people to imagine it for themselves?

thanks! and you'll despair of me when i get the camera batteries charged again as i have many more things to share from this wardrobe.... :BAGUSE:
 
My guess on the date would be ca. 1930. They were doing a lot of that double waistline bit. (One waistline at the waist and a second lower on the hips.)
Connie
 
Personally, I think you might do better with it if you replaced the elastic yourself, and make mention of that - it will just help display it better.
If you can I'd photograph it with a black and a white underskirt - show off the patterning etc - and I think both colours would give a different effect.
 
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