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La Bricoleuse ([personal profile] labricoleuse) wrote2008-04-25 09:55 am

Class project: ladies wool high-button spats

Another student project, this time a period reproduction of a pair of late 19th c. ladies wool spats...


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left: antique spat from our archive
right: reproduction in pumpkin-colored boiled wool by Jacki Blakeney Armit
(note the slight alteration to elongate the area over the vamp to accomodate high heels)

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detail of the interior construction and finishing of both pieces

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Jacki models her spats with the shoes for which she made them

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front view of same

[identity profile] daft.livejournal.com 2008-04-25 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
What is the binding material on the seams?

[identity profile] labricoleuse.livejournal.com 2008-04-25 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Narrow twill tape.