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The trimming of linen at the foot of the skirt (which matches the bodice) is bound with a strip of the same dark green used for the skirt, and this strip may be removed and replaced should it become clogged with dirt from brushing the floor / ground. The whole outfit was hand finished. |
| This outfit comprises a corset, bodice and skirt, again of the mid 17th century, in England. The corset, (not seen), is made in off-white linen, trimmed in dark blue, and is fully boned using steel boning. The bodice is made in light green patterned linen, interlined with a very stiff flax canvas, and lined in white linen. As shown in the picture it is front lacing (using a handmade lace), and fastens over a separate stomacher (also stiffened). The tabs at the bottom of the bodice are decorated with hand made green woollen braid. The slashed bodice sleeves (open to show the chemise) have white linen cuffs attached. The cuffs and neckline of the bodice are trimmed with more of the woollen braid, threaded into an off-white lace. The separate skirt is made in a darker green linen, (which matches the braid). The hem is edged with a separate piece of the light green linen used on the bodice, and this is trimmed with more wool braid. |
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