The gable headdress for the Museum of London

[joysdaughter]

It just gets better and better!! Today I was asked if a museum photographer could come and get pix of me working on the headdress. Also they would like someone to ask about making a replica and use it for publicity. Hey, that means someone else can do my dress diary with professional photos!! Of course, being the shy, retiring sort of person I am

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[myladyswardrobe]

So are they the ones to be writing up the dress diary then???

I must say, gables are very fiddly things to make! I remember making my one from Ninya's pattern. Went together like a dream and I absolutely love it! But it had to be hand sewn together and that was the fiddly bit!!

If I had to make another one now for someone I'd be charging LOT of money for one!

Hope you are too!

[joysdaughter]

I found Ninya's pattern totally baffling! I don't think it will work with the original shape of the gable in the museum anyway, as far as I can judge. I am working it out as I go along, with Keith's help to do the ironmongery. Also remember this is for MOPS - it has to be earthquake proof as far as handling goes, and will not have a separate coif - no-one is going to bother to put that on first!!

I hope the Museum publicity people will write enough, and take enough photos, that I won't need to do the dress diary myself - save me learning how to build a web site!!

[myladyswardrobe]

Mine doesn't have a separate coif - the whole thing slips on over my head/hairstyle.

I agree that Ninya's pattern wouldn't work for the MoL wire shapes. Its been a while since I last saw them. But they were distinctly gable shaped.

Was there ANY bits of fabric attached? Even the teeniest wisp of a fabric to give a clue as to what covered them???

Must say, my gable is pretty solid (though I find it quite easy to hear in it) but it wouldn't put up with lots of MOPs wearing it!

I'll look forward to this one coming out. Is it to be a MOP standard Jane Seymour type or a Middling class lady type of gable?

[joysdaughter]

No bits of fabric at all, but a VERY interesting point about it which will come out with the dress diary/publicity.

I am basing it on Jane Seymour, the Holbein front and back views, and Lady Hmm Hmm whose name I cannot remember. Holbein seems to be the only painter/artist who ever drew or painted gable headdresses, so hopefully he is reliable. As I think you used the Seymour portrait as a basis for yours, did you decide the "white bit" on the back edge of the lappets was the lining not covered? The only fabric I am having problems with is the stripes - wouldn't you know! I think I shall be in there with my felt tip pen, as I have some grosgrain in a good colour, but cannot find stripes!!