My boss was all for me dressing up at work today, so I came as Mary Queen Of Scots. This costume took me 4 months or so to make. I hand embroidered and beaded almost all of it. Most of the fabric is curtains from Goodwill, which was so cheap it was almost free. The partlet & veil are curtain lining from JoAnn.
Mary's book of hours. Its tooled & painted leather, with images that I found on a museum website inside.
Closeup of the embroidery. I wanted a vine pattern with thistles, but then added the fleur de lis becaseu she was the Queen of France as well... My girdle is made from connector pieces I found on ebay. I glued red crystals and pearls to match the outfit. Inside the locket is a painting of Mary & her first husband.
My goodness, this is exquisite! I can't believe the fabric is curtains from goodwill!! WOW!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! The beads cost more than the fabric!
Deletewow this is really breathtaking beautiful! a real masterpiece, i´m absolutely impressed!
ReplyDeletelove and kiss,mary
Thank you! Now I need to think of something for next year!
DeleteThat outfit is amazing! I am going to learn to sew, I hope it's not too long before I get good. I saw some nice curtains in the secondhand shop the other day, but they were totally overpriced.
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