I've got blue pique cotton for Clara's blue & black bustle gown, however that will be insanely too warm to wear - closed neck & long sleeves are to be avoided. I do want to do a weeping angel at some point, but the makeup is likely to sweat off {squick}.
Another costume is the sybilline sisterhood from The Fires of Pompeii.
I'm thinking a cotton or rayon for comfort, and a red crinkle cheesecloth would be really good for our climate. BUT, do you think I can find any? gahhhh. May visit spotlight again, but it's so frustrating.
I have found a red silk crinkle chiffon, but spendy & silk is an insulator. Plus I'd need to line it, adding to cost.
Fashion Fabrics Club have a brickred crinkle rayon - int'l postage will double the cost & then it's brick red. Not paying that for the wrong colour.
So I'm not sure whether I could go for their other rayon crushed red as it's crushed and ?shimmers?
It is a better red, and I could broomstick crush the dress after it's made to better effect. Hmm, if I can't find red cheesecloth in the next week I can see myself ordering this & practising drawing eyes on the backs of my hands.
Hmmm, I just checked Lincrap's website and they have white, black & pearl cotton cheesecloth. 120cm wide at $7.99. I can dye it in my washing machine. So I need to work out how much I need, and allow a little for shrinkage. Dye cost will add another $25 to it, sadly. But at least I ought to be able to get it.
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