For an upcoming exhibit, our curator would like us to fashion a missing cloth belt for an evening gown. The gown is from the late 1930's (c. 1938) and made from a lovely silk brocade in a floral pattern of metallic gold colored threads on a pale peach/pink ground.  I would like to pursue the idea of photographing a portion of the fabric and printing the design on fabric. I would be interested in hearing others experiences with this process of others to replicate  missing element of a costume. Of concern is the types of inks that would be good to use, or those to steer clear of. I imagine that I will need to farm of this process or some aspects of it.


Many thanks in advance. Feels free to contact me on or off list.

Holly.





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Holly Lundberg
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