Corbyjane - USA
Eowyn's Refugee Gown
GOWN:
I made this dress mostly from a simplicity jumper pattern—I don't know
what the number is, but I've used it for everything from Padmé's peasant
vest to a bodice for my mother. I had to alter it somewhat so it was a
little more tapered. To make the indents in the side, I traced an oval and
chalked it on the fabric, then cut along the chalk-line.
The fabric is a heavy-weight cotton in a warm brown (warmer than it looks
in the pictures). I self-lined it, and the thing is so heavy, you wouldn't
believe.
After I sewed the pieces together, I hammered the grommets (bronzed
medium from Wal-Mart), bought my cord (1/4 gold), and put a "fancy" stitch
around the neckline in a slightly lighter brown than the dress. It's the
only ornamentation I put on it.
TUNIC:
I found the ideal fabric at Beverly's… part of their "sheers", it's blue
with a line running through it. It was pretty stiff when I bought it, but
when I washed it, it loosened up and shrunk a little bit, so it got a sort
of texture to it. I think it looks almost exact.
I traced the same jumper pattern, drafted my sleeves, and sewed it
together. There wasn't enough for a whole dress, or I would have made the
real thing with the split skirt; instead it ends at about mid-calf, which is
why you don't see the hem in the pictures.
This was my 8th sewing project… the whole thing took me two weeks.
