While Susan was stitching on the coif; Denise, Wendy and I were busy talking about the outfit that Elizabeth would wear.  It was mind boggling to get past the huge job of the jacket and realize that in order to see it on someone in a way that did it justice, we would have to outfit the woman with a ton of well researched and hand made pieces.

Good gosh – will this project ever end?

(Ok, you know some of us have thought that in moments of weakness).  ‘Nuf of that – onto decisions again.  So the silk for the skirt is chosen and seen here and then the shift is discussed and the lace/collar.  We went around and around that decision for multiple meetings.  And if you remember – we went searching for an authentic ruff too.  Here was one of the plantations falling bands against the jacket.  While the handmade lace is lovely, it isn’t quite right and so we decided against it.  We also decided that a falling band covered too much.

Tricia