I recently had to make a pseudo-cavalier tabard-y-thing, using tissue lamé (hmmm…. reads like “lame”) for the appliques and trimmings. It wasn’t anyone’s fault, really, it just had to work with the ones that had been bought for other costumes. If you need to tame the “HELLO, I’M SHINY” factor of lamé, there’s a way…
It’s just a hair more pewter and less SCREAMING. Awesome. And easy.
It’s like the difference between a new wedding ring (totally polished and shiny) and an old one (glowing from the many small scratches on the surface). The lines of the tulle interrupt the glaring shine of the lamé, so it’s less … you, know … like that.
Brilliant! Have you seen the American Dutchess’s trick about dunking cheap shiny trim into black RIT dye to dull it just a bit? I tried it with some god-awful gold ribbon and it came out very nicely.
Awesome idea, Sanna! The nice thing with tulle is that it won’t wash away if you sewed it down correctly. The bummer is that ironing/drying requires care. Either method is certainly better than plain lame!
So not helpful, but thank you for the funky wording- that was fun…
Lol – glad you enjoyed it anyway!