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Velveteen Cioppa

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Inspired by the lady in blue from Domenico Ghirlandaio’s Resurrection of the Boy (circa 1484), I’m working on making a cold-weather cioppa to go with my black and lavender gamurre.  I’m using a grey cotton velveteen, but I’ll line the bodice with something smoother (either linen or silk) since my gamurre are wool. I realized this morning that my fabric… Read more »