#escoffin

[fabric-whore]

HOUPELANDE OMFG

FINALLY HEMMED IT AND FINISHED THE HEART HENNIN

Details 👇

I had to completely scrap the sleeves and redo them cuz the armseyes wrre AWFUL (and they werent big enough)

The henin was eniterly hand sewn the medallion thing is a button and vintage pin i comboed and the belt was a premade trim i got from my work

I am IN LOVE with the veil

[cosplaytutorial]

Making A Medieval Escoffin / Heart Shaped Headpiece

Last week I decided to make a Medieval Escoffin. They are a tall, usually elaborate, heart shaped headdress with a padded roll on top. I thought it would be a fun little project and unlike any of my previous headpieces.

Tutorial by:  angelacostumery Tutorial Link: https://angelacostumery.com/2015/10/19/making-a-medieval-escoffin-heart-shaped-headpiece/

[angelacostumery]

This makes me feel a little like a disney villain (Jafar maybe) but I also feel super regal, so I dig it!

I’m so happy with how this turned out. And I really loved working on it. I like the challenge of figuring out how to make something based off a picture, and when it actually works out that’s a bonus.

It’s made from felt weight interfacing, wire, and quilt batting which is covered with velvet, damask print jacquard, and brocade. I used glass beads, fake pearls, and a glass montee for decoration. 

I have a blog post all about making it posted here. Better photos will be up when I finish the dress that goes with it!

[angelacostumery]

It’s done! I decided against the gold mesh trimming and veil, so I just had to attach the fancy jewel.

It’s actually a glass montee which I colored with alcohol inks. Then I glued a beaded  border around it and attached it to a brass cameo frame. 

I’m super happy with how this turned out! It isn’t perfectly symmetrical but it’s so different from the headpieces i’ve made before and as a whole I really love it. Especially the way all the materials work together, I think it’s quite striking.

I’ll try to get a worn photo of it tomorrow - but I have to finish the dress that goes with it before taking fancy photos, and that might take a week or two.

[angelacostumery]

It’s almost done! This is a headpiece, a medieval escoffin to be precise, not a bra. You guys must have weird bras.

Anyway! I padded the top half and covered it with velvet. I trimmed it with a chiffon ruffle and beaded around the edges with fake pearls. It was looking a little bland so I beaded a cross pattern over the damask fabric.

I think I’ll trim the edges with bias cut strips of gold mesh and add a glass gem to the front. I’m sort of debating about adding a veil to it - I kind of like it without one. But that is all minor stuff, it’s really close to being done!