I used tea to stain some of the men's handkerchiefs and while they were drying I messed around with the 'sheets', blanket and fur throw. My intention has been to use the larger men's handkerchiefs cut into slices to make the bed curtains.
Since this was just testing I didn't iron the lace 'sheet'.
And the tea stained handkerchiefs dried so I put them against the bed to see how I liked them. It's not a huge contrast but there's a bit of one.
After doing all that though, the staining, I'm wondering about the bed curtains.
My research shows Tudor style beds looking more like these:
The double pillows aren't historically correct, so I'm not worried about those. But I am concerned that the drapes should be heavier looking.
So I went looking through my fabrics. The bed cover with the fringe has a touch of teal green in it, and I've got some satiny looking fabric that looks nice with it. And some that is more of a match for the browns and beige that's in it.
I'm leaning towards the satiny looking teal, maybe lined with one of the handkerchiefs?
The upside of using a stiffer fabric is that they could be straight panels rather than pleated or gathered. Even if I lined the panels to lighten the inside of the bed, it would give the room more color.
What do you think? I don't want to do a bedskirt because really, they didn't have them in the simpler houses and I have to draw the line somewhere. And I've got that gorgeous lacy 'sheet'. Maybe I could do a simple liner of the satin under it? To show through the lace? Or would it look too elaborate?
Like I said, second guessing myself.
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