white and black wedding dress Strapless Black Wedding Dresses: Chic Choices For Untraditional Couples line skirt with a chapel train Black and White Beaded Gothic

wig based on the instructions in Kendras Van Cleaves wonderful book - 18th Century Hair and Wig Styling

Indeed, in the Victorian era, widows were expected to wear black for at least one year after the passing of a spouse (or longer: Queen Victoria wore it for the rest of her life after Prince Albert passed away)

Embroidered Lace : Embroidered lace is created by stitching intricate designs onto a base fabric

Route groove On Parts B and C route a 1/4 " deep by 1/4" wide groove on the back for the backing board as noted in the drawings Prep Part B Drill a 1 1/4" dia hole (I used a Forstner Bit) as shown on the drawings at the dowel location - I drilled the hole approx 1/4" deep