meaning to stitch 17 - sampling

after some trial runs  in colour to get my technique right, first atempts with white on white print look promising

the brown spots are from earlier colour experiments, 

but look vaguely blood-like

i have white organza in silk and cotton - the silk, which is slightly off-white, is a finer weave and gives a more ghostly effect over the gown - it is also more transparent, so the stitching on the gown shows more clearly

i wanted this layer not to interfere with the structure of the gown, so initially thought of a loose slip, like a petticoat, over the top - but on reflection i feel that an apron is more appropriate, both stucturally and in for the meaning - and i can probably manage to make a convincing apron