On 3/13/09 1:29 PM, Elena House wrote:
To get the imagery down, you might have fun at:
http://www.silentladies.com/Ladies.html
It's not terribly easy to find people there by date, but there were
plenty of stars (such as Mary Pickford, Lillian Dorothy Gish,
Blanche Sweet, Florence Lawrence,
Wow, what a marvelous find! Great pictures. I have four scrapbooks
of stage actors and actresses someone compoled from about 1890-1905.
I've been wanting to scan them, they are great resources for dress as
actually worn. Lots of ladies dresses in evening dress, dressed to
the nines, great to
Sorry about the cross posts, and mildly inappropriate topic for some groups,
but I need help with what to do with this wool - if I should use it etc.
I have posted a journal entry which better describes the issue and has links to
some pictures. http://wickedfrau.livejournal.com/1589.html
The wool you have is worsted. That means the fibers were combed before
spinning and weaving. All the short fibers are gone. The resulting fabric is
smooth, and will not full the way woolens will. The twill weave also
contributes to its smooth, un-fuzzy appearance. That's just the way this
fabric
Wow, this is weird - I didn't send this message today - I was surprised to see
it
But anyway, I appreciate the feedback. I am waiting on several more swatches
of other woolens...not sure yet what I will do about the fabric. But if you
are interested, here is some stuff on the pleat mock
in Coventry, UK
I got to go today then felt dumb when I saw names I thought I recognized from
this list - who else was there?
Sarah Paterson
(SCA: Bess Darnley)
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I don't know if these images has made this list (if so, sorry for the
duplication), but I just came across them in Andrew Sullivan's blog, who
pointed to another blog, who pointed to where they are housed, including the
Library of Congress, and wikimedia commons.
They are the first color
