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From:
A friend at work who is interested in Victorian literature asks whether
there are Victorian-era civilian events that he could go observe in the
Washington, DC area (he's not a reenactor). Any suggestions? It's out
of the timeframe I usually do.
Thanks,
Mara
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Mara,
Baltimore isn't that far away - how about the Poe Funeral in Oct?
http://www.poebicentennial.com/events.html
-Judy Mitchell
Mara Riley wrote:
A friend at work who is interested in Victorian literature asks whether
there are Victorian-era civilian events that he could go
What kinds of fibers would the scraelings have had to weave with? They didn't
have sheep for wool, did they? And linen is an Old World crop and cotton
doesn't grow that far north, as far as I know. I am completely ignorant of
Native American costume from that region, so what would they have
Hi Sid -
I know you asked for modern dress and were reminded that this is a
historical list. However I do try to collect images of modern dress
that is clearly inspired by or a literal knock off of garments from
the past.
My most recent find was Miley Cyrus' gown by Zuhair Murhad from
What kinds of fibers would the scraelings have had to weave with?
Strips of leather? Strips of bunny fur? Some American native tribe
wove of strips of bunny fur, but I don't remember who or when.
so what would they have made clothes and blankets out of?
The Mexican natives (Aztec, Maya,
I _think_ the Skraelings wore animal skins; the Inuit the Norse met
did. There were bighorn sheep in the Rockies, but that's probably a
bit far for an early colony! So yeah, good point; without importing
some sheep or bringing in some flax seed (how easy is it to grow flax
from seed?) they would
Grass. They could weave grass. But don't count on it.
On 9/30/09 10:44 AM, Käthe Barrows kay...@gmail.com wrote:
What kinds of fibers would the scraelings have had to weave with?
Strips of leather? Strips of bunny fur? Some American native tribe
wove of strips of bunny fur, but I don't
2009/9/30 Käthe Barrows kay...@gmail.com:
The Mexican natives (Aztec, Maya, etc.), and those south of them
(Inca), wove of something like wool - goat? mountain sheep? - pre
European conquest.
The Inca used llama, alpaca, and vicuña! A weaving industry started
to appear in the area around
Isn't that called Ramie?
Catherine R.
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] Viking alternate history--14thC/15thC Vinland?
Elena House wrote:
Thanks, Judy, good suggestion! I'll pass it along.
-- Mara
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Isn't that called Ramie?
Catherine R.
Different plant, but same type of fiber.
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On Sep 30, 2009, at 9:18 AM, cbellfl...@aol.com wrote:
Isn't that called Ramie?
Ramie is in the nettle family, but a different species.
I wonder whether bark-based fibers or pounded-bark cloth might have
been possibilities. If Native Americans made cord (which I'm sure they
did) then
Did anyone hear the NPR chat Madeleine Albright's Jewelry-Box
Diplomacy (see also the article by the same name at
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113278807sc=fbcc=fp).
Speaking thru clothes... it just doesnt end.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
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At 07:48 AM 9/30/2009, you wrote:
What kinds of fibers would the scraelings have had to weave with?
They didn't have sheep for wool, did they? And linen is an Old World
crop and cotton doesn't grow that far north, as far as I know. I am
completely ignorant of Native American costume from that
And while in Baltimore, visit the Walter's Art Gallery -
thewalters.org. It's stuffed full of Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood
romantic paintings. Made my little Victorian heart go pitter-pat!
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
cinbar...@gmail.com
Baltimore isn't that far away - how about the Poe Funeral
Llama and those things that look like llama, but I can't remember the name
of. It is lovely, soft, warm, etc. By this time, I think they were trading
with central american tribes.
That would be the camelids: llama, vicuna, alpaca and guanaco.But I dont
think there's any evidence for textiles
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Kim Baird kba...@cableone.net wrote:
However, once they learned to weave from the Vikings, who knows what they
might have created? Look what the Navajo did once they got some sheep.
Right now, Canada is by far the biggest producer and exporter of flax,
so I bet
I have a copy of The Encyclopedia of World Costume, by Doreen Yarwood. Any
opinions on this one? Is it worth saving or should I toss it?
Sharon C.
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On Wednesday 30 September 2009 9:36:55 pm Sharon Collier wrote:
I have a copy of The Encyclopedia of World Costume, by Doreen Yarwood.
Any opinions on this one? Is it worth saving or should I toss it?
My recollection is that it's neither great nor totally awful. I would not
recommend buying
It is a very popular book with the libraries.
I have a copy that I found at Half-Price in Austin a while ago. It is a very
inexpensive book still. Kinda like A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion:
Historic and Modern.
The great thing about these books? They force you to find the slapped
I have a copy of The Encyclopedia of World Costume, by Doreen Yarwood. Any
opinions on this one? Is it worth saving or should I toss it?
I saw a copy once, and didn't buy it, no regrets. I didn't like it.
--
Carolyn Kayta Barrows
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“The future is already here, it is just unevenly
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