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On 12/17/2015 05:42 PM, Catherine Walton wrote:
On 17/12/2015 22:28, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:
Ah, I understand now. I thought that "mouse-proof" underwear was
underwear that wouldn't be eaten by mice. But apparently Miss
Browning's underwear were meant to mouse-proof the we
.
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On 06/08/2015 06:31 PM, Katy Bishop wrote:
Nice, thanks for posting
Amen! Great photos, too, for those of us who can't make it to New York.
Thank you, Janet!
On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Janet Davis bear_ja...@msn.com wrote:
The Met is having an exhibit of medieval and renaissance
On 09/03/2014 07:44 PM, Ginni Morgan wrote:
Ummm, it looks like you actually have to buy the hardbound book to get a free
copy of the e-book in .pdf format. Unless there's a different webpage than the
one I ended up on when I clicked the link.
No, there are two links on the relevant page.
On 10/06/2013 06:40 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
This is one of the many popular-audience articles that appeared on the
discovery of some 15th-century brassieres:
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201211140001 I
heard that a paper would be presented on these brassieres at
On 09/12/2013 07:25 PM, Lynn Downward wrote:
The photographs are really wonderfully done. It's hard to say that he
should be punished for putting the best face on France during the German
occupation. He seems to have shown both sides of the coin in his
photography, although the German side paid
On 09/12/2013 11:56 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
Has anyone found any good (preferably pre-1930) costume related wall
calendars for 2014?
The Lithuanian Folk Culture Center is selling a gorgeously-illustrated
2013-2014 calendar illustrating costume reproductions of Curonian
costumes of the 1st
On 09/10/2013 12:59 PM, Cin wrote:
It's been forever since I asked my seasonal question, so here it is:
It's that time of year when the calendar is full of holiday parties,
winter balls, gift-making excuses, company dinners, Dickens Fair,
theater season, New Years Eve, cocktail parties, and 12th
On 06/17/2013 08:19 PM, Rebecca wrote:
Where do people purchase their lucets (preferably online)? I'd like to buy a
few, but am coming up stumped on where I've seen them for sale! Thanks :)
Google is your friend on this one. Really.
Here's a few of the places I've seen them. Which ones you
On 03/10/2013 06:35 PM, Purple Kat wrote:
I can go into NYC and get medium weight 60 wide pure linen in any
color I want for approx $8/yd.
I can also go to the local fabric store and find appropriate weave
cottons for chemises.. $8.50/yd.
One thing I am really looking for is light weight wool
On 02/07/2013 10:05 PM, Sharon Collier wrote:
Someone on Facebook posted a link to the complete video of her doing the
Vestal Virgin hairstyle.
For those who don't like Facebook, you can view it on my blog:
http://cathyscostumeblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/janet-stephens-and-seni-crines.html
--
On 01/16/2013 04:13 PM, Sharon Collier wrote:
I bought an antique puzzle, and in the box, used to pad the pieces, was a
sheet of an old newspaper, The Cleveland Observer, dated April 21. 1928. AND
it was the front page of the fashion section! Showing dresses and hats, etc.
My question is, what
On 01/16/2013 04:33 PM, Sharon Collier wrote:
Whoops. It was the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper, not the Observer.
Brain hiccup.
Whichever. My advice remains the same, except you contact a different
paper to see whether they have fiche of back issues that are that old.
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I got a booklet called Medieval Embroidery that discusses stitches and
designs of early medieval embroidery finds, such as Queen Bathilde's shirt.
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On 01/06/2013 08:20 PM, Joan Jurancich wrote:
At 05:01 PM 1/6/2013, you wrote:
I got a booklet called Medieval Embroidery that discusses stitches
and designs of early medieval embroidery finds, such as Queen
Bathilde's shirt.
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Yes, I'm
On 12/17/2012 07:58 PM, humbugfo...@att.net wrote:
Thanks for the help. I'm also wondering about two small details on this
pattern. It's designed to close with hooks and eyes (wonder of wonders,
NOT a zipper) but I wonder if lacing might be more appropriate to the
time period (1840). Also, the
On 12/03/2012 03:53 PM, Ginni Morgan wrote:
Um, the June 2012 issue of National Geographic Magazine has an
articlewith color photographs on the colors of the Terra Cotta Army. Check your
local library (or your neighbors) for a copy. The colors were stunning.
Definitely eye bleeding time. As for
On 12/03/2012 05:14 PM, Marion McNealy wrote:
You might also look for the book 5000 Years of Chinese Costumes by Xun
Zhou; Chunming Gao; in your local university library. I saw a copy today at a
used bookstore and it looked like it could be useful for pattern shapes, etc.
I have it; it's a
On 06/24/2012 07:06 PM, Julie Tamura wrote:
I just finished a 50's sundress for my daughter. It has a fitted boned
bodice with a natural waist and a full skirt. I spent a lot of time fitting
the bodice snugly to her. After one wearing she can stick her hand down the
bodice and the straps are
On 05/30/2012 02:38 PM, Ginni Morgan wrote:
It's really good to find out that the white glue I remember from
childhood in Iowa and California is no longer what is marketed in the
US. The description of the NZ product is exactly what I remember using.
It dried clear. And you used it for
On 05/17/2012 05:51 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
I used to buy Coats Clark cotton poly by preference, but it became so
fragile awhile back that I switched to Gutermann poly. I recently bought
some Gutermann all cotton and was surprised to find I like it less than
their poly--the poly is smoother.
On 03/12/2012 07:02 PM, Marjorie Wilser wrote:
closertovaneyck.kikirpa.be
I found it by pasting the above (partial?) URL into Google, and clicking
on the first link it found.
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Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.
This blog talks a bit about materials used to obtain starch for ruffs:
http://bjws.blogspot.com/2012/02/little-more-on-starch-for-ruffs-et-al.html
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On 02/09/2012 11:00 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:
Okay, folks, I may be getting a Steampunk urge, since a big event is right up
the road in May. I long ago wanted to do an 1870s bustle style and this seems
like a good opportunity. My question is, what pattern(s) do you all recommend
for an
On 02/09/2012 11:31 AM, seamst...@juno.com wrote:
I have made the basic 1870's underskirt several times and it is quick and simple to
make.
http://www.trulyvictorian.net/tvxcart/product.php?productid=81cat=2page=1
I have also made the 1871 Day Bodice several times and really like the
On 01/12/2012 03:02 PM, lili...@earthlink.net wrote:
I have not yet found the perfect tool for marking on white and other very
light fabric.
I sometimes use soft school kid's chalk in a somewhat darker color (i
tend to use a medium blue),
but i worry about it staining the fabric. I also
On 12/26/2011 02:35 PM, Kate Adams wrote:
My sewing machine is now in the shop for having its first major
problem in 10 years of ownership. Noo!! That wasn't a present. The
present was getting my backup machine out of its box for the first
time in 3-4 years, oiling it, and having it work
This year, I got no costume-related presents whatsoever. But I bought
myself Margareta Gleba's Textile Production in Pre-Roman Italy (DBBC
had, and may still have, it on sale cheap! Check it out!) so I'm content.
I *did* get three books on food history! Spirit of the Harvest, which is
a
On 12/26/2011 12:10 AM, Pierre Sandy Pettinger wrote:
OOOHH - I'm going to have to check out that one - The Pharoah's
Kitchen. Sounds really neat - and I have a nephew who's in grad school
studying to be an Egyptologist.
I'm planning to post reviews of all three books as I read them on my
All of Fran's items are on my list as well, with the exception of The
Empire's New Clothes and Facing Beauty. There's a bunch more I'd like
to have, but I won't bore you by transcribing my Wish List. :-)
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On 10/20/2011 07:39 PM, Marjorie Wilser wrote:
The request was for 1880s hairstyles. I love the Rapunzel site, but
don't remember if anything there is a good match for 1880s.
The hallmark of 1880s hair is frizzy bangs! Perhaps a clip of fakehair
for the front of your style would work. The rest
On 10/20/2011 11:41 PM, Marjorie Wilser wrote:
Cathy, that was more 1870s, the sausage curls.
Thanks. Victorian isn't my specialty, so I'm not surprised I got it wrong.
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Yearbooks might, or might not, do any good. When the girls' yearbook
photos were taken at my high school, they merely draped our busts with a
piece of velvet; we did not wear our prom gowns or anything like that.
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Beware how you take away hope from another
A white linen Viking shift and one of my linen, wrap-around apron
dresses, in anticipation of a photo session for my blog that has yet to
materialize.
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Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
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On 09/27/2011 07:00 PM, Mary Llewellyn wrote:
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Lavolta Pressf...@lavoltapress.com wrote:
[...]
Wow, this is shoe calendar year:
[...]
Wow indeed! Thanks so much for all those great calendar links,
especially the shoe calendars. Now I just have to decide
On 09/27/2011 09:06 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:
On 09/27/2011 07:00 PM, Mary Llewellyn wrote:
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Lavolta Pressf...@lavoltapress.com
wrote:
[...]
Wow, this is shoe calendar year:
[...]
Wow indeed! Thanks so much for all those great calendar links
These pictures should help. I found a site by a costumer who made one
for herself, but I can't locate it again! I'll try later.
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Minerva_McGonagall%27s_dress_robes
http://weheartit.com/entry/12025930
No, wait, I did find it; here it is!
They've been around for awhile. I haven't bought from them, but my
impression is that they are not shooting for reenactor quality
reproductions or anything like that--more like sturdy Halloween or
live-action rolyplaying costume.
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On 08/08/2011 01:08 AM, penn...@costumegallery.com wrote:
So here are the questions...how did you find the h-costume email list? And
what year did you join? It will be really interesting how the newbies have
found it.
I found the H-costume list website by searching the web shortly after I
I started my own costume blog and mostly blog there, or on the costume
blogs of other interested friends. It can be found at:
http://cathyscostumeblog.blogspot.com/
On 08/06/2011 05:42 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
I don't do Twitter, but on Facebook, there has been a lot of in depth
On 04/17/2011 01:21 AM, Linda Rice wrote:
Garb-age?
Today's question is, if the cut-off bits of cloth are cabbage, what are
the cut-off bits of fur?
Jen/Margaret
Very punny. :-)
I think that fur scraps from costume-making would still be called
cabbage--the name comes from the odd
I didn't get a Captcha box wither when I clicked the like button just now.
On 03/28/2011 07:17 PM, Franchesca wrote:
I have created 3 such pages for various groups and totally understand what
you mean.
Until you have that magic number 25 fans you will not be able to reserve
your business
On 03/28/2011 09:31 PM, Sid Young wrote:
Can I suggest you try it without logging in first, you should then get a
dialog asking to log in. If your already logged into facebook then pressing
like automatically adds the liked page to your wall without asking you to
authenticate again.
I wasn't
On 03/14/2011 02:58 PM, Lisa A Ashton wrote:
Delurking here:
[snip]
So for me, now learning about the Civil War era, to
recreate an actual person known to have lived (their clothing--I am NOT a
re-enactor), the more I learn about the sewingmachines of hte time, what
might have been done
On 02/17/2011 03:23 PM, Audrey Bergeron-Morin wrote:
That would work except that a leotard is not mesh, I really need transparent
skin tone mesh...
Trying checking out merchants who sell to figure skaters--figure skating
costumes often incorporate flesh-colored mesh.
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On 02/12/2011 01:18 PM, Beteena Paradise wrote:
Recently, I was given some information which seems wrong to me. I was told that
I should be using twill tape to stablize the neck and front opening of a
(pre-tudor) mid-15th century laced front kirtle. To me, that sounds like a
modern sewing
On 02/12/2011 02:34 PM, Beteena Paradise wrote:
It isn't exactly what she said as she insisted that it had to be 1/4 inch cotton
twill tape as that is what was used then, but at least there is support for silk
binding. Thank you so much!
I greatly doubt it was cotton twill tape, and I don't
On 02/12/2011 11:51 PM, otsisto wrote:
On another list I remember someone showing an
extent kirtle with twill weave binding along the front opening and
neckline which was stitched to the back side of the fabric. It appeared
to be card woven onto the edge but may have been stitched on (pic. was
On 12/30/2010 09:34 PM, Joan Jurancich wrote:
At 06:01 PM 12/30/2010, you wrote:
I've been asked about this book, but not haven't seen it before, I
couldn't offer much. Has anyone seen this one? Good Bad?
http://www.etsy.com/listing/39296868/encyclopedie-illustree-du-costume-et-de
alex
So
No books, this time, but a frame for doing tablet weaving on from Lynn
the Weaver:
http://www.lucets.com/pages/looms.html
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I'm a little bit disappointed that cat plus Internet doesn't equal
YouTube.— Ben Yahtzee Croshaw
Tons. Among the most serious contenders right now:
Fransen, Lilli; Norgard, Anna; Østergård, Else (Shelly Nordtorp-Madson,
tr.). Medieval Garments Reconstructed: Norse Clothing Patterns. Aarhus
University Press (December 31, 2009).
Glæsel, Nille. Viking - dress, clothing, klær, garment.
On 12/03/2010 01:10 PM, Lynn Downward wrote:
A Viking era shift and an apron dress, but those have been completed for
a long time. I have a number of items in the works that have been in
the works for awhile, including a new wrap-around apron dress and a 10th
c Lithuanian shawl.
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Fran: Thanks for starting this thread. A few years ago, I couldn't
find a good costume-related calendar for love or money.
On Nov 27, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
What costume-related calendars is everyone buying for 2011?
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If you can
On 11/27/2010 07:25 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
What costume-related calendars is everyone buying for 2011?
I just bought this one. showing full color photographs of reconstructed
Lithuanian costumes from the First through Sixteenth centuries C.E.:
On 10/18/2010 01:57 PM, R Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
devalifewear.com should do the trick. If you call them, they have several
fabrics they use in their designs.? Ask for a sample of what is available...if
the weight and weave is crucial. One of them is Devacloth which does have some
On 10/10/2010 01:59 AM, Laurie Taylor wrote:
[snip]
The chemise in the painting seems unlikely to have a drawstring neckline.
Any thoughts on this? The picture on WGA.hu, zoomed to 200%, looks like
maybe very fine, parallel rows of gathers which would not have the
adjustability of a
On Friday 20 August 2010 4:18:35 am Kate Bunting wrote:
Cathy Raymond wrote:
He did a book on later medieval fashion where he
misintreprets the long bead string worn by a woman in the Tres Riches
Heures as a transparent fabric with a beaded edge.
I know very little about mediaeval costume,
On Thursday 19 August 2010 1:46:44 pm Rickard, Patty wrote:
Comments?
Thanks,
Ceit
To: Marche of Alderford
Subject: [Alderfolk] Fashion Crisis!
OK my SCAdian family...I have a book by Tom Tierney on Celtic Fashions.
What I would like to know is how reputable is this source? What I am
On Thursday 19 August 2010 11:20:24 pm otsisto wrote:
Could you direct me to an online pic of this? I have come across through
browsing some 1400s Italian paintings with sheer material layer over fabric
of the over gown. Most were by the same artist but one w/embroidery by
another artist from
On Thursday 17 June 2010 2:47:09 pm Donna Hawk wrote:
Um, actually, it is illustrated:
Detailed narrative
enhances 400 photographs and illustrations
I'll admit I haven't opened it in a while and thus will stand corrected. What
are the illustrations like? I would have thought
On Wednesday 16 June 2010 8:39:53 am Elizabeth Walpole wrote:
Hi everyone,
I'm doing some book buying at the moment and I'm seeking reviews of
these three books on jewellery
[snip]
First is '7000 Years Of Jewelry: An International History And
Illustrated Survey From The Collections Of
On Tuesday 08 June 2010 1:53:18 pm Julie wrote:
My costuming experience is Renaissance and earlier. I'm just getting
started w/ Victorian/U.S. Civil War and am wondering if there are some
good online places I can look. I'l looking for:
1. Life times of Queen Victoria (just watched
On Tuesday 18 May 2010 8:55:36 pm Lavolta Press wrote:
The marketing prose strikes me as pretty tame and tasteful as print or
Internet marketing go. Of course, everyone's mileage will vary on that
sort of thing.
I think I'm reacting to the fact that the marketing is so targeted to a
On Wednesday 14 April 2010 4:55:21 pm Kimiko Small wrote:
Do you mean this one?
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Frobisher_by_Ketel.jpg
I wish it was a larger file to see the details better.
It looks like the jerkin and possibly his breeches are in leather. But his
sleeves
On Tuesday 16 March 2010 8:12:23 pm Nordtorp-Madson, Michelle A. wrote:
And this date might actually be right. It will come out simultaneously in
Danish and English, for those of you who prefer a Scando language. The
technical information is quite amazingly thorough.
It was originally
On Monday 01 March 2010 7:30:00 pm Cin wrote:
It's spring (where I live). You might be making something for the end
of the theater season, a party, a wedding, a con or a re-enactment.
Whatever the reason, costumers are probably making something. So,
what's your dressmaker's dummy wearing
On Sunday 10 January 2010 11:18:36 pm Jo Anne Fatherly wrote:
I got Margo's Tudor Woman patterns and now I have questions. (They've
probably been asked before, but forgive me -- I didn't need to know then!).
Two materials recommendations have me baffled. There's half-inch
diameter Roman
On Sunday 03 January 2010 9:31:54 pm Sharon Collier wrote:
Me, too, but there is a book (available at Amazon) which supposedly has
examples of all the old colors. I think the title has something to do with
elephants or smoke. Sorry, I don't remember exactly. It may also have
been discussed on
My Christmas squee:
http://cathyr19355.livejournal.com/104880.html
Add to that a copy of Traditional Dress of the Native Americans.
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No one can make as disastrous a bad choice as a smart person, because they
sell it to themselves really well.--Tobias
On Thursday 15 October 2009 12:21:47 pm Alexandria Doyle wrote:
I was planning to run it through the dryer with one of the at-home dry
cleaner products to freshen it up, but it seems like hair and such
just cling horribly to the wool and I don't know that the tumbling
would be enough to get
On Wednesday 07 October 2009 10:01:29 am sunshine.k.buch...@kp.org wrote:
Charlene Charette wrote:
And the last couple of copies I've found were in the US$2000+ range.
OK, I know it's a good book.
Is it really *that* good a book? Is there that much in there that isn't
anywhere
On Monday 05 October 2009 6:54:57 pm landofoz wrote:
Are you positive this was wool? I find it suspect that neither color
remover nor dye had any effect. What kind of dye did you use?
If she used Rit, I'm not necessarily surprised. I find that Rit is hit or miss
on wool, especially if the
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
On Monday 28 September 2009 3:50:13 pm Käthe Barrows wrote:
Is the sarafan a relative of the apron dress??
I don't think so. It has sides, and, in its recent configurations, it
has straps sewn right on. They're wide apart in front and close
together in back. And the garment doesn't seem to
On Friday 11 September 2009 9:23:15 pm Laurie Taylor wrote:
Hi,
Finally making progress in my quest to build pieces to use in my history
class. The ancients are certainly some of the simplest to build, but of
course I have an insatiable need to complicate my life and my projects!
So, if
On Wednesday 02 September 2009 5:35:59 pm Gilbert wrote:
My dummy is wearing the white poodle skirt I made for my dance recital (we
did a tap routine to Mr Sandman). It's gorgeous...
My notional dummy is wearing a wool Viking apron dress, based on the Hedeby
fragment.
On Tuesday 04 August 2009 9:31:59 pm Sharon Nevin wrote:
Hi,
This is slightly off-topic but I'm curious and I figured this list
would probably be best to answer. The latest fall Buttericks are out
and there is one Making History pattern. Usually I can guess where they
have drawn
On Monday 06 July 2009 9:37:49 pm Jane Stockton wrote:
Hi All,
Does anyone know where I can purchase online handmade hooks and eyes
for clothing?
http://tinyurl.com/lx5ke5
Or get them by the dozen, from the same site:
http://tinyurl.com/no9ytb
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On Tuesday 26 May 2009 10:30:05 pm Sagittarius Uisce Beatha wrote:
Here's a picture of Queen Elizabeth I (1575) wearing what I think you're
http://www.elizabethancostume.net/headwear/frenchhood.html. If you scroll
to the bottom there's a paragraph about french hoods of the later period
that
On Sunday 10 May 2009 3:09:31 am Kim Baird wrote:
The paperback has no color photos. I did locate the 1975 hard cover edition
at used bookstores on line for around $25.
I didn't realize that there was a hardback edition, let alone that it had
photos! I should look for a copy. Thanks.
--
On Friday 08 May 2009 2:58:59 pm Carol Kocian wrote:
On May 8, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Käthe Barrows wrote:
Of course, there are periods where a raw edge is more authentic
than finished edges.
But if you'd documented the lack of seam finish, and if your other
hand-sewing was good, the lack of
On Thursday 07 May 2009 10:29:45 pm Elizabeth Walpole wrote:
Hi everyone,
I've just got some bonus money and I'm planning on spending some of it on
books. I'm looking for a book that will show me internal construction
details of Victorian era clothing preferably using detailed photos. Looking
Thanks. This looks interesting.
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I know they've been planning to do a similar book for 17th C (The Stuart
Tailor) but I've yet to
see evidence that they're even as far as taking pre-sales on their website. The
website mentions
that they are taking pre-orders for another 16th c book The King's Servants:
Men's Dress at the
According to a mutual friend, they have been having problems coming to terms
with the
publisher of Tudor Tailor and so have decided to start their own publishing
house (Fat Goose) in
order to put out smaller editions modeled on the Osprey military series that
focus on specific parts
of
On Wednesday 18 March 2009 2:04:46 am Joan Mielke wrote:
I am in envy of Sarah/Bess' new veil pins. My supplier discontinued them
in the US. Does anyone have a reliable source for brass veil pins--the
very plain, but thin ones, about 2 1/2 inches long?
Needle and Thread carries brass pins
While poking around on the Web I found information on NESAT X, which Oxbow
Books is publishing:
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Oxbow Books (October 31, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1842173707
ISBN-13: 978-1842173701
David Brown, Oxbow's American affiliate, is taking pre-orders at
On Wednesday 11 March 2009 7:26:04 am Deredere Galbraith wrote:
I was wondering from when the costume is on the left of the picture.
I have been asked to make that costume for reenactment in the
Netherlands during the 1sth world war.
And I wonder if that dress is the right period.
On Wednesday 11 March 2009 9:09:21 pm Ann Catelli wrote:
--- On Wed, 3/11/09, Catherine Olanich Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com wrote:
From: Deredere wrote:
I was wondering from when the costume is on the left
of the picture.
http://www.naaipatronen.nl/afb/swb/B4954.jpg
De
On Monday 02 March 2009 12:53:31 pm Elena House wrote:
Kimiko got it! Tudor Costume and Fashion by Herbert Norris, p. 430.
Google books has a preview copy of it online:
http://snipurl.com/cy2vn -or-
http://books.google.com/books?id=ynMUvGdHZhUC
Well, they call it a preview, but it seems to
On Sunday 01 March 2009 6:05:45 pm Saragrace Knauf wrote:
http://z.about.com/d/womenshistory/1/0/Y/Q/2/mary_i_tudor_holbein_001a.jpg
Anyone seen this one before - the image name indicates it is a Holbein??
No, I haven't. The style suggests to me that it is a Victorian re-drawing of
a 16th
On Sunday 22 February 2009 10:33:02 pm Pixel, Goddess and Queen wrote:
The dressmaker's project bag alternates between a linen gown (early 13th
c.) in this amazingly delicious sage green handkerchief linen that I am
still occasionally kicking myself for not buying the whole bolt of, and
the
My dressmaker's hanger is wearing a replica of the Manazan shirt, which is
fast nearing completion:
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/manazan_shirt/manazan_instructions.htm
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If someone offers you a dead dog for lunch, you don't stick around for the
On Thursday 19 February 2009 11:11:36 pm Saragrace Knauf wrote:
Can anyone tell me what the guy in the blue tunic is wearing? I guess that
would be Rahim
http://tinyurl.com/brvg4j
http://sca.berkeley.edu/album/2003_00_and_previous_years/2000_Spring_-__Tab
On Saturday 17 January 2009 11:03:24 pm Yolanda wrote:
I mostly just lurk and learn things from all of your conversations but I
need some help. I need help on resources for Researching 3rd century
roman clothing and don't really know where to start. Book website and
other general
On Sunday 04 January 2009 12:23:11 pm Suzi Clarke wrote:
I know there has been reams written on this list about the Gothic
Fitted Dress, and I remember seeing a how to set of pictures, but
when I tried to find information to pass on to a colleague, I was
stumped. Anyone care to point me in the
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