just a little test
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Soon it will be wearing a red shirt embroidered with black feathers.
Like death is wearing in this you tube video from the Musical Elisabeth 4:10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS7ca1lIrVofeature=related
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I can't help you with the dating but I had a good laugh reading your title.
Was thinking of Valentine...
Greetings,
Deredere
Sheridan Alder wrote:
Late 70's? I have one in high school.
Sheridan Alder
--- On Fri, 2/12/10, Sylvia Rognstad syl...@ntw.net wrote:
From: Sylvia Rognstad
I am working on my new winter coat.
Loosely based on Truly Victorian *TV462 **1883 Tail Bodice*
Made from patterned velvet, black velvet and fake black fur.*
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It is empire with puff sleeves with little flowers on the sleeves and a
pleated Berta?
I found a picture of the tops of two other dresses in the same showcase.
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Troep/Jurk3.jpg
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I have been to the Hermitage in Amsterdam http://www.hermitage.nl/en/
They have an exibition At the Russian Court
I saw some very elaborate embroidered court dresses.
But I fell in love with a ball dress from 1810-1820
I asked if I could take pictures since it isn't in the catalog and got
Mine is wearing my new corset
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Troep/C1.jpg
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Thank you.
It is from Corsets and Crinolines page 82
The salmon pink pieces are elastic
twgilb...@roadrunner.com wrote:
Mine is wearing my new corset
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Troep/C1.jpg
Very pretty!
Marjorie
--
Marjorie Gilbert
author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set in
Thanks for the complements.
And Bjarne is always an inspiration.
Yes I do sell them.
This weekend I go to a fantasy fair and probably sell out again :-) .
http://www.mystictimes.nl/MBunny/MysticBunny.html
Greetings,
Deredere
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Troep/Kabunny.jpg
I just had to post this.
I make bunny backpacks and I have been asked to make a rococo male bunny.
The embroidery is done by machine.
The undershirt is silk and the rest is of synthetic taft.
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Troep/Kabunny.jpg
Greetings,
Deredere
Thank you all very much for the replies.
ww1 isn't my period. But the dress felt weird.
Sometimes I can tell that a pattern isn't quite right but I don't always
know what it is.
But now I get a better idea of the period.
Greetings,
Deredere
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.
http://www.naaipatronen.nl/afb/swb/B4954.jpg
I have made the corset and it gives a little more room like a few mm but
not that you actually see it while wearing.
But I think it is a little more comfortable than having the reeds
running up to the top.
And the top is less stiff.
Margo Anderson wrote:
I'm pondering 16th century flat
I am working on a vampire dress.
http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~triade2/dress/Jurk.jpg
Ate pumpkin soup and carved a pumpkin and I am listening to the music of
corpse bride.
The only one in costume is my little bunny backpack in her little witch
dress with broomstick and pumpkin.
Well mine are not wearing much.
But there is a lot on my worktable.
A blue and brown high waisted skirt I need to finish.
6 Bunny winter coats.
http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~triade2/dress/Jasjes.jpg
A 19th century corset that needs to be finished before Friday
Ahhh!
Lovely!
What a great inspiration.
I ordered some beautiful pink satin 18th century shoes for my doll and
she definitely needs a dress to go with them.
Thanks!
Deredere
Leif og Bjarne Drews wrote:
Dear Sharon Henderson.
Thanks for your post.
This is not anything about
I wish I knew that just a few day's earlier...
I just got back from Prague. But missed the museum
What a tourist place, even Amsterdam isn't as touristic as Prague.
It almost felt like a theme park.
But it is very beautiful.
And way too much to see for just two days.
German is not a problem
Hi,
I was looking at several corset patterns.
And I was wondering if anyone could recommend me a pattern for a corset
for 1895
The best I could find is Past Patterns 106B/P Edwardian corset.
http://www.sewingcentral.com/cgi-bin/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=106B.htmlcart_id=5688090_4173
But is
Don't let my girl see it :-)
She would probably want one too.
It is very pretty.
Have fun on your vacation.
Deredere
Leif og Bjarne Drews wrote:
Sorry this is off topic, but it is historical costume.
I finnished the doll dress and i promised you to see it finished:
I would love to see pictures of people wearing the corset from past
patterns 213.
There is one in the great pattern review but I don't think it fits very
well.
I am tall have a very slender waist en round hips.
Deredere
Katy Bishop wrote:
I also really like the Past Patterns 213 for 1880s
I am studying the Danckaerts system to draw patterns and my teacher
asked me to make a dress from the time she invented the method.
She and her husband created the system in 1895.
I never made anything from this period before.
I found a book The keystone jacket and dress cutter
an 1895 guide to
Hi,
I hope this will help
http://www.farthingales.on.ca/elizabethan_wired_ruff.html
Deredere
Pierre Sandy Pettinger wrote:
Hello, all -
I'm making a fantasy QE1 costume, but trying to make the silhouette,
at least, relatively accurate to period (I started with Margo's
pattern...). (It
Welcome to the club!
Do you know that they can be awfully addictive?
A friend of mine who also has ball jointed dolls send me a website from
that friend of yours.
I told her that I knew you from this list.
I am still working on a 19th century dress and tomorrow I will order her
wig with
Hi,
Yes I am a member of the forum.
Today I got the message from Luts that my Blanchet (Girl BJD) is about
to fly to me :-) .
I am designing a vampire dress for myself.
And made the robe for Quinn and I want to make the dress for my girl.
So I can see the difficulties before I make it for
Well,
Here you can see our little thee party in Dickens style at the Anton
Pieck Parade in the Netherlands.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn867-ZtgUQ
And an other impression of the fair.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75t1yxneSZE
And pictures of last year
Hi,
It as been so long since I was able to make a historic costume.
Not much time anymore so now I make them in smaller size :-) .
It is for a doll that hopefully will arrive soon from Korea.
I am making her a beautiful sheer cotton bustle dress.
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Dolls/BJD.html
I
I bought myself something that will help me learn more about making
historical costumes.
That will able me to try out a lot with less cost.
Ever since I made my 16th century wedding dress I had the feeling that I
couldn't improve myself on making better and more beautiful costumes
because it
My dummy is wearing an absolutely ugly synthetic cheap black Halloween
cape for my husband.
We bought it from Smiffys along with some other fun Halloween stuff.
He is going to be lord Dracula and I will be Corpse Bride.
I am having so much fun thinking of how I am going to decorate the house.
I don't have that much trouble finding a fitting bra but Sometimes I
just can't find anything that I like.
Until I learned to make them myself.
It is not that hard. It may take a few tries to get the perfect pattern
or to take one apart that fits well to make a pattern...
But I love making
Hi,
Thanx for the information!
I send it to her and I can't wait to hear her story's from her vakation
there.
Greetings,
Deredere
Penny Ladnier wrote:
Deredere,
There are lots of nice old Victorian/Edwardian homes in the small
towns in VA. I love driving through the small towns and
Hi,
I friend of mine is going on vacation to Luray, virginia from 25 sept
untill 16 okt.
She was wondering if there are any interesting fabric shops there.
And if they would have pattern sales within that period.
She is interested in Victorian clothing.
If there is anything interesting to see
Hi,
I am going to make an anime costume witch has leg o'mutton sleeves.
I never made these before.
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Crossplay/AllanSchezar.jpg
I have pattern 3716 from Butterick.
I have light weight cotton and slightly heavier.
Normally shirts are from lightweight cotton but I wonder
Nice inspiration.
But to me the bride looks like she was just dug up from a grave
They all look like walking corpses.
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
Its sunday, and usually borring on h-costume so i thoaght it would be
ok to send a clip of Christian Lacroix' new collection, to me it looks
If it is more like German trachten = clothing it may be in Dutch
dressing this would mean a liquid to do over a salad...
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Mmmm
I am not so sure.
Is this the sentence it is from?
Vom Ochsen seind drei und achtzigerlei Speise und Trachten zu machen
I wish my English would be better.
If I translate it to Dutch I get this
Van ossen zijn 83 spijzen en te maken.
If Trachten means to try the sentence would be
Sorry if you get this message more than once.
It's been several hours since I send a message but it doesn't appear on
the list.
Mmmm I think I found several dresses.
I love this pink one
http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~triade2/tijdelijk/J1.jpg
But it will cost many meters of fabric.
I also love
Mmmm I think I found several dresses.
I love this pink one
http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~triade2/tijdelijk/J1.jpg
But it will cost many meters of fabric.
I also love this style of dress.
Especially the bodice.
I would like it a bit more modern I think.
In black with lots of embroidery, lace and
Oops I forgot one!
I would love to have a male 18th century white silk with gold embroidery
complete set.
And than wear it to modern party's.
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Oops I forgot one!
I would love to have a male 18th century white silk with gold embroidery
complete set.
And than wear it to modern party's.
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I was thinking of what my next costume would be and I came to an
interesting question.
What would be your dream costume?
If you wouldn't be limited by money or your own expertise.
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more deadly effect you can paint
some latex on.
Ruth Anne Baumgartner wrote:
Deredere,
The BONE effects are AMAZING! How did you do that?
--Ruth Anne Baumgartner
scholar gypsy and amateur costumer
On Jun 5, 2007, at 11:08 AM, Deredere Galbraith wrote:
I am trying to make a living with selling
,
Deredere
Deredere Galbraith wrote:
Hi,
Several years ago I found a picture on the internet that I really liked.
http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~triade2/tijdelijk/Blauw.jpg
And several years ago I bought a very nice blue silk.
I was wondering if red wool felt and gold cord would work
Thanx for the idea.
I think I used something like this.
I wanted to buy the stuf that sticks on one side but bought the double
sided instead.
I didn't know that it existed.
My local shop sells it I think. It is probably not the same but I can
try if it works.
Kimiko Small wrote:
Steam a
Hi,
Several years ago I found a picture on the internet that I really liked.
http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~triade2/tijdelijk/Blauw.jpg
And several years ago I bought a very nice blue silk.
I was wondering if red wool felt and gold cord would work for the
embroidery.
Well accurate or not I like the pattern.
I think I am going to make it just to sleep in.
B and C look so cute and romantic. :-)
Greetings,
Deredere
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Hi,
I am looking for a site that explains how to emboss leather.
That is something I would love to try.
It is not for historical use.
It is for a fantasy Ares god of war costume for my husband next year.
Greetings,
Deredere
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I did it like this
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/18thcent/18woman/Robealafrancaise/FR2.jpg
I didn't had the fabric to make more pleats but it is a bit more springy.
The problem I have with both options is the gold trim.
On the right it is too small and on the right too gold (kitsch).
Deredere
Well I am looking forward to see the pictures!
I thought you didn't want to make dresses anymore ;-) .
Greetings,
Deredere
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
Sorry but its so quiet here on the list, and i just had to share.
I have finnished! with the anglaise dress.
I dont know if you have had
Hi,
They still run large.
I always make it one ore two sizes smaller.
Greetings,
Deredere
Lauren Walker wrote:
Hi,
I am thinking about buying a Simplicity pattern for a modern dress
style, but it has been years and years since I used one of theirs
(most of my historic stuff I just fit
Hi,
I am so happy.
Finally I made my 1860 dress so that I really like it.
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/19thcent/19woman/Victorian/Victorian.html
I wore it at the Anton Pieck Parade in Haarlem (the Netherlands).
We had so much fun.
There are some more pictures here (click on galerij in the menu on
OOps :-[
English is not my native language.
So I hope I didn't offended anyone because it was certainly not my
intention.
In Dutch it is called a travestiet
Didn't know that you write it different in English.
:-)
Greetings,
Deredere
Lauren Walker wrote:
Deredere Galbraith wrote:
One
Mmm I don't think back quivers are medieval.
Altough I love them.
Greetings,
Deredere
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've read all the interesting suggestions posted so far. What occurs to me,
particularly because you want him to be able to wear it on his back, is a
modified quiver. You
Hi,
Mine is wearing my 1860 dress that I am improving and made a day bodice for.
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/19thcent/19woman/Victorian/jurk.jpg
I am going to wear it 9 December at an Anton Piek fair.
And there is still so much that I need to do...
Hi,
This is the website from the Kyoto Costume institute.
http://www.kci.or.jp/menu-e.html
They have a huge digital collection.
Greetings,
Deredere
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
Hi,
I went to se the Marie Antoinette movie last week, and my eyes fell on
a gentlemans suit. It was copyed from
Hi,
I am looking for pictures of leather ladies gloves from around 1860.
I tried to find the on the Internet but I can't seem to find any.
Greetings,
Deredere
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Hi,
I was looking at Simplicity pattern 4510 an 1860 dress.
The directions say that you cut the skirt ruffles on the bias.
Is that something they did on plain colored ruffles?
I am enhancing a gown that I already have
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/19thcent/19woman/Victorian/Victorian.html
I am
Hi,
I understand that you don't want to put much work in a dress you don't
like to make.
But I don't think the pleats will make it more difficult for her to
manage to walk in it.
Would the dress look as beautiful as the one you made without that much
fabric?
I don't like red for a dress from
I probably would use 2.
Both of the underskirts I made are with 2 withs and they look well I think.
Greetings,
Deredere
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
Hello,
I wanted to ask you all about how many widths you would use of a
taffeta fabric 140 cm. wide - to an underskirt of an anglaise
Hi,
We have been to a beautiful Regency ball in Germany.
It was our first Regency event.
Here are some pictures.
http://www.mystictimes.nl/Regency/RegencyBall.html
Greetings,
Deredere
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Thanks for the response.
I think it is a great style for a wedding dress.
And a removable train makes it even better.
But the waist is a little higher than normal waist how do you keep the
belt at the right hight?
Bjarne do you have pictures of the dress you made?
Maby she wants hand
Hi,
I found a beautifull picture on the web from a 1812 robe.
http://exposition2005.monsite.wanadoo.fr/page8.html
http://exposition2005.monsite.wanadoo.fr/page5.html
I have been asked to make a wedding dress in this style but I don't know
much about it.
She send me two small drawings and the
Maby take a break and do something totally different.
Take some distance.
But some things will never dissapear totally.
I love ballet and making costumes.
I quit ballet when I was around 15.
But started again when at 27.
I do it now twice a week and love it even more than before.
With costumes,
I made a ribbon embroidery frame myself for embroidering the ribbon for
my weddingdress.
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/16thcent/16woman/Weddingdress/Emdevice.jpg
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/16thcent/16woman/Weddingdress/weddingdress.html
They aren't very hard to make.
Greetings,
Deredere
Finally a picture of the bliaut I am working on.
Made from natural dyed silk and the belt from natural dyed wool
http://mystictimes.nl/Bliaut/ZijdeBliaut.jpg
Greetings,
Deredere
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:
Greetings--
Deredere Galbraith wrote:
Finally a picture of the bliaut I am working on.
Made from natural dyed silk and the belt from natural dyed wool
http://mystictimes.nl/Bliaut/ZijdeBliaut.jpg
Very spiff! You've definitely got the look down. Which
construction method did you use
Hi,
Today I've bought a nice folding fan on an antiek market.
I just fell in love with it and had to buy it.
But the silk is damaged.
Is this reperable?
I am thinking of taking the fabric of and put new silk on it.
I have just the right silk for it.
I am a very practical person and I like to
A nice wool works.
I have made this one.
Unfortionally I don't have a good picture of it.
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/16thcent/16woman/IF3.jpg
Sue Clemenger wrote:
Could be either, I think. Slashing wasn't exactly unknown on woven fabrics
g, but there are a couple of doublets in _Patterns of
Somehow I find the hoops and bustles a bit weird looking.
I am not sure what it is.
Five Rivers Chapmanry wrote:
Thought some of you who re-enact Victorian and Dickens eras
would be interested in the new pattern from Laughing Moon (I'm just waiting
for my new stock to arrive). It's
Thanks for all the response.
I am getting an idee of what I can do.
I don't want him to buy expensive shoes just for one event.
Greetings,
Deredere
Sharon at Collierfam.com wrote:
My husband is in Once Upon A Mattress and just bought jazz shoes-- flat,
black, with a small heel. Not
Unfortionally original hats are much cheaper than new hats.
If we want a new hat it will kost us at least tree times as much and we
can't afford that.
They only cheaper hats I could find were felt one size fits none hats.
He wil wear it probably once a year. And I think more people can endjoy
the
Hi,
I was wondering wat kind of shoes a men would be wearing at a ball in
1800-1810.
I have some pictures of men but they are wearing boots and I am not sure
if that would be right for dancing.
Greetings,
Deredere
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Finally I have pictures!
Doesn't he look handsome :-) .
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/19thcent/19man/Men19th/Men19th.html
The hat he is wearing is an original from 1850 at least that is wat
toled to me.
It is my fhirst 19th century men's costume and I think I can do better
but I am happy it is
I am going for the very pleated version like the statues.
The silk holds pleats very wel.
I will make it wet and pleat the fabric than let it dry.
http://www.bluffton.edu/%7Esullivanm/chartreswest/jambs.html
_http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/z/zurbaran/2/casilda.html_
Hi,
Today I dyed silk for my 12th century bliaut.
And it got a shokking salmon pink.
http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~triade2/tijdelijk/Bliautsilk.jpg
I wonder if this would be right for that period.
I dyed it with meekrap. I don't know the correct english name.
It is a root that gives orange to red
Hi,
A friend of mine is looking for a 1850-60 muff pattern.
Something like this
http://www.gbacg.org/Patterns/forever.htm
But I've read that this pattern is discontinued.
She really likes the draught-stoppers.
Greetings,
Deredere
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It is so beautifull!
I never thought of making 3d embroidery but it looks so lovely!
The hardshaped piece with roses is very nice too.
It makes my hand itch to try to make something as nice as your pieces.
Your a huge inspiration!
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
Hi,
As you know i got a lightbox
I have tried but I don't get any results
Cin wrote:
I have posted answers to all of these questions. Please check the
h-cost archives for Bunka Gakuin, Omotesando, Okadaya, Hanazono, Oeno
Park and the Kyoto Museum of Costume.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
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Subject: [h-cost] Japan
Hi,
Does anyone kow more about interesting sites to visit in Japan?
We would like to go somewhere in april/mei.
I know you can make an appointment to see part of the digitial
collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute.
http://www.kci.or.jp/collection/coll-e.html
This sounds quite interesting.
Some more info on the pictures
http://mystictimes.nl/Gallery/Gallery.html
It was great to see the clothing.
They were so tiny!
But maby I am just tall.
In F1 you see me standing beside a dress.
And the stiches were much smaller than my machine can make them.
Most of the costumes where displayd
Looks like the corset is made out of foam.
Mary wrote:
I found this image on IMDB:
http://imdb.com/gallery/ss/0402894/Ss/0402894/001.jpg?path=gallerypath_key=0402894
Not the best photo, but you can definitely see her corset (and her thru it!!)
~mary
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Message:
Hi,
I have made some pictures in a museum a lot of you will probably like.
Since they are taking a lot of space I will keep them up for only a week.
You may use them for peronal use.
If you want some information about a picture feel free to ask.
I'll try to answer them as best I can.
Endjoy
I got The Cut of womens clothing and The Cut of man's clothing by Nora
Waugh from my husband.
A nice book from a special exebithion Rijk Gekleed (well dressed) and
visited it (the pictures are from there)
From my mother in law a dremel (small hand drill machine) perfect for
making moulds for
The url for the site is
http://www.willetholthuysen.nl/tentoonstelling.php?id=8
Deredere Galbraith wrote:
It is a small museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is in a 17th century
canalside house on the Gentelmans Canal.
It is a special exebithion that runs to the 22 of January. The
Willet
Someone asked me to make a gamberson for him.
Where they made of linnen?
And in what colours?
I get the idea that white was the most common colour.
Greetings,
Deredere
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Thanks!
That is very interesting.
I am probaly going to use the period pattern since I have it.
It is for a 15th century gambeson.
And the person wil only wear a fiew armour parts.
He wants it as korrect as possible.
But likes it to have a colour.
The only colour I have ever seen is red.
But I
Hi,
I wish you all Happy Holiday's!
http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~triade2/X/XB2.jpg
Greetings,
Deredere
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Hi,
I have a bustle dress and I am wondering if it would look weird to make
an evening bodice for the dress.
The dress is very simple and made from cotton.
But I have just one week to finish a coat and vest for my husband and a
dress for me.
This is the dress
Unfortionally I can't find any fabric that looks right with the purple.
And I won't be able to buy new fabric.
It is just a normal party and the people won't know if it is not right.
It is just that the dress doesn't feel like an evening dress to me.
But you all gave me some ideas.
What I could
I understand wy ebay say's it is spam..
You sell regency style dresses and not a dress from the movie.
And the dress is also not from Jane Austen.
But you could say Jane Austen style in the discription of the item.
But it is a bit weird that they are sending this now.
It happends so often that
.
Greetings,
Deredere
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
Hi Deredere,
I would buy a DMC cotton floss if i were you. Its stranded into 6
threads. You can try to use one strand, two strands and 3 strands, and
deside wich you like!
Bjarne
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I never used one myself but saw someone using it.
It is very easy to make rope with it.
For small cords I use a hair twister the braid X-press.
Like this one
http://www.bodydeco.co.uk/acatalog/Hair_Briading.html.
Bought it secondhand for 1 Euro.
For two to four strands.
Greetings,
Hi,
Thank you for the response!
I'll try to answer all the emails at once.
I will hopefully get the Cut of Men's Clothes (Norah Waugh) and the
Cut of Women's Clothes as a X-mas present from my husband.
I already read in a revieuw that the patterns are from pre-1780s and the
other half from 1840
Well
One of my dummies is wearing a very pink dress.
It is finished but it reminds me that I am going to make it again but
then with a long skirt and in very pale blue.
I will be wearing the blue gown to the X-mas/New years party from my
husbands job.
I totally agree.
Since I am trieing to set up my own buisines in making fantasy and
gothic clothing and weddingdresses I don't have time to do much
research. And I quit the SCA and don't have reasons to wear my 16th
century stuf aneymore
I am now more in to 18th and 19th century clothing.
It
Sinterklaas is also dressed in red and white.
Maby they looked at medieval clothes to make him look old, like he lives
forever.
And added white fur since he comes from the north?pole.
Kahlara wrote:
I don't know how accurate this is, but I had always
been told that prior to the Moore/Nast
Is Santa Claus not a fantasy version of Sint Nikolaas (Sinterklaas)?
otsisto wrote:
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/santa.asp
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1557.htm
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Thanks for your responses. I think we're getting somewhere, but let me
rephrase my question. What
I use them in the Dorothea corset and find it very comfortable.
But I agree that it won't work for the tabs.
I made a 18th century corset with it.
The boning was al around.
But it made my waist a lot bigger!
And the reeds broke in the tabs.
For everyone who is as lucky as me that she doesn't
Those are not elisabethan.
They are 18th en 19th century corsets.
And I think the boning would bee steel wich you can also cut to lengt.
The pattern for the 18th century corset is taken from Corsets an
Crinolines but they adapted the schoulder straps.
The best pattern I used for a 16th century
Hi,
Thank you all for helping me making my bustle gown a succes!
I am very happy with it.
We had our archery competition in an openair museum and they sayd that
it would rain.
But luckely it didn't!
I got al lot of nice comments on my dress and a lot of people who took a
picture of me.
And I
Tomorrow we will go to a medieval/fantasy fair.
Yeasterday I realized that my cute little bunny backpack didn't have a
medieval dress! :-[
So today I searched trough my fabric leftovers and made a cute costume
for her.
http://www.mystictimes.nl/MBunny/Mb.jpg
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