My dream costume is being worked on right now. An embroidered jacket,
slashed silk petticoats and a coat from the early 17th century. We have
been plotting for about six months now...the embroidery has begun and now I
am in search for the perfect silk.
Yes, I am spoiled!
Kelly
An
I'm not sure about the lacing up the back idea with period
garments...haven't seen any in early period garments, side back lacing in
later, Rennaisance, garments, and not until the 17thC centre back lacing...
But I could be wrong.
Kelly
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From: otsisto [EMAIL
Thank you Melusine!
I have a huge problem with the gianormous armholes modern people feel they
need in period clothes...but then I also have a problem with the loose fit
of period clothing on a lot of modern interpreters.
They feel that proper period clothes are too hot.
This just isn't the
I would say it's an afternoon dress for going out in, definately not evening
attire. Evening dresses of the period had open necklines and short sleeves.
Kelly
An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad sign.
Hippocrates (c.460-c.370 bc), Greek physician
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Are you looking for spiral steel or straight steel? I've used the spiral
steel in the curved seams of a Victorian coset with really good results.
I order from Greenberg and hammer in New York city.
Kelly, in Nova Scotia Canada
Hi,
Does someone know where can I buy steel continuous
Try leading strings...lappets were lace extensions on the back of ladies
caps in the 18th century.
Kelly,
An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad sign.
Hippocrates (c.460-c.370 bc), Greek physician
From: Saragrace Knauf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Historical Costume [EMAIL
Matthew
Could I have a copy as well?
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you so much!
Kelly
Any chance I could get them too?
Anne (back to lurking)
If you e-mail me off-List, I'll scan-in the pages from my own copy of
Before The Mast and download them to you a jpg files.
YIS,
Matthew,
isolated by
What is it with Home Ec teachers??? I suffered a similar fate. I had to
take Home Ec as I was female, shop was strictly for the boys. I had been
cooking and sewing for years before hand.
I managed to fail all three years, the teacher thought I was taking my
sewing projects home for my
Why would you worry so much about matching the plaid? I could see it in the
back seams of the bodice and the centre front...but for the skirt? Yes, it
seems like an awful waste of fabric.
Kelly
On Feb 2, 2007, at 7:26 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
12 yards @45 for the dress? 12 yards
Saragrace Knauf wrote:
more ideas on the construction of the surcoat or outer gown (OG) on this
outfit. http://saragrace.us/html/A1_GoldenAgeDressDiary_PAMPics.html
My quandaries with this OG are this.
1.) Is that a collar lying on her shoulder? This is best seen in the
first picture
I had that kind of day yesterday...a day of waiting for things to arrive so
I could work. Unfortunately, I was at work, so couldn't even work on home
projects!
Keep plugging along with that hoop, it'll be beautiful when it's done.
Kelly
An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad
My secret santa overspent! Holy Cow, I so do not feel worthy of such a
wonderful gift. Corsets by Valerie Steele, a lovely set of embroidery
scizzors in copper tone and a handmade case for them!
WOW!
BTW, the deadline for next years foriegn gifts should be at least two weeks
earlier than
She has the same shape my dolly does when i have the wheel farthingale and
outfit on her. I think it's just the style of the underpinnings
Kelly
An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad sign.
Hippocrates (c.460-c.370 bc), Greek physician
From: Saragrace Knauf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ooopsie! Yup, I meant 1930's
Kelly
In a message dated 12/2/2006 12:22:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
, 1030's era with a fishtail
ruffle down the back.
And an evil response to what I assume is a typo--did they do fishtails in
the 1000s?
Ann Wass
Right now, it's a dress from Janet Arnold's book, 1030's era with a fishtail
ruffle down the back. I was mid ruffle when my husband emailed from sea to
tell me the party went from formal to casual...haven't worked on it since.
It may now become a short coctail dress, with the ruffle ending at
Good Morning Bjarne!
First off, yup, I agree with you, they are a bit too big around the bust. I
think you could take them in along the side front curve and that would work
nicely. It may also push her breasts together a bit, giving her more
cleavage.
I have a question though...Is she
Funny how this comes up today!
Last night on 'Naked Archeaologist' the show was about the colour blue in
ancient times. How it was produced from the snail. The trick to getting
blue from the snail was to expose the dye to sunlight. The ultra violet
light produces a very vivid blue, if not
It looks to be to be a Robe a' l'anglaise with an en fereau back. Most of
the bodice is cut seperately from the skirt, except the narrow centre back
piece, that one is cut one with the skirt. The pieces are then all stitched
together as a dress, kinda like what you would do if it were a
It's a waist to crotch length problem, if you sit the trousers where you
want them to sit in the crotch, then mark a new waistline, moving the
waistband down, you'll fix that problem.
It's one of those looks that seems popular today, but because of my
training, drives me crazy!
Kelly
-
Hiya,
You are thinking along the same thoughts as me on the shaping to achieve the
rolled look without the horizontal pull, I can't wait to see finished
pictures, so few people do this time period!
As for the stuffing and possible ridge line, if you allow for the most
stuffing at the point
Thank you Bjarne! I hadn't noticed that one!
Kelly
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From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 3:37 PM
Subject: [h-cost] wheel farthingale yeat another time.
Hi,
Some years back, we had this topic up about
Robin,
How did you build your roll/wheel in the end? I was liking the idea of a
wheel farthingale, but can't seem to get the right look yet. I have a wheel
supported by a large roll, but the outer edge collapses.
Kelly
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From: Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I think that if they were so willing to get the costumes right, they would
have gotten the language right too...sorry, didn't get to see much of this
series, was too put off by the extreme use of VERY modern foul language!
Kelly
I can think of one program, or a series of programs, that may
?
Sylrog
On Sep 24, 2006, at 11:41 AM, kelly grant wrote:
I think that if they were so willing to get the costumes right, they
would have gotten the language right too...sorry, didn't get to see much
of this series, was too put off by the extreme use of VERY modern foul
language!
Kelly
I
with
A site of possible interest:
http://www.wordorigins.org
There are some things I surely don't want to be to accurate about in
my
re-enacting!
kelly grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't have an objection to foul language, it has it's place, it was
the
word they were using I had a problem
it :-)
Kelly Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The website that was posted gave us many answers...
Cunt - Use of cunt as term of abuse for a woman is a 20th century sense.
From Frederic Manning's 1929 The Middle Parts of Fortune:
'What's the cunt want to come down 'ere buggering
us about
for, 'aven't
Hi Allison,
Off the top of my head, I'd say that venetians should be full at the top,
I've seen them with cartridge pleats or flat pleated, but either way quite
full. The knees are quite tight to the leg though.
Kelly
Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment,
The tabs look great to me, in fact the whole doublet does. I think that
when you are fully dressed, your bottom half garment will create the look
you are after in the tabs. They just need that stuff underneath.
Will you be wearing petticoats or venetians?
Kelly
Bravery is something you
The shift should have just a rectangular collar like a man's shirt. The
other stuff is a stock, basically a long hemmed strip of linen that's tied
around your neck. You start with the centre of the strip at the front
neck, cross in the back and bring it around to the front and tie it like a
I am agreeing with Dawn on these two books, not sure about the third, I
don't own it.
The Survey of Historic Costume comes up to modern times, I think the late
1970's/80's and has quite a bit on modern fashion that should be helpful
when tying the course into the rest of your fashion program.
While I totally agree with the dislike of 'Waisted Efforts', it is for other
reasons...the lack of important information. Bob Doyle uses many different
methods in his work, but leaves out crucial information in both this book
and his latest on Tailoring.
I have always drafted corsets from
The Metric cutting system books by Winifred Aldrich! Amazing books!
There's one for men, one for woen, and another for childern.
Kelly
Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment, faced
with danger. To have courage, you must think about the dangers in advance,
then
Dirty Billy hats! His prices were reasonable the last time I ordered from
him, and from time to time he carries a variety of straws.
Kelly
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From: REBECCA BURCH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: h-costume@mail.indra.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:18 PM
Subject: [h-cost]
I put all of my costumes away for a few years, in the attic closet. I took
a very long break (6 years) and am only now feeling inspired to head back
out!
Kelly
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From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 4:21
Barry Lyndon was filmed in period interiors, with extant clothing and by
candlelight. One of the best films Kubrick ever made!
Kelly
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From: Mia Dappert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 2:07 PM
Subject: [h-cost] 18th cent movie
For my latest ruff, I folded the fabric in half, lengthwise, pleated it, and
sewed the raw edge by machine to hold the pleats. I then stitched the neck
band on, sewing the inside edge first, then hand tacking the outside edge so
it looks hand stitched. I tend not to use lace, as it would have
Looks Yummy! Even in cotton. Are you going to embroider it?
Kelly
Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment, faced
with danger. To have courage, you must think about the dangers in advance,
then weigh the risks, and then do what you have to do, despite your fears
Fran,
Is there a book on the 19teen years in the works??? The other books are
amazing sources of information, but I don't work in to Victorian era any
more...looking for more information, always, but now looking into the first
part of the 20thC.
Kelly
Bravery is something you can
Hi Penny,
I think it's from a little later than 1860, and buttons in the front.
That's just my opinion, before coffee though...I'll see what I can find.
Kelly
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From: Penny [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006
Jane, who lives at work, is wearing a series of 1915 blouses, finished
another one yesterday...Judy, who lives at home, is fortunately finally
naked! After a very long project, it's finally done and I may take the
summer off...holy crap, did I just say that???
Kelly
Bravery is something
I think most modern people have both a healthy skeptism about advertising,
and an awareness that fiction (including films) is not reality.
I would have to disagree with you on the 'most modern people' part of your
statement. I think that history nerds, of which I am a proud member ;-),
are
Same trailer, but not the same site...thank Christ! it's a fake...
Kelly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD4OnHCRd_4
You mean the fake trailer? These are clips from previous movies (I
definitely spotted a Romeo and Juliet shot) and mention of the warm
liquid
goo phase comes from the first
I read an interview with James Cameron, in which he said he invented Jack
There really was a Jack Dawson, he worked as a stoker, I believe, and is
burried in the Titanic section of the graveyard around the corner from us.
You'd be surprised to know how many people think that it is the same
of
advertising. Or even a science nerd.
Fran
Lavolta Press wrote:
kelly grant wrote:
I think most modern people have both a healthy skeptism about
advertising, and an awareness that fiction (including films) is not
reality.
I would have to disagree with you on the 'most modern people
If it's a lower class chemise, why not cut out the mouldy bits and patch
them. Adds character!
Kelly
Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment, faced
with danger. To have courage, you must think about the dangers in advance,
then weigh the risks, and then do what
It's difficult to tell from the line drawing. Do you have access to a photo
of the original stays? I would hazzard to guess, that with the rounded tip
to the strap, that the artist was looking at a laced strap, just didn't draw
in the eyelet.
By the way, it looks fabulous! Where do you get
That looks fabulous! Just what I imagined bliaut to look like in person!
Very cool
Kelly
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From: Deredere Galbraith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 12:38 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Picture of my silk bliaut
Actually, by putting bias to straight in the mid 19thC they created a hoop
that would balance itself, and a skirt that would flow away from the legs
when walking. Pretty cool.
A lot of our modern clothing construction method were developed in the
19thC. Some seriously inovative cutting to
God forbid, stores cater to the older than 20 crowd! If this idea were to
actually fly, how many women would take up the shopping hobby? I'd like to
see what sort of percentage of women are these stores missing by continuing
to ignore this market.
I for one would love to be able to go into
Well, I'm constructing one, and am almost at the point where I have to
decide what to do about lacing the doublet to the waistband of the
nethergarment. (petticoat, venetians)
The style I am working on has eyelets right through the skirts to point the
two garments together. I have seen hooks
From what I know of the habit, all the layers of the headdress would have
been starched, including the cap. My Anut is a member of the sisters of
Notre Dame and wore the habit until the late 60s, she lost all of her hair
because of the starch!
Kelly
I saw a request on another list for
There is a merchant on EBay that sell church brocades. His prices are
reasonable, and the fabric is yummy. Check fibre contents though, some are
highly polyester and may not be suitable for your project. We found some
good blends that are nice and heavy and have really good drape for
Hi Monica,
I'm wondering where her sources come from...how old they are. Karl Kohler
era costumers have been passed as almost biblical until recently. This might
be why she thinks the shifts were drawstrung. I would offer her the
portraiture you've been looking at and have a good discussion
That and you lose out on the fun of washing and starching ruffs...something
I actually enjoy doing...kinda little and boring an can be done on my own
time.
kelly
Straw stiffener, what you use on millinery straw (and hats) to keep it in
shape, is pretty effective, and transparent. Use in a
I personally like to starch after it's constructed, then the starch doesn't
break down when being handled and I can shape the ruff the way I like.
Kelly
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From: Shane Sheridan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006
Both of the Mums in our household are going through the change, we have hand
fans stashed everywhere in our re enacting kit! Most of them are the
sandlewood variety.
Kelly
Okay ladies... how many of you have had hot flashes and found that your hand
fans are your new best friend?
Maybe a
I was thinking shoulder strap too...It sound like you may have to unpick the
strap seam, and take up the front shoulder at an angle from it's original,
not touching the original back shoulder seam. You may also want to
interline the bodice with your interlining cut so the shoulder strap is on
Hi fellow corset makers,
When making a corset for a person I start with a block pattern of that
person. A good book is Winifred Aldrich's Metric Pattern Cutting. In it
there is a full body block for dressmaking, which you will need to use to go
over the hip (the bodice block stops at the
I'm not sure what a block is. Is that the same thing as a muslin?
Susan, the uninformed
It's also called a sloper, a fitting muslin, if I catch your train of
thought, would be the same thing. Basically a fitted basic darted garment
that reflects where your body is. Once you have that
Hi Rebecca,
The program I went through at Dalhousie University in Halifax NS Canada, is
a two year Diploma or a you can now go for a full degree program. (I'm
heading back this Fall, to complete the degree, while I teach in the Dip
program)
The Diploma is all you really *need* if you want
Umm, scandalous idea...why not early 17thC, Venetians and a boring ol'
doublet? They would be in the rightish time period for black powder(cannon).
Fencers are already wearing that time period, even though most in the SCa
do not approve. It isn't a very poufy time period, he'd still be
My first Guess would be that it was miss named, either recently and is in
fact Queen Mary, or sometime in history and has been recently discovered to
be Bess of Hardwick.
Kelly
Why does the painting have Maria Regina written on it?
Just curious, Anne
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Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 20:00:20 -0400
From: Kelly Grant
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1930's factory wear/Urinetown
What is this...the year for depression era Urinetown???We're doing the
same
sho for the final one of the season...we'll get the scetches next week!
Kelly
From: Cabbage Rose
Sorry for taking so long to reply to this.
I chose Janet Arnold's method of making the wheel because it uses the least
amount of fabric. This has been a pet project of mine for some time. I
believe that if you had to weave the fabric yourself, then you wouldn't
waste any of it. So a lot of
There are two gowns here in our collection at the Nova Scotia, made from the
same, or similar fabrics, one is in it's original condition, the other has
been remade to the end of the 18thC fashions...very cool.
It is my hope to one day take patterns from them both, you know, someday
when I
God! I wish I lived closer to you all! It would be so cool to be able to
discuss this time period over a cuppa, 'round a campfire. I am the only one
in this area who does this time period and often miss my hardcore re
enacting days.
Great conversation.
Kelly in NS
Bravery is something
Of the Smoke and Fire patterns, I would choose stock #RHF-701 for the shirt
and #PI-775 for the trousers. While at the Halifax Citadel, who recreates
the mid 19thC, we made clothes similar to these patterns. I did make
confederate jackets for a couple of the guys to go to Gettysburg the big
Holy Crapola, that dress is beautiful, but really badly mounted. So I
wouldn't trust all of their information, especially about the gown meeting
edge to edge at the centrefront. I wish they had taken the time to mount
the dress proprely, then you would be able to see all it's glory in the
Oh so true Bjarne! I picked this time period to dress myself for SCA because
of my rediculously high waist! It's the only time in history that I have the
body type for! I have the quintessential Rubenesque body, I can't imagine
keeping the bumroll that high if I didn't. On most folks you would
That is quite a bit longer than I had imagined when I first read your email.
Hope you weren't offended by my first response. I'm thinking that a gown
that long would have to be held up when walking...perhaps the fashion that's
depicted in Jan van Eyck's 'Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini', in
Not sure why the 'gown shorter than the kirtle' idea? Can you explain?
As for the length of dresses seeming long, we in the modern era walk
differently than ladies of the historical era would have. If, when you are
walking, you let your toes drop to a relax point when stepping forward, it
is
My Laurel in New York would put her hoop under the front busk too, I don't
think there is a 'right way'. I have always done it this way, just my thing
I guess;-) I have found that by putting the hoop under the busk, the hoop
tilts a bit to the back. Because I have followed the Jean Hunnisett
The waistcoat looks late 18th Century to me. the vibrant colours were
popular then too, and if pack away from light for the last couple of hundred
years, would retain it's colour. It looks in fabulous condition! I would
lightly vacum it, with a low power vacume like ones used in museums, but
If you have a wool hat, it's incredibly easy to steam it to the shape you
want! You need to find something that will be a good shape for a block,
like a flower pot. Make sure it's a good size to match your head size.
Remove all the addition hat stuff from inside the felt, like the hat band
What is this...the year for depression era Urinetown???We're doing the same
sho for the final one of the season...we'll get the scetches next week!
Kelly
Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment, faced
with danger. To have courage, you must think about the dangers
It will have a bit of a modern look, because of our modern bodies, but if
you try to cut the back narrow, the shoulder seam to the back, the shoulders
as narrow as possible, and the armhole high, you should still have the
'look' you are trying to achieve.
I spoke with the other professor this
Hi again Bjarne!
Take the period draft and the portrait you want to use as you inspiration
with you when you go to the dressmakers or tailors...this will help them to
help you with cut. It's always better to have someone else do the fitting
for you...I'm at this stage almost now, I will
Hi Bjarne, modern men have larger arms and armscyes due to different types
of physical activity, for the most part...yes there were occupations such as
farmers and carpenters, but the upper class gentlemen took part in different
activities. please don't feel bad about the fit of your armholes.
Are you going to throw the jacket in the wash once it's made? That's usually
my idea when working with any fabric. If I want to wash the garment in a
machine once it's made, I wash the material in Hot water and dry in the
dryer (unless I'm fulling cloth for an 18thC coat, then I full properly,
Just been surfing for information for my current project and came across
this page
http://www.rosenborgslot.dk/v1/person.asp?PersonID=12countryID=2PersonTypeID=2
with the portrait of Queen Sophie.
Thought you might like to see it.
Kelly
___
I also thought it was a great site, but lacks ordering information...
Please be careful with printed backgrounds under the text areas, the two
together strobe to my eyes, not a good think for migraine sufferers or
epileptics
Kelly
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From: Red Bear [EMAIL
They are the manekins we use at school. They are wonderfully sturdy, not
squishy at all though, if you might be looking for something for squishing a
corset on to. For tailoring, they are great, because they pull off their
bases, and so can be laid down on a table to form the Hymos over.
Hi Kathy, First off, let me warn you not to wear stays during your
pregnancy, please...I was told by my doctor, back in the way back machine
(12 years ago) that they could very easily cause miscarrage.
Since breast binding wasn't an unheard of thing, it is possible that they
bound, just
Stumpwork Embroidery: Designs and Projects both by Jane Nicholas?
If you or anyone else on the list has: what did you think of them for a
beginner?
Roscelin
Hi all, I own the above book, and while I had done embroidery before, had
never known of stumpwork before buying this book...it
Yes! Theatre is nutts! We've had shows with less lead time! That's when
you pull in everyone you know, and even some you don't, you work 18+hour
days, no days off, and you collapse at the end, hating the show, and never
wanting to ever see the designer again!
Yes, that was a big run on
We have two right now, great grandson and son of our old boy Angus, who past
away a couple of years ago. The son, 'pangur' is the great grandson's,
'sammie', great uncle. If that makes any sense...we also have a domestic
heinze 57 who's the bigest of them all! Indie!
Obligatory on topic
I like to make wool bias tape from something densely woven, then use it,
with a facing of polished cotton for the hem...since polished cotton is
difficult to get around here, sometimes I use wacky printed quilters cotton.
First off, you make the hem facing, if your skirt is shaped, it will
I've been looking at one very much like purse #2! There is one almost
identical in the VA, different wording and different coloured leather.
I wonder if it was a kit?
Kelly/Estela
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From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
I would cut the sleeve with a shaped flare at the cuff to go over the hand,
not the add on pieces. I like the look better, personally, without that
extra seaming.
But that's just my opinion! take it for what it's worth;-)
Kelly
Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the
My hobbylock 784 was purchased about 15years ago, at the time it was well
over 1000$, but I'm sure they've come down in price. It's been put through
it paces working in several professional shops, carted back and forth to
classes I've taught and is still running smooth and strong, with only a
Up until recently...like the late 1960's, women didn't need underwear to
deal with the products used during their cycles. Belts and rags were the
choice of the day.
Since skirts were worn by women, and their smocks, shifts, chemises were
long enough to protect their dresses from any body dirt,
A twice turned dress would mean that the skirt was first taken off and
flipped upsidedown, so the former hem is at the waist, then taken apart
again and flipped inside out, or maybe the panels are sideways to what they
were.
Poverty sucks! But, often you could tell the stature of a woman,
I had some serious issues with a lot of H Bohnam Carter's clothing in the
episode I watched last night...What were those things on her head??? That
and the shape of the dresses. The stays in this period would have been
close to what she had on, but would have come in to her actual waist, while
Ahhh HA!( to quote a comercial on the local french network right
now)
Thanks for the insight, it explains a lot!
Kelly
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From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 2:11 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost]
of the libraries
recommended for me. I'll ask my local library if they can borrow the ones
we can find in the area.
I appreciate the help. I know what I want to make just not sure how to
MAKE it work.
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From: kelly grant [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED
I have used Ms Hunnisett's 18thC hoop pattern, it balances beautifully! All
I did was scale it up! At the bottom edge mine is 2 yards across.
Kelly
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From: Becky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 10:33 AM
I have used them in the past, for Renn stuff and 18thCstuff. I like how the
fabric drapes, very rich. Not sure I'd want to use this fabric if I were
wearing the garment outside, say in Pennsic heat, or warmer. But for indoor
events, and where I live, it worked out well.
There's a photo of
Wow! I'm speachless!
Kelly
Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment, faced
with danger. To have courage, you must think about the dangers in advance,
then weigh the risks, and then do what you have to do, despite your fears
Caius Merlyn Britannicus
From:
If the linen is really fine, I'd suggest a hand rolled hem. Most of the
time, the standard hemming techniques work with linen. Linen is one of
those yummy fabrics that just does what you ask it to.
Kelly
Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment, faced
with danger.
That and there is a huge difference in cut between the early elizabethan
stays and the 18thC stays. Even the effigy stays are cut with only three
pieces...the 18thC ones are cut in five or more. That seaming adds a lot to
the position of the breast within the stays.
Kelly/estela
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