I like the fact that the lady uses an electric poking-stick (I can understand
enough of the text to make that out)!
British clergy don't wear ruffs, but some boy choristers wear pleated neckbands
or other styles of archaic neckwear. My friends' son who was head chorister at
Chichester Cathedral
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Subject: [h-cost] ruffs on the head?
Here i found an interresting article looking for ruffs. This
is older though and not a collar but a headwear, medieval.
Nice reconstruktion:
http://www.aabne-samlinger.dk/naestved/historie/hoveddug.pdf
Bjarne
Leif og Bjarne Drews
www.my-drewscostumes.dk
http
Oh rats! We were going to try this ourselves. If you do find any links or
sources who you know have done this but don't have anything up online, we'd
love to know.
Thanks,
Sg
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From: Schaeffer, Astrida [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I'm reading this weeks Economist 22 Sept 07 International section, and
found a picture of a clergyman (woman?) hard to tell s/he has a very
soft face) in low ruff. The text says this might be a lutheran bishop.
I always thought ruffs, even for the clergy, had gone the way of the
dodo.
Hah, they use them at every service here in denmark.
Tania
Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm reading this weeks Economist 22 Sept 07
International section, and
found a picture of a clergyman (woman?) hard to tell s/he has a very
soft face) in low ruff. The text says this might be a lutheran
At 18:36 24/09/2007, you wrote:
I'm reading this weeks Economist 22 Sept 07 International section, and
found a picture of a clergyman (woman?) hard to tell s/he has a very
soft face) in low ruff. The text says this might be a lutheran bishop.
I always thought ruffs, even for the clergy, had
Here you can see the danish ruffs how they are pleated in the organ piped
pleats:
http://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/artikel/78158
Bjarne
Leif og Bjarne Drews
www.my-drewscostumes.dk
http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/
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Subject: [h-cost] ruffs in modern use
Here you can see the danish ruffs how they are pleated in the organ piped
pleats:
http://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/artikel/78158
Bjarne
Really cool! I had no idea they were in use today.
Sg
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I'm lazy. I sewed fishing line in the edge of my ruff so I don't have to
starch it.
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Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 11:40 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] ruffs
Here i found an interresting article looking for ruffs. This is older though
and not a collar but a headwear, medieval.
Nice reconstruktion:
http://www.aabne-samlinger.dk/naestved/historie/hoveddug.pdf
Bjarne
Leif og Bjarne Drews
www.my-drewscostumes.dk
http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/
At 20:09 13/03/2006, you wrote:
Now I'm curious: how many people actually starch their ruffs after
they're made like I do?
And I'm curious if anyone has found something permanent to deal with
the ruffs. There is a type of stuff sold at craft stores for making
baskets out of lace doilies.
At 12:34 PM 3/13/2006, you wrote:
At 20:09 13/03/2006, you wrote:
Now I'm curious: how many people actually starch their ruffs after
they're made like I do?
And I'm curious if anyone has found something permanent to deal
with the ruffs. There is a type of stuff sold at craft stores for
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From: Julie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 9:09 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Ruffs
Now I'm curious: how many people actually starch their ruffs after
they're made like I do?
And I'm curious if anyone has found something permanent
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
In a message dated 3/13/2006 3:36:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Straw stiffener, what you use on millinery straw (and hats) to keep
it in shape,
What we sometimes call Hat Lacquer.
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Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Ruffs
At 12:34 PM 3/13/2006, you wrote:
At 20:09 13/03/2006, you wrote:
Now I'm curious: how many people actually starch their ruffs after
they're
I've been meaning to try...in addition to some stiffening agent like starch
or hat lacquer...zig-zaging some fishing line to the edge of the ruff. If
you're attaching some lace to the edge with a narrow zig-zag, why not do it
over
some medium strength fishing line? If you get the right
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been meaning to try...in addition to some stiffening agent like starch
or hat lacquer...zig-zaging some fishing line to the edge of the ruff. If
you're attaching some lace to the edge with a narrow zig-zag, why not do it over
some medium strength fishing line?
Now I'm curious: how many people actually starch their ruffs after
they're made like I do?
And I'm curious if anyone has found something permanent to deal with the
ruffs. There is a type of stuff sold at craft stores for making baskets out
of lace doilies. It sets up permanently and
At 23:40 13/03/2006, you wrote:
I've been meaning to try...in addition to some stiffening agent like starch
or hat lacquer...zig-zaging some fishing line to the edge of the ruff. If
you're attaching some lace to the edge with a narrow zig-zag, why
not do it over
some medium strength fishing
Now I'm curious: how many people actually starch their ruffs after
they're made like I do?
And I'm curious if anyone has found something permanent to deal
with the ruffs. There is a type of stuff sold at craft stores for
making baskets out of lace doilies. It sets up permanently and
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