Don't know your period, but there are lots of patterns and ideas for making bracers in the 19th C. They seem to be one of those needle work items to gift the men on your 'list', along with caps and wallets. Seems probable to me that the need for such an assessory was not a "new" thing at that time period. Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 2:19 PM Subject: [h-cost] RE: Braces - rerun
> >From: Suzi Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Marc > >Was it you asking about braces? I found information accidentally > >while looking for something else. Earliest form of braces appears to > >be 1780's for gentlemen's breeches, usually just ribbon. I can quote > >exactly if you wish - book and computer are a whole floor apart and I > >am too lazy to go up and get the book! (It's a guide to where costume > >items can be found in the U.K. - "A Guide to Historic Costume?" > > Yes that was me. Please. Whenever is convenient for you would be fine. > > I'm thinking the least complex guess is going to be a pair of fabric tapes > with button holes, and attach some buttons to the breeches. But I'd like to > actually *know*, if such a thing is possible. > > Marc > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
