Nice portrait! It'll be great to see the outfit when you finish it. This whole use of fur prompts an odd question for me, though. I'm aware, from all the years of costuming I've done in the SCA, and all the conversations about it, that the heat/perspiration/cooling properties of fabrics can vary enormously depending on whether they're natural or man-made materials, let alone, what kind of natural materials. Does anyone have any similar experience to share about the differing properties of real and faux furs? --Sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 6:42 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Muppet Fur > This is the painting which inspired me. Holbein before England ... I > misremembered the date. > > Portrait of Young Woman > Artist: Hans Holbein > 1517 > > http://www.wga.hu/art/h/holbein/hans_y/1518/5wife.jpg > > On 11/15/05, Melanie Schuessler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Marie Stewart wrote: > > > Muppet Fur is what I call the currently popular Acrylic furlike fiber. > > > Some folks call it Teddy Bear, some folks call it eyelash. > > > LONG URL... but this gives the texture. The lining I used is in black. > > > Got the fabric for a steal from my local shop. > > > The texture approximates the look in the portrait, and seeing as this > > > project was just for fun, I went with the Muppet. :> > > > > Which portrait? This coat sounds interesting, and I'd love to see your > > inspiration. Also, depending on the surface quality of the "fur," you > > might be able to make a case for it being similar to silk shag, which > > was popular in some places in the later 16th c. (See pics of the lining > > in Verney's loose gown in Patterns of Fashion, p. 38.) > > > > Melanie Schuessler _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
