That's part of my experiment! Cool. I'm trying to see how well the fluff of the acrylic fur will trap heat. I'm betting that my natural sheep skin will do a better job, but... just have to give it a try.
Bridgette On 11/15/05, Sue Clemenger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
