On Thursday 05 January 2006 4:38 pm, A & J Garden wrote: > I've often looked at the fabrics at > http://stores.ebay.com/Renaissance-Fabrics and wondered if anyone here > had used them for Renaissance (general term) or Elizabethan garb? If so, > what are your thoughts? I realise they are not natural fibres, but what > did you think of the patterns? Do you have photos of finished gowns or > doublets you might share with me? I've got some garments to make and am > thinking about some of these fabrics.
I've used two of their brocades for 16th c costumes, and I like the way they handle (haven't tried to clean them yet, though). You can see a gown I made from one of their brocasdes here: http://slumberland.org/moodle/file.php?file=/5/moddata/forum/36/5855/ren1.jpg -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Physics is like sex; sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it."--Richard Feynman _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
