If you put an extra layer on the inside of the ruff neckband, you can take that off to wash and sew on again more easily.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melanie Schuessler Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 10:23 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Ruff Shane & Sheridan wrote: > It's Sunday morning, and the caffeine has not yet percolated its way > into my brain, so here's a possibly silly question: > > is it a good idea to starch the fabric of a ruff *before* or *after* > you sew it together? After. If you want the lovely figure-eights to work out right, just sew a very tightly gathered band of fabric to the top of your neckband. Then soak it in liquid starch and proceed from there. Full instructions of how I do mine are on my website at http://www.faucet.net/costume/period/ruff.html The thing is, every time you wash it, the starch all comes out. So you don't want to have to take it all apart every time you have to wash and re-starch. And you will want to wash it--they sit right next to the neck and are prey to "ring around the ruff." Happy starching, 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
