Some links for you: http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/gallery/linens/undies.html - chemises at the bottom of the page
http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/research/diary/diary3.html - a how to for a gathered neck chemise http://costume.dm.net/chemise.html - the smock generator which links from this page is very good http://www.vertetsable.com/demos_shirt.htm - the demo is for a shirt, but shifts/chemises had very little to distinguish them from each other - usually only the length ( a shift tended to be longer ) and whether the garment had side gores or was just straight up and down ( shifts had the side gores ) - this entire site is well worth having a good look at. http://freespace.virgin.net/f.lea/shiftdesign.html - some good pictures http://realmofvenus.renaissancewoman.net/wardrobe/firstthingsfirst.htm - follow the links to some good pictures of extant chemises http://katerina.purplefiles.net/garb/diaries/hand%20Linen%20camicia.htm - another gathered and stitched neckline http://katerina.purplefiles.net/garb/diaries/Morgans%20Closet/Chemise%201630.htm - another shift HTH Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there anywhere I can see how this is done? This is the first time I've heard about this technique. I was always under the belief that drawstrings were used in the neckline and cuffs. Since I have to make myself some new chemises this is a good time to learn the new technique (new to me). Roscelin -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Kate M Bunting" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > We've debated this topic more than once and the general consensus seems to be > that chemises/shifts before the 18th century had stitched-down gathers, not > drawstrings. 17th century reenactors commonly do make shifts with > drawstrings, > presumably because that's how we would make modern garments that look like > that > (i.e. "peasant" or "gypsy"-style blouses). > I'm not a Tudor expert, but presumably the ruff developed from a chemise neck > gathered into a ruffle? > > Kate Bunting > Librarian and 17th century reenactor > _____________________________________________________________ Sluggy.Net: The Sluggy Freelance Community! _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
