Posted on behalf of My Lady's Wardrobe, who seems unable to post at present.
Hi,
TUDOR TAILOR BOOK deliveries:
Due to promoting "The Tudor Tailor" this weekend
at "The Original Re-Enactor's Fayre" and also
Kentwell Hall (both in the UK), Ninya was
actually staying with me in Suffolk. My husband
Edmund has regularly commissioned gorgeous
Elizabeth and Tudor suits of clothing from her
and we both know her very well from Kentwell
(Tudor and Elizabethan re-enactment!)
I can confirm that the advance copies of the
book arrived LAST FRIDAY (and it was touch and
go as to whether they WERE going to arrive that
day!) I now have my copy (which was given to me
in return for helping to pattern test). Edmund
has spirited it away at the moment whilst I am on the internet.
Anyway, from tomorrow (20th March), Ninya has
the job of packing up all the books that have
been pre-ordered and sending them on their way
to their new homes. The delivery time will now
be at the mercy of the postal service but expect to receive it very soon!
And I can say it really is a GREAT book! Well worth the wait!
On a different topic:
PRINCESS ELIZABETH fabric:-
At 10:42 19/03/2006, you wrote:
>My daughter loves this fabric at
><http://www.ninyamikhaila.com/images/C16th/Eliz
2005.jpg>http://www.ninyamikhaila.com/images/C16th/Eliz2005.jpg . Does anyone
>know where I can find something similar and not too expensive?
>Thanks, Aylwen
Aylwen,
That fabric WAS VERY expensive. I know where it
came from but I am not authorised to provide the
person's details (and don't know their contact
details anyway, only their name!). I have had
different fabric from this person - it was an
ivory and gold silk damask for my wedding gown.
And that, 6 years ago was £75 (sterling) per
metre! I know the purple one was MUCH more than that.
However, at the Re-enactor's Fayre this weekend,
there was a stall called "Quartemasterie" (no
website!) who sell silks of all kinds (its
amazing - I didn't succumb this time!).
They have THAT VERY silk probably because it was
the end of a bolt that someone else purchased
and didnt use the rest. As such, they tend to
be very much cheaper but their silks are very
good quality. If you like, I can email them with
the picture you gave a link to and ask them to
send me a swatch of it and the cost? I can then
pass it on to you. Its an odd fabric because
the purple bits are very velvety in feel though it certainly is not velvet.
Reply on the list as I can read it (I just cant
POST to it for some bizarre reason) or contact
me privately on myladysw AT myladyswardrobe DOT com
Best wishes to all and "hi" to one or two of you
who do know me. And Thanks to Suzi for posting on my behalf.
Bess
myladyswardrobe.com
Suzi
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