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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kelly grant Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 3:32 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Hoops, was GFD fittings, etc. The Spanish farthingale is similar in that it balances, but uses a series of rectangles that you adjust to the wearer. In the 19thC, the full fabric crinolines were often drafted with shaped pieces. By putting the piece with more bias to the one with less, the straighter piece pulls the hoop backwards, balancing it. Did I make better sense this time? There are days when language escapes me! Kelly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon at Collierfam.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 11:19 PM Subject: RE: [h-cost] re: GFD fittings, etc. > Please excuse my ignorance, but what do you mean "creates a hoop"? > How? Sharon > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of kelly grant > Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 6:06 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] re: GFD fittings, etc. > > > Actually, by putting bias to straight in the mid 19thC they created a > hoop that would balance itself, and a skirt that would flow away from > the legs when walking. Pretty cool. > > A lot of our modern clothing construction method were developed in the > 19thC. Some seriously inovative cutting to upholster the body. > > Kelly > >> Later 19thC skirts through often go straight to slant. I suspect this >> has a >> lot to do with aesthetic appeal as you can see it looks neater when you >> have >> stripes;) There is a perfect example of it in PoF 2 of the early 1870s. >> >> michaela de bruce >> http://glittersweet.com > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
