>I can understand from the many posts about this new book, that many are >making this period. >May i ask you, have you considered to make something new from the book? >Is it going to be another style, than you normally do?
>Bjarne I got the book as a gift, partly because I've already made several gowns in the "Holbein" and drum farthingale styles. I've also done a few doublets, trunkhose, venetian & hats. Like everyone else, I have a few comments on the book, ifi you'll allow me. It's a good book that I'd loan or recommend to any intermediate sewer. It's light on clear date ranges for specific garments & styles. Of the recreations, some are better than others. In many cases it's the lack of surface decoration that makes the resulting garment look theatrical. However, the clean surfaces make it clearer how the pattern shapes become the finished garment. There are few compare & contrast illustrations. I found the orange (tawney p. 130) drum farthingale recreation to be completely evocative of the Mary Fitch and Eleanor Herbert (Lady Powis) portraits. To show the source picture & the recreation would really have enhanced the book. On the other hand, the extant hose & finished recreation serve admirably to validate Ms Mikhaila's methods. >From the name, I was expecting Tudor tailoring techniques, of which very little is presented. There is plenty on structure, pad stitching, interlinings, etc, but it's all modern techniques. (see the machine stitched linen buckram in the bodice on p.65) One enjoyable feature of the book is the recreated accessories. I'm particularly fond of the repro busks. The Square rigged ship brooch (p.98) is delish! Tudor Tailor is among the new group of costume books that like to show patterns, research material, original garments and/or garments from the patterns. (Hurray for that! ) It's not quite up to the high standards of "Costume Close-Up" (Baumgarten) with it's patterns and tailoring techniques, and inside views of original garments from the Williamsburg garment collection. Neither does it stoop to the "trust me" croquis & psuedo-pattern layouts of so many like "Medieval Tailor's Assistant", "Evolution of Fashion". Tudor Tailor is, for intermediate sewers, tailors & cutters a much better buy than any of the patterns out there. If you can work from Linda Baumgarten's, Blanche Payne's or Norah Waugh's books, this one will suit your style. For advanced 16th tailors & cutters who can glance at a painting or Patterns of Fashion and "rock of eye" start patterning, dont bother with this book. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
