Just to clarify - what date are you actually talking about? To me, "1600s" means 1600-1610, but a lot of people now seem to be using it to mean the 17th century in general, in which case farthingales were no longer worn by mid-century. Or was it a slip of the finger for "16th century"?
Kate Bunting Librarian and 17th century reenactor >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 20/06/2006 18:39 >>> I will be needing to buy underpinnings materials very soon for a mid-1600's corset and farthingale. Should I use linen as the lining for the corset? Would this linen be heavy enough to use? What should I use on the outer side? I think I heard someone mention duck cloth before, but that seems awfully heavy. What should I use for the farthingale? I don't feel the need to go 100% authentic on this, especially since it won't be visable, but I do want it to breath well. Michigan summers are HOT! Natalie ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
