Hi Beth,
I have a felt blank that i want to make a small tricorned hat off. I am a
little uncertain what i should trim it with, it needs to get a trim of some
sort in the edge, also to cover the black hat wire i am going to sew to the
edge, so that it will keep its shape.
We have events at the gustavians, where we are outside in the garden, and
inside. Every time we go outside, we use our hats, off cause, and takes the
hat off inside. In many cases the hat was not used on the head, but only
carried under the arm, i know it sounds rediculous, but it is a fact.
I know it would have ben lovely with a little cap and lappets, but i did not
have enough to make it, only the small neck frill. I do have leftovers of
the wider lace that i used for the sleaves, but i guess it would be two wide
for a cap.
Bjarne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Beth Schoenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] wig
Whoa-ho!! Wow!!
What kind of hat do you wear with this? Or is it for "indoor" sorts of
events? I know there was a short-term fashion for very very small
tricorne hats perched on larger wigs -- does this style of wig fall into
that fashion period?
What do you use to wrap the "tail" at the back? Black silk? In the
illustration, the wrap looks almost like leather, but I would think that
even thin leather would be heavy and awkward.
Good luck and have fun!
BTW, regarding the lovely yellow silk dress you posted recently --- the
lace-maker in me just HAS to ask: was there enough left over of the
lovely cotton lace to improvise a cap and lappets for the lady? Not that
you yourself had time for it, mind you, as I well know. She looks lovely
in the dress. But lace-makers just have to find ways to add more lace
whenever we can!
Beth Schoenberg
--- in lovely, nasty-raw-cold Kambah, Canberra (Australia)
On 01/07/2006, at 5:14 AM, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
Hi,
I have looked in all my books for a picture of a nice wig i want. I
finally desided to this one, from Galleries des Modes et Costumes
Francaises. Its a 1780 ies wig, and i think it will be good to my suits.
http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/wig.htm
What do you think?
Thanks
Bjarne
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