If you're talking about the woman on the right, that's not a ruff per se, but rather a goffered veil, where a small ruffle has been woven into the edge of the veil as part of the cloth (there are a number of theories on how this was done) and the cloth is folded back and forth over the head a few times to build up the thick frill. Several enterprising weavers out there have done a reconstruction of the weave necessary, though I can't seem to find any decent links...
Astrida ****************** Astrida Schaeffer, Assistant Director The Art Gallery University of New Hampshire Paul Creative Arts Center 30 College Road Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-0310 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: (603) 862-2191 ****************** >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bjarne og Leif Drews >Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 2:59 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [h-cost] ruffs on the head? > >Here i found an interresting article looking for ruffs. This >is older though and not a collar but a headwear, medieval. >Nice reconstruktion: > http://www.aabne-samlinger.dk/naestved/historie/hoveddug.pdf > >Bjarne > > > > > >Leif og Bjarne Drews >www.my-drewscostumes.dk > >http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ > > >_______________________________________________ >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
