THANKS, Robin, those are great links!! I have a Danish friend and I've just asked her if she could translate for us. Might take a little while, but probably sooner than getting the busy people at the Center to get to it...
So nice to see these; commercial variants are now available in the US reenactor market, but they're constructed of flat cloth with a sewn-on ruffle, and I just can't bring myself to do it. Not that a woven veil is any closer to being on my head for seeing this article, but it's so good to see the work being done (and inspirational to try it...) Fantasy vacation: 2 weeks at the Center.... This Danish friend of mine visits there every year when she goes back to visit family and she raves about the place... (Cue "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof...) 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 Robin Netherton >Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:39 AM >To: Historical Costume >Subject: [h-cost] Frilled-edge veils (was: "ruffs on the head?") > > >> Oh rats! We were going to try this ourselves. If you do find >any links >> or sources who you know have done this but don't have anything up >> online, we'd love to know. > >This article presents an in-depth analysis of the veil style >and a proposed weaving method tested by the author: > >"Giovanna Cenami's Veil: A Neglected Detail," by Carla >Tilghman, in Medieval Clothing and Textiles 1, ed. Netherton >and Owen-Crocker (Boydell, 2005). > >Since then, Carla has become involved in an international >project on these veils, and from what I hear they are coming >up with some astounding pieces of evidence, including an >extant piece (or two pieces?) of ruffled-edge weaving. Here's >info on the project: > >http://www.middelaldercentret.dk/Projekter/kruselerprojekte.html > >I should note that the project head, Camilla Luise Dahl, has >done a really splendid article on an extant medieval linen cap >(not frilled-edged) for the upcoming (2008) volume of MC&T. I >can vouch for her work. Many of the other names listed as >involved in this project should be recognizable to members of >this list. I know another member personally as a US re-enactor. > >More from that group here if you read Danish (I don't): > >http://www.middelaldercentret.dk/pdf/nyhedsbrevjan07tilweb.pdf > >See pages 15-23 (three articles). The articles include >pictures of the extant piece (pieces?) of ruffle-edged fabric, >and also pictures of various attempts at reconstruction, >including weaving and starching. That's all I can get given >how language-impaired I am. > >I will have to convince Camilla to publish this in English >when they are all done. > >--Robin > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Kick back and relax with hot games and cool activities at the >Messenger Café. >http://www.cafemessenger.com?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_SeptWLtagline______ _________________________________________ >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
