A persian coat might work. It is a fairly thick comforter it would be warm. It is a little shiny though. I just know I am never going to use it again as a bedspread and thought I could put it to use.
Well thank you for the ideas, and if anyone thinks of anything else by all means please share *´¨) ¸.·´¸.·´¨) ¸.·*¨). (¸.·´ (¸.·´ .·´ .·´ ¸.·*`·~»*~Danielle~*»~ (¸.·´ . On 10/8/07, otsisto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe a Persian coat? > Can you remove the quilting without leaving marks or permanent stitch > holes? > With satin, you are looking more at Renaissance fudging then Medieval, > especially shiny satin. Your also looking at winter attire with this satin > as it does not breath. Plus you should not make anything out of it that > you > will want to wear around a fire. > If you are in SCA or similar group and if you have a coat of arms the has > green in it you could use the satin for heraldic display stuff. > Though it would not be material of the 1300s and 1400s, you could make a > sideless surcoat. Could use it for a cloak lining. Or you could make a > Florentine giornea and/or gammurra > http://cadieux.mediumaevum.com/florentine.html > > De > > -----Original Message----- > I've already used the sheets to make a simple > kirtle. My problem is that I'm not exactly sure what to make out of it. > Not only is it satin, but its quilted in sort of a strange way, I cannot > find pictures and I would take one, but an aquaintance has my camera at > the > moment. The quilting is all symmetrical, in straight lines, but intead of > being noral quiltingit has some of it sticking up on some of the seams, > I'm > not really sure how to perscribe it. I have a comforter, pillow cases and > curtains. Preferably the clothing I would creat out of it would be in a > medieval style. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.....Thank > you..... > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- *´¨) ¸.·´¸.·´¨) ¸.·*¨). (¸.·´ (¸.·´ .·´ .·´ ¸.·*`·~»*~Danielle~*»~ (¸.·´ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
