On Sunday 13 July 2008 5:24:51 pm Anne wrote: > In the second picture, is that another brooch in the center front, do > you think? If the fabric was pinned together there, it would be tight > around the chest so the tortoise brooches might hold the pleats more > easily? > > Interestingly, that formation is almost exactly like I was shown to make > a hangarock (18 years ago for a friend's wedding, so I don't know where > the research came from), except backwards. It was a tube with a big box > pleat in the centre back, sewn down along the top edge. I had such a > small bust, and such a long stride, that the pleat went all the way > round to under my arms! But certainly putting it in front would allow > for pregnancy.
Yes, the inset picture does seem to show a third brooch in the center. So far as I know, no such brooch was found in the grave, but we don't have full data on the find. It does show a narrow apron worn in front and positioned between the tortoise brooches, which I'm skeptical about, since that approach would also hide the silk trim on the apron dress. There are any number of ways in which a sewn pleat/s could be incorporated into an apron dress. The only one that I know has been documented by a find is this one, which was found in Denmark and is the subject of a reconstruction model in the Danish National Museum. There's a photo of the reconstruction about 2/3 of the way down on this page on the right: http://www.vikingsofbjornstad.gbtllc.com/MuseumCopenhagen.htm -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny."--Edmund Burke _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
