This is one of those projects that I want to as plausably correct to the period as I possibly can.
The inspiration : <http://www.lib-art.com/imgpainting/0/1/8710-portrait-of-a-young-woman-lucas-the-elder-cranach.jpg> With what I've already spent on materials, I don't want to go with a cheap and quick alternative if spending a few more minutes preparing my own "buckram" will get me closer to what the original may have been. That's my goal here... On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 1:09 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > How about the cheap, light-weight buckram (sometimes found at Hancock > Fabrics)? It's "fabric stiffened with glue" so if you're willing to ignore > the content of the glue and fabric, it's sort of period. > > > > Claudine > >> ________________________________ > >> From: Alexandria Doyle >> To: Historical Costume >> Sent: Fri, December 11, 2009 7:08:08 AM >> Subject: [h-cost] stiffen agent >> >> Does anyone have have suggestions of anything else that could have >> been used early to mid 16th century Germany as a stiffening agent and >> /or base fabric for this kind of project? >> >> thanks >> alex >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
