Take a look at these archives: http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/Fashion/search-old.cgi?s=drawstring+shift+&l=hcos06
I see a few URL's but nothing really that says it is a drawstring. But you may have seen it on another list. Let us know the url if you find it! :) Franchesca > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:h-costume- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Bonnie Booker > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 8:24 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] OOPS - forgot subject line - Chemise pattern > > > We discussed drawstrings on shifts/chemises a few years ago, and the > consensus was that before the 18th century they all had sewn gathers round > the neck and wrists. > > > > I recently heard a talk by Stuart Peachey, the British expert on the 17th > century, and asked him a question about this. He confirmed the above > statement. > -- > There was a drawstring shift found in Scandinavia from either the 14th or > 15th century. It was from an archelogical dig there. I don't have all my books > with me right now, but I ran off a copy. I think it might have been on the > Historical Costume List.. I should have bookmarked it. > > Aspasia Moonwind > _______________________________________________ > 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
