On 02/12/2011 01:18 PM, Beteena Paradise wrote:
Recently, I was given some information which seems wrong to me. I was told that
I should be using twill tape to stablize the neck and front opening of a
(pre-tudor) mid-15th century laced front kirtle. To me, that sounds like a
modern sewing technique, but the woman who told me this said that was the way
the extant clothing was done. I've tried doing some research and can't find
anything to confirm it. Does this sound right to anyone here? Thanks.
Take a look at "Textiles and clothing, c.1150-c.1450"
By Elisabeth Crowfoot, Frances Pritchard, Kay Staniland
Google Books has excerpts of it, but with out the photograph that (to my
recollection) shows a piece of different fabric reinforcing the
buttonholed edge.
The page (as redacted for Google Books) can be found here, but you
might be able to get it on Interlibrary Loan if you can't afford to buy it:
http://books.google.com/books?id=CY-8T59wHHUC&pg=PA171&lpg=PA171&dq=pritchard+14th+century+sleeve&source=bl&ots=KItepaB2Ow&sig=prDR4VKvp4WS92XrcHdjohQ2My4&hl=en&ei=HNxWTZnqLcTflgeG_8nBBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=pritchard%2014th%20century%20sleeve&f=false
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Cathy Raymond
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