Perusing Kass's research (<http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/historical-clothing.php?c=8&w=103&r=Y>) arguably several of the extent garments have buttons attached at the edge of the closing edge. But that's not what I'm thinking of, I'm remembering a photograph from a book, that included documentation of buttonholes backed with...something, tape or something that looked like tape. Sorry, it's been too long, and I don't remember clearly anymore.
Claudine ----- Original Message ---- > From: Purple Kat <[email protected]> > To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, February 14, 2011 12:17:16 PM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] 15th c sewing technique > > Buttons on the edge --- sounds like the extant dress that either Kass > McGann or <bangs head on desk - another top garb lady> -- saw and > reproduced. The dress was either Irish or Scottish in origin. > > It sticks in my head because the extant dress was *almost* the ladies exact > size. > > Katheryne > > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:37 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Buttons along the edge: that sounds familiar. I feel I've seen a photo of > > that...maybe in "Textiles and clothing, c.1150-c.1450" (Crowfoot. et al) > > cited > > by Catherine earlier? It's been a while since I did any research related to > > that > > time period, but "buttons along the edge" triggered an image of an extant > > find > > in my muddled brain. > > > > Claudine > _______________________________________________ > 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
