Bjarne, you remain an inspiration to us all and your talent is breathtaking.
You deserve a patron who would free you to do this full time, I only wish this could happen for you! Astrida On May 13, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Leif og Bjarne Drews wrote: > Hello sharon and all who replied, > Thankyou for your help, off cause i can imagine horsehair tape would be > brilliant solution for this, i shall keep that in mind. > I intend to make all things myself, and yes i shall post pictures. > My webpage is not very big at the moment, i have issues finding time for it, > and i deleted most of it this winter because it really needed updatings. > Its terrible because the demand for my things is increasing, and i still only > have two hands and a full time job to earn my living, and also i have > difficulties to say no when somebody asks. > Last summer almost killed me because i had accepted to make a regency for > another museum who was going to have a big exhibition about the museum who > was build as a summer residense in 1806. I thoaght it would be easy to make a > regency, very simple and it happened that the curator wanted a dress like one > in the danish National Museum. > It was tambour embroidered all over the skirt !!!! > I had to teach myself to tambour embroider, and boy it was hard. But > suddently i had the right twist and pull to it, and i learned > all summer for 4 months i embroidered every single day at least 3-4 hours, > and all day when i was home. Even an embroidery course i had ben given as a > gift, i had to tambour all the time to be ready for the opening. > I did finish it for the opening and it was a very nice thing for me because > the danish queen attended the opening, and i shaked her hand :-) > Right now i am making a karnival dress for a danish lady who is going to > Venice karnival. She pays me well and she also broaght with her fabric, wich > alas is an upholstery fabric, but i try to make it as nice as possible. > I still have 20 yards of a wonderfull Brunswick silk brokade, floral and very > espensive, wich i am going to make a huge courtdress of, but there are > unfortunately a lot of other things i have to make first. > I have missed you all a lot, and i browsed trough the topics lately and > found, you have become more "wide spread in periods" wich i think is > wonderfull. > > Bjarne > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- From: Sharon Collier > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 5:54 PM > To: 'Historical Costume' > Subject: Re: [h-cost] some questions about renaissance, > > www.renaissancetailor.com has ruffs that can be easily washed. I believe > they are made of linen with horsehair braid inside for stiffness. My friend > has some and loves them. You might consider using them, or looking at the > site for techniques, etc. > Will you be posting pictures? Your work is always so beautiful. > Sharon C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Leif og Bjarne Drews > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 7:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [h-cost] some questions about renaissance, > > Hello the list, its long time since last. > I have ben asked to make some renaissance costumes for a shool projekt at a > danish castle. the teachers are going to be dressed up in renaissance > costumes, a man and a woman. They work at a danish castle wich is a museum. > I am going to start this projekt in july. > In some danish inventory lists, wich all are written in german ( it was the > language used then in Denmark) it is often mentioned with wide dresses and > narrow dresses. > My question is, could a narrow dress be the same as the english word "a > kirtle" > Its hopeless with danish study of danish renaissance costumes, because > nobody knows the danish terms for different costumes (costume parts) No > danish words for anything except the major things like ruffs, cuffs and the > like. > Another question i have for you is: wich fabric would you recomend to use > when i make ruffs and cuffs? They should be able to wash them often, and i > thoaght about maybe using a synthetic fabric wich will hold the shape, and > dont need to be ironed, or perhaps to use silk organza, as this also is > stiff and keeps the shape. > Any suggestions and any help would be greatfull apreciated. > > Bjarne > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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
