I think Sheridan was talking about this: http://www.livescience.com/21691-600-year-old-medieval-bras-discovered.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/20/medieval-bras-history-women-support
Quite fascinating! Especially considering it changes everything we thought we knew about bra history. 'Bella On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Sharon Henderson < henderson.sha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sounds like a fun project, Sheridan! > > Is there a website or a reference where we could see the "bra finds", and > will you post pics of the resulting shift? A Cranach gown has been on my > Wanna Do This List for ages. :) > > Cheers, > Meli > > On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Sheridan wrote: > > > > > Currently I'm working on a Saxony/Cranach style gown, from the skin out. > > Starting with a shift based on those Medieval 'bra' finds from a few > years > > ago, and finishing with a giant hat full of feathers. :0) > > > > Currently I have part of the shift draped, just needs to be sewn, trimmed > > and then turned into a final pattern. I've got the test run of a > > chemise/shirt currently on my dress form, awaiting some buttons and a bit > > of > > tweaking. (Not completely happy with the pattern I drafted) There is > also a > > gollar that I had to do some major re-working on (I used a commercial > > pattern, and I'm very un-pleased about the fit) and I'm now at the > trimming > > stage with it. Fabric for the gown has been sitting in my stash for over > 10 > > years, I finally found and purchased my border fabric this weekend and I > > found my stash of ribbons/trims that I have been stockpiling for this > > outfit > > over the years. > > > > Finally hit critical mass with this one, so it's time to sew! > > > > Sheridan P. > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
