I don't think you're sad at all. I think you are amazing. I would love to see a picture of the outfit you have made if you have one, can you post it somewhere where we can all see. I think the the idea of recreating the old costumes absolutely fascinating. It is probably what brought me into lacemaking.
At a lace day some years ago a lady gave us a talk on the old clothes, she had loads of victorian, edwardian and earlier outfits (can't remember all the outfits she had), but after the talk where she described the outfits and their histories she allowed us to handle the outfits and my friend and I immediately turned them inside out to discover how they were constructed. Sewing is my other hobby and I like to combine the two wherever possible :-) Jane Portchester UK -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 March 2004 09:28 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lace] RE:Casper Netscher's lacemaker This is how sad I am. The picture is early 1660s but the clothing is ok for UK English Civil War (ECW) so I have made an authentic copy of the clothing and am working on making the pillow next. When I first saw the skirt I choked as it is cartridge pleated and requires you to pleat an entire length of material (about 12 - 15 foot) into 1" pleats and run a thread through it about 1" from the selvage edge. You then herringbone stich it to a waist band. However, when I got going I was able to do this in just under an afternoon and hand sew the virtical seem as well. The results are spectacular - the fabric sits out from the waist band and gives exactly the same effect as the picture. If you look at the bodice, that too is cartidge pleated along where the sleeves meet the main body but with 1/2" pleats. I was luck enough to already have a bodice that matched the picture. Over all, with the correct corset and shoes, I have taken people by surprise when they walk into a room and see me making lace - one lady told me I looked like a living picture. Next I'm working on the coif - the embroidered head covering. Liz In a message dated 3/2/2004 4:08:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have her on a needlepoint canvas I'm working on. I hope it does > justice to her (and Capser's work) :-) Her skirt's a dark > blue on my > canvas, though. > > Cheers, > Helen, Aussie in Denver Regards Liz Beecher I'm <A HREF="http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee";>blogging</A> now - see what it's all about - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
