[h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery
I'm sorry to be so vague and forgetful, but recently someone posted a lovely Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery site owned by a fellow h-cost member. I thought I had it bookmarked, but cannot fins it anywhere. Could someone please re-post. Thanks Suzi (I have 5 Tudor ladies to costume and bejewel) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery
- Original Message - From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 6:19 AM Subject: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery I'm sorry to be so vague and forgetful, but recently someone posted a lovely Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery site owned by a fellow h-cost member. I thought I had it bookmarked, but cannot fins it anywhere. Could someone please re-post. Thanks Suzi (I have 5 Tudor ladies to costume and bejewel) Was it www.sapphireandsage.com ? Even if it wasn't, it's a lovely site. ;-) Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery
At 12:23 29/09/2005, you wrote: - Original Message - From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 6:19 AM Subject: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery I'm sorry to be so vague and forgetful, but recently someone posted a lovely Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery site owned by a fellow h-cost member. I thought I had it bookmarked, but cannot fins it anywhere. Could someone please re-post. Thanks Suzi (I have 5 Tudor ladies to costume and bejewel) Was it www.sapphireandsage.com ? Even if it wasn't, it's a lovely site. ;-) That's the one - thank you kindly. Suzi ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Review? 'Visual History of Costume: 20th Century'
Dawn: My public library has this book and I've seen it. Mostly, it uses either pics of actual costume, or portraits, or fashion plates, as I recall. But it isn't really a lot of ordinary everyday wear. For sources of that, try the reprints of catalogs like Sears. I believe it is Dover that has done reprints by decade(roughly)starting with 1909-1920 of catalog pages from mainly Sears, but supplementing them with some other catalogs, like Wards. Hope this helps. Cindy Abel -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 8:59 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Review? 'Visual History of Costume: 20th Century' Byrde, PenelopeA VISUAL HISTORY OF COSTUME: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Anyone have comments on this book? What are the illustrations like? I find it listed several places in bibliographies, but can't find a review or annotation describing it. I'm hoping it covers everyday dress of the early half of the century and not just 'fashion'. Has anyone seen it? Dawn ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] Review? 'Visual History of Costume: 20th Century'
In a message dated 9/29/2005 10:10:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For sources of that, try the reprints of catalogs like Sears. I believe it is Dover that has done reprints by decade(roughly)starting with 1909-1920 of catalog pages from mainly Sears, but supplementing them with some other catalogs, like Wards. Even though they are not costume books per se, the Time-Life series on the decades of the 20th century are also good sources for everyday costume, lots and lots of photographs. Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: HELP! I need a substitute to teach at KWCS
I have been requested to cross post this to the list. Hope that someone can help her out. Beth At 03:09 PM 9/29/2005, you wrote: Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:03:47 - From: Maura Folsom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: HELP! I need a substitute to teach at KWCS I'm afraid that I'm not going to be able to teach at KWCS. I am scheduled to teach two classes with 12th century focus - making court dress (women and men) and women's court hairdressing, and one with a 14thc focus - making dagges based on the TExtiles and Clothing artifacts. I need to find someone to cover these classes. Is there anyone on this list who is going to be going who might be willing to take over one or both of the classes? I'll be happy to send you the course materials and lecture notes. We've had a family emergency (my uncle is in the hospital, and may be dying). My mother and grandmother are going up to Nova Scotia to see him, which means that I will not have transportation, childcare, or means to come (all money set aside for my trip is being spent for the trip to see my uncle). They expect to be gone for a few weeks. Marguerie de Jauncourt ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Tambour embroidery
I'm wondering just what *is* tambour embroidery. I have a series of needles in assorted sizes that I can put into a handle, run thread through the needle and up the hollow body of the handle and do what I was told was punch embroidery or Russian embroidery. I also have a tambour hook. It looks like a crochet hook on a solid wooden handle but has a vicious point on the head of it. I don't see where the thread would go with this one. I thought it was worked from the wrong side of the fabric and the thread (and beads) run across the front of the fabric. You make chain stitched on the wrong side that's facing you. Which is what? And is either one found before 1600? Thanks Julie ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Tambour embroidery
And there's the thing, Julie. You're managing the fabric, placement of the vicious hook which is just big enough to get stuck on threads while going back through the fabric, the thread (separate from the hook) in your left hand, and the beads. that's what makes it so hard for my brain. I can't juggle all those things at once. You're right about the chain stitched on the wrong side of the fabric, which is facing you. You have the thread and most of the beads on top of the fabric and just the extra thread and some beads below while working. You learn with practice to rotate the hook just right so it gets through the fabric without catching, but it takes a bit of practice, like crochet with a fish hook. The size of the hook used is dependent on the weave of the ground cloth. We used a really tiny hook while working on netting; we used a larger one while working on linen and the largest size while working on osnaburg. Contrary to logic, neither the larger hook nor the smallest hook was easier to use. You know how one is taught to crochet using a large hook with fat yarn; that logic doesn't help here. i just reread what I wrote. Very negative. I had a terrible time with tambour. I was only one person in a class of 8-10; most everyone else managed to learn and enjoy the process. I only learned it. LynnD On 9/29/05, Julie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm wondering just what *is* tambour embroidery. I have a series of needles in assorted sizes that I can put into a handle, run thread through the needle and up the hollow body of the handle and do what I was told was punch embroidery or Russian embroidery. I also have a tambour hook. It looks like a crochet hook on a solid wooden handle but has a vicious point on the head of it. I don't see where the thread would go with this one. I thought it was worked from the wrong side of the fabric and the thread (and beads) run across the front of the fabric. You make chain stitched on the wrong side that's facing you. Which is what? And is either one found before 1600? Thanks Julie ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] Tambour embroidery
I didn't take a class, but did attempt to do some tambour using instructions from a book I purchased at Lacis. I too am usually adept at such work, good with my hands and patient at handwork. I found tambour exceedingly difficult, was very unhappy with my progress and eventually abandoned the project in favor of hand beading. I may try again, but it's really difficult, at least for me. It's oddly reassuring to hear a similar story. angela + Angela F. Lazear Cabbage Rose Costumes www.cabbagerosecostumes.com Theatrical Costume Design Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy rather in power than use, and keep thy friend under thy own life's key: be checked for silence, but never taxed for speech... W. Shakespeare - Original Message - From: Lynn Downward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Tambour embroidery And there's the thing, Julie. You're managing the fabric, placement of the vicious hook which is just big enough to get stuck on threads while going back through the fabric, the thread (separate from the hook) in your left hand, and the beads. that's what makes it so hard for my brain. I can't juggle all those things at once. You're right about the chain stitched on the wrong side of the fabric, which is facing you. You have the thread and most of the beads on top of the fabric and just the extra thread and some beads below while working. You learn with practice to rotate the hook just right so it gets through the fabric without catching, but it takes a bit of practice, like crochet with a fish hook. The size of the hook used is dependent on the weave of the ground cloth. We used a really tiny hook while working on netting; we used a larger one while working on linen and the largest size while working on osnaburg. Contrary to logic, neither the larger hook nor the smallest hook was easier to use. You know how one is taught to crochet using a large hook with fat yarn; that logic doesn't help here. i just reread what I wrote. Very negative. I had a terrible time with tambour. I was only one person in a class of 8-10; most everyone else managed to learn and enjoy the process. I only learned it. LynnD On 9/29/05, Julie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm wondering just what *is* tambour embroidery. I have a series of needles in assorted sizes that I can put into a handle, run thread through the needle and up the hollow body of the handle and do what I was told was punch embroidery or Russian embroidery. I also have a tambour hook. It looks like a crochet hook on a solid wooden handle but has a vicious point on the head of it. I don't see where the thread would go with this one. I thought it was worked from the wrong side of the fabric and the thread (and beads) run across the front of the fabric. You make chain stitched on the wrong side that's facing you. Which is what? And is either one found before 1600? Thanks Julie ___ 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 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
