Re: [h-cost] Embroidered Jacket
There is a detail of the back (unfortunately not the full back) in Embroidery in Britain 1200-1750 Part II: Post-Reformation by Santina Levey pg 145 Hali Annual 1 It is a 38 x 28 cm section of the back reduced to 15 x 14.5 cm. Unfortunately there is nothing to determine exactly where on the back it is. I can make out some stitch detail. Someone with better eyesight may make out more. Sharon Nevin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Embroidered Jacket
I just thought to check the back of the annual after hitting send. The article of Embroidery in Britain is extracted from the longer text that appeared in Donald King and Santina Levey, The Victoria Albert Museum's Textile collection: Embroidery in Britain from 1200 to 1750, London 1993 Given that the article in the Hali Annual is only 11 pages, longer text might be an understatement. The book may or may not have more shots. Sharon Nevin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Roman question
Thank you to Catherine and Heather... For both having pointed out Heather's Archeological Sewing page. That is so cool, since I'm teaching a costume construction class right now and still making decisions as to what samples to require. As for the paenula, I think I'll just run with the idea of the overlapped edges - no fold-under - as this wool piece seems to lend itself to that option rather nicely. Thanks again and have a good one! Laurie Taylor (480) 560-7016 www.costumeraz.blogspot.com -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Heather Rose Jones Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 10:32 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Roman question On Sep 11, 2009, at 7:23 PM, Laurie Taylor costume...@mazarineblue.com wrote: Hi, Finally making progress in my quest to build pieces to use in my history class. The ancients are certainly some of the simplest to build, but of course I have an insatiable need to complicate my life and my projects! So, if you were building a Roman paenula (hooded poncho-like garment) in a thick wool or fake wool (actual fiber not certain), the cut edges of which are pretty stable, how would you sew the seams? Obviously I'm not looking for serging ideas here. I am maybe contemplating actually hand stitching it since it doesn't amount to a whole lot of sewing. I think my question is do we think that they would have lapped the edges and sewn through the layers - no flapping seam allowances on the inside? Or would regular, plain seams, pressed open or to one side seem more likely? This is NOT life altering stuff here! I've not gone over the edge in a quest for period accuracy. I'm just curious. In researching constructional sewing (as opposed to decorative, that is), the most typical seam for wool from antiquity up through the medieval period is a lapped or felled seam, often with one or both of the edges turned under, but sometimes with the fabric simply overlapped. The stitch used is typically an overcast stitch. Rather than trying to describe it, I'll point you to my article archaeological sewing on my website at heatherrosejones.com. Heather ___ 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] Roman question
At 06:23 PM 9/11/2009, you wrote: Hi, Finally making progress in my quest to build pieces to use in my history class. The ancients are certainly some of the simplest to build, but of course I have an insatiable need to complicate my life and my projects! So, if you were building a Roman paenula (hooded poncho-like garment) in a thick wool or fake wool (actual fiber not certain), the cut edges of which are pretty stable, how would you sew the seams? Obviously I'm not looking for serging ideas here. I am maybe contemplating actually hand stitching it since it doesn't amount to a whole lot of sewing. I think my question is do we think that they would have lapped the edges and sewn through the layers - no flapping seam allowances on the inside? Or would regular, plain seams, pressed open or to one side seem more likely? This is NOT life altering stuff here! I've not gone over the edge in a quest for period accuracy. I'm just curious. Laurie Taylor (480) 560-7016 www.costumeraz.blogspot.com Whenever I sew selvedge to selvedge (or non-fraying edge to non-fraying edge), I use a whip-stitch, then flatten the seam with my thimble or a seam presser. That way you do not have any seam allowance to deal with. Joan Jurancich joa...@surewest.net ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Embroidered Jacket
Quoting Sharon Nevin sharon.ne...@gmail.com: I just thought to check the back of the annual after hitting send. The article of Embroidery in Britain is extracted from the longer text that appeared in Donald King and Santina Levey, The Victoria Albert Museum's Textile collection: Embroidery in Britain from 1200 to 1750, London 1993 Given that the article in the Hali Annual is only 11 pages, longer text might be an understatement. The book may or may not have more shots. It doesn't. :-( Just the one picture. Susan - Susan Farmer sfar...@goldsword.com Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Division of Science and Math http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Williamsburg position
A while back, and I don't remember whether it was last year or before, someone posted a link to a job application for the position of Head of Costuming at Williamsburg. I need to find out when that was, and I can't find it by searching the archives. Can anyone help me out? Thanks, Melusine ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] satire paper on baggy pants
Somebody out there wrote a wonderful satire on Mall Crawler Baggies -- it was written as it it were a paper presented at Kalamazoo 2450 or something like that. Anyway, I can't find it any more! Does anybody happen to know what that URL is? Thanks, Susan/ jerusha - Susan Farmer sfar...@goldsword.com Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Division of Science and Math http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] satire paper on baggy pants
Susan Farmer wrote: Somebody out there wrote a wonderful satire on Mall Crawler Baggies -- it was written as it it were a paper presented at Kalamazoo 2450 or something like that. Anyway, I can't find it any more! Does anybody happen to know what that URL is? http://www.elizabethancostume.net/superwides.htm ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] satire paper on baggy pants
Quoting Robin Netherton ro...@netherton.net: Susan Farmer wrote: Somebody out there wrote a wonderful satire on Mall Crawler Baggies -- it was written as it it were a paper presented at Kalamazoo 2450 or something like that. Anyway, I can't find it any more! Does anybody happen to know what that URL is? http://www.elizabethancostume.net/superwides.htm Thanks! I knew that somebody would know! Susan/ jerusha - Susan Farmer sfar...@goldsword.com Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Division of Science and Math http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
