Re: [h-cost] What would my ancestor have worn?
Hi there - I don't have any specific information, but I am also looking. My ancestors, Venoix of Caens, also came over with William the C (Advisors), were given lands near Hastings and took on the name "Veness". If you here anything, let me know? > Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:37:02 -0400 > From: mpl...@wideopenwest.com > To: h-costume@mail.indra.com > Subject: [h-cost] What would my ancestor have worn? > > > > Hello, everyone. A cousin of mine is tracing the family tree and hit > the jackpot. I'm a direct descendant of the builders of this manor: > http://www.padley.catholicweb.com/ > > My ancestor is Joan Padley, and she lived in the 14th century. I'd love > to know how Joan would have been dressed, but I'm not quite certain > how she places on the socioeconomic scale of the times. > > Here's some of the information from the website: > "The manor house at Upper Padley was built in the late 13th and early > 14th centuries. It is situated on the north bank of the River Derwent, > within a mile of Grindleford Bridge. The original owners came from > Normandy with William the Conqueror. Their family name was De Bernac. > They were given the lands of Padley, Grindleford and Hathersage by > William for services rendered. They settled in Upper Padley, where > their descendants started to build. They eventually changed their name > to Padley. When the sole heiress, Joan Padley married Robert Eyre of > Highlow, there was already a fair sized manor house. Robert & Joan > extended the buildings including the gatehouse." > > I would be grateful for any help. Thanks! Michelle > > ___ > 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] ping please?
High Desert of California's Central Valley > From: chim...@ravensgard.org > Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 01:15:27 -0700 > To: h-costume@mail.indra.com > Subject: [h-cost] ping please? > > I'm wondering if I've gotten knocked of the list somehow??? Or is it just > Pennsic time? The last post I can track down is ICG Archives from Aug 5 > (Thurs). > ___ > 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] 19th c women's dress - lining
oh! I am so sorry; I thought this was a local SCA list. I am in Fresno, CA...please forgive :) > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:07:58 -0400 > From: lis...@juno.com > Subject: Re: [h-cost] 19th c women's dress - lining > > I have no idea where you live, I live north of Silver Spring , Maryland,, > USA. That intersection does not sound at all familiar > > Yours in cosutming, Lisa a > > On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:01:59 -0700 D Knowles > writes: > > an Indian grocery on shields and bkackstone has wonderful cottons for > > 1$ a yard. > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > I have an original early 1860s high-necked sheer cotton dress in > > a > > > > dark > > > > green stripe, with a low-necked black taffeta bodice lining. > > I've > > > > always > > > > assumed the lining might have been recycled from something else > > and > > > > was > > > > used for economy. > > > > > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 19th c women's dress - lining
an Indian grocery on shields and bkackstone has wonderful cottons for 1$ a yard. > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:42:55 -0400 > From: lis...@juno.com > Subject: Re: [h-cost] 19th c women's dress - lining > > Thank you all for the answers about the bodice lining; I may very well > have some navy blue cotton for lining, and it MIGHT be enough, but I have > other cottons that might work.I just want to go with what might be > "most commonly used". I am making the whole dress up in a lightweight > gray wool as well (since I ahve a load of it as well as matching > lining)--She'll have an extra outfit, but I will be able to see that > every part fits correctly (although the mock-up fits great), and I"ll > work out the buttons, closures etc. > > Yours in costuming, Li sA > > > On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:09:38 -0700 Lavolta Press > writes: > > > > > > On 6/9/2010 4:24 PM, Lisa A Ashton wrote: > > > Also, should I plan to use a cotton or linen for the lining? Or > > could I > > > use a silk? Because if silk would be acceptable for teh lining, I > > have a > > > nice medium weight silk that I could dye myself, and I have lots > > of it. > > > I am using a lightweight cotton for the interlining, the fabric is > > a > > > calico cotton that an average weight--what you would use for > > quilting. > > > > > > I have an original early 1860s high-necked sheer cotton dress in a > > dark > > green stripe, with a low-necked black taffeta bodice lining. I've > > always > > assumed the lining might have been recycled from something else and > > was > > used for economy. > > > > I also have an original brown silk 1850s dress with a floral printed > > > > calico lining with a brown background. > > > > Usually you see a glazed cotton but in washable dresses, the glaze > > is > > often gone by now. White for white dresses, black for black dresses, > > > > various shades of brown for most. > > > > But as with the first two examples, dressmakers sometimes used what > > they > > had around that was the right weight. > > > > Fran > > Lavolta Press > > Books on making historic clothing > > www.lavoltapress.com > > > > ___ > > 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 _ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Seeking costume activities in Canada Maritimes
hey...my family hails from Fredericton..."Veness" > Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:46:42 -0400 > From: audreybmo...@gmail.com > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Seeking costume activities in Canada Maritimes > > > I have a friend who is in Montreal who used to be involved in medieval > > re-enactment groups. But looking at the map of the eastern seaboard, I see > > that your friend is actually farther east. > > > Yes, Montreal is something like 8-10 hours away from Fredericton, much > closer to Maine (and Vermont), if there's an interest in the SCA. > > Lyndhaven is pretty active and holds regular SCA events. They're nice > people, they often come and play with us in Montreal :-) > > As for other Canadian costume-related events, I don't know of any, even in > Montreal. Here is really the land of LARPS... > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
