Re: [h-cost] custom made brocades
Yes, that's absolutely gorgous just the way it is. Janet Got any of this material for sale? It depends on the material, if you want 100% silk, you pay $32 per yard (actually per more than yard, one meter is a bit more) and if you want half silk half rayon, you pay $24 per yard. Half silk half rayon means warp is silk and weft is rayon. Yes, it is $10 per 0.4 square inches. You only pay for the size of the design that will be repeated on the fabric, such as here: http://www.sartor.cz/gallery/pattern.jpg In this case you'd pay for 3*7 inches = 21 = $525. This would be a very large pattern, so the cost will be high. The smaller the pattern, the lower the price. Zuzana ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] new book
For those interested in really early costume: http://www.artbooks.com/wc.dll?AB~emailReview~itemno=100047custno=12840 Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Rabbit !
I had several rabbit coats as my main winter coats during the years I was living Michigan and Chicago and walking alot. Fur would keep out the wind like nothing else but I couldn't afford anything better than rabbit. I never had a shedding problem but rabbit does wear out faster than other furs - after a couple months, I would have a bald spot on my shoulder where my purse was rubbing all the fur off. I think rabbit is fine for trimming SCA garments. Just make sure you can take it off easily - real fur doesn't go in the washing machine or even to the dry cleaners. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Organization
stone room under the front porch (did I mention it was an old house :) ). Don't know what this room was used for originally. It is too cold and a bit damp to work in but we are in Kansas so this is our fail-safe tornado shelter :). It would have been a root cellar or a storage place to keep perishable food items in the days before refrigerators. The most likely thing to be kept there would be root vegetables - so one could have potatos, carrots, etc. through the winter. It's still a good place to store tender bulbs, like cannas, if you dig them up every fall. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Cyclopdedia of costume
Personally, I liked the entry for coat-hardy. Thanks for sharing this link - I don't know how much it will teach us about costume, but I find these kinds of pages really useful when I'm doing collage. Janet http://www.archive.org/details/p1cyclopediaofco01planuoft I was reading the OED word of the day and saw this reference. You can tell from the archive that it has been downloaded ~ 300 times, so I am sure some of you have already seen it. But it was new to me and has some really fun drawings in itlike check out the drawing of the liripipe hood. Sg ___ h-costume mailing list ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] women's costume late 13thC
And we won't even go into the Spanish weirdness, which is an entire 'nother topic all on its own. :-) My first quick impression on seeing the first picture was Spanish. They had a number of strange sideless surcoat variations. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] MEDIEVAL ARCHEOLOGY
In celebration of the Society for Medieval Archeology's 50th aniversary, the first 50 volumes of the journal Medieval Archeology have been placed online for free viewing at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/library/med_arch/ There is as list of them by years and I just clicked on 1984 at random to find a 30 page article on late Saxon textile finds in the City of London! Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] interesting stuff from Project Guttenberg
This lady's blog researches internet links to various subjects of interest to textile people. Here are documents she found on Project Gutenberg - dates between 1850 and 1920. http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/03/textile-related-publications-1846-1921.html Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] book lust G
David Brown's current listing if for $90 plus shipping (usually $5.00). You need this book. Grab it before it goes out of print and availability completely. It isn't going to get any cheaper to buy ... Actually, all these great imported books are seeing price increases whenever the U.S. distributors have to order more copies because the dollar is way low compared to euros. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] silk taffeta
This on-line store has some silk taffeta in a pretty color they call antique brass on sale for $7.99 a yard - http://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/controller/catalog.php?cat_id=54page=1 I'm seriously tempted but I'm trying not to buy more fabric right now. I've ordered from this place before and had no problems. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] comfort vs. fashion
You would prefer stockings and a garter belt? Well, I don't recall that stockings and a light panty girdle were much worse to wear and were easier to put on. But it's not a question of stockings vs. pantihose - there are many ways to cloth the body without either one. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] comfort vs. fashion
Anyone who thinks that people wear clothing for comfort and practicality should contemplate the wearing of pantihose. Janet It is surely interesting to think logically about such a problem, but, just as you say, we can never rely on it, and, as we all know, people didn't always act very logically and didn't choose the most comfortable garments they could. Think of all those corsets and hoop petticoats and cage crinolines - the latest being worn even by lower-class working women that would surely need a more practical dress than the bourgeoise and nobility. While it's certainly true that some fashions are more inconvenient than others on a purely practical level, I think that saying that people acted illogically and chose uncomfortable garments is misleading. We tend to think that our current fashion is the most logical, comfortable, and lovely one, but people in the past thought the same thing So I must agree with Heather that it's dangerous to use modern ideas of what is comfortable to evaluate historical clothing practices. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Looking for h-costumers in NOLA
If you want SCA (medieval anad renaissance) re-enactors, check out http://kingdomofgleannabhann.org/ and look under local groups. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Women in Art Retrospective
Am I the only one that thinks this is quite horrible? Suzi No, I couldn't watch it - it was too disturbing. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Ahem-something interesting
I've been trying to post to this thread and I keep getting this message back. What's the problem? Janet From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [h-cost] Ahem-something interesting Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 16:57:28 -0600 The message's content type was not explicitly allowed ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Ahem-something interesting
But I've always sent my h-costume messages in HTML. I leave that as my standard e-mail setting and only change to plain text when I post to 1 particular list. Janet Had a quick look on Google - maybe it's been sent in HTML rather than plain text? Glenda -Original Message- I've been trying to post to this thread and I keep getting this message back. What's the problem? Janet The message's content type was not explicitly allowed ___ 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] 18th century theatre costumes
This may be too late to be of any use to you (1799-1849) but the New York Public Library has a nice collection of theater cards showing actors in their costumes: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?topic=artscollection=PennyPlainsandTwopencol_id=152 The costumes don't look like regular clothes of the time - they are very exaggerated and over-the-top. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] silk satin
Every so often, someone on this list is looking for satin made of silk instead of polyester, so I thought I would pass this along: http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com./Catalog_items.aspx?Query=silk+satin I haven't seen this fabric but I've ordered way more fabric than I need from this company and found them reliable. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] re; Wizard
Well, this is where you can buy one: http://store.scrapbooking-warehouse.com/spellbinders.html?gclid=CLnfhN_T3ooCFSRFSgodADi0uw Joanne's is selling another brand that is similar (Cuttlebug) and is much cheaper - I ordered one Saturday and am eagerly awaiting it. (We don't have a superstore here so half the stuff in the ad was not available.) Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] medieval book with pictures
If you want a book, rather than a web site, go to Amazon DE. If you scroll down to the very bottom of the search page on the U.S. edition of Amazon, you will see a link for Amazon in Germany. Go there and put Manesse Codex in the search field. The one that pops up first is Codex Manesse. Die Miniaturen der Großen Heidelberger Liederhandschrift , which seems to have all the miniatures (if I am deciphering the German correctly) and costs 29 euros. Shipping of course will be expensive. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] New book 14th C Italy
Actually, there still isn't anything available to introduce this style to the person who just wants to make clothes, as opposed to doing in-depth research. The artwork shows a number of styles and variations, many of them simple to construct and wear and Italian styles are extremely popular at SCA events. A book that explains the different styles and gives some guidance as to how to do it RIGHT really needs to be written. Janet Robin wrote: ...after Moda i Firenze, Dressing Renaissance Florence, and so many others. I picked the wrong part of Europe to focus on, apparently. No, it is just that Italy was ignored for so long! Monica ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Holbein exhibit
There's a nice on-line display of Holbein's English work at http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/holbein/default.shtm . Most of the pictures of women are already well-known but some of the men (and their clothes) were new to me. There are also a number of studies of jewelry. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Wikipedia as a source - adding my 4 cents
Actually, what I like about Wikipedia is their art collection: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Yorck_Project Full of nice pictures of people wearing clothes! Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Medieval Miscellanea #21
All I want to create is the blue dress from June in the Duke of Berry's book of hours. I would not expect that look from this pattern. The body isn't close-fitting enough and the skirts are too skimpy. I I made it about 13 years ago and thought it made me look frumpy and middle-aged then. (On the other hand, I just washed it again last night - it is very useful for wearing during things like camp set-up, inclement weather...) I have had much better luck getting that look with mundane patterns with princess seams. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] RE: any interest in remaindered book?
I am dealing with a wholesale company (minimum order $250, sale tax license required, etc.). They are affiliated with this retail merchant http://www.psbooks.co.uk/ but when I tried to search for wardrobe, nothing came up. I would think that other British retail stores that specialize in remainders would have this book in a few weeks - it has just come in to the wholesalers so it probably isn't distributed yet. (There are probably a couple other U.S. book merchants beside me that will carry it, but none of us will have them until mid-August because all the U.S. bookstore orders will be sent on a boat together to keep the shipping price within the realm of reason.) Janet I wonder if you would mind giving the name of the british remainder dealer? There seem to be little point for me, as a European, to buy something that already is in Britain from someone in the US, risking customs fees and with more expensive shipping. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] any interest in remaindered book?
A British remainder dealer just notified me that RECORDS OF THE WARDROBE AND HOUSEHOLD 1285-1286 , published by HMSO, has been sent to them. I have no idea whether it has much information for costumers but I thought I'd ask if there are folks interested in taking the gamble. There are 2 volumes, one with a list price of 35 pounds and one with a list price of 47 pounds. I would be selling each volume for $24 plus shipping. Their next U.S. consolidated shipping should arrive in mid-August (while we're at Pennsic). They also have several other early records available, most t with similar prices: MEMORANDA ROLLS (EXCHEQUER) Michaelmas 1231 - Michaelmas 1233 CALENDAR OF INQUISITIONS POST MORTEM 1405-1413 CALENDAR OF ASSIZE RECORDS: KENT INDICTMENTS during the reign of Elizabeth I a couple volumes of the Calendar of the Patent Rolls during the reign of Elizabeth I If anyone is interested, please let me know, as I am undecided about whether I should order any of these. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Europa Trims: they're baaaack! Sort of...
To get real fabric I have to day-trip to NYC and visit several stores that specialize in linen. However I haven't found one with good quality wool in a light enough weight to satisfy me. (also, most of the wools I can find are either too much $$$ or have 50% poly) I just got several pieces of very light weight wool from http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/ . Prices ranged from $1.99 to $12.00 a yard. All of the trial squares I cut washed beautifully as well. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] When the fabric shop employee asks So what are youmaking with that?
And I have found that the people who are most friendly and forthcoming when I ask What are you making? are not the historical costumers. They usually just shut up, like I am probably beneath them and haven't a clue what they are doing. Actually, it's that they don't know how to translate words like houplande into everyday language or are tired of educating people who think this means the local ren faire. Also, it is an embarrassing question to the fabric junkie who has no idea what she'll make out of it, but just knows it's beautiful and on sale for 50% off. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Oseberg textiles book now available
If Oxbow has it, it will also be available through their U.S. subsidiary, David Brown Books. Janet - Original Message - From: Caroline To: Historical Costume Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 8:04 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: Oseberg textiles book now available For those in Britain - I have contacted Oxbow and they said they would let me know if they can get it. The did think they would be likely to stock it as soon as the publishers try to sell it them. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: MCT Amazon...
What did you order from them? I have The Tudor Tailor in stock right now, although I can't sell it at a discount like Amazon. Janet I just cancelled my pre-order with Amazon.uk to save on shipping fees and preordered from Amazon.com. Amazon.com gives a ship date of the end of June. Although the pub date is given as April 1st, neither Amazon has copies of book available, understandable to give small publishers a chance to sell direct first. Cindy Abel ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: MCT Amazon...
Janet, do you by any chance have Moda a Firenze in stock? susan No, getting foreign language books is really difficult. I'd recommend ordering it here http://www.artbooks.com/wc.dll?AB~home~cart=0 although I see he's raised his price some since the last time I contemplated ordering it. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Tudor Jewellery
Just a note, you may get hassled if your Husband wears a plain gold chain to an SCA event, in the SCA that is insignia reserved for Knights. Thank you for the warning. I think as we are foreign visitors, and have been specially invited to the event as guests, we may well not have a problem. However, I will check with my hostess. --- If you are getting a jeweled or decorated chain, there's no problem but wearing a plain gold chain (after having been warned against it) would be a major faux pas. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Photos
Nancy, thank you for going to the trouble of finding a way to post your photos. The statue from Angers is very interesting and I appreciate your nice sharp detail shots. Janet I have posted my pictures of the statue with the bliaut from Angers to Flickr as well as some from Chartres, also with bliaut. Additionally in the Chartres set are pictures I took of the St. Louis shirt in Notre Dame. There is also a set of pictures from the Costume Museum in Bath. http://www.flickr.com/photos/maddnancyphotos/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Bliaut
Yes, we are always interested in more bliaut pictures! Especially if it shows the lacing! Could you post it somewhere? Do you have a date? Janet - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 5:05 PM Subject: [h-cost] Re: Bliaut While in Angers recently I saw a great statue of a woman wearing a bliaut. The picture I took shows the lacing on the side. Since this isn't my time period, I don't know is this is well known statue or not. If people are interested, please let me know. Nancy ___ 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] quickie textile guide
A good idea! The one thing I noticed missing was upholstery fabric, which tends to be extremely popular around here for the various brocade patterns. The fabric content of these can be really crazy and, unlike cloth for clothes, I don't think they're legally required to disclose it. There's also woven patterns vs. printed patterns to be aware of and the question of weight. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] More rhapsodising about the Tudor Tailor
I will be selling The Tudor Tailor but I'm not sure exactly when I'll get copies or what the price will be. A U.S. publisher is going to do an American edition but he hasn't set a release date yet. I can get British copies through my regular wholesale distributor but they will be more expensive. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: this list
the big conference somebody mentioned in Michigan? Kalamazoo, maybe? Here is the link to the Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/ . This is a major event for medieval scholars from around the world that takes place every year in early May. An organization called DISTAFF (founded in part by Robin) has actively worked for several years to give medieval costuming research a presence there. You will find the full list of sessions on the web site but a couple of the interesting ones are: Old Clothes, New Tools I: Computer-Related Tools for the Study of Dress and Clothing Culture Dress and Textiles IV: Headwear Personal Effects: What They Carried and What They Wore Dress and Textiles I: Weaving and Spinning and several more costume ones and a great many non-costume ones depending on what other interests you have. There are also dozens of booksellers. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] this list
I found the original instructions sent out at Christmas: From this url: http://www.PictureTrail.com/uid4238963 Click on Member Login up in the upper right hand corner of the screen username: hcostume password: indra2006 This will take you to the main member page To upload pictures: Click on Upload Pics Follow the basic instructions...especially on clicking only once on Upload Pictures Now! I have been successful in uploading from this page, but you can also download their Photo Editor and Uploader if you want. __ I've had a couple pictures I wanted to share recently but didn't know if it was still available, Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Glove pic
This looks like a redrawing from a painting of someone who was imprisoned in the Tower of London, and was painted with a cat. I copied these gloves for the Tower some years ago. I will look out the research and post as soon as I can. Suzi The picture Suzi is thinking of is a portrait of Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton and Trixie c. 1601-03. (Trixie is the cat.) Maybe some technically oriented person could set up a group blog for us so we could post pictures like this. I have the picture but no easy way to get it out to you. Janet ___ 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-cost] Spanish medieval clothes book
I just got a fantastic new book today, Vestiduras Ricas. It is the catalog from an exhibit of the extant garments and fabrics that normally live in the Monasterio de las Huelgas in Spain. I have seen a smaller catalog from the museum at the monastery but when they mounted an exhibit at the Prado in Madrid, they went all out with a coffee table size book and all color pictures. Unfortunately, it is very expensive (~$75.00) but I think it was well worth it. I got it from http://www.artbooks.com/wc.dll?AB~home~cart=0 , a shop with an incredible selection of European art books, most expensive. It did take a long time to get here (this was my Valentine present). Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Spanish medieval clothes book
There's a reason I'm called the Evil Book Lady, although usually it's for books I'm selling. Most of the clothes in the book are secular, although there are a few liturgical pieces. There are also textile fragments, pictures of the monastery and pages from illuminated manuscripts. Janet You are a very bad, bad person. [4 books and $200 later] A VERY bad bad person. And I mean that in the nicest possible way. :) Heather ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] looking for sources of art
I don't think there is anything quite like the Web Gallery of Art. However, here are some good art sites. http://marquise.de/index.html This site won't tell you about the art, but the blow-ups are fair size and all the pictures are of costume. http://www.enluminures.culture.fr/ The French have a massive data-base of manuscript illuminations. The size of the image varies - often detail shots are available. It can be searched by subject. http://cgfa.dotsrc.org/index.htmlThis is similar to the Web Gallery of Art although not as complete. http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/I haven't used this site much. The image quality is uneven but has some obscure things. http://www.abcgallery.com/index.htmlThis is another site I haven't used much as it doesn't have a big selection in medieval and renaissance art. On the other hand, their 18th cen. list of artists looks pretty extensive. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] costuming Shakespeare
After reading that hysterically funny list THE THINGS I WILL NOT DO WHEN I DIRECT A SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTION, ON STAGE OR FILM when this post came today on an SCA list, I thought it could be added to that list. Janet Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 9:42 PM Subject: RE: Truth is stranger... Was: [SCA-AE] Sterling Renn Faire Buffalo NY is fortunate enough to have Shakespeare in Park in Delaware Park. Their schedule is always advertised in advance. Once, they advertised Romeo and Juliet, we decided to make it a 'demo night' We went to the park in Italian Ren garb well prior to the starting time, we had samples of period munchies to give away and our jugglers were juggling with whatever props they were handed. Now, unbeknownst to everybody, because it was supposed to be a 'big surprize', RJ was being done in modern clothes that year. So, when the actors arrived and started climbing on stage, the audience members yelled at the 'misbehaving teenagers' to get off the stage because the play was scheduled to start soon and the actors were already in garb in the audience! They thought *we* were the actors! :D :D -- Dagonell _ Sca-aethelmearc mailing list Send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to post to the list. Visit https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/sca-aethelmearc for: more info, archives, subscription changes, etc. Please edit your posts to remove excess quotage. _ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost]was Re:patterns now clothing and shoes
It's the Medieval Conference at Kalamazoo that gives me the most problems. Every other place I sell books, I'm wearing medieval or Renaissance SCA clothes, but there modern clothing is all I've ever seen. Some of the participants (professors who already have tenure?) slum it in jeans and tee shirts but since there is a lot of professional networking going on, most dress better than that. Trying to find clothes that look somewhat professional, that I can work in all day, with variations for unpredictable climatic conditions (one year it was up to 90 on the first week of May) and that I already own makes me crazy! It's so much easier to dress in costume! Janet On Feb 25, 2006, at 11:57 AM, kelly grant wrote: Getting dressed to go out is a nightmare! Amen! I always ask if I should wear Period Attire. It is so much easier to dress. Can we start a Fashion Trend, wearing our chosen Period clothing day to day? Susan ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] clothing for the reluctant husband
While my S.O. was wearing knee length t-tunics before I ever met him, he won't wear hose on a bet. However, weight gain plus an unwillingness to buy new clothes made me realize that, as long as his footwear covers the ankle, sweatpants in a size or two too small make a good substitute. They definitely look better than modern dance tights and most sweat pants stretch enough that they're not uncomfortable. Of course, the shopper has to be vigilant to avoid stripes and logos and strange looking fabrics but a man won't see anything unusual about wearing sweatpants, even if they do cling to legs and butt. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] period fastenings
Thanks, Annette, for putting that great link to the art work of Carlo Crivelli in your article on fastenings. http://www.eleanorlebrun.com/closure.htm Not only have they collected really good reproductions of his works from all over the world, they also enable close-ups of all the interesting details. Three other artists (who seem to be followers of his) are also on the site. Unfortunately, it's all in Italian, sponsored I think by the region of Italy where he lived and worked, and I can't figure out if there are other artists hiding there. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Protecting wool?
I lined my winter cloak with heavy 100% cotton flannel, sold as flannel chamois. It's warm and soft, shows no signs of pilling and came in various solid colors. Of course, I don't know who sells it now that JoAnne's has discontinued it. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] extant wardrobe inventories
What I want defined is Wiki. Janet In costume or any other terms, extant means still in existence. Kate Bunting Librarian and 17th century reenactor [EMAIL PROTECTED] 31/01/2006 12:44 I've seen the word Exant. What does this mean in costume terms? __ ___ 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] medieval quote on underwear
Yes, and I will look for a picture I have seen where there are women pulling up their skirst to warm their feet/legs at a fire in a room. It is almost a cut away picture as if to show the scene of the village, but what is going on inside the buildings as well. One of the winter calendar pages of the Tres Riches Heures shows women and men doing this and none of them are wearing any underwear. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] This year's calendar selection
While not as useful as The Medieval Woman calendars, there were a couple of possibilities out there if you didn't wait for the after-New Year sales and patronized the right bookseller. Pages from the Spinola Hours were reproduced on 1 calendar and are beautiful examples of squashed bug style illumination. Pages from the Kennicott Bible, a 1476 Spanish manuscript, were reproduced on another. Several years ago, my local newspaper had a piece on BrownTrout Publishing and how they had achieved success in the calendar business by going for niche topics and I've thought they would be a good place to try for a People in the Middle Ages calendar. (Even if they aren't still publishing it, I'm sure Workman would be inclined to lawsuits if someone else did a Medieval Woman calendar.) They have a web site, http://www.browntrout.com/index.asp , if anyone wants to write them. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT painting leotards/velour-cat fur
I like Jacquard products http://www.jacquardproducts.com/ , although I've never tried to use them with fur. Their Neopaque line has great coverage and the Luminere line is good for glitzy effects. I think all of them become permanent with heat-setting. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Hello-new member
If you are going to follow the advice (which I agree with) to use layers of trim generously, you'll need this site: http://www.cheeptrims.com/default.asp Janet Davis ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Houppelande with tie fastenings
Here's a far less lush flare at the wrist: http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/sca/images/hecyra1.jpg Great image - where and when is it from? Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] theater opera costumes in general
why in heavens name dont they make period costumes, what is wrong with this, and would the modern audiense hate this? I think frequently they do modern sets and costumes because it's cheaper. Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Known World Costume Symposium
I'm sure all the SCA people know about this, but even non-SCA people who are interested in medieval or renaissance costume would find things to learn at this event this weekend. It will be in Atchison, Kansas which is near Kansas City. The website is very badly designed but at least gives the minimum information: http://www.dunard.org/KnownWorldCostuming/Index.htm Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
