Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year
Laurie, The link to tambour bead embroidery was great and many thanks for other suggestions. Am off to check my back issues of Threads to see if I hopefully have some of the articles Charlene Roberts ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year
Bjarne, I had to painstakely sit and embroider every single day, also even when i got home from my real job Given your talent, it somehow does not seem fair that you are not doing your craft full time but out there sluggin' at a full time job and coming home tired to work at your passion. But as they say, whoever said life had to be fair. I have a frame but like the one you have MUCH better. I was going to ask you where you got it. It looks period enough to use at reenactments and mine looks too modern. dress is a cotton voille and its sheer and it helps that you can see trough the fabric as a beginner The course I took on tamboured lier lace with Greet Rome-Verbeylen was done on cotton net which you can easily see through. It doesn't snag as much as fabric but I am more interested in doing it on fabric for use with costume and accessories for the regency period. it took me about 10 days till i finally had the right twist to make tambour, you must remember i was desperate There is nothing like pressure and deadlines and desperation to force one to achieve. Once again Bjarne, thanks to you I am inspired to try again. I love seeing your work and miss the old web sight where I would often go for eye candy and inspiration. Glad to see that you have some new things posted now. Many thanks for chiming in. Charlene Roberts ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Bjarne, As always, your work is so amazing . the tambour embroidered dress that almost killed me I continue to struggle in my effort to learn to tambour. I took a course but that did not seem to help. I thought it was supposed to be fast but I have not found it to be fast. In fact, if I do manage to get a few stitches done, I usually move the wrong way and they all unravel before my eyes. How long did it take you to become so good at tambour? Do you have any tips for those of us struggling with this form of needlework? Why do you say that it almost killed you? Is it backbreaking leaning over the frame? Charlene Roberts ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year
Laurie, Thanks for the tambour tips. I agree with you that it is very beautiful and worth the effort to keep trying. I had read that it was much faster than chain stitch embroidery and therefore was very surprised to find that it was not an easy thing to learn. Perhaps it is faster in that you don't have to rethread the needle as often. It seems to work better using tightly twisted threads but I still keep getting caught in tiny threads from the fabric. Is not catching the background fabric just part of the technique that takes time to perfect? To prevent unraveling huge areas by accident, every few inches, tie a knot on the back side. As I am new at this, I am guessing that you would have to turn the work over and create a knot using the ball of thread? Charlene Roberts ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Hi Charlene, The reason i say it almost killed me to make that dress is because i had so narrow a time frame to finnish it. I had to painstakely sit and embroider every single day, also even when i got home from my real job and i was tired, and i had to go shopping and make the dinner. I had it exactly like you when i started to try and make tambour stitches and i was desperate because i could not do it either, but i continued and tryed and tryed and suddently i had the ritht twist to it. You must have a tambour frame, lacis has it you can see mine here: http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/forsidebillede.htm I also use my lacepillow table, wich is low and it fits excactly to my frame. You can make manny wonderfull things with tambour embroidery, i found out you can combine tambour with shadow work, i am making a fichu to a reenacter. The fabric i used for the regency dress is a cotton voille and its sheer and it helps that you can see trough the fabric as a beginner, its the same i use for the fichu. http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/tambourering.htm I would say it took me about 10 days till i finally had the right twist to make tambour, you must remember i was desperate i had said yes to the projekt, so i had to! And it is much speedyer when you learn. Next time i am starting something new in tambour i want to try to embroider on tulle. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Paul and Charlene Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 4:45 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Bjarne, As always, your work is so amazing . the tambour embroidered dress that almost killed me I continue to struggle in my effort to learn to tambour. I took a course but that did not seem to help. I thought it was supposed to be fast but I have not found it to be fast. In fact, if I do manage to get a few stitches done, I usually move the wrong way and they all unravel before my eyes. How long did it take you to become so good at tambour? Do you have any tips for those of us struggling with this form of needlework? Why do you say that it almost killed you? Is it backbreaking leaning over the frame? Charlene Roberts ___ 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] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year
Hmmm...starting with your last question, it would depend on how you are working. If you want the chain on the front as in chain stitch embroidery, then yes, you'd turn the work over to make a knot on the back. If you are using tambour to apply beads, then you're probably working with the hook on the back/top and the thread with beads on the front/bottom. With the beads, an occasional knot is really important. I don't really do much chain stitch embroidery, definitely no large fill areas of it, but I suspect that the faster of the two just depends on who is doing it. Again, practice and developing muscle memory will bring speed at either one. Getting a rhythm going is not necessarily easy at first, but once you can find a rhythm, speed will come. Tambour can be worked off of a spool, so no needle threading necessary, which would save a little bit of time. Laurie -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Paul and Charlene Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:44 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Laurie, Thanks for the tambour tips. I agree with you that it is very beautiful and worth the effort to keep trying. I had read that it was much faster than chain stitch embroidery and therefore was very surprised to find that it was not an easy thing to learn. Perhaps it is faster in that you don't have to rethread the needle as often. It seems to work better using tightly twisted threads but I still keep getting caught in tiny threads from the fabric. Is not catching the background fabric just part of the technique that takes time to perfect? To prevent unraveling huge areas by accident, every few inches, tie a knot on the back side. As I am new at this, I am guessing that you would have to turn the work over and create a knot using the ball of thread? Charlene Roberts ___ 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
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Be sure you have the right kind of hook. If you look closely, some of them have the very end of the hook curving in slightly, reducing the chance it will catch. I have seen extant work done on a fine silk ground, and I have to wonder if they were doing chain stitch with a needle rather than a tambour hook. Also I wonder how it would work with a threaded awl, kind of like the way a chain-stitch sewing machine works. You poke the needle thread through the fabric and use a hook in the other hand to chain it, but the hook itself never actually goes through the fabric. Only the needle goes through. I think you could make your own awl using a sewing machine needle set into a tambour handle. Or an Exacto point vise handle, whatever it takes to hold the needle. It would work for embroidery but not beads. -Carol It seems to work better using tightly twisted threads but I still keep getting caught in tiny threads from the fabric. Is not catching the background fabric just part of the technique that takes time to perfect? ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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You can also make a tambour from some pieces of 1 x 2 lumber and 4 'C' clamps, the kind that you can screw tighter. Every hardware store probably has them, but this was the shortest link I could find to a picture. http://www.wpclipart.com/tools/hand_tools/clamp/C_clamp_BW.png.html This link has a video that shows such a frame in use, though the camera never pulls back enough to see the frame. http://fashionistafaceoff.com/wp/2011/04/tambour-beading/ Here's a slightly different frame than what I use. http://www.dhub.org/object/9725,tambour+frame And finally, if you have back issues of Threads magazine, here's the results of a 'tambour' search on the Threads online index. One of these articles does have a picture of the type of frame that I use, cheap, easy and very, very adjustable. Headline, Author, Issue No., Month, Year, Page An Inexpensive Tambour Hook, n/a, 44, DEC/JAN, 1993, 51 Tambour Beading, Jan Bryant, 44, DEC/JAN, 1993, 50 Tambour embroidery, Janet Else, 12, AUG/SEP, 1987, 6 Tambour hooks, Ellen J. Riggan, 20, DEC/JAN, 1989, 10 Tambour-hook sources, David Page Coffin, 17, JUN/JUL, 1988, 6 Laurie -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Leif og Bjarne Drews Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:53 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Hi Charlene, The reason i say it almost killed me to make that dress is because i had so narrow a time frame to finnish it. I had to painstakely sit and embroider every single day, also even when i got home from my real job and i was tired, and i had to go shopping and make the dinner. I had it exactly like you when i started to try and make tambour stitches and i was desperate because i could not do it either, but i continued and tryed and tryed and suddently i had the ritht twist to it. You must have a tambour frame, lacis has it you can see mine here: http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/forsidebillede.htm I also use my lacepillow table, wich is low and it fits excactly to my frame. You can make manny wonderfull things with tambour embroidery, i found out you can combine tambour with shadow work, i am making a fichu to a reenacter. The fabric i used for the regency dress is a cotton voille and its sheer and it helps that you can see trough the fabric as a beginner, its the same i use for the fichu. http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/tambourering.htm I would say it took me about 10 days till i finally had the right twist to make tambour, you must remember i was desperate i had said yes to the projekt, so i had to! And it is much speedyer when you learn. Next time i am starting something new in tambour i want to try to embroider on tulle. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Paul and Charlene Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 4:45 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Bjarne, As always, your work is so amazing . the tambour embroidered dress that almost killed me I continue to struggle in my effort to learn to tambour. I took a course but that did not seem to help. I thought it was supposed to be fast but I have not found it to be fast. In fact, if I do manage to get a few stitches done, I usually move the wrong way and they all unravel before my eyes. How long did it take you to become so good at tambour? Do you have any tips for those of us struggling with this form of needlework? Why do you say that it almost killed you? Is it backbreaking leaning over the frame? Charlene Roberts ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year
I am happy to see this dress from another museum. My present 'heart and hand' project is an interpretation of a similar embroidered gown in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan, NY. I have chosen to interpret the florals with embroidery and applique.? The original is dated 1798, probably European, Indian mull. I found the fabric at Dharma.con; the garlands are ribbon laurels and the flowers are beaded crochet from vintage sari trim from India. Very delicate and fine workmanship. While not an exact copy as yours are usually, I think the finished gown still captures the simplicity of the original. I made my pattern from Nora Waugh for the gown itself. . -Original Message- From: Leif og Bjarne Drews drews...@post12.tele.dk Sent 5/15/2011 2:17:37 PM To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last yearForgot to mention that i had a lot of bad issues with the drawing of the flowers because number 2 motif had a fold at the exhibition, i could not se e the whole motif. And i asked the museum for help, but i could not get help, even that it was another museum who wanted me to make it. Also it has becom e much more difficult to study at their collections. In a few years ago, i was always welcome to come out and examine their collections, now you have to write to them first, explain what it is you want to study and why, and then maybe, you are lucky to get an appointment. The lighting out there was so bad also, that i could not tell exactly the collours of the flowers, so i had a really high resolution picture wich i baught from the museum. I had to send the picture back, when i finnished, but i have copyed it on my computer. I regret now, that i didnt go more often to study when i could. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Leif og Bjarne Drews Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 8:00 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Hi Genie, The regency dress was made of cotton voill? and embroidered with DMC cott on threads, no beads was used. It was tambour embroidered. The original dress, you can see here: http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=76 I was out at the museum several times to study, the original dress was made from cotton and the embroidery was silk. I tryed hard to tambour with my silk floss threads, but the thread snagged all the time, so i had to make it in cotton. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Genie Barrett Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 4:01 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Bjarn, I can't tell, did you use any beads? Is the fabric cotton or linen? Beautiful, as always. Genie ___ 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
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Great to hear from you again. Lovely work (as usual!) Sg On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Leif og Bjarne Drews drews...@post12.tele.dk wrote: Thanks for all your welcomes. I am glad you accept me here again. Here is my webpage with the tambour embroidered dress that almost killed me :-) http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/empire.htm Bjarne ___ 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
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The rendering of this dress is soo beautiful! Congratulations! -Original Message- From: Wicked Frau wickedf...@gmail.com Sent 5/16/2011 1:17:32 PM To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last yearGreat to hear from you again. Lovely work (as usual!) Sg On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Leif og Bjarne Drews drews...@post12.tele.dk wrote: Thanks for all your welcomes. I am glad you accept me here again. Here is my webpage with the tambour embroidered dress that almost killed me :-) http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/empire.htm Bjarne ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year
Hi Genie, The regency dress was made of cotton voillé and embroidered with DMC cotton threads, no beads was used. It was tambour embroidered. The original dress, you can see here: http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=76 I was out at the museum several times to study, the original dress was made from cotton and the embroidery was silk. I tryed hard to tambour with my silk floss threads, but the thread snagged all the time, so i had to make it in cotton. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Genie Barrett Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 4:01 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Bjarn, I can't tell, did you use any beads? Is the fabric cotton or linen? Beautiful, as always. Genie On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Leif og Bjarne Drews drews...@post12.tele.dk wrote: Thanks for all your welcomes. I am glad you accept me here again. Here is my webpage with the tambour embroidered dress that almost killed me :-) http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/empire.htm Bjarne ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year
Forgot to mention that i had a lot of bad issues with the drawing of the flowers because number 2 motif had a fold at the exhibition, i could not see the whole motif. And i asked the museum for help, but i could not get help, even that it was another museum who wanted me to make it. Also it has become much more difficult to study at their collections. In a few years ago, i was always welcome to come out and examine their collections, now you have to write to them first, explain what it is you want to study and why, and then maybe, you are lucky to get an appointment. The lighting out there was so bad also, that i could not tell exactly the collours of the flowers, so i had a really high resolution picture wich i baught from the museum. I had to send the picture back, when i finnished, but i have copyed it on my computer. I regret now, that i didnt go more often to study when i could. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Leif og Bjarne Drews Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 8:00 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Hi Genie, The regency dress was made of cotton voillé and embroidered with DMC cotton threads, no beads was used. It was tambour embroidered. The original dress, you can see here: http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=76 I was out at the museum several times to study, the original dress was made from cotton and the embroidery was silk. I tryed hard to tambour with my silk floss threads, but the thread snagged all the time, so i had to make it in cotton. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Genie Barrett Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 4:01 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Bjarn, I can't tell, did you use any beads? Is the fabric cotton or linen? Beautiful, as always. Genie ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Bjarne: A truly wonderful job and yes, the dress isn't that easy to view completely. To be fair, the museum has cut down access because their funds have been cut nearly every year since I started doing research there -- about 15 years. I'm surprised they can stay open at all. Still... Have you considered joining Dragtpuljen? It could give you an in with the whole country's museum crowd. It's harder to refuse someone you had coffee with last month at a conference. They are very nice people, in my experience, and are very open with their members. From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Leif og Bjarne Drews [drews...@post12.tele.dk] Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 1:17 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Forgot to mention that i had a lot of bad issues with the drawing of the flowers because number 2 motif had a fold at the exhibition, i could not see the whole motif. And i asked the museum for help, but i could not get help, even that it was another museum who wanted me to make it. Also it has become much more difficult to study at their collections. In a few years ago, i was always welcome to come out and examine their collections, now you have to write to them first, explain what it is you want to study and why, and then maybe, you are lucky to get an appointment. The lighting out there was so bad also, that i could not tell exactly the collours of the flowers, so i had a really high resolution picture wich i baught from the museum. I had to send the picture back, when i finnished, but i have copyed it on my computer. I regret now, that i didnt go more often to study when i could. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Leif og Bjarne Drews Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 8:00 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Hi Genie, The regency dress was made of cotton voillé and embroidered with DMC cotton threads, no beads was used. It was tambour embroidered. The original dress, you can see here: http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=76 I was out at the museum several times to study, the original dress was made from cotton and the embroidery was silk. I tryed hard to tambour with my silk floss threads, but the thread snagged all the time, so i had to make it in cotton. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Genie Barrett Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 4:01 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Bjarn, I can't tell, did you use any beads? Is the fabric cotton or linen? Beautiful, as always. Genie ___ 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
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I have joined Dragtpuljen some years ago, and i receive emails from them, but unfortunately i dont have the time to get to their meetings. But they are doing a wonderfull job for sure! I work full time besides my costume making, so my time is very limited. And regarding the research of danish costumes, (renaissance for instance) its very few who has researched this era, and therefore its difficult to find danish names for the different dress parts, thats the issue when you live in a country with few habbitants. Fortunately i know a coupple of people, Dorothy Jones and Camilla Dahl who makes a lot of reseearch. Also most of the inventory lists are written in german. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Nordtorp-Madson, Michelle A. Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 8:25 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Bjarne: A truly wonderful job and yes, the dress isn't that easy to view completely. To be fair, the museum has cut down access because their funds have been cut nearly every year since I started doing research there -- about 15 years. I'm surprised they can stay open at all. Still... Have you considered joining Dragtpuljen? It could give you an in with the whole country's museum crowd. It's harder to refuse someone you had coffee with last month at a conference. They are very nice people, in my experience, and are very open with their members. From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Leif og Bjarne Drews [drews...@post12.tele.dk] Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 1:17 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Forgot to mention that i had a lot of bad issues with the drawing of the flowers because number 2 motif had a fold at the exhibition, i could not see the whole motif. And i asked the museum for help, but i could not get help, even that it was another museum who wanted me to make it. Also it has become much more difficult to study at their collections. In a few years ago, i was always welcome to come out and examine their collections, now you have to write to them first, explain what it is you want to study and why, and then maybe, you are lucky to get an appointment. The lighting out there was so bad also, that i could not tell exactly the collours of the flowers, so i had a really high resolution picture wich i baught from the museum. I had to send the picture back, when i finnished, but i have copyed it on my computer. I regret now, that i didnt go more often to study when i could. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Leif og Bjarne Drews Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 8:00 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Hi Genie, The regency dress was made of cotton voillé and embroidered with DMC cotton threads, no beads was used. It was tambour embroidered. The original dress, you can see here: http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=76 I was out at the museum several times to study, the original dress was made from cotton and the embroidery was silk. I tryed hard to tambour with my silk floss threads, but the thread snagged all the time, so i had to make it in cotton. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Genie Barrett Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 4:01 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Bjarn, I can't tell, did you use any beads? Is the fabric cotton or linen? Beautiful, as always. Genie ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year
And they are in the process of putting together a glossary of terms, which I would be very grateful to see further. The Danish terms are a nightmare to get right. I don't have the ability to drop everything and run over every time there is a conference for Dragtpuljen, either, although the idea certainly is attractive. Do you think we could work together to help with some of this? Your workmanship is so exquisite that it should be accomodated whenever possible. From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Leif og Bjarne Drews [drews...@post12.tele.dk] Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 2:19 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year I have joined Dragtpuljen some years ago, and i receive emails from them, but unfortunately i dont have the time to get to their meetings. But they are doing a wonderfull job for sure! I work full time besides my costume making, so my time is very limited. And regarding the research of danish costumes, (renaissance for instance) its very few who has researched this era, and therefore its difficult to find danish names for the different dress parts, thats the issue when you live in a country with few habbitants. Fortunately i know a coupple of people, Dorothy Jones and Camilla Dahl who makes a lot of reseearch. Also most of the inventory lists are written in german. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Nordtorp-Madson, Michelle A. Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 8:25 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Bjarne: A truly wonderful job and yes, the dress isn't that easy to view completely. To be fair, the museum has cut down access because their funds have been cut nearly every year since I started doing research there -- about 15 years. I'm surprised they can stay open at all. Still... Have you considered joining Dragtpuljen? It could give you an in with the whole country's museum crowd. It's harder to refuse someone you had coffee with last month at a conference. They are very nice people, in my experience, and are very open with their members. From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Leif og Bjarne Drews [drews...@post12.tele.dk] Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 1:17 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Forgot to mention that i had a lot of bad issues with the drawing of the flowers because number 2 motif had a fold at the exhibition, i could not see the whole motif. And i asked the museum for help, but i could not get help, even that it was another museum who wanted me to make it. Also it has become much more difficult to study at their collections. In a few years ago, i was always welcome to come out and examine their collections, now you have to write to them first, explain what it is you want to study and why, and then maybe, you are lucky to get an appointment. The lighting out there was so bad also, that i could not tell exactly the collours of the flowers, so i had a really high resolution picture wich i baught from the museum. I had to send the picture back, when i finnished, but i have copyed it on my computer. I regret now, that i didnt go more often to study when i could. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Leif og Bjarne Drews Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 8:00 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Hi Genie, The regency dress was made of cotton voillé and embroidered with DMC cotton threads, no beads was used. It was tambour embroidered. The original dress, you can see here: http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=76 I was out at the museum several times to study, the original dress was made from cotton and the embroidery was silk. I tryed hard to tambour with my silk floss threads, but the thread snagged all the time, so i had to make it in cotton. Bjarne -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Genie Barrett Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 4:01 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Bjarn, I can't tell, did you use any beads? Is the fabric cotton or linen? Beautiful, as always. Genie ___ 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 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year
Lovely work! I'm so glad you shared it. A friend of mine, pressed for time, once made a really nice Regency with colored embroidery-- which she had painstakingly colored by hand with fabric markers! It was indeed embroidered (part of the cloth), but white-on-white. So she fixed that by adding color. Even up close it was hard to tell. Yours is wy out of the hand colored league. It is gorgeous. Just gorgeous. == Marjorie Wilser =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:= Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On May 13, 2011, at 11:52 AM, Leif og Bjarne Drews wrote: Thanks for all your welcomes. I am glad you accept me here again. Here is my webpage with the tambour embroidered dress that almost killed me :-) http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/empire.htm ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year
Thanks for all your welcomes. I am glad you accept me here again. Here is my webpage with the tambour embroidered dress that almost killed me :-) http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/empire.htm Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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As always- gorgeous work, Bjarne. Thank you for sharing. Susan USA On May 13, 11, at 2:52 PM, Leif og Bjarne Drews wrote: Thanks for all your welcomes. I am glad you accept me here again. Here is my webpage with the tambour embroidered dress that almost killed me :-) http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/empire.htm Bjarne ___ 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] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year
Virkelig flot! From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Leif og Bjarne Drews [drews...@post12.tele.dk] Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 1:52 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Thanks for all your welcomes. I am glad you accept me here again. Here is my webpage with the tambour embroidered dress that almost killed me :-) http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/empire.htm Bjarne ___ 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] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year
I was in Copenhagen for a few days last week and was hoping to see it, but I couldn't remember which museum you said it was for. It really is stunning. I'm also glad you are back. Are you coming back to LJ too? Teena From: Leif og Bjarne Drews drews...@post12.tele.dk To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 7:52:06 PM Subject: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year Thanks for all your welcomes. I am glad you accept me here again. Here is my webpage with the tambour embroidered dress that almost killed me :-) http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/empire.htm Bjarne ___ 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
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That is beautiful! Thank you for sharing! Marjorie Marjorie Gilbert author of THE RETURN, a novel set in Georgian England Third Place, Royal Ascot 2009 http://www.marjoriegilbert.net http://yearofeatingnaturally.blogspot.com/ http://marjoriegilbert.blogspot.com/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
