[h-cost] williamsburg jacket
Hi all. After shopping for this weekend and got back again, i got an idea. Ill send my green embroidered suit to the cleaners on monday, and in stead i will embroider new undercuff pieces and replace the old ones. This is the only thing that needs to be replaced, and embroidering new undercuff pieces should not take me long time. Dont you think this would be fine for a 3 days event if i bring along the green and the blue suit? I also have the velvet mundane suit with the red waistcoat i could use for the daytimes. For the other, the Williamsburg suit, i think i could go to proffesional helpers. There are small shops here in Copenhagen who takes commision jobs of sewing jobs like mending or remade old things. If i bring them my mock up, i could have them help me to fit it better.. I will do this in the future. Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] williamsburg jacket
This seems like a very period solution, Bjarne! Have a wonderful time. We'll be looking forward to photos. --Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer -Original Message- From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Feb 4, 2006 7:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] williamsburg jacket ... i will embroider new undercuff pieces and replace the old ones Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ 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] williamsburg jacket
That sounds like a good idea, I wish we had folks like that in the States. Just make sure that whoever is helping you to fit the suit understands the fitting/style differences between modern and 18th century suits. You don't want them 'fixing' the fit! Karen Seamstrix On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 13:57:34 +0100 Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi all. After shopping for this weekend and got back again, i got an idea. Ill send my green embroidered suit to the cleaners on monday, and in stead i will embroider new undercuff pieces and replace the old ones. This is the only thing that needs to be replaced, and embroidering new undercuff pieces should not take me long time. Dont you think this would be fine for a 3 days event if i bring along the green and the blue suit? I also have the velvet mundane suit with the red waistcoat i could use for the daytimes. For the other, the Williamsburg suit, i think i could go to proffesional helpers. There are small shops here in Copenhagen who takes commision jobs of sewing jobs like mending or remade old things. If i bring them my mock up, i could have them help me to fit it better.. I will do this in the future. Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ 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] williamsburg jacket
Hi again Bjarne! Take the period draft and the portrait you want to use as you inspiration with you when you go to the dressmakers or tailors...this will help them to help you with cut. It's always better to have someone else do the fitting for you...I'm at this stage almost now, I will soon have the petticoat done and will be ready to fit the doublet. I'm going to do the draft for the doublet, make a mock up and have Robert fit it on me. Then I know it will fit, and all I'll have to do is stand in the mirror! Good luck, we want to see pictures! Oh and I think two suits over three days will be fine, paack lots of changes of linens(shirts and such) And you should be fine. I usually bring three times the linen I think I'll need and half the dresses. Kelly Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment, faced with danger. To have courage, you must think about the dangers in advance, then weigh the risks, and then do what you have to do, despite your fears Caius Merlyn Britannicus There are small shops here in Copenhagen who takes commision jobs of sewing jobs like mending or remade old things. If i bring them my mock up, i could have them help me to fit it better.. I will do this in the future. Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
