Re: [h-cost] Cranach Gown Project, was: Re: what is everyone working on?

2013-04-04 Thread Sybella 
I think Sheridan was talking about this:

http://www.livescience.com/21691-600-year-old-medieval-bras-discovered.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/20/medieval-bras-history-women-support

Quite fascinating! Especially considering it changes everything we thought
we knew about bra history.

'Bella



On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Sharon Henderson 
henderson.sha...@gmail.com wrote:

 Sounds like a fun project, Sheridan!

 Is there a website or a reference where we could see the bra finds, and
 will you post pics of the resulting shift?  A Cranach gown has been on my
 Wanna Do This List for ages.  :)

 Cheers,
 Meli

 On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Sheridan wrote:

 
  Currently I'm working on a Saxony/Cranach style gown, from the skin out.
  Starting with a shift based on those Medieval 'bra' finds from a few
 years
  ago, and finishing with a giant hat full of feathers. :0)
 
  Currently I have part of the shift draped, just needs to be sewn, trimmed
  and then turned into a final pattern. I've got the test run of a
  chemise/shirt currently on my dress form, awaiting some buttons and a bit
  of
  tweaking. (Not completely happy with the pattern I drafted) There is
 also a
  gollar that I had to do some major re-working on (I used a commercial
  pattern, and I'm very un-pleased about the fit) and I'm now at the
 trimming
  stage with it. Fabric for the gown has been sitting in my stash for over
 10
  years, I finally found and purchased my border fabric this weekend and I
  found my stash of ribbons/trims that I have been stockpiling for this
  outfit
  over the years.
 
  Finally hit critical mass with this one, so it's time to sew!
 
  Sheridan P.
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Re: [h-cost] Cranach Gown Project, was: Re: what is everyone working on?

2013-04-04 Thread Sheridan 
That's the one. :0)   I could just wear my bra under my garb, but where is
the fun in that? 

Sheridan P.

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Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cranach Gown Project, was: Re: what is everyone
working on?

I think Sheridan was talking about this:

http://www.livescience.com/21691-600-year-old-medieval-bras-discovered.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/20/medieval-bras-history-wo
men-support

Quite fascinating! Especially considering it changes everything we thought
we knew about bra history.

'Bella



On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Sharon Henderson 
henderson.sha...@gmail.com wrote:

 Sounds like a fun project, Sheridan!

 Is there a website or a reference where we could see the bra finds, 
 and will you post pics of the resulting shift?  A Cranach gown has 
 been on my Wanna Do This List for ages.  :)

 Cheers,
 Meli

 On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Sheridan wrote:

 
  Currently I'm working on a Saxony/Cranach style gown, from the skin out.
  Starting with a shift based on those Medieval 'bra' finds from a few
 years
  ago, and finishing with a giant hat full of feathers. :0)
 
  Currently I have part of the shift draped, just needs to be sewn, 
  trimmed and then turned into a final pattern. I've got the test run 
  of a chemise/shirt currently on my dress form, awaiting some buttons 
  and a bit of tweaking. (Not completely happy with the pattern I 
  drafted) There is
 also a
  gollar that I had to do some major re-working on (I used a 
  commercial pattern, and I'm very un-pleased about the fit) and I'm 
  now at the
 trimming
  stage with it. Fabric for the gown has been sitting in my stash for 
  over
 10
  years, I finally found and purchased my border fabric this weekend 
  and I found my stash of ribbons/trims that I have been stockpiling 
  for this outfit over the years.
 
  Finally hit critical mass with this one, so it's time to sew!
 
  Sheridan P.
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