Re: [h-cost] Re: Byzantine women's clothing

2005-07-29 Thread eirenetz
Yeah, Levanita is good, but earlier than the 14th century. I'm on the road this week, but I'll take a look at my resources and see what I can find early next week. -- Eirene Tzimiskina Kontostephanina I apologize if someone else has already posted this -- I'm a little behind on my e-mails

Re: [h-cost] French hood gold

2005-07-29 Thread Elizabeth Young
Kimiko Small wrote: At 09:23 PM 7/28/2005, you wrote: Wooden toothpicks would work as well as matchsticks, and are available in every supermarket. -Helen/Aidan The only toothpicks I seem to find are the round ones with plasticy things on the ends. I will have to see if I

RE: [h-cost] bodice fit question

2005-07-29 Thread otsisto
Have you tried asking on one of these three sites? [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are 4 locations wear the bodice can be seam. Back, side back, front and side. You probably have seen this but just in case not, http://members.fortunecity.com/cadieuxx/florentine.html

Re: [h-cost] Bran

2005-07-29 Thread Wendy Colbert
Bran is fed to horse in the form of a mash for a light feeding. You can get bran at a feed store. Wendy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jul 29, 2005 1:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Bran Technically speaking, the bran would have

Re: [h-cost] bodice fit question

2005-07-29 Thread Bjarne og Leif Drews
You probably have seen this but just in case not, http://members.fortunecity.com/cadieuxx/florentine.html she has a contact link. Hope this helps, De Hi Deredere, This is fabulous work she has done on her costumes, gosh i drolled of her renaissance dresses. Thanks for sharing the link

Re: [h-cost] French hood gold

2005-07-29 Thread Carolyn Kayta Barrows
or you might try wooden skewers (like for kebabs). They are longer than matchsticks or toothpicks and might be easier to hang on to. I think the ones I have in a drawer are actually bamboo and were sold in the chinese section of some grocery store. These are bamboo and make nasty splinters,

RE: [h-cost] Re: everything - newbie delurking

2005-07-29 Thread Betsy Marshal
-Original Message- Two books I have been resourcing from (in addition to the multitude of web pages out there!) are Medieval Costume in England and France: the 13th, 14th, and 15th Centuries by Mary Houston, and Medieval Costume and How to Recreate It by Dorothy Hartley. Any opinions

Re: [h-cost] French hood gold

2005-07-29 Thread Judy Mitchell
Elizabeth Young wrote: or you might try wooden skewers (like for kebabs). They are longer than matchsticks or toothpicks and might be easier to hang on to. true, but depending on how much fabric you have to take up, the diameter is not big enough. That's why (after tons of calculations) I