Recently while digging through the old _Catalogue of the Collection of
London Antiquities in the Guildhall Museum._ London. 1908, I found pictures
of several scraps of leather Jerkins (It looks like there are pieces from at
least three jerkins). Has anyone ever published anything on these? I
I want to try making a fan (18th-19th century style as opposed to
renaissance style) but I don't know where to get the base. I'm not even
sure what to call it, but the individual sticks are called ribs, I think.
I tried googling fan base fan ribs fan set and a couple of other
combinations
Lovely find, Marc. I don't recall anything off the top... but I'll
certainly keep it in mind.
Mari / Bridgette
On 9/19/05, Marc Carlson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Recently while digging through the old _Catalogue of the Collection of
London Antiquities in the Guildhall Museum._ London. 1908, I
In a message dated 9/19/2005 2:36:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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I found pictures
of several scraps of leather Jerkins
Interesting.
Well, there's no doubt on how to cut the pattern. But how do they know
they're Jerkins and not Doublets? That's what I Anna
I held a class on making a mid-19th century fan last year. We used original
fans
that had their covers destroyed. A friend and I picked them up at flea markets
and
antique sales for a few dollars each; sometimes we paid less than a dollar. In
several instances we were able to salvage original
Hi,
They are called fan sticks. Try to search for it at lace materials dealers.
Lacis have some made of bamboo for 30 dollars.
Bjarne
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You could search eBay for antique fans in poor condition and recover them.
Fran
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Can anyone help me with what the proper term is for this item? And if
anyone can point me towards websites that might carry this, I'd be
very
Thanks for the look up Kimiko.
Upon doing some more research on this fabric I have
come to find it's referred to at least modernly, as
Nacre Velvet, occasionally as cross weave or cross
dye. In this case, the ground yarns, often a twill or
tabby weave, or if very luxurious, a satin weave, is a
Did you get the maribou fan? That's the only folding fan I found on
the web site.
Joan
At 02:14 PM 9/19/2005, you wrote:
I picked up the sticks for the fan I'm making at:
www.displaycostume.com
the company is here in Seattle but they do website orders and will ship.
Good Luck
Molly
Kathy, the closest I could find to a 'changeable' velvet in history is
something called chameleon velvet:
This is a velvet with an iridescent effect: the pile appears to be of two
different colours, depending on the angle from which one looks at it. Of
course, the manufacture makes use of two
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www.displaycostume.com
I love the Crime Family on the home page. Is that a political
commentary
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Hi, Marc. I believe the Guildhall Museum collection was incorporated
into that of the City Museum (Museum of London). If that is the case,
the leather jerkin that they currently have on display might be part of
the same finds or possibly incorporated from the pieces you show. I
would send a
From: michael tartaglio [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, Marc. I believe the Guildhall Museum collection was incorporated
into that of the City Museum (Museum of London). If that is the case,
the leather jerkin that they currently have on display might be part of
the same finds or possibly incorporated from
mischele1 wrote:
Greetings to the list,
I am a lurker but I find I am in need of some input for much more informed
minds then mine.
A local young lady has asked me to help her make 7 bridesmaids dresses, no problem. But she want dusty rose lace overlays on the dresses.
Where can I find such
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