Me, too! Plus size and only 5' 2" tall. I can use all the help I can
get.
Thanks.
Susan
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark
Trail" by Louis L'Amour
On Apr 19, 2006, at 12:51 AM, Kimiko Small
On Tue, 18 Apr 2006, Heather Rose Jones wrote:
> But what I'm wondering is whether the author is trying to describe
> something of this sort and accidentally evoking a later style of "lace".
Since she's describing clothes and not veils, probably not. Fortunately I
don't have to guess; I'll ask
At 12:26 PM 4/18/2006, you wrote:
In making Plus Size gowns,
etc. for customers, it is sometimes a little dicey getting the right
proportion for the period.
Hi Kathleen,
As a plus sized woman who later this summer will, I promise, *will* make a
Victorian outfit for our County Sesquicentenni
On Apr 18, 2006, at 5:24 PM, Robin Netherton wrote:
Here's the situation: I'm editing an article that refers to
depictions of
the Virgin in 14th and 15th century European paintings as showing
clothes
decorated with such rich ornamentations as "ermine, jewels, and
pure gold
lace." I'm quite
On Tue, 18 Apr 2006, Chris Laning wrote:
> That help?
Yes! Thank you for typing it all in.
(Dollars to donuts my author came up with "gold lace" by quoting some art
book or museum description, whose author had no clue about any of these
techniques.)
--Robin
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Being the first to have the book handy and a few minutes to type.
the very first sentence of Chapter 1 of THE classic reference,
Santina Levey's _Lace: A History_, says: "During the two decades 1560
to 1580, lace became an increasingly important feature of fashionable
dress in most European
> Is anyone familiar with this painting:
> http://www.joslyn.org/permcol/euro/pages/veronese.html
> or have access to a larger or more detailed image?
>
> I am trying to identify what that is dangling under her left arm.
> My
> initial guess is part of a chemise, since she appears to have
>
Dawn wrote:
Robin Netherton wrote:
So, I don't need a specific date for the technique, just a ballpark
half-century or quarter-century in which something visibly
recognizable as
"lace" became commonly used as clothing decoration. I know I see
recognizable lace all over Elizabethan art, and I
On Tue, 18 Apr 2006, Carol Kocian wrote:
> In the 18th century, lace was also a woven tape that could be
> used around buttonholes and worked into patterns on some military
> coats. There are also the laces that go through eyelets to fasten
> things.
>
> I know what you mean, though
> No library digging needed for this one, I think; I suspect you can give me
> enough for my purposes off the top of your head!
Thanks... wow.
>
> Here's the situation: I'm editing an article that refers to depictions of
> the Virgin in 14th and 15th century European paintings as showing clothes
>
So, I don't need a specific date for the technique, just a ballpark
half-century or quarter-century in which something visibly
recognizable as "lace" became commonly used as clothing decoration.
I know I see recognizable lace all over Elizabethan art, and I don't
see it in 14th century art. But
On Tue, 18 Apr 2006, Marie Stewart wrote:
> There are two main ways to make lace... start with cloth and put
> holes into it to form the lace (punti tagliati, hedebo work, cut work,
> embroidered lace) and the other way is to form lace from string by
> forming a repetitive pattern that becomes t
Hey there Robin...
There are two main ways to make lace... start with cloth and put
holes into it to form the lace (punti tagliati, hedebo work, cut work,
embroidered lace) and the other way is to form lace from string by
forming a repetitive pattern that becomes the body of the work (bobbin
lace
Hi Robin,
If you look in the archives, i have posted a coupple of times about the
first written proof of bobbin lace.
Dont remember the year and date for it. It was an italian letter and the
lace worked on had 6 pairs of bobbins.
Bjarne
Original Message -
From: "Robin Netherton" <[EMAIL
I'm out of my period on this one. Can anyone give me a rough date/place
for when lace appears -- meaning something that would be recognized by a
modern person as "lace"? (I mean the trimming, not lacing cord or points.)
--Robin
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I have an antique hoop from family that I use and my skirts re about 3
panels. It fits just right.
Proportion says it all! One of the problems I have with the 'new' patterns
is that the bodice is usually for a modern fit and is too long for the
proportions viewed in Godey's and Peterson's. The two
One thing i also wonder about this, is why did Diderot not show this in his
encyklopedia?
Bjarne
Leif og Bjarne Drews
www.my-drewscostumes.dk
http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/
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I can understand from the many posts about this new book, that many are
making this period.
May i ask you, have you considered to make something new from the book?
Is it going to be another style, than you normally do?
Bjarne
Leif og Bjarne Drews
www.my-drewscostumes.dk
http://home0.inet.t
In a message dated 4/18/2006 12:10:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The CW garments that I
have, or have examined, average 4/5 yards around the bottom, which is about
3 1/2 or four panels of 45" fabric.
***
1830's skirts will have a mere 3 1/2 yard
This has been my take on the subject too. Years ago when I first connected
with the idea of historical costuming, I tended to use the yardages quoted
in novels and inventories in trying to construct, say a mid nineteenth
Century gown, which was often 10 yards. It wasn't until I had opportunity
to
In a message dated 4/18/2006 10:30:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If you look at Juan
de Alcega (and similar books), you can see how much yardage is
generally required for various types of gowns.
*
Well, you get Juan's idea of what yardages sho
In a message dated 4/16/06 7:01:53 PM GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
And, though the men's things look
pretty good, there is something unconvincing about all the clothes. They
look
costume-y to me. I can't quite put my finger on why. Maybe it's because
everything looks like it's
Here the picture of me while I am wearing it at the open air museum.
And an other one with my friend.
http://mystictimes.nl/Bliaut/Bliautaf.jpg
http://mystictimes.nl/Bliaut/Benf.jpg
Greetings,
Deredere
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In a message dated 4/16/06 7:01:53 PM GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> And, though the men's things look
> pretty good, there is something unconvincing about all the clothes. They
> look
> costume-y to me. I can't quite put my finger on why. Maybe it's because
> everything lo
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