[h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewelery

2006-05-12 Thread Melody Watts
HI, Can anyone reccomend a book ,with drawings or photos , of Tudor and Elizabethan jewelery? Or even leads to good paintings would help... I 'm trying to reproduce Elizabethan earrings and I don't know wether they had pierced ears ,for ladies and gents, at that time period,or wether

Re: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewelery

2006-05-12 Thread Suzi Clarke
At 08:15 12/05/2006, you wrote: HI, Can anyone reccomend a book ,with drawings or photos , of Tudor and Elizabethan jewelery? Or even leads to good paintings would help... I 'm trying to reproduce Elizabethan earrings and I don't know wether they had pierced ears ,for ladies and gents, at

Re: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewelery

2006-05-12 Thread Dianne Greg Stucki
- Original Message - From: Melody Watts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 3:15 AM Subject: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewelery HI, Can anyone reccomend a book ,with drawings or photos , of Tudor and Elizabethan jewelery? There is one

[h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 5, Issue 414

2006-05-12 Thread Purple Elephant
- Original Message - From: Jayne Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:13 AM Subject: [h-cost] Re: What's your dressmakers dummy wearing this spring? Mine has neither name nor form at the moment, being disassembled in the shed. But if she

[h-cost] Latest on Oseberg buying

2006-05-12 Thread G.Vinje
I've talked with the people at the uni bookshop. Yes, you can order through them and pay with Visa. You have to send the card info by e-mail though (divide the info and send 2 mails). You can not pay through the website for some reason. They are not quite sure about the price since they

[h-cost] SV:re:sources on tourbans - Mellinkoff

2006-05-12 Thread Eva Andersson
Mellinkoff does mention tourbans. Since her focus is on outcasts she doen't discuss tourban as sign of holiness but other symbolic meanings, chiefly as a sign of the Other. Eva ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] SV:re:sources on tourbans - Mellinkoff

2006-05-12 Thread Robin Netherton
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[h-cost] 12c crusades clothing

2006-05-12 Thread Zuzana Kraemerova
Hi, I need some help. I'm trying to find some ideas on costumes from the crusades, I mean that kind of mixture of christian and arabian clothing worn approx. at the end of 12th century. Maybe something like the costumes from the Kingdom of heaven, but rather some sort of noble-costume. I've

[h-cost] Skirt Questions

2006-05-12 Thread Jayne Thomas
Hi! I'm back with more questions! I was planning to make my daughters 1569 gown in black velvet, only to have a concern with the weight of the skirt (I'm putting in a forepart, rather than have a full petticoat) when I got home from purchasing the velvet. Would it be alright to do the

[h-cost] Re: Latest on Oseberg buying

2006-05-12 Thread Beth and Bob Matney
Thanks, Gunvor. I've talked to Jorun Grønli Kruse [EMAIL PROTECTED] as was told that they do not accept credit cards.. even in person. The museum requires EFT, check on a Norway bank or cash in NOK. Please keep us informed about the uni bookshop as you hear what the price would be. Beth

Re: [h-cost] 12c crusades clothing

2006-05-12 Thread Susan Carroll-Clark
Greetings-- Abel, Cynthia wrote: During the reign of Stephen, there was a short-lived fad for the use of lots of silk, crinkled or pleated in some way(not quite like the later creations of Marino Fortuny, but fairly close), into gowns for men and women that were not only long, but sometimes

Re: [h-cost] Skirt Questions

2006-05-12 Thread Lynn Downward
Hi Jayne, the best bet is to find a skirt or pants where the waist band is comfortable for your daughter and use that measurement. or you can always use a pair of grommets or eyelets on either side of the waistband for some give for a growing child. if it's underneath the bodice point, no one

Re: [h-cost] Skirt Questions

2006-05-12 Thread michaela
I'm back with more questions! I was planning to make my daughters 1569 gown in black velvet, only to have a concern with the weight of the skirt (I'm putting in a forepart, rather than have a full petticoat) when I got home from purchasing the velvet. Would it be alright to do the bodice in

Re: [h-cost] Skirt Questions

2006-05-12 Thread Elizabeth Walpole
- Original Message - From: Jayne Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 7:30 AM Subject: [h-cost] Skirt Questions Hi! I'm back with more questions! I was planning to make my daughters 1569 gown in black velvet, only to have a concern