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From: Anne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: H-Costume List Post h-costume@mail.indra.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:41 AM
Subject: [h-cost] 1844 Corset Again-Busk Questions
Hello all!
I am glad to see some discussion going again. To add to it I am still
(very
Hi Ruth,
I did use a thimble, had to do it because i was stitching trough 4 layers of
silk. But it was the other hand i stuck into :-)
I started to embroider with silver spangels on the new taffeta. I have drawn
the embroidery to a paper, and i embroider on top of the paper. I will tear
it
Just to clarify - what date are you actually talking about? To me,
1600s means 1600-1610, but a lot of people now seem to be using it to
mean the 17th century in general, in which case farthingales were no
longer worn by mid-century. Or was it a slip of the finger for 16th
century?
Kate Bunting
I wonder if you would mind giving the name of the british remainder
dealer? There seem to be little point for me, as a European, to buy
something that already is in Britain from someone in the US, risking
customs fees and with more expensive shipping.
/Eva
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:06:47 -0400
I agree with Eva. Also, would you mind if I passed
your mail on to the 75years group on Yahoo, as it's
right in their time period?
/Lena
--- Eva Andersson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wonder if you would mind giving the name of the
british remainder
dealer? There seem to be little point for
I don't know if my comments will help at all, but I have a corset with a spoon
busk and the front edge of that corset was straight too... It rounds around the
outside of the busk, there's no real curve in the center section of the busk
where the hooks and bulb-things meet. As a side note, I
I'm going to stick my neck out here and recommend TWO Fabric stores. I live
in New York and I've been a costume designer since 1968. I'm one of those
people who doesn't think the shopping is over until I've hit every store in
the city. But here goes:
BJ at 525 Seventh Avenue on the 2nd floor.
Can anyone tell me more about this?
The allegory of colour, which already at the end
of the thirteenth century showed slight signs of
development, had now become a language
comprehensible to nearly everyone, and the
full-fledged dandy had now the means of
proclaiming to the world his
Hi,
In recreating materials found in 18th century embroidery, i thoaght i might
could use this for shaped spangels or Paillons as they were called. These
were cut from silver plates, and often vernished in different shining
collours. I would like to try it. Does any of you know this material?
I am dealing with a wholesale company (minimum order $250, sale tax license
required, etc.). They are affiliated with this retail merchant
http://www.psbooks.co.uk/ but when I tried to search for wardrobe, nothing
came up. I would think that other British retail stores that specialize in
Can anyone recommend a solid book on the history and use of measuring
tools in the home for things like sewing and cooking? I'm interested in
the history and use of the tools rather than measurement systems per se.
For the latter, BTW, there are several interesting books by Ronald
Edward
On Jun 22, 2006, at 12:16 PM, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
Hi,
In recreating materials found in 18th century embroidery, i thoaght i
might could use this for shaped spangels or Paillons as they were
called. These were cut from silver plates, and often vernished in
different shining collours.
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