Great! I look forward to your email.
Lady Von
R. Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Susan Farmer wrote:
braif fart
Adele wrote:
Isn't that that ghastly movie with Mel Gibson?
Adele, I believe you owe me a new keyboard. This one has cocoa all over it.
Susan: Yes, the linen has been
Message: 3
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:50:31 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [h-cost] illustrator vs fashion historian
In a message dated 8/15/2006 5:56:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Most people don't realize that what they're wearing right now, like as
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTW, I don't criticize Kate Greenaway's work for what it isn't, rather I
love it for what it is.
**I must have missed the first part of this. Who is Kate Greenaway?
(My personal favorite one-period-interprets-another is the early 1920s
doing American
Most people don't realize that what they're wearing right now, like as
they're reading this e-mail, will be considered historical 100 years
from
now.
So I should carefully preserve this old ratty bathrobe for
posterity?? Sorry, I couldn't resist!
Oh yes, you really must. Think how
Keep it, unless your posterity is hanging out the
backside, *snicker*
--- Carolyn Kayta Barrows [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Most people don't realize that what they're
wearing right now, like as
they're reading this e-mail, will be considered
historical 100 years
from
now.
So I
Most people don't realize that what they're wearing right now, like as
they're reading this e-mail, will be considered historical 100 years from now.
**I do. I think about what a reenactor from the future might wear to portray
the turn of the century. Maybe Levis and T-shirts for
Greetings.
I have received a request for help:
It seems that in a lot of extant garments, the protein fibers
(wool and silk) have survived, while the plant fibers have not. We can only
speculate that linen thread was used because there are stitching holes and
no thread (and it seems unlikely
Not so funny-- sounds like a look! It will probably show up on the
runways next year
--Ruth Anne Baumgartner
gypsy scholar and amateur costumer
p.s. Actually, now that I get to musing about this, maybe those yore
costumes aren't as far off as we thinkaren't designers' models and
chic
Quoting Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
After looking at how some folks today build their 'historical'
costumes, I expect to see 3pc suits made out of denim,
My husband still has a 3-piece suit made out of denim ... My son wears
it now . (but not with a grunge flannel shirt ...)
Susan
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Think how much futurists will be horrified by all the polyester/nylon,
and other synthetic fabricated clothing we tossed out that will still be
living in landfills! Especially all the 70's polyester. Lived then.
Wore that. Rule one: Don't ever buy white 70's polyester! Ever!
How will they
Now I've wondered more than 2 hours why you would need to wonder 2 hours! No
one else has posted to ask about this, so I guess I will: Where was your
difficulty originally, that made you come up with this formula?
It sounds like the formula determines distance between holes based on the
On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Ailith Mackintosh wrote:
It seems that in a lot of extant garments, the protein fibers (wool
and silk) have survived, while the plant fibers have not. We can only
speculate that linen thread was used because there are stitching holes
and no thread (and it seems unlikely
Abel, Cynthia wrote:
And will in a century or so, be able to custom order our clothing via a
Star Trek replicator? I know that one did food, but where did all the
clothes come from? There had to be a clothing replicator on board.
Yup, there was. That detail comes up in the original series
On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Zuzana Kraemerova wrote:
But if you place holes even under the center front seam (that means
the holes are in place where there is no opening any more, did I get
that right?), then your method is surely easier. I actually never even
thought about placing the holes
This may or may not be related but in research that someone recently
put up on the web after her trip to England and allowed to handle
primary source material she found that if the garments had precious
metal in any form on them that the metal was removed.
Hope that helps.
It may not have been
I can give you an extant source where the linen thread DID survive - The
Bocksten bog man. I have an in situ photograph of it, which is the only state
it survived in. It disintegrated the moment they moved the textile.
Wool sewing thread, if used in wool garments would likely full into place
On Aug 16, 2006, at 11:31 AM, Kahlara wrote:
Most people don't realize that what they're wearing right now,
like as
they're reading this e-mail, will be considered historical 100 years
from
now.
So I should carefully preserve this old ratty bathrobe for
posterity?? Sorry, I
Of course, what I would like is a replicator that would give me some of
that 1960s velour! I wish I could find some of that stuff.
It's still around. Look in thrift stores that have fabric. These won't be
the clean places like Goodwill, but I'm sure, if you do thrift stores at
all, you
I always thought this site said it all.
http://www.festiveattyre.com/research/lacing/lacing.html
Well, I make a larger distance between the holes, at least 1inch, so if
I started marking the holes from the top to the bottom, in the bottom there
might be an either too small or too large
Your email address returned my reply.
De
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The event is in Standing Stones/Columbia. I'm with Amlesmore but we are doing
the inn and assisting as SS had a major portion of their active membership
graduate/move and many are in their Highness' entourage.
I am not
--- Ailith Mackintosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Greetings.
I have received a request for help:
It seems that in a lot of extant garments, the
protein fibers
(wool and silk) have survived, while the plant
fibers have not. We can only
speculate that linen thread was used because there
Zuzana wrote:
Well, I make a larger distance between the holes, at least 1inch, so if I
started marking the holes from the top to the bottom, in the bottom there
might be an either too small or too large distance from the center front seam.
That wouldn't, I guess, look very good. So that's
On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Chiara Francesca Arianna d'Onofrio wrote:
It may not have been linen but a precious metal thread and it may have
been removed. Not sure how they could test for it though.
I have never heard of any instances in which precious metal thread is used
for structural seams. Even
I live right outside of NY city, but i will be in london when your in NY, too
bad, I would have looved to join mesuem trips and such.
jordana
- Original Message -
From: Saragrace Knauf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Monday, August 14, 2006 2:03 pm
Subject: [h-cost] In NY City August 25th -
From: Julie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(My personal favorite one-period-interprets-another is the early 1920s
doing American colonial 1770s, complete with the dropped early-20s
waist. I actively collect examples of this.)
oooh fun topic!
I'd like to offer one of our California contenders. In one of
I received an email this morning from someone who has some things to
give away for the price of postage.
I have just finished sorting and
organizing all her quilting fabric, tools, books and thread. ... Do you
have any suggestions as to giving away the quilting thread? In addition
there is a
Oh, fun. I have a Centennial Dress from the 1870's that's a really
interesting take on quasi-Colonial. I'm still trying to figure out what they
were doing with the flat-fronted skirt that has some really odd seams to make
quasi-panniers, and the bias-wrapped elbow-triangles are a hoot.
LuAnn
Button holes, that is what I was referring to more than seams. I totally
misread that post then. I thought she was talking about the button holes. :(
Yes, you are correct, they were couched for decoration. I also have never
seen them used going through fabric or leather other than to anchor
One of the best examples of illustrator/historian I know was during a series on
fashion that I have on video (remember video, those things with all the good
entertainment that will not fit into a DVD player?).
Karl Lagerfeld sat with a sketchbook, describing fashion changes and trends and
On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Chiara Francesca wrote:
Button holes, that is what I was referring to more than seams. I
totally misread that post then. I thought she was talking about the
button holes. :(
Yes, that would make a difference!
I am certain that she could speak to this so much better
Oh, fun. I have a Centennial Dress from the 1870's that's a really
interesting take on quasi-Colonial. I'm still trying to figure out what
they were doing with the flat-fronted skirt that has some really odd seams
to make quasi-panniers, and the bias-wrapped elbow-triangles are a hoot.
Thanks Lena for providing the quote.
Quoting Museum of London: Textiles and clothing, page 2:
...surviving textiles are biased by the types of deposit in which they
are preserved. They occur most frequently where anaerobic conditions
prevail, along the Thames waterfront, for example, and
At 01:00 PM 8/16/2006, you wrote:
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:30:37 -0400
From: Hope Greenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: illustrator vs fashion historian
Abel, Cynthia wrote:
And will in a century or so, be able to custom order our clothing via a
Star Trek replicator? I know
Message: 6
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:56:41 -0400
From: Lauren Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: illustrator vs fashion historian
On Aug 16, 2006, at 11:31 AM, Kahlara wrote:
Most people don't realize that what they're wearing right now,
like as
they're reading this
The thread in the Bocksten Bog man's costume did NOT survive. It was
therefore most likely either linen or hemp, both grown in Scandinavia at
the time. All the thread was gone when they found it in 1936. This can
be seen from the report/book from this time Bockstensmannen och hans
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