Hi,
I had bookmarked a website someone on 18th c womans list had posted long
time ago, perhaps anybody here did the same?
Its a university in USA who uploaded a large collection of the Galleries des
Modes et Costumes francaises in high resolution.
I have desperately looked for the bookmark,
Dear Saragrace,
Your link didnt work for me, is there a chance you could post it again?
As for a small flat wheel i made the pattern from Jean Hunnisets book, used
a flat steel in the outer edge. I didnt slide in the steel to a casing, but
i made a tape for the steel wich i sewed together to a
Yeah, I started the actual ruff yesterday. (My noodlings on it are on the
site). I timed myself yesterday; it took me almost two hours just to split the
six yards into 4 pieces, (thank goodness, organza tears nicely) then press,
insert the braid and sew just one section! Yikes!
Sg
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I just watched this 'at home' over the hollidays and was puzzled especially
by the skirt extensions (or lack of same)..Your suggestion about the
designers were using the right scholarship but ...badly... is certainly my
take on the overall projection of Ren Fashion. I was also quite put off
I've got a really stupid question, but recently a costumer who I thought knew a
lot about clothing, historical finds of original garments etc. made doubts
about spiral lacing as the only lacing style in middle ages. She made some sort
of a pourpoint and it was laced by criss-cross lacing. When
You can find crisscross but not as common as spiral. Also it may depend on
region and era.
Using Florentine late 15th century as example:
spiral
http://festiveattyre.com/research/earlyflor/3flor1.html
Spiral w/a twist
http://festiveattyre.com/research/earlyflor/3flor8.html
crisscross with a
And I'm seeing for the 1st time the Bleak House with Gillian Anderson. I
liked very much the Diana Rigg version. This one is much bleaker...babba
bing. Everyone looks great, but it's all too grey and dreary so far. I know
much
of it is SUPPOSED to be but part of that is the contrast with
In a message dated 1/11/2007 4:12:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What do you think about that? When came criss-cross lacing in?
Spiral lacing is usually the method for utilitarian lacing, like up closings
and stuff. But there is also decorative lacing. We had
I'm in the early stages of thinking about undertaking a houp...like, in a
year or so, predicated, of course, on the theory that I'll actually have
built the correct garments to go *underneath* by then! ;o) I've been
wondering, though...when did they first start showing up as being worn by
women?
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007, Sue Clemenger wrote:
I'm in the early stages of thinking about undertaking a houp...like,
in a year or so, predicated, of course, on the theory that I'll
actually have built the correct garments to go *underneath* by then!
;o) I've been wondering, though...when did they
I was the very lucky winner of the original copy of the bulletin. It arrived
late last week and I'm enjoying it immensely. A very sincere thanks to Helen
for sharing it and all the scans with me and the list.
Carolann Schmitt
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.genteelarts.com
Ladies Gentlemen of the 1860s
As De has already shown, you can find all sorts of lacing patterns over
the course of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, particularly if you look at
a variety of fashions and in different places and times. But that doesn't
justify using different patterns interchangeably; each type of lacing
On Friday 12 January 2007 12:51 am, Robin Netherton wrote:
[snip]
Sometimes you see a criss-cross pattern in styles that are normally
associated with spiral lacing (e.g. 14th century fitted dresses). In the
cases I'm thinking of, this is not done with a modern criss-cross, but
with two spirals
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