Not exactly a historical matter, but it's one of those 'if you guys don't know
I don't know who does' questions.
I just acquired some lovely Italian yarn for a very very cheap price
probably because it is bright orange. Bright orange is not my colour,
especially since I have in mind making
At 08:06 AM 11/7/2007, you wrote:
I'm gathering information for the planning stages of a new project,
and I'd love to get input from the people on this list.
Has anyone mentioned color definitions?
gore
gusset
hemming/edging techniques
which dags are documented
stitches used for seams
If you're going to use a cold-water dye, like
Procion, I don't think it makes a difference.
Anything involving hot water, though, will
shrink cotton, so in that case, the yarn should
be dyed first, then crocheted.
Yay, crochet!! :)
~ M.
==
~ Twinkle, dammit! ~
Don't forget the little stuff:
Needle
pin
thimble
Are you sure this is going to all fit into one book :)?
Catherine
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Hey Julian,
I'm right there with you! My SCA persona, Meleri ferch Iasper ap Dafydd, is
a follower of the beloved and darn-near sainted Earl of Pembroke, the Earl
of Richmond's uncle and protector... :) I would love to see a good study of
this period too! I'm sure the Burgundian influences
At 00:01 04/11/2007, you wrote:
I put this on the Renaissance Tailor site, but it might be of use to someone
here as well:
Subject: RE: [TheRenTailor] Dress at the Court of King Henry Viii
I got mine early because I used bribery and corruption. The publication
party for the book was to have
Hi Liadain, your blackwork is absolutely gorgeous! How are the kittens?
regards
Joy
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A well-researched and well-illustrated book [or 2, or 3] about English
middle-class and upper-class
Dress in England during the Reign of Henry 7th.
Almost every book I've been able to look at purporting to deal with
Tudor Dress or Costume slides
over the Reign of Henry 7th (1485-1509) as
Don't forget the little stuff: Needle pin thimble Are you sure this
is going to all fit into one book :)?
With multiple thousands of entries ... OK, it will be a big book. I am one of a
team of editors conscripted to help sort it all out.
Many terms (e.g. garment names) will have very
Procion is not a literally cold-water dye; you need to use pretty warm
water for best results.
The dyeing process almost always shrinks the fibers, sometimes quite a
lot. Also, the earlier in the process you dye the fibers, the more
thoroughly the dye penetrates. Dyed in the fleece is better
In a message dated 11/14/2007 12:54:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Dyed in the wool.
**
I thought this referred to the 18th century practice of mixing wool with
other fibers, like linen or cotton, for coats and such. The wool offered warmth
Sorry, I didn't read your message all that carefully. Yes: wool and silk
both absorb dye better than cotton or linen, and cotton absorbs it
better than linen. But if you dye a material woven from mixed fibers,
you are not dyeing in the wool, but in the material.
Fran
Lavolta Press
Back in the days when I had lots of time to experiment
with natural dyes on the yarn I had time to spin (Oh
for the days of no kids!!) my hubby made me a set of
stretchers to keep the shrinkage to a minimum.
Basically, it is no more than a couple pieces of 2x4
with dowels plugged in. Before the
Thanks! Am hard at work on more b/w for Christmas presents, then on to
some new body linens - have been planning FOREVER to do the camicia from
Raphael's La Muta. And then I'll need the gown to go with it...
Alas, only one kitten remains - apparently they had been exposed to cat
parvo
I must second that your blackwork is magnificent!
What a lot of work, and so beautifull!!
Bjarne
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From: Frank A Thallas Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:51 PM
Subject: RE: [h-cost] Re: welcome back
Thanks! Next on my list of things to learn is to get better at various
needle-
laces, to trim my smocks and shirts up in high style...
And someday to do beautiful silk work like yours!
Liadain
THL Liadain ni Mhordha OFO
wildernesse, the Outlands
My suggestion isn't so much the headwords as something to include alongside
the headwords-- their counterparts in other languages. For example, it's
braies in French, but breeches in English, Bruche in German, and what about
Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, etc.?
It would be beyond the scope
My suggestion isn't so much the headwords as something to include
alongside the headwords-- their counterparts in other languages. For
example, it's braies in French, but breeches in English, Bruche in
German, and what about Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, etc.?
Astrida
Suzi,
I'm missing 1-5 and 39+ (need to re-up and get current) of Costume
(Journal of the Costume Society). If you hear of someone with any of
these for sale, please let me know!
I'm also looking Textile History Vol 18 and Dress #26, 1999. (Journal
of the Costume Society
of America)
Best
I don't think those are too earthy at all! Except for the swaddling and
clothing for infants are things I'd really be interested in knowing. Given
the right book I'd probably be willing to spring for the baby stuff too.
Wanda
swaddling
clothing for infants and toddlers
underwear
aprons
I've never seen it used in any sense but fastness. For example, if you
call someone, A dyed-in-the-wool Republican, you mean their political
beliefs are thoroughly those of the Republican party, not mixed or
uncertain.
Of course, if you dye some woolen yarn one color, and some linen thread
Oops, just read the England only bit. But still, the other languages
would be very useful-- at least as a handle on research using the
encyclopedia as a launch pad.
***
Astrida Schaeffer, Assistant Director
The Art Gallery, University of New Hampshire
Paul Creative
Back in the days when I used to do a lot of weaving and crocheting, I
never became interested in spinning, for some reason. I bought pre-dyed
yarn. However, my philosophy is that if something is likely to shrink,
I'd rather get it over with before I go to a lot of trouble making a
garment by
BTW, as someone debating whether to get rid of the 8-harness jack loom
in the garage, I have a conundrum.
I loved the process of weaving. But I just was not all that thrilled by
hand-woven material. It was OK, and I made a lot of home-furnishings
type things. But stylistically, I'm not no
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