Just back from a particularly exhilarating (and exhausting) Kalamazoo and
catching up on a huge pile of e-mails.
One correspondent writes to me that she needs to make an Elizabethan coif for
an SCA peerage ceremony. No idea yet if it's for male or female, but I'm
guessing female. She asks if I
What part of the era? I wear plain cheeks ears over a forehead cloth,
c1570 - or do they want a blackwork worked quoife - or a pattern for the
polychromatic? (Both of which I cannot yet prove was worn in public)
Drea has a great gallery of original embroidered quoifes. I also might know
who
The book The Tudor Tailor has scale patterns for coifs, both for men
and women. There are also patterns and detailed instructions for English
and French hoods, bongraces, caps and more.
Hope this helps.
Cindy Abel
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At 15:15 13/05/2008, you wrote:
The book The Tudor Tailor has scale patterns for coifs, both for men
and women. There are also patterns and detailed instructions for English
and French hoods, bongraces, caps and more.
Hope this helps.
Cindy Abel
Do make toiles of the coif patterns in the Tudor
The lovely people at Tudor Tailor seem to be small as well as lovely.
Patty
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At 16:40 13/05/2008, you wrote:
The lovely people at Tudor Tailor seem to be small as well as lovely.
Patty
Oh, indeed they are - very slender ladies, both Jane and Ninya!
t 15:15 13/05/2008, you wrote:
The book The Tudor Tailor has scale patterns for coifs, both for men
and women. There are
Thanks everyone for your help!
I've bought shoes from Sarah Juniper in the past, and love them to pieces, but
assumed from her website that this wasn't a period she works with. I'm sending
her an order soon anyway, so I'll ask her then. I've sent an email to Annello
and Davide too, I'm in
It's hre
Just diving in--thank you Robin and everyone else!
The Russian flax industry is fascinating.
Pity I have to go out and do chores G But it's a great reward for
finishing them up.
Ta
Carol
--
Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness!
At 11:35 PM 13/05/2008, you wrote:
Just back from a particularly exhilarating (and exhausting) Kalamazoo and
catching up on a huge pile of e-mails.
One correspondent writes to me that she needs to make an Elizabethan coif for
an SCA peerage ceremony. No idea yet if it's for male or female, but
Lurker here. I own 3 knitting machines: a regular Studio with ribbing
attachment, a regular Studio with no ribber, and a chunky Studio. I haven't
used
them much lately but when my kids were small I was always making them hats,
scarves, lined mittens, and sweaters. I used to be in craft
How much is it like using a weaving loom?
I love knitted sweaters, I used to crochet, but for some reason I just
have never wanted to knit by hand.
Fran
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Lurker here. I own 3 knitting machines: a regular Studio with ribbing
attachment, a regular Studio with no
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