On 25/03/2012 4:51 PM, Robin Netherton wrote:
Cloth headcoverings, some of which cover the ears or neck or both,
have been worn in many cultures and for many reasons, including
practical ones (cleanliness, weather protection) as well as modesty or
fashion. It seems pretty far-fetched to
On 24/11/2011 7:21 PM, Marjorie Wilser wrote:
Hi List,
I am writing about a winter wedding in 1830 New England. What might a
bride carry in lieu of a bouquet? My fuzzy California brain
remembers/guesses something like bittersweet, which I assume is a
woody herb?
Bittersweet is a woody
On 24/05/2010 2:02 PM, Pixel, Goddess and Queen wrote:
On Sat, 22 May 2010, Zuzana Kraemerova wrote:
Does anybody know any pictures from the 13th century/beginning 14th
century where a side lacing could be seen? Except for Spain and Italy:-)
thanks,
Zuzana
Zuzana--
I've been studying
Greetings!
penhal...@juno.com wrote:
In your Victorian corset, many of the bones are probably actually spiral steels
which have more of the flexibility of whale bone and bend over the complex
curves of the female torso better than rigid steels.
I don't do Elizabethan any more, but when I did I
Shea Munroe wrote:
Hope this will help keep our lists from being plished.
What does our mailing list have to do with Facebook? It's not like the
list e-mails I get are posted there or anything.
Oh, and Google has been indexing Facebook (not the other way around) for
a couple of years now.
In a message dated 7/9/2009 11:00:42 PM Central Daylight Time,
h-costume-requ...@indra.com writes:
From: Leah Janette bear_ja...@msn.com
If you decide to go to Pennsic, post to the list.
I'll be at Pennsic. I am otherwise known as the editor of the Pennsic
Independentand
Käthe Barrows wrote:
The Nazis used pink triangles for homosexuals in camps. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_triangle and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:German_concentration_camp_chart_of_prisoner_markings.jpg
Yes, but this is 20th century, as I said in my original post. The
Lynn Downward wrote:
Which came first, the pink outfit or the idea that men in the arts are often
homosexual?
Well, since pink wasn't a considered a girl's colour until into the
20th century, I would expect that pink for music predates any
associations of pink with gay people. The academic
Land of Oz wrote:
That's probably because very few people know, and when you get set up for
graduation, no
one tells you any of this stuff. I wish I had known some of this stuff when I
got my
Master's degree. All they tell you is to go to the bookstore and pick up a
robe. Then,
you might
Susan Farmer wrote:
Quoting Ruth Anne Baumgartner ruthan...@mindspring.com:
I've read everyone's helpful replies to this, but what I'd say is: Go
ahead and make 13th-century garb and wear it.
There is a pattern in Alcega for a gown for a learned man -- but
what would a 12th century gown
Thanks everyone for all the suggestions so far. I'm getting psyched,
and believe it or not, so is my husband (who was dubious about the time
we allotted on the schedule for fabric shopping, until he realized there
was stuff HE was looking for...)
Susan
On Apr 3, 2009, at 8:42 PM, Susan Carroll-Clark wrote:
Thanks everyone for all the suggestions so far. I'm getting psyched,
and believe it or not, so is my husband (who was dubious about the
time we allotted on the schedule for fabric shopping, until he
realized there was stuff HE was looking
Greetings--
I know this topic comes up from time to time, but I'd love to hear an
updated take on it since we all know there is a lot of turnover in the
fabric store biz these days. I will be in New York City in mid-May and
have set aside a little time for possible fabric shopping. I do
Robin Betzhold wrote:
My favorite stores are all the hole in the wall places on 39th between 7th
and 8th. My personal favorite store has been having a going out of business
sale for the past 3 years...there is one store that sells nothing but 100%
linen and they have some neat finds. I just
Thank you as well. They've got a Canadian partner site that has the
Frank Lloyd Wright calendar I've been looking for. Some of the US sites
will only ship to Canada via UPS, who charge exorbitant fees for customs
brokerage/clearance (not to mention just the shipping costs). Gets sort
of
Glenda Robinson wrote:
Amazon UK has it on sale for 15 pounds:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Patterns-Fashion-construction-neckwear-accessories/d
p/0333570820
An added bonus is if the book is further reduced before publication, you pay
the lowest price.
I hope Amazon UK is prepared for the H-Cost
Anne Moeller wrote:
Will this be taught at Pennsic?
I highly recommend learning how to do it if you'd like nets made from
coloured thread. Once you've learned the basic knot, it's a
surprisingly fast and easy thing to do.
I've taught it in the past, but not this year (I'm already
Dawn wrote:
Joan Mielke wrote:
Does anyone know of a commercial source for actual net crespines, as
opposed
to the crocheted ones?
Like these?
http://www.instawares.com/hairnet-nylon-28in-box.401-dhn500bk.0.7.htm
You might be able to find singles (or small quantities) at a good
beauty
Ailith wrote:
snip
The version of the FAQ currently on sca.org says that they have about 29,500
paid members, but that's still small by publishing standards.
You do not have to be a paid member to participate, however, you must be a
paid member if you fight or if you're an
Robin Netherton wrote:
Relaying a request from a friend:
Can anyone recommend, ideally from personal experience, a good supplier of
medieval (say, 14th-15th c.) belts and/or buckles? My friend is familiar with
Revival Clothing, which sells Talbot's leather goods, but would like to know
Ruth Anne Baumgartner wrote:
And then there are the Americans who assume EVERY British accent is a
HIGH-CLASS British accent. Someone said to me about an acquaintance
who does indeed speak with a Cockney accent, I love to hear his
accent! It's so refined!
That's hilarious. Guess
Dianne wrote:
Point was simply that it would be harder for an American to distinguish
between regional British accents, as it would be hard for someone from
England to distinguish between say, Michigan and Ohio.
Those states in particular are a really good case in point. There isn't
an
Greetings!
Since I haven't seen this pop up here yet, thought I'd pass it on.
DISTAFF sponsors sessions for papers on textile/costume research at the
International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, and is also
behind the Medieval Costume and Textiles yearly journal series (many of
Andrew Trembley wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good evening to all of you and hope my series of questioning doesn't
seem silly but for some reason I am still having trouble trying to
decypher the difference between an amateur costumer (myself, one who
has a general knowledge of a topic) and
Ailith wrote:
I'm sorry that the Gift Exchange won't be happening this year. Even though my
gift didn't show up last year, I did get a tremendous gift the first year - a
new friend. My Secret Santa and I have become friends and are hoping to
actually meet each other next year at an SCA event.
otsisto wrote:
February. Du Berry Hours
http://www.christusrex.org/www2/berry/DB-f2v.jpg
http://www.christusrex.org/www2/berry/DB-f2v-d3l.jpg
But the man next to the woman not wearing any underwear isn't wearing any
either, so does that support men not wearing brais?
I'm going to have to go
Greetings--
I am appliqueing a cotton/linen blend midweight fabric and used the ultra
bond, the thread is Gutermann cotton thread. The first two appliques went
fine- a total dream; I was using plain cone thread for that. I switch to the
Gutermann, and all hell breaks loose. The satin stitch
Greetings--
Saragrace Knauf wrote:
Okay, this may be a little off topic, but since I heard it on the Tudor Fashion special
(TFS) on showtime, maybe it isn't too bad. I heard the word Metrosexual (MS) for the
first time in my life earlier this week in reference to what I can't remember, then I
Greetings--
Dianne Greg Stucki wrote:
At 06:42 PM 3/30/2007, you wrote:
By 1971 or 1972 (grade 10 for me) the pant suit was being worn by
those of us who considered ourselves very fashionable. I had several.
One
which my mother made in a gorgeous canary yellow crepe polyester with
wide
Greetings--
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 3/5/2007 8:57:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
the bride in the correct
colour.
NO they didn't! There was not anything near the bright coral red they should
have been wearing! What were you
Greetings--
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At least you can trace the Gladiator stuff to a source: the paintings of
Alma-Tadema.They're just making stuff up in Rome.
Well, to quibble with that--that's like using Waterhouse to document
medieval clothes. Alma-Tadema is no better a source than
Greetings
Susan Carroll-Clark wrote:
As I said, the women's clothes range in quality from not bad to not so
good, which is typical for these types of pictures. There are
definitely dresses which are more Romanesque than Roman. The more
accurate garments (with the exception of what
Greetings--
A. Thurman wrote:
On 3/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Enjoying it thoroughly, less for historical accuracy (I don't know
much about Ancient Rome, but a friend who is a Roman reenactor assures
me they're taking gross liberties) but for the quality acting and
Greetings--
Chris wrote:
Try Thora's page: http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/
Right name, wrong site. The Viking Answer Lady is Gunnvor, not Thora.
Mistress Thora Sharptooth wrote a good article on the poufy pants many
years ago, which used to be available on her website (
Greetings--
Kate M Bunting wrote:
Susan Carroll-Clark wrote:
It's not a vine, it's the broom plant (genista in Latin), a shrub
with yellow pea-like flowers.
I knew it was a real plant...just couldn't remember which one and the
corresponding Latin--thanks!
Susan
Greetings--
Julie wrote:
I got an answer from Cynthia herself on the Milliner's list:
Heh. I think that one is my fault, at least partially. They really do
look like coffee filters, don't they?
Fillet is one term, toque is good if you subscribe to the closed-top
version, and I
Greetings--
Gail Scott Finke wrote:
would be good for the Mary Magdalene list to look at. It's a saint, the one
always depicted with the tower she was thrown out of (Robin, who is that?
I'm drawing a blank.).
I'm not Robin.but that sounds like Barbara. Patron saint of
artillery
Greetings--
Robin Netherton wrote:
What did everyone else get?
I literally waited until just now to open mine, since other than some
family gifts tomorrow it will be my only on Christmas Christmas gift
(due to an early shopping trip this year)--
And got some very cool things! Enclosed
Greetings--
monica spence wrote:
we are doing history in a completely
different way.
AAUGGH! Talk about revisionism! Lousy scholarship and bad costumes.
In other words, they are doing history in exactly the same way as most
historical dramas do it, alas.
I just love it when these movie
Greetings--
Adele de Maisieres wrote:
Zuzana Kraemerova wrote:
By the way, looking at the chimera costumes' web page, is there any
historical evidence of this kind of dress:
http://chimera-costumes.co.uk/slideshows/view.php?c=43 ? I mean the
gores in the skirt (or lower part of the dress) -
Greetings--
Adele de Maisieres wrote:
Voncile W. Dudley wrote:
Aren't gores the ones that start at the waist and godets the ones
that start somewhere around the thigh? Anyone know the difference,
if any?
Well, SCA-types tend to call them gores and modern dressmakers tend to
call them
Greetings--
Ann Catelli wrote:
Around 800, when Charlemagne was crowned emporer by
the pope, nobody had any lacing anywhere, because the
gowns were too wide to require it.
The waist line (or other smallest area on the tunic)
must be big enough to get past the largest area on the
top of the
Robin--
I can help if need be. If you're interested, I also have the original
Word document and picture files, pre-layout, that you submitted to TI.
Susan
Robin Netherton wrote:
A woman in England has need of a copy of the article I wrote a few years
back on the development of Norman
Greetings--
Cascio Michael wrote:
Hi all,
Does anyone know where Drea Leeds most excellent
site went? Every one of the pages I had bookmarked
from her site is giving me a 404 error and I'm not
getting a site when I try googling for the main site.
Help?
Try this
Greetings--
Dawn wrote:
I was going to announce it next week. :)
Cool--I didn't get in on it last year, and then was immensely jealous of
everyone and the neat things and stories being exchanged.
Susan
___
h-costume mailing list
Greetings--
Penny wrote:
Someone used Wikipedia as a source in a message, so I thought I would
add my two cents...
Wikipedia is not really a good source. If a college student quotes
Wikipedia, they lose points. Wikipedia can be edited or information
added by anyone. The website started
Greetings--
Lonnie D. Harvel wrote:
I have a question regarding the silk. What modern silk fabrics would
be good for use as cotes, surcotes, and such?
I'm fond of silk taffeta, although you will likely need to line most of
the weights obtainable without breaking the bank. I buy mine from our
Greetings--
Abel, Cynthia wrote:
During the reign of Stephen, there was a short-lived fad for the use
of lots of silk, crinkled or pleated in some way(not quite like the
later creations of Marino Fortuny, but fairly close), into gowns for men
and women that were not only long, but sometimes
Greetings--
Sharon L. Krossa wrote:
Which, again, is why I prefer films such as A Knight's Tale and
Shakespeare in Love, which include enough truly obvious anachronisms
(such as modern rock music, psychiatrist jokes, modern coffee mugs,
etc.), and attitude, to essentially scream out If you
Greetings--
Lavolta Press wrote:
Let's face it, history is neither particularly valued nor particularly
job-getting in our society.
Tell me about it. PhD in history. Now working as a project manager (a
job I love, by the way--and doing the doctorate was great prep work!)
My bet is that most
Greetings--
Susan B. Farmer wrote:
Their line of thinking is that you have to draw on what was before and
what comes after -- since fashion, back then, didn't change just
because The Great Design Houses issued their new fall collection. It
sort of oozed between styles. Everything before and
Greetings--
Carolyn Kayta Barrows wrote:
Sculptors likely did not have live models posing for them as they
chipped away at the stone; even when they are being realistic, there
was always the challenge of representing what the fabric does in
stone, a very different medium.
At least they were
Greetings--
I don't believe in the traditional (and outmoded) female role model of
constantly saying, of course, it's only my opinion, it's just my
two cents, your mileage may vary, what does the rest of the group
think? ad nauseum.
That's all about conformity. It has nothing to do with
Greetings--
The under garments should be made of linen that hasn't been dyed. The
outer garments would have been made of wool and have been of sober hues.
Many period dyes make strong/deep colors, and these would have been
preferred. Perhaps there was something specific to the
Greetings--
Danielle Nunn-Weinberg wrote:
At 02:12 PM 6/28/2005 -0400, you wrote:
snip
I have to roll the front waistband of off-the-rack skirts so that
the hem hangs horizontal because of this. If I had the time, I'd
hem the skirts properly.
--
Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre
Greetings--
I'm working on a group research project with several
other folks, and we're trying to track down a more
in-depth citation for some information.
It's from the following book:
Weinstein, Rosemary. Tudor London. London: Museum
of London, 1994
ISBN: 0-11-290495-5
The book says this
Greetings--
McClure, Kate wrote:
I had to snicker over this blurb from the Marie Antoinette doll, er
figure:
This 5-1/2 tall, hard vinyl figure features amazing Ejector Head
Action, and comes with a removable plastic wig and dress.
For the 13th century geek like me, the Pope Innocent III
Greetings--
Stephanie Smith wrote:
I'm reading a friends circa 14th c manuscript by
Robert Grosseteste
Actually, Grosseteste (aka Bobby Fathead--and not Bobby Big Balls, as
my husband kept joking) died in 1253. Grosseteste is quite a significant
scholarly figure of the 13th century,
Greetings--
The SCA in general does not do period fighting techniques, they have their
own style of fighting which has developed from what the society chose as
safety precautions (rattan weapons, full armour). You might find some
individuals in some areas exploring the old manuals, but that
Greetings--
Anybody seen The Aristocrats? I bought it sight unseen from a BBC
catalog and really enjoyed it. It is set during the 1700's and is about
the Duke of Richmond's 4 daughters.
When I read the header, I thought you were referring to the 2005 film by the
same name, which is all
60 matches
Mail list logo
