big snip
A lot of what I saw was synthetic, makes my skin itch. Some of it I
could have used for exotic/middle eastern inspired costumes if it had
been a natural fiber, not like I don't already have a closet full of
dance costumes.
Dawn
*snort* Hey, I resemble that remark. :-)
I
Forwarded from a friend:
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Dating back to ancient Egypt, India and Peru, short-fiber cotton was grown in
a variety of natural colors (tan, red, green, gray, and brown). Around 300
B.C.,, Alexander the Great brought the vegetable
All this talk about silk has got me thinking (dangerous, dangerous!)
does anyone here have a good source for reasonably priced plain woven silk?
I'm looking for shot silk in a medium shirt weight, somewhat crisp. Never
having had the pleasure of actually getting my hands on silk taffeta, I
This isn't a pattern, but this is a picture of a shirt discussed in someone
elses post, (I don't remember if anyone already posted the picture, sorry if
this is redundant) :-)
http://www.kipar.demon.co.uk/elizabethan/boyshirt1540s.jpg
You can clearly see the columbine pattern on the collar,
Yowza thats lovely!
Hmmm, it seems that the measurements that they give are exactly my measurements
in a corset
Now for that winning lottery ticket. :0)
Sheridan
From: otsisto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/02/14 Tue PM 11:29:31 EST
To: Historic Costume h-costume@mail.indra.com
Thanks!
Although after a couple of years of seeing such fantastic work from the folks
on this list, it's made me pretty shy about posting my own. :-)
I do have other shots of these garments, the picture site was being stubborn
about uploading them, I kept getting a 'busy' message. When I get
Thanks, its really nice to get feedback from people other than my spouse. :-)
I'm definitely *not* what you would call a speedy worker, the caftan is still
ongoing, I've been puttering away at it for the better part of 5 years. (I get
easily distracted :-) )The coat is almost done, hubby has
