a. Not upper class, more middling.
b. pleats are fine by me.
c. have at least 4x waist.
d. allowing for bum roll
Saw fabric (in the form of a pair of draperies) in a thrift store. Hy'ing
my
buns back there tomorrow to pick them up.
Too bad though- cartridge pleating/gauging is a really
Many thanks! I have to haul the few books I have out of storage but I’ve an
answer now that will take this (very minor) project where it needs to go!
==Marjorie
On Mar 13, 2014, at 1:38 AM, michaela de bruce michaela.de.br...@gmail.com
wrote:
a. Not upper class, more middling.
b. pleats
I have been thinking about this since your message came through a few hours
ago, trying to come up with a source to prove or disprove the use of
gathers in 1550 to 1600. (One of the things I adore about this list is that
folks site documentation to back up opinions.) However, I'm drawing a blank
Thanks to you both!!
a. Not upper class, more middling.
b. pleats are fine by me.
c. have at least 4x waist.
d. allowing for bum roll
Saw fabric (in the form of a pair of draperies) in a thrift store. Hy’ing my
buns back there tomorrow to pick them up.
Too bad though— cartridge pleating/gauging
.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Marjorie Wilser
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 8:19 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] gauging for gathers?
Thanks to you both!!
a. Not upper class, more middling.
b. pleats
Just curious. . . I don’t have a good Elizabethan book to hand.
In period, is gauging/gathering appropriate for a skirt? Many thanks! I can do
it. . . but little tucks are easier. :)
==Marjorie Wilser
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I can't think of any Elizabethan images that show pleats as small as
those in mid 19th century skirts (which is the context in which I have
previously heard the term gauging) Cartridge pleats are one of the
types of pleats used but judging by portraits I wouldn't put in pleats
any smaller than 1
