things?
Kate
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From: Kimiko Small [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 11:47 PM
Subject: RE: [h-cost] Portrait of a Soldier
At 11:49 AM 7/6/2005, you wrote:
Belt clasp for the sword belt.
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To me, the sleeves look like they are a velvet or fine wool that has been
slashed, then trim applied as horizontal bands separating the slashed
sections. To get them to stand out, you cut the 'fashion fabric' slightly
longer than the lining and then tack the horizontal bands to the lining
and let
I can think of lots of gloves and a few shoes that were leather with gold
or polychrome embroidery. Bridgette / Mari
Can someone refresh my memory--embroidery on soft leather--examples?
Mari Stewart
Webmaster
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
The red material is either red suede leather or velvet. The sleeves could be
box pleated but the left forearm and the right cuff make me lean towards
slashes and that the bands are non - applied bands but of the same sleeve
material with embroidery to stop the slashes. Basically, one solid sleeve
Oh that is so good to know! I have seen the results of leather loinclothes
that haven't been cleaned and their not a pretty sight. EEww
De
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Nope. White linen drawers would have been the norm.
(Can you imagine the condition of a pair of venetians made of
non-washable
