Hi folks... remember... stitch names vary - sometimes wildly from era
to era, and author to author... Others remain stable. That is why I
gave the name of the author as well as the name of the stitch as it is
described in their book.
OK... so the smocking site uses the term basket stitch a
I have a wonderful pair put up as MJs in paisley. They have tiny heels. I
admit that it takes a bit of getting used to in the wearing and walking.
The long toe is apt to trip one up if one doesn't watch it! We are so used
to scuffing and clumping around in tennies and clogs that we forget the
Thank you for this list Fran. I will add it to mine.
Kathleen
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I don't know what
I called it plaited braid based upon Jane Zimmerman's book Elizabethan
Embroidery, nice close ups of exantant embroideries as well as clear
instructions on how to do the stitch.
alex
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Hi folks... remember... stitch names vary - sometimes wildly from
You say you've got a group--pick a period go for it.
Have a party or a day in someone's house, backyard, or
local park. Heck, hold a quilting bee, if that's
appropriate for the period you pick.
The best way to have something done is to do it.
Ann in CT
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Sorry Marc, they may have originally been a man's style, but I was
wearing them in the '50's, and they were called winkle pickers then.
I am old enough to have been wearing so called fashion in the 50's. I
didn't wear them for long, or often, as they hurt my
Penny Ladnier wrote:
What current day fashion magazines do you all read?
Absolutely none. Don't get me started.
--
Adele de Maisieres
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Habeo metrum - musicamque,
hominem meam. Expectat alium quid?
-Georgeus Gershwinus
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Lavolta Press wrote:
Well, I am rejoicing. I'm buying clothes like I haven't been for years.
Stuff from the 1960s through the 1980s is getting mixed together and
marketed as boho--which is great with me.
You're welcome to it-- I refer to that look as bo-hobo.
--
Adele de Maisieres
Fashion: Allure Vogue.
I use Vogue as a source of inspiration for costume design, and to pick up on
current trends, or specific designs techniques that intrigue me and the
houses that originate them. I am a fiend for fashion photography as an art
form.
Costume: Threads I have to
a lovely portrait, with a lovely dress. I would say regency except the
attributed sitter predates that era.
http://search.sothebys.com/jsps/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=4H5RT
1718-1746? No way! This makes no sense at all in the early 1700s! A century
later, maybe. Look at her diadem, the
I _hate_ artificially-aged clothing or anything with frayed edges--
I'd like to get at least some wear out of something before it starts
to look shabby.
I know exactly what you mean. I like some of the deconstructed look in
terms of very uneven hems, draping, layers, etc. I hate actual raw
Lavolta Press wrote:
I've been seeing some wonderful sweaters--batwings and other draped
styles. A lot of them just swamp me, though I bought a nice drapey
huge-batwing one recently. And I like sweater-coats--but not belted.
They look dowdy belted.
I hate batwing sweaters _and_ sweater
At 22:41 25/09/2005, you wrote:
a lovely portrait, with a lovely dress. I would say regency except
the attributed sitter predates that era.
http://search.sothebys.com/jsps/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=4H5RT
1718-1746? No way! This makes no sense at all in the early 1700s! A
century later,
I love cowl necks, and big turtlenecks, and Marilyn necks (just a
rearranged cowl neck of course), batwing and dolman sleeves, and big,
chunky sweaters. Cable knits. Cashmere, both the smooth flat 50s style
knits and chunky knits. Embroidered sweaters. Hand-knitted sweaters.
And ponchos.
At 09:08 AM 9/25/2005, you wrote:
You say you've got a group--pick a period go for it.
Have a party or a day in someone's house, backyard, or
local park. Heck, hold a quilting bee, if that's
appropriate for the period you pick.
The best way to have something done is to do it.
Ann in CT
Whps...way out of my time period. I am glad though that this made
me pull out my other POF... Is the shape which you refer to as
eliptical truely an oval from front to back? The wedding dress looks
much more round. I kind of figured those round ones you can buy would
be pretty close to
At 11:26 AM 9/22/2005, you wrote:
Or, if not, if there's a group that focuses on the Irish/Celtic/Welsh (I
think they are all different and distinct groups) history, language and
costuming, I'd also love to know about them, too.
Elena/Gia
I don't know about your area, but in my area we
At 10:55 PM 9/23/2005, you wrote:
So in short has anybody had success in using a readymade hoop?
snip As a student I'm long on time and short on cash so
making modifications is not something I'm concerned about, but buying
something cheap that's going need replacing after five minutes is false
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. I adore ponchos, not the classic diamond ethnic ones so
much, but the retangular-across
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Whps...way out of my time period. I am glad though that this made
me pull out my
eBay always has lots of vintage sweaters and ponchos for sale. . . .
Fran
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