But did
you notice there are no women? Not even one! Every time I think I've
spotted one, I realize it's just a man in poofy pants. *grumble*...
There must have been *some* kind of woman, at *some* point, who came on
one of those ships! :-P
I think it was against Japanese law of the time for
Though you've already helped some, by writing namban instead of
nanban... Now to do some more Googling...
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nam ban = southern barbarian
viet nam - southern provence
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I found the reference to Judith Lopez's work on buttonhole closures:
a short report, Buttonholes: Some Differences in Gender-related Front
Closures, In Dress, vol. 20, 1993.
Ann Wass
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I was wondering if the amazingly knowledgable folks on this list could give me
some feedback on what eras a woolen fabric would be appropriate for? I have a
picture of it posted at my LiveJournal for those interested in taking a look.
It's wool, the colors are good for most eras, and the
At 09:20 AM 1/19/2007, you wrote:
I was wondering if the amazingly knowledgable folks on this list
could give me some feedback on what eras a woolen fabric would be
appropriate for? I have a picture of it posted at my LiveJournal for
those interested in taking a look. It's wool, the colors
To me, the colors and overall look of the pattern is fine but looking
closely at the weave pattern, it looks very modern.
Diana
I was wondering if the amazingly knowledgable folks on this list could
give me some feedback on what eras a woolen fabric would be appropriate
for? I have a
These make me wonder whether the supposedly square / rectangular waist
aprons, without a separate waistband, are extended in a similar way to
provide ties. You need an extremely large square to be able to just tie
the corners around your waist. But it does seem very wasteful if they
are cut
I believe that twill can be found in the Nordic culture 1000s. All I can say
is the pattern looks feasable. They were creating intricate woven bands, I
do not see why they would not be able to create this pattern.
Maybe this will help some.
Yes, that's among the problems for me -- if a standard loom width was
in the 22 to 36-inch range, well, they are lucky they were skinnier
than we are, and that fabric will skew when tugged at the corners.
But the woman blacksmith's apron in particular seems to be sort of
pulling and
I love checked and patterned wools, so I do not want to be
discouraging! On p. 72 of _Woven Into The Earth_, Else Ostegard
writes, In Denmark check weaves can be traced from 2000-year-old
ornamental weaves in light and dark check through a fine red and blue
checked textile from the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was wondering if the amazingly knowledgable folks on this list could give me
some feedback on what eras a woolen fabric would be appropriate for? I have a
picture of it posted at my LiveJournal for those interested in taking a look.
It's wool, the colors are good
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Jean Waddie wrote:
These make me wonder whether the supposedly square / rectangular waist
aprons, without a separate waistband, are extended in a similar way to
provide ties. You need an extremely large square to be able to just
tie the corners around your waist. But
Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Jean Waddie wrote:
These make me wonder whether the supposedly square / rectangular waist
aprons, without a separate waistband, are extended in a similar way to
provide ties. You need an extremely large square to be able to just
http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_251.htm
http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_32.htm
Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh gosh,
Thanks for posting :-)
Bjarne
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On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Jean Waddie wrote:
I can see that for the narrow ones that hang flat. But can you
reproduce the look of the ones that pull and drape, like the Bakery
and Buttermaking ones? I find it particularly interesting that these
don't seem to tie around the actual waist, but
Hmm... but I need them to be 1600-ish...
Look thru early ukiyo-e, Japanese colored woodblock prints. The art
form was in full swing in 16th c Edo (Tokyo). There is a magnificent
ukiyo-e Museum in Tokyo that I spent time at. Wonderful exhibits that
changed every few weeks as their hang space
http://www.antiquedress.com/item4691.htm
De
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