Catherine of Aragon had taffy colored hair. The mistake most people make is
seeing that very crude painting of her in a gable headdress. In that, what
looks like her hair is really part of the fabric of the hood. You can see a
tiny bit of her blonde hair at the peak of the gable. There is a much
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Catherine of Aragon had taffy colored hair. The mistake most people make
is
seeing that very crude painting of her in a gable headdress.
De: Actually no, I was not basing it on that portrait but on the belief that
she was of Spain and the brunette to black being the
Dear List
I have just been asked by a dancer in our historical dance group if
she can embroider the front of her bodice of her 1580s Elizabethan
Gown, upper class. I don't have any images of this happening, but
don't want to say 'no' without checking first.
Are you in agreement with me?
Depending on how you define front of bodice, you will find all sorts of
embroidery on fronts of gowns.
Here is just one example:
Sorry about that link. http://tinyurl.com/2seejbhttp://tinyurl.com/2seejb
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From: Saragrace Knaufmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costumemailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 7:04 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan gowns
Robin Netherton wrote:
Costume-Con will be taking online/advance registration till Saturday,
March 17 -- that is, two days from now. After that, you have to pay at the
door.
...
If you're planning to pay at the door and still to come to my lectures,
drop me a note and I'll see if the
It seems that one of the publications I am wanting is determined to elude me.
All North American options are pretty much exhausted at this point, I am
needing someone sympathetic local to one of the libraries that holds this
particular catalogue. It seems to be exclusively Italian, it lists no
on 3/15/07 10:18 AM, melanie wrote:
I have a color version of this, and it's actually little quatrefoils
with pearls in the middle--you can see my reconstruction of the stomacher at
http://www.faucet.net/costume/period/brown.html
(scroll down to see a closeup)
Oh, thanks for posting that!
Several years ago, I downloaded the embroidery chart for the Bess of
Hardwick red work chemise embroidery. Recently I pulled the disk out and
found it was corrupted. I went back and searched all the internet sites and
could not find it again. I have been told that the particular site that had
Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:
Nope. The only portrait of Katherine of Aragon before she would have been
gray shows her with reddish blonde hair. You're assuming she would have been
dark because she was a Spaniard; not necessarily so. Mary Tudor, her
daughteer, was also red haired.
In a message dated 3/15/2007 11:23:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm odd. I just love the way all the lines of the gold lace meet.
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I don't think that's odd at all.
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Wow. I don't know of the website, but if you are able to find it, will
you please share with us?
LynnD
On 3/15/07, Terri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Several years ago, I downloaded the embroidery chart for the Bess of
Hardwick red work chemise embroidery. Recently I pulled the disk out and
found
Terri wrote:
Several years ago, I downloaded the embroidery chart for the Bess of
Hardwick red work chemise embroidery. Recently I pulled the disk out and
found it was corrupted. I went back and searched all the internet sites
and
could not find it again. I have been told that the particular
Every so often, someone on this list is looking for satin made of silk instead
of polyester, so I thought I would pass this along:
http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com./Catalog_items.aspx?Query=silk+satin
I haven't seen this fabric but I've ordered way more fabric than I need from
this company
It looks like Revival Clothing has interpreted the turned-back, white-fur-lined
cuff with its pendant strip as a pinned-on accessory rather than the more
accurate short-sleeve dress cuff with dangling tail. I know in this case you
used that image to show what you meant, rather than as evidence,
That looks like a stomacher under an open bodice. The turned-back edges
of the bodice are lined with embroidery that matches the stomacher. It
was more popular in the '90s, but there may be some examples from the
'80s as well. This is probably an example (from around 1590), though
it's a
I thought some of you might find this of interest.
Margaret
Lacis is re-printing some of the earliest known crochet patterns *real soon*
http://www.lacis.com .
From the Lacis newsletter:
We are also happy to announce the arrival of THE FIRST TWELVE
CROCHET BOOKS OF MLLE. RIEGO DE LA
The hotel has a large concourse along the outside of the meeting
rooms where there will be tables set up specifically for
meet-ups. We'll also try to have a couple of message boards on
easels where you can post a time to meet.
Sandy, who wants to come to the lectures but will be too busy
And, in order for a child to have red hair, she/he must get the
recessive
gene from both parents. It is interesting to note in the drawing of
Anne by
Holbein, there is a bit of color--her hair, which he colored a soft
red.
As red hair is a recessive, though, it won't necessarily show up
Leah L Watts wrote:
To drag this back on topic -- I'm dial-up, so I haven't even tried these
links. I've got to admit that what I've seen on this and other lists
isn't encouraging me to talk some of my friends into sharing the
high-speed and watching this show. Is there anything worthwhile
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