I found these, but not sure if any of them are the exact one you want:
http://ladysarafina.home.att.net/lizbrydges.JPG
http://www.marileecody.com/gloriana/elizabethrainbow1.jpg
larger scan of above: http://www.marileecody.com/gloriana/rainbowlarger.jpg
Yuck! What is the story behind the eyeballs and ears all over this dress?
The snake on her arm interesting, but what is the significance?
~Denise B
http://www.marileecody.com/gloriana/rainbowlarger.jpg
I found these, but not sure if any of them are the exact one you want:
At 04:33 PM 8/27/2007, you wrote:
My daughter has now decided on a Chinese personna, ca 1575. We
don't have to be particularly authentic, just recognizably
Chinese. She's supposed to be the widow of a Chinese trader in
spices, silks opium visiting the Spanish court.
I bought Folkwear's
In a message dated 8/21/2007 9:00:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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Would anyone know of a resource for finding the prices of things in
1957?
My mom married in 1959 with 11 days notice--her mom was not pleased but they
managed to put together a wedding that fast.
I do not at all recommend trying to remove darkdark blue dye from linen.
YMMV, but don't count on it!
Oh yes, you're so right, soaking it in bleach overnight is not a good
idea, as you illustrated. And it doesn't seem I'd get the color I wanted
anyway.
I've found two paintings of women
Land of Oz wrote:
Yuck! What is the story behind the eyeballs and ears all over this
dress? The snake on her arm interesting, but what is the significance?
~Denise B
http://www.marileecody.com/gloriana/rainbowlarger.jpg
Reason or Interest of State', or perhaps 'The Art of Government': 'She
I'm wondering if staking it out on the grass for a week under our
blistering summer sun would do it or if I'd just get mildew and bugs.
:)
That would work in theory -- but not staked on the grass. If you elevated it
above the ground you would avoid the bugs and mildew. However, you
I am working on a wedding gown with
raglan sleeves; the neckline looks like
some of the examples cited within the
past week. So, I'm wondering what to
do when you love the look, but are worried
about the sleeves sliding too far off the
shoulders. Would you narrow the top of
the sleeve (that makes
It could also show that she is all-seeing, all-hearing. This could be
seen as being ever-watchful, ever protective of her realm and its
people. Elizabeth I once stated I see, but am silent and in her
Golden Speech before Parliament, near the end of her reign, confessed
that England may have had
At 09:09 AM 8/28/2007, you wrote:
It could also show that she is all-seeing, all-hearing. This could be
seen as being ever-watchful, ever protective of her realm and its
people. Elizabeth I once stated I see, but am silent and in her
Golden Speech before Parliament, near the end of her reign,
I would raise the back of the neckline so that the sleeves were less likely to
fall. From my experience, tighter sleeve tops doesn't always help. Good luck. :)
Teena
Maureen Conklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am working on a wedding gown with
raglan sleeves; the neckline looks like
some
Hi,
Someone on my live journal posted this link to an italian museum. I thoaght
manny of you would like to see two,
Click on the years, below the drawings
http://www.abitiantichi.it/collezione.html
Bjarne
Leif og Bjarne Drews
www.my-drewscostumes.dk
Thank you. I still can't decide if the sleeves are
really falling down, or if it just feels that way. :)
Any other suggestions are welcome, too. Thanks.
~ M.
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You could try soaking it (try small pieces first) in various different dye
mordants-alum, salt, vinegar, etc. That may change the color.
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My daughter has now decided on a Chinese personna, ca 1575. We don't have to
be particularly authentic, just recognizably Chinese. She's supposed to be
the widow of a Chinese trader in spices, silks opium visiting the Spanish
court.
I bought Folkwear's cheongsam dress and Chinese coat
If you make the back in a V neckline with the point of the V about 5
inches below the nape of the neck, they won't go anywhere, especially
if you put twill tape in the edge of the neckline so it can't stretch
anywhere. If you bring the sides of the front of the neckline close
in to the
On Aug 28, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Julie wrote:
It'll be a smidge expensive on the used/rare book market, but find a
copy of 5000 years of Chinese Costume.
It's the most comprehensive resource I've ever found on Chinese
clothing.
andy
*
Wow! I found it from $81 to $300 but
So I've been told about what is essentially the holy grail of
Japanese Historical costume books:
Jidai Issho no Nuikata (ISBN: 4773984058)
http://www.amazon.co.jp/時代衣裳の縫い方-改訂―復元品
を中心とした日本伝統衣服の構成技法-栗原-弘/dp/
4773984058/ref=sr_11_1/503-4426301-8840760?
ie=UTF8qid=1188256160sr=11-1
I probably
On 8/28/07, Andrew T Trembley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So I've been told about what is essentially the holy grail of
Japanese Historical costume books:
Jidai Issho no Nuikata (ISBN: 4773984058)
http://www.amazon.co.jp/時代衣裳の縫い方-改訂―復元品
を中心とした日本伝統衣服の構成技法-栗原-弘/dp/
Why don't you just write Amazon.jp? I'd bet someone there speaks English.
Also I read elsewhere that at one time it was sold by the Kyoto Costume
Museum...maybe you could try there?
Sg
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From: Andrew T Trembleymailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical
I am working on a wedding gown with
raglan sleeves; the neckline looks like
some of the examples cited within the
past week. So, I'm wondering what to
do when you love the look, but are worried
about the sleeves sliding too far off the
shoulders. Would you narrow the top of
the sleeve
On Tuesday 28 August 2007, Andrew T Trembley wrote:
So I've been told about what is essentially the holy grail of
Japanese Historical costume books:
Jidai Issho no Nuikata (ISBN: 4773984058)
http://www.amazon.co.jp/時代衣裳の縫い方-改訂―復元品
を中心とした日本伝統衣服の構成技法-栗原-弘/dp/
On Tuesday 28 August 2007, Julie wrote:
[snip]
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Wow! I found it from $81 to $300 but no pictures, darn it. I'd have to
see a bood that expensive before I bought it. Thanks for the lead.
I sympathize. The book itself, however, is loaded with color illustrations,
On Aug 28, 2007, at 5:24 PM, Saragrace Knauf wrote:
Also I read elsewhere that at one time it was sold by the Kyoto
Costume Museum...maybe you could try there?
It's not currently in the Kyoto Costume Museum online shop.
andy
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