Re: [h-cost] Costume- and sewing-related Christmas gifts
I received The Complete Costume History by Auguste Racinet. Anyone know anything about it? How's the scholarship or shall I just look at the pretty pictures? It is a huge book. Kay ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume- and sewing-related Christmas gifts
Pretty pictures. Racinet was the be-all-and-end-all at his time (19th C.), but everything is redrawn. (Better you should look at original art.) However it is fun to find the original art and then see how he changed it. Monica -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com]on Behalf Of Kay Shelton Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 8:26 AM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Costume- and sewing-related Christmas gifts I received The Complete Costume History by Auguste Racinet. Anyone know anything about it? How's the scholarship or shall I just look at the pretty pictures? It is a huge book. Kay ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] early 16c Spanish court dress
I know I have seen examples of? 1530s or so? spanish court gowns but i cant for the life of me remember wherecan anybody help? _Hispanic Costume: 1480-1530_ by Ruth M. Anderson is a _wonderful_ resource for early 16th cent. Spanish gowns. It was recently in print but looking on Amazon it seems to have fallen out of print again - however, Hedgehog Handworks still has it at in-print prices: http://www.hedgehoghandworks.com/catalog/BKCT0026.shtml Best of luck! -sunny ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume- and sewing-related Christmas gifts
I got what I think may be the sexiest seam ripper ever - Gingher makes one that looks like something that might re found in Stork Trek. Retractable blade. Then the next box was the boxed set of Gingher scissors - score! And the display case of Guttermann threads. Good thing that one of the children had a second job at JoAnns and got all of it at a great discount. Joanna ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] early 16c Spanish court dress
MAy you and your needles be blest in the New Year MErcy Buckets!!! Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL I am made for great things by GOD and walk with Pride Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad see me dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMtOoXtMs0 --- On Wed, 12/31/08, sunshine.k.buch...@kp.org sunshine.k.buch...@kp.org wrote: From: sunshine.k.buch...@kp.org sunshine.k.buch...@kp.org Subject: Re: [h-cost] early 16c Spanish court dress To: h-cost...@indra.com Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 9:14 AM I know I have seen examples of? 1530s or so? spanish court gowns but i cant for the life of me remember wherecan anybody help? _Hispanic Costume: 1480-1530_ by Ruth M. Anderson is a _wonderful_ resource for early 16th cent. Spanish gowns. It was recently in print but looking on Amazon it seems to have fallen out of print again - however, Hedgehog Handworks still has it at in-print prices: http://www.hedgehoghandworks.com/catalog/BKCT0026.shtml Best of luck! -sunny ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] extra RE: Italian sleeve question
I don't think that it is embroidery but a similar colored brocade or a fabric that had an edge that had a gold thread design interwoven. this would make sense with the two part sleeve and that the bodice looks to be pleated as well to match the cuff ruffle and the sleeve cap. Side note: She seems to be wearing a shift under her camicia. * The chemise looks like it is smocked to me. The tiny pleats and near same color embroidery would match. Is that a necklace underneath or a sheer partlet? As for the sleeves, it looks like embroidery to me. Much of what we think is brocade from period was actually embroidered, not woven. Expecially if it had coat of arms on it. I see running stitches across the sleeves, caps, and wrist ruffles, but not the bodice itself. It looks to me like a contrast piece for the upper bodice and sleeve tops with a stitch to bring the sleeve tops and the caps together visually -- Aspasia Moonwind ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume- and sewing-related Christmas gifts
My roommate gave me a small fabric sewing kit reputed to be an antique Victorian one. It's a dark blue velvet with an old gold silk-type fabric lining. I was given two lengths of fabric I *wanted* during my recent trip to the LA garment district by my friends. Otherwise, that was it this year. Normally my boss gives me a gift card to JoAnn Fabrics, but with the snow in our area, that didn't happen-instead it ended up being Bed, Bath and Beyond. I'll probably end up regifting it, since I don't shop there. JonnaLyhn Wolfcat aka Angharad verch Reynulf, BAO, An Tir ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Italian sleeve question
The caps the cuffs and bodice look more like a part of the fabric then embroidery. The bodice, if you enlarge the pictures appears to be pleated. http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/wardrobe/CARIANISeduction.JPG http://tinyurl.com/8q48hy There are other paintings that have pleated or gathered fronts. ex: http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/wardrobe/LadyParapet.jpg http://tinyurl.com/8gepo9 Perhaps brocade is not the correct term. What I am saying is that the fabric may have had a design woven on one of the selvage ends (similar to some sari fabrics), including the yellow band and the seamstress may have made use of it by cutting the fabric and sewing it so that the design would end up at the cuffs, bodice and caps. The band seen is to big for a simple running stitch. It appears to be a necklace and not a partlet. There may be a fob on the end hiding in the cleavage. De Original: The chemise looks like it is smocked to me. The tiny pleats and near same color embroidery would match. Is that a necklace underneath or a sheer partlet? As for the sleeves, it looks like embroidery to me. Much of what we think is brocade from period was actually embroidered, not woven. Especially if it had coat of arms on it. I see running stitches across the sleeves, caps, and wrist ruffles, but not the bodice itself. It looks to me like a contrast piece for the upper bodice and sleeve tops with a stitch to bring the sleeve tops and the caps together visually. -- Aspasia Moonwind ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
