However, my overall philosophy for making clothing for reenacting is,
stick with what I have pretty good knowledge was really worn, rather than the
maybes or the exceptions.
It isn't a philosophy that I could argue with too strongly, as it certainly
stops the fantasy input one can get, but I
I got tired of having to break character and pull the documentation
for those oddball examples out of my pocket.
I'm envious you get people interested enough to ask !
I have always done my own patters, more recently one can use Arnold and
similar, but those too are limited and often seem to
My favourites, where they exist, tend to be the
patterns in magazine of the time and from extant garments when you can get
access to them, ie not the ones everyone has done.
Yep.
But much of my recreation
started well before patterns (at the time) or before there were any kind of
commercial
It's easier now for beginners, with historically accurate commercial
patterns available, color photos of originals, in books and online,
and things like h-costume
Theoretically yes, but I can't really agree because my experience has been
that all too often the greater accuracy we may have
Dear Melanie
Do you have a copy of Nancy Bradfields Costume in Detail?I find it an
excellent resource.
I read all your enquiries rather late as I've just returned from a
Napoleonic Conference in Sydney.
The grandaughter of Cunnington told me her grandparents had an
enormous collection of
Nancy Bradfields Costume in Detail
Yes I have, it is good but still I like more detail :) and a greater variety
I've way too many books on everything really !
Mel
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