Hello all, I'm delurking for the first time in a lng time. It's
lovely to have time to post and benefit from the great collective
wisdom that is h-costume.
My current sort of project combines two in one - what I'm making *is*
the dummy! I was reading an article online about cheap ways
M... 8 metres of 52 cm wide new (as in not vintage) unbleached
hand woven linen from a wonderful friend. One of the best presents
ever. And lots of gold and white damask in a pomegranate pattern,
plus some reticella lace (though I bought them for myself from eBay,
they arrived with
Can I just add that anyone who doesn't have a copy of this marvellous
book should really think about getting one as a standard reference if
they work on the 16th century, much like Janet Arnold's. I've had my
copy for about 8 years now, and it's one of the most useful books
I've ever had
Elizabeth, I got a lovely pair of white satin ballet slippers in a
size 10 once at Bloch's -I think they sell online too. If not,
Salvio's in Randwick, Sydney, goes up to 10 1/2; their ballet flats
are especially nice http://www.salvios.com.au/shoedetail.asp?id=85.
Best of luck!
I believe the textile conservation solution is to very gently soak
the gown in warm-cool water with Stergene in it, keeping it as flat
as possible and as little agitated as possible, sort of like really
delicate wool or silk. But give it a good long soak. The yellowing is
most likely to be
The Spanish influenza pandemic killed at least 20 million people
worldwide after world war I, even in isolated corners, and some
estimates put it as high as 100 million. It was the worst mass
illness since the Black Death.
A friend who does research on malaria once told me it originated in
RE - Hold the phone! etc. -
Thanks AlbertCat - happy to stand corrected. As I said, I wasn't
vouching for my friends' sources.
Have a great day all.
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There are two extant sections of probably a child's excavated shirt
in the Museum of London, made of black/very dark blue fabric,
cartridge pleated at the wrist and held with decorative smocking
stitches in white, now cream, thread. They're loosely dated 16th
century but were found in
The earliest one I know of, remarkable for its rarity, is a man's
tartan worsted cloak c 1828-1830 with a label stating it's made by
John Eyre of New Bond Street, London.
Otherwise, Suzi is on the right track, they appear more and more from
the 1860s. I don't know if you can count the
Sorry all, the top bit of the post fell off. It was meant to read:
The earliest, rare example I know of is a man's worsted tartan cape
dated 1828-30, with a label proclaiming it to be made by John Eyre of
New Bond Street, London. Otherwise, Suzi is on the right track, they
appear more and
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