Re: [h-cost] Help, please? Cleaning tarnished metallic lace.

http://www.hand-embroidery.co.uk/ This is the company Suzi Clarke would give you to ask about cleaning tarnished metal- Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Where to go to in Copenhagen

If you are mostly interrested in the medieval period, you should go to the Nationalmuseet where they have the Greenland find clothes on wiev. Also a trip to the Bymuseet, the (city museum) has a lot of things from medieval Copenhagen. Museum of decorative arts is very nice with old textiles and

Re: [h-cost] Gloves in the 18th century

Hi Suzi I got a wonderfull book this summer in Rome with prints from Morreau le Jeunne and Freiberg. It is old prints about the fashion. In manny of the prints, ladies are wearing gloves. Also i can tell that the german reenactor ladies i visited this september used gloves in the evening at

[h-cost] muff

Hi, I made the muff wich i had embroidered. Now its done with initials two: http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/DSC03435m.jpg Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] my very first francaise dress

Funny what your costumes are used for. I found this movie clip, about the hauntings of a danish mannor house Selsø. They use a dummy with my first francaise dress i made in 1979 as the ghost! Sorry its danish. http://www.tv2regionerne.dk/video.asp?Id=372939 Bjarne

Re: [h-cost] muff

I didn't even realise that, he he, it is a girl named Camilla Blom. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 9:54 PM Subject: re: [h-cost] muff Hi, I made the muff wich i had embroidered. Now its done with

Re: [h-cost] my very first francaise dress

Hi, Yes you are right about this, and the bad thing about the ghost story at Selsø is that it dont fit with any of the persons who lived there. There is a tale about a wife who killed her husband in the bed, because she was so jealoux about his life with other wimen, later that night she

[h-cost] danish costume museum online

For those of you who are interrested clothes from 1700 and onwards are on wiev on the danish costume museum. http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk/index.html Only danish i am afraid, but look further down under the pictures of the costume, there are smaller pictures to click and they will appear besides

Re: [h-cost] danish costume museum online

Is it for a special occasion? De -Original Message- On Oct 22, 2007, at 12:50 PM, Leif og Bjarne Drews wrote: For those of you who are interrested clothes from 1700 and onwards are on wiev on the danish costume museum. http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk/index.html Only danish i am afraid

Re: [h-cost] danish costume museum online

My guess is that the danish winter and the huge rooms on the mannorhouses could be quite chilly in the mornings, so a hood could be quite usefull. Men wore caps on their heads when wearing banyans, so why not a hood for the ladies.. Bjarne - Original Message - From:

Re: [h-cost] danish costume museum online

Hi, I am sorry but the page dont give informations about the fabric. The dress is made for a small girl living in a small town on Funen. It is mentioned that small girls could wear trousers to the dress. Bjarne - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [h-cost] danish costume museum: mounting question

I know the lady who helped them with this. She made individually body forms from wire and plaster. The form is hollow inside, only the surface body is there to support the dress. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Penny Ladnier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL

Re: [h-cost] Thank you, Bjarne for the Danish museum site

Dear Martha, If you find some costumes wich has smaller images further down to the right, there are black and white picture with patterns. Click on this and on top again appears a bigger picture of the pattern cut. Under this picture there is a link to a pdf file format where all the pattern

Re: [h-cost] :Danish costume museum online/plaid dress

Dear Suzi, Do you know if this dress: http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=69 is on display at the moment? If so i really want to go out and have a look myself. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [h-cost] :Danish costume museum online/plaid dress

Dear Suzi, Yes ill do that, it was just because perhaps she had sended you some photos of this particular dress. Then i would know it was on display. I really dream of making that dress one day, and i guess i must go and ask if i can examine it closer, i was allowed to come some years ago and

Re: [h-cost] danish costume museum online

be mentioned somewhere else on the site. thanks Elizabeth - Original Message - From: Leif og Bjarne Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:50 AM Subject: [h-cost] danish costume museum online For those of you who are interrested

Re: [h-cost] Danish Museum Patternmaker

Hi, As Fran posted the books, i can only add that i dont know much about her. I had a telephone call with her manny years ago, because i wanted to tell her about some errors she made with one of the patterns. Its not a pattern on the website, but a pattern in Moden i 1700 årene The mantua had

[h-cost] catch on camera

A warning, this is very off topic, and i hope noone will be offended of me posting this. But i think it is quite interresting, surprising and something of a sensation, very little costume related. Yesterday evening the danish television showed a program from the danish Armory Museum in the

[h-cost] history of nordic costume in 16th century.

Hi, Although it is in danish, lots of the sites has illustrations. The danish book Dagligtliv i Norden i det 16. århundrede by Troels Lund, has ben published to the internet. It is several thick books. The book about costume is here: http://runeberg.org/dagligt/4/ Manny manny interresting

[h-cost] wheelfarthingale

Browsing the book i mentioned earlyer today, finally found the illustration with the wheel farthingale lying on the floor. But i am very disapointed, the illustration is dutch and from 1636. I had seen this illustration in another book by Broby Johansen and he didnt mention the source for the

Re: [h-cost]Night caps

Hi, Also 17th and 18th century have some very nice night caps survived. If you would like to try to embroider an 18th century one, there is a gorgeous pattern in the book Costume Close Up from Colonial Williamsburg. It has the draft of the embroidery two. Night caps were used by men, not only

Re: [h-cost] Re: welcome back

I must second that your blackwork is magnificent! What a lot of work, and so beautifull!! Bjarne - Original Message - From: Frank A Thallas Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Historical Costume' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:51 PM Subject: RE: [h-cost] Re: welcome back

Re: [h-cost] Bjarne Drew Article

Dear Linda, Jane and Liadain Thanks for letting me knowing this. Nice that some of my old arachne friends noticed it. But a little note, i dont make lace anymore. Also Jane! i dont need an extra copy, i had one send for me, when the article was published, but thanks for the offer anyway! This

[h-cost] sewing needles

Hi. Suddently all the stores in Denmark dont have the needles i use for my embroidery any more. I used Millward sharps, and i dont think i can find any online. The needles i can find here, are two big, that is to say, the heads are two big. I need really small heads, not bigger than the shaft in

[h-cost] sharp sewing needles

Stupid me, it was because i misspelled the name, sorry folks! But could someone tell me wich are smallest, 5/10 - 3/9 or 7? Usually not attended to the size nr. cause i just chose the smalles i could get. Also heard that you can get extremely fine sharps with the numbers of 12 according to

[h-cost] needles update

Hello, I just wanted to finnish the diskussion about needles, in telling that i received my needles from London this week, i have ben using one of them, a sharp nr 12 for 2 days, embroidering on the waistcoat. Today i embroidered about 12 hours in a row, and my needle is still straight. Usually

[h-cost] huge fashion ingravings database

I thoaght, as there are manny here who loves regency to send this link. It has hundreds of fashion prints starting end of 18th century and onwards, year by year. Go to this page: http://www.bibliothequedesartsdecoratifs.com/consultation2/consultation.html click on recherche simple. Type in mode

[h-cost] removing blod stains

I remember i saw a tv programme from the workshop at Chanel where all the work of the couturieres was shown. It happened from time to time, that some of the ladies, stuck their fingers and bleeded on the haute couture creations, but then they had a lady they send for who emediately came and

Re: [h-cost] huge fashion engravings database

! Laurie T. Phoenix, Arizona -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leif og Bjarne Drews Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 3:58 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] huge fashion ingravings database I thoaght, as there are manny here who

Re: [h-cost] huge fashion engravings database

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 2:56 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] huge fashion engravings database On Dec 13, 2007, at 2:02 PM, Leif og Bjarne Drews wrote: Type in mode in the place at the left, I got this far in the directions but what do I type? When I type mode, I get

[h-cost] dress in Stuart England

Hi, I just am curious about this book, Dress in Stuart England, its not the right title, but i am sure you know wich book i am talking about. How is this book, does it have manny nice pictures? Its just that Amazon has reduced the price from 40 pounds to 3.20 I got a notice about this when i

Re: [h-cost] huge fashion engravings database

Ups. Sorry this was posted to the wrong person, sorry so much! Bjarne - Original Message - From: Wicked Frau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Historical Costume' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 4:01 PM Subject: RE: [h-cost] huge fashion engravings database WOW! I am

Re: [h-cost] huge fashion engravings database

Thanks a lot Neale... Bjarne - Original Message - From: Wicked Frau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Historical Costume' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 4:01 PM Subject: RE: [h-cost] huge fashion engravings database WOW! I am supposed to be researching

Re: [h-cost] difference between dupioni and shantung

From what i have experiensed, shantung is thinner than dupioni, and shantung also has less slopings as dupioni has. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Zuzana Kraemerova [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-costume h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 4:19 PM Subject: [h-cost]

[h-cost] dress in Stuart England

Sorry i post again, can it really be, that noone on the list knows anything about this book? Fashion and Fiction: Dress in Art and Literature in Stuart England (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art) (Hardcover) by Aileen Ribeiro Has it manny pictures, or is it more of a text book?

[h-cost] sally queen associates

How about making your own callender, using some of the gorgeous fashion prints from the database i posted here. I actually have desided i want some of my favourite ones in a callendar, and my photo shop makes the callenders in a lot of varieated versions, and prices. Bjarne

Re: [h-cost] Bjarne's Website

Hi, That is my website, its here: www.my-drewscostumes.dk Bjarne - Original Message - From: Laura Chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 8:40 PM Subject: [h-cost] Bjarne's Website I am new to the list and am in the process of

Re: [h-cost] German Renaissance pleating

Hi, Or perhaps they used sticks? Sticks as long as the pleating was going to be like, you know, lye one under, then one over and so on. This method is used for some of the headwears, that pheassant women in Denmark used. Done with wet water, and taken up again when dry? Bjarne - Original

Re: [h-cost] white wool stockings

Thankyou very much Suzi, You always have the right answer to my questions. I am so happy for the needles you provided me. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 1:44 PM Subject: Re:

[h-cost] white wool stockings

I am going to an event in Sweden in start of february the north of Sweden, where it usually is very cold for this season. I wondered if someone knows if a womans department in a big warehouse would have long knee woolen stockings wich i could wear to my 18th century outfit? Bjarne

[h-cost] Embroidery in a frame

Hi. I have a frame from an english online site called Barnyarns. You can find it on google! My frame is 68 cm wide. It has roller bars on top and bottom. On these you can roll your fabric, if you have a very long projekt. These roller bars are fastened with skrews? dont know the right word

Re: [h-cost] Embroidery in a frame

Forgot to show this picture: http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/g5.htm Here you see most of the frame with a waistcoat embroidery in it. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Leif og Bjarne Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 9:45

Re: [h-cost] The costume I wore for my holiday...

Very nice pictures Ann. You look wonderfull! Bjarne - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:45 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] The costume I wore for my holiday... In a message dated 1/16/2008 5:09:10 AM Eastern Standard

[h-cost] off topic price of candlesticks

I watched a documentary film about Marie Antoinette from swedish television with a swedish story teller. I believe the original of the film is french. Anyway he tells that they burned 1 candlesticks every day at Versailles and the price of 1 candlestick would be as much as the vages of a

[h-cost] insane hunt

Hi, I know this is for some of you way two much out, but it is a little costume contented, therefore i post. In november the television in Denmark showed a clip from the danish armory museum. They had catched a ghost on live cam between 11.15 and 11.45 before midnight. The clip is extracted to

[h-cost] Bragging

Congratulations with your book. Do you know that Frederiksborg shows some of the table cloths every year? I believe it is every easter time. Also Rosenborg has a wonderfull collection of silk embroidered tablecloths from early 1600 but they are never shown and in no catalogues wich is such a

Re: [h-cost] Bragging

? There are no photoes of them at all? Tania Leif og Bjarne Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congratulations with your book. Do you know that Frederiksborg shows some of the table cloths every year? I believe it is every easter time. Also Rosenborg has a wonderfull collection of silk embroidered

[h-cost] Lövsta Gård in Sweden

Gustafs Skål invited to a small winter party at Lövsta Gård on the second of february this year. It was very cosy and intimate because we were not as manny people as usually when they invite to partys at Beatelund. I compleately forgot to take pictures, but a lady borrowed my camera, and ended

[h-cost] new waistcoat

Yesterday evening i finnished the second part of the new waistcoat. I am pleased, it looks like porcelain i think. http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/g10.htm Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Waistcoat:

Manny thanks. The embroidery surely is hand done. No machine here. Bjarne - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:44 PM Subject: [h-cost] Waistcoat: Yesterday evening i finnished the second part of the new waistcoat. I

[h-cost] new waistcoat

Dear all, I am most gratefull to all of you who commented on my new waistcoat embroidery. Its always nice to be phraised! You are all very kind! Thankyou.. Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

[h-cost] Renaissance costume

Dear all, I am sorry for the confusion, i have joined the list again. This is because i have had an order from Gammel Estrup, whom i made the danish courtdress. They want me to make 2 renaissance costumes (late period 1614). I am going to make these after 2 portraits, of a coupple who owned the

[h-cost] danish renaissance costumes

Hello, Thankyou all for the nice welcome back to the list. You are all very kind. I feel that here on this list, i have manny renaissance experts so this is why i joined again to get help with the costumes i am going to make. I have some questions for you, but i dont have time right now, ill

[h-cost] danish renaissance costumes

http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/br2.htm I see that the coif is not edged with lace, is it a linnen coif she has under the black pearl embroidered coif, wich shows in the front? Would this dress have the bodice sewed on to the skirt? Or is it seperate? Would the neck cut of the bodice be the same

Re: [h-cost] corset supplies manufacturers

The german company you would like to know would be Wiessner. http://www.wissner.de/ I use their plastic bones, and they are very nice for corsets. I mostly make 18th century stays. Their minimum order is 200 meter. A very happy costumer Bjarne

[h-cost] danish renaissance costumes.

Dear all, I feel terrible because i have not answering all your wonderfull suggestions and comments on my coming projekt. I am burried in work right now, and i have saved all your replyes for me in a folder, so that i dont miss anything. I wil probably have some more questions later when i

Re: [h-cost] Maria Teresa

This is a french style court gown. It is boned bodice laced center back and skirt over pannier. I have made a lot of research of this style because i made a danish court dress in this style. Look in Costume and Janet Arnold made a pattern draft of Sofia Magdalenas wedding dress, wich also is in

Re: [h-cost] for Bjarne

Thanks a lot Joy, ill try it, Bjarne - Original Message - From: Joy Shillaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 8:30 AM Subject: [h-cost] for Bjarne Hi Bjarne you may find these people helpful. They are very friendly and full of fantastic

[h-cost] ball jointed dolls

As some of you had these dolls, my question is: Are there any groups you can join to talk about these dolls? Thanks in advance Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Les Adieaux en miniature

Sorry this is off topic, but it is historical costume. I finnished the doll dress and i promised you to see it finished: http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/cl31.htm More here: http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/the_queens_lady_in_waiting.htm I am going on a small holliday to Berlin the day after tomorrow,

[h-cost] Les adieaux en miniature

Gosh, thanks a lot all for the nice feedback on this. It is my first, and sertanly not the last, i have a polonaise in my head for the next one. Thanks a lot! Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

[h-cost] How many costume books do you have?

I have not counted my books, but if i include books about embroidery and lace making i think i have collected about 400 books. My best buy was last year where i found a book with all fashion engravings of Moreau Le Jeunne from 18th century and i payed about 1000 kr. for it wich is about 200

[h-cost] Banyan

I have a question. Its about the cut of a banyan. I dreamed about this for manny years, finally i have the oportunity to make it, because there is an event in september where i can use it at breakfast. I want to make my banyan in an oldfashioned 18th century cut, with t-shape and doubble

Re: [h-cost] Banyan

Hi Suzi, Thanks for your input! I know its a lot, but its because i have it about 30 at the neck, but i increase the width from the neck to the hem. I want the banyan to have width at the hem, its not cut straight. But maybe you are right about it being two much? Bjarne - Original Message

[h-cost] silk brokade

I am looking for a brokade of some sort, black and red. Or it could also be orange and red. The pattern should be renaissance. I found one at the Delectable Mountain fabric store wich was posted here some time ago, but its miniature format for dolls. I have looked everywhere, but dont seem to

Re: [h-cost] Catching up

This is not crotched. Its needle lace Penny, if you look at the right corner above the medallions, you can see some round loops on each center bar. Either this, or it could be a combination of crotched and needlelace. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Penny Ladnier [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [h-cost] silk brokade

Hi Suzi, I know Hyena, and i have had things from them before, but i dont find what i am looking for here. Thanks anyway! Bjarne - Original Message - From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost]

Re: [h-cost] silk brokade

Hi Zuzana, Thankyou for the big favour, but i think it would be two much to ask. I only need one skirt height as i want to fake the underskirt and only have the front part in the real brokade. Rest of the dress is black. So it would be two much to ask you for such a little quantity. Also the

[h-cost] crotched

I know we have disgussed the history of crotched here manny times. I was amazed when i got a book : Our New Clothes: Acquisitions of the 1990ies from The Metropolidan Museum of Arts. There is a beautifull Robe a la francaise dated 1740ies, floral handpainted cream silk moiré faille. It has

Re: [h-cost] crochet

- Original Message - From: zelda crusher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 2:49 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] crotched I have to say, this post wasn't what I was expecting from the subject line. Honestly not sure what I *was* expecting.

Re: [h-cost] crochet 18th C

When tomorrow it is lighter, i shall photograph the dress from the book and post it for you all to see. It looks authentic to me! Bjarne - Original Message - From: Chris Laning [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 7:41 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [h-cost] crochet 18th C

You can zoom in,it is very unusual trim, not what everyone thinks of as trim from that period. very interesting. I wish the zoom was a bit more closeup! There's a detail in the book of the fly fringe. On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Leif og Bjarne Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When tomorrow

[h-cost] Danish Renaissance dress.

Hi all, I have received some close up photos of the portrait i am going to make the dress from, and i have uploaded to my webpage, mind the big files! http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/br.htm Am i right to suggest that this could be a small wheelfarthingale? To me the angle of the bodice - skirt is

Re: [h-cost] Danish Renaissance dress.

) maybe a little larger in the back. Thickness of the pad would be what sits best on the hips to make the skirts stand out as required. hope this helps alex On 5/15/08, Leif og Bjarne Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I have received some close up photos of the portrait i am going

Re: [h-cost] Lace ID Help

Excactly what i would say, i also looked in Pat Earnshaws book, but there was none like this. But i think you are quite right with this! Bjarne - Original Message - From: Katy Bishop [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 2:41 PM Subject:

[h-cost] renaissance dress

I have uploaded some more pictures. I made a drawing after the portrait and removed the hands from the front, and this is my theory of her skirt. http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/br.htm I wondered about her juwelry necklace with the big S on it. Her name is Constance, but i found out she was a

Re: [h-cost] renaissance dress

familiar with England) because wearing a crucifix was out of favor as being too Papist. Personally, I think this is the most likely explanation although the wearing of initials/symbols of significant people is not out of the question. Karen Seamstrix -- Leif og Bjarne Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [h-cost] renaissance dress

Seamstrix -- Leif og Bjarne Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh you are quite right, sorry about that mistake, Thanks for the informations.. Bjarne - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] renaissance

Re: [h-cost] Questions on Louis XV (1760s) Costuming

Dear Sharon Henderson. Thanks for your post. This is not anything about undergarments, but i am sure these wil be a big inspiration to you, they are to me! Louis Carrogis made these water colours pictures of the french nobility:

Re: [h-cost] I want to see the Louis Carrogis watercolors

Try this! http://tiny.cc/PLZOh Bjarne - Original Message - From: Martha Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 8:15 PM Subject: [h-cost] I want to see the Louis Carrogis watercolors I'd love to see these watercolors, but the link doesn't work for

Re: [h-cost] Silk Ribbon

http://www.londonbeadco.co.uk/ Bjarne - Original Message - From: Serena Dyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 1:27 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Silk Ribbon Can anybody recommend a supplier of silk ribbons from the UK? Thanks

[h-cost] Banyan

I have finished my Banyan. For those who would like to see it, its here: http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/Banyan.htm Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Banyan

Hi, Yes i was considering one of these you mention, but i thoght this one was a little humouristic two. Besides embroidering a cap would be fun, but as i am only going to use this once, i wouldnt make two much of it. I am using it in September at the aniversary of Gustavs Skål. We are going to

Re: [h-cost] London public library

What about Waterstones? I got a lot there last time i were in London. As i recall it its in a street next to Oxford Street? I got both costume related and embroidery related books there, and i thoaght they had a nice collection. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL

Re: [h-cost] London public library

If you have the time, you could take the train down to Bath. The museum of Costume, Bath has a large museum shop, packed with all kinds of costume related books. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Zuzana Kraemerova [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-costume h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent:

[h-cost] silk zibeline

Can somebody enlighten me with what is silk zibeline? Is it the same as duchesse silk satin? Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] preserving patterns

I always trace the thin patterns to brown wrapping paper, it holds a lot better and it wont fade away so easy. All the patterns i use frequently are made of brown wrapping paper. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Land of Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[h-cost] crepines?

A friend found a box in an archive, containing letters and bills. One of the bills was for a young girl in 1748, she had boaght caps, stockings, gloves, piano lessons and linnens for embroidery. There was also a pannier with matching crepiner in danish. Is there a similar word in french, german

Re: [h-cost] crepines?

? Is it crepins, crepin or crepine? You wrote it three different ways... It could be French, but I'm not sure exactly what it means (yet!). On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Leif og Bjarne Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A friend found a box in an archive, containing letters and bills. One of the bills

[h-cost] CREPINER

Hi all, Thanks a lot for all your suggestions and thoaghts about the word CREPINER. A friend in Sweden wich has almost same language as danish, told me that they have the same word, and that it meens ruffles. Either gathered or pleated ruffles. So with a pannier, it would be ruffles at the

Re: [h-cost] Journal of the Costume Society

Most gennerous of you Sg, Thankyou soo much! Bjarne - Original Message - From: Saragrace Knauf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:04 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Journal of the Costume Society A wedding dress worn by Princess

[h-cost] off topic

I ordered some gold braids from Watts in London via their webpage. When i clicked the braid i wanted, they had 2 to choose from, i didnt notice that it was the other one that popped up, so i ordered 10 meters of a narrow scalloped braid, it should have ben the wider one. When i clicked the other

[h-cost] Renaissance coif or hood?

First i am not sertain if the word is coif or hood, i am talking about the head dress worn for the lady i am going to recreate: http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/br2.htm What i can't figure out is the linnen part that peaks out from the black pearl coif. To me i cant figure out how it can bend out

[h-cost] modest

Is there an english term of a piece of clothing called a modest? In a danish inventory there is the term of modester in plural, have never heard that word before. Its inventories from 1720 and 1730. Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] Renaissance coif or hood?

I have today made a mock up of the head dress from 1600 and i found pictures wich i was allowed to use from an effigy figure at the Ribe Cathedral in Denmark. This is the type of head dress wich was found in a grave recently! I suppose the round shape you can see under the head dress must be a

Re: [h-cost] Looking for Amsterdam museums events

Isnt there also the Historical Museum in Amsterdam? I think i remember someone from h-costume posting pictures from the costumes exhibited there, about a year ago, was it Deredere? There was pictures of a gorgeous 1780 dress embroidered ! Bjarne - Original Message - From: Chris

Re: [h-cost] wrapping turbans [was:Curious about headdress - Arabic?

Dear Fran, It is not going to be published for all, only you have to subscribe to Your Wardrobe Unlock'd to get the article, thats the idea with her website. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday,

[h-cost] some questions about renaissance,

Hello the list, its long time since last. I have ben asked to make some renaissance costumes for a shool projekt at a danish castle. the teachers are going to be dressed up in renaissance costumes, a man and a woman. They work at a danish castle wich is a museum. I am going to start this projekt

Re: [h-cost] some questions about renaissance,

them. You might consider using them, or looking at the site for techniques, etc. Will you be posting pictures? Your work is always so beautiful. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Leif og Bjarne Drews Sent

Re: [h-cost] some questions about renaissance,

with. And welcome back Bjarne. :-) Kimiko On May 13, 2011, at 7:25 AM, Leif og Bjarne Drews wrote: In some danish inventory lists, wich all are written in german ( it was the language used then in Denmark) it is often mentioned with wide dresses and narrow dresses. My question is, could

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