At 18:36 06/07/2007, you wrote:
Hello, all - I've got an interesting theatrical costume project. Am
helping with a production of The Rocky Horror Show, and one character
wants tear-away briefs for underneath his very short kilt.
snip
I was told once by a fellow costumer who once worked for
At 18:45 06/07/2007, you wrote:
OK, Richard. I hate not knowing a word so I had to look it up:
eckysiast: n. a striptease performer
ORIGIN 1940: coined by HL Mencken from the Greek ekdusis 'shedding,'
on the pattern of 'enthusiast'
I don't know when I'll have the opportunity to use it except
At 02:19 05/07/2007, you wrote:
more pictures
http://www.tudor-portraits.com/Various_8.htm
perhaps the Margo Anderson pattern might help as the hanging sleeve is a
carry over from the late 1500s.
De
Thanks - I had all these that are relevant. I don't have time to get
patterns - I have The
At 10:39 05/07/2007, you wrote:
Actually I was thinking you could have a look online at the pattern.
The site doesn't allow you to go directly to the pattern so,
http://www.margospatterns.com/
You want the Elizabethan Lady's Wardrobe (click on it) Then scroll down to
the Eight sleeve styles to
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Sent: July 04, 2007 7:22 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [h-cost] 1620 dress images?
I am making this dress for a customer, before I finally hang up my
scissors, and wondered if there are any
At 08:58 05/07/2007, you wrote:
In the book 18th century embroidery teckniques, there is a corset
wich is very elaborate embroidered all over. It has shoulderstraps
and laces center back.
I am very keen in making a similar one, having in mind to mix it
with a pink taffeta i baught in Rome. I
At 16:51 05/07/2007, you wrote:
If you ever get a chance to look at Roy Strong. The English Icon:
Elizabethan and Jacobean Portraiture. London: The Paul Meloon
Foundation for British Art, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1969.There
is set of portraits of two women, clearly in the same dress,
I'll be going to Madrid again in a few weeks. I plan on finishing off
the third floor of the Prado, visiting the Borne-Misza Museum again
and showing my DH the Palacio Real. However, I have at the back of my
mind that there is a costume museum there, that I missed a couple of
years ago. Does
At 19:36 05/07/2007, you wrote:
This is a fascinating gown. Do you know where the original picture is? I
would love a really good copy.
This is now at Kenwood House, apparently, in North London. It was
formerly at the Ranger's House in Blackheath, and I thought was part
of the Iveagh
At 19:50 05/07/2007, you wrote:
Dont recall the details, but its called Museo de Traje.
Wished i could go with you.
Rome was so borring this year, my 3rd visit, and i thoaght there
would be so many other things to see, but when you have seen most of
the things there, its borring to see it
At 20:27 05/07/2007, you wrote:
And you are in the UK, so they may not be as exciting for you, but I enjoyed
the two stores that specialize in church equipment, including vestments, and
a store that sells mostly flamenco costumes, including a wall of roses in
every color you can think of (they
At 21:34 05/07/2007, you wrote:
Nice.
Someone may have already suggested it but how about some small lace along
the edge as an option? metallic?
Or combine the split and gold lace?
I have some gold/crimson/blue brocade left from the underskirt which
will edge inside the sleeve, plus whatever
At 00:02 06/07/2007, you wrote:
Ugh, sorry about the links.
http://public.fotki.com/wickedfrau/schaube/mansschaube.html
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Taufe-Christi-1556-Detail.jpg
The man's sleeve can be seen on Holbein's iconic painting of Henry
Vlll, (tucked in behind the puff
I am making this dress for a customer, before I finally hang up my
scissors, and wondered if there are any other images I can use for
reference. Everything except the hanging sleeves is cut out, but the
patterns I am using for them are a bit boring. However, I don't want
to use the scallops
At 21:21 04/07/2007, you wrote:
Bohemia
http://www.marquise.de/en/1600/pics/1610_2.shtml
spain
http://www.marquise.de/en/1600/pics/1606_1.shtml
english
http://www.marquise.de/en/1600/pics/161x_6.shtml
baveria
http://www.marquise.de/en/1600/pics/1613_1.shtml
france
On behalf of a costuming colleague, as I don't know much about this period
I have a query about 14th century hose. Some of the illustrations in
the Psalter show men wearing hose without shoes or boots. Can you
direct me to any information about this practice - or am I just
misinterpreting the
At 18:17 26/06/2007, you wrote:
A friend asks:
What do you call those sort of bloomers that men wore with hose in the
16th c in France. They are rounded in outline, striped, come to about mid
thigh.
Evidently he's looking for a French term, though if there's an obvious
English one I'll send
At 19:23 26/06/2007, you wrote:
I've never heard of pansied slops. I wonder where the name came
from. Aha--another online reference says it came from Winter and
Savoy's book, which is almost completely untrustworthy. I would
treat this term with skepticism until a 16th-century reference can
At 19:42 26/06/2007, you wrote:
On Jun 26, 2007, at 2:35 PM, Suzi Clarke wrote:
This could be a translation of la panse or pourpoint a panseron
which were derogatory terms for the clothes worn by the feminine
gentlemen of the court of Henri lll - les hommes effemines.
(Although these seem
I am making a sorta Victorian wedding dress for my
daughter-in-law-elect, and would love to make a soft, small doll in a
copy of the dress. Can anyone recommend a Big Four type pattern
(easy and quick are the important words) that I can buy here in the
U.K. I do not have the time or
At 13:06 23/06/2007, you wrote:
Suzi,
Vogue has a cute 18 soft doll pattern 8336 named Sarah.? I have not
made this, so have no clue how it works up, but it looks interesting
enough to try if I had the time.? Scoff.? Scoff.?
Good luck with all.
~Kimberley
Thanks - she's cute. I never
At 21:41 18/06/2007, you wrote:
The Holbein Anne of Cleves, down to the smallest detail.
And THEN anything by Bjarne.
And then somewhere to wear them.
--Ruth Anne Baumgartner
scholar gypsy and amateur costumer
On Jun 18, 2007, at 4:21 PM, Hanna Zickermann wrote:
I love the red dress from Bram
At 18:00 13/06/2007, you wrote:
Thank you Anne.
http://tinyurl.com/23mle4
Enjoy!
Anne
Am I the only one that thinks this is quite horrible?
Suzi
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At 18:40 13/06/2007, you wrote:
In a message dated 6/13/2007 1:05:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Am I the only one that thinks this is quite horrible?
***
Hahahaha! Yes! Why?
The metamorphosis between faces reminds me of nothing less than the
At 04:28 12/06/2007, you wrote:
I have stayed at the Harrington. Not elegant, but clean and reasonable, in a
great location.
Kim
http://www.hotel-harrington.com/
I second the Harrington. We stayed there last year on recommendation
from this list, and it is within walking distance of
At 17:28 11/06/2007, you wrote:
I have a friend who wants me to make him a costume for an American colonial
Town Crier. He says he's seen an illustration with the Crier in,
judging from
what he describes, as an English Smock. Would this be so? Of course I want
him in a coat and waistcoat
At 23:36 06/06/2007, you wrote:
Good lord, and I thought we were getting carried away by taking in a local
stray bringing it up to 3!!!
:o)
And every single one of them is beautiful - she's a meanie and
wouldn't let us bring a few home - she wouldn't miss a few, I'm sure!!
Suzi
In
At 12:49 06/06/2007, you wrote:
Suzi: I would love to see the costumes you talk about but I am not sure
where they are on this site. Are they part of the Downloads: Demo? I think
those are PowerPoint projects so I will have to get to a computer with that
software. Thanks!
Jenn
Jenn
They
At 13:19 06/06/2007, you wrote:
They are great costumes, Suzi. It is nice to see Ms. Arnold's work in the
flesh and used by costumers. Your website is quite impressive.
Monica
Thank you - I appreciate your kind words. I was lucky enough to have
great tutors.
Suzi
They are on the demo,
At 13:00 05/06/2007, you wrote:
I make costume for a living too...
historical stuff for museums and re-enactors mostly - odd bit of tv chucked
in - I also make bridal and evening wear, etc. oh, and have my
first british
army commision as a tailor now, so most definitely full time :o)
At 01:59 05/06/2007, you wrote:
For the Italian costuming enthusiasts:
http://www.costume-textiles.com/index.htm
--Robin
The promo on the site shows costumes I made, and Janet approved!! I
would love to go, but hate to think what the cost will be.
Suzi
At 17:51 15/05/2007, you wrote:
I have a couple of questions regarding construction, fabric selection etc.
The major problem I have with my pattern for split drawers, is they
tend to creep and bunch up in you know where.
Is there some relationship to crotch depth, amount of overlap,
fabric
At 11:00 14/05/2007, you wrote:
Hi everyone, A friend is throwing a costume party next month and has decided
the theme is 'an Irish wake' so she wants everyone in black or green, so
when the topic of mourning comes up I tend to think Victorian as I already
had plans for a natural form dress I
At 14:13 09/05/2007, you wrote:
An interesting item is on eBay, a set of buttons with matching bar pins and
some strange, metal curly things. Can anyone tell me what these were for?
Search for item # 320110929170
Kim
These are for a dress/evening suit, I would imagine. They may be for
a
At 14:20 08/05/2007, you wrote:
I have tryed to find a picture with a cut of how the womens hair
capes in mid 18th century was cut. I cant find any.
Does anybody know any online pictures for that?
Bjarne
The only one I know of is this one of Mme de Pompadour at her
Toilette, by Francois
At 16:43 08/05/2007, you wrote:
As someone already pointed out, it is a William Buytewech
painting. The orginal (the one where if you actually look
closely, you can see the tip of the anatomy.) is at
Kaiser-Friedrich-Museums, Berlin. The one on Bildindex attributes it
to the same artist and
(snip) picked up a
fresh DVD copy of Keith Michell's Six Wives of Henry
VIII from the 70s. What a joy to watch. That show was
on a limited budget, and yet everything looks (from
camera distance) perfect! I feel much better now. (snip)
My friend saw those costumes in person some years back. They
At 00:54 03/05/2007, you wrote:
This reminds me of...
One thing I am sure of is that the armseye of the upper garments
will not be as high as the originals nor the bottoms as capacious
. These would grace any stage quite nicely.
Owning originals that are Not comfortable for actual modern
At 20:01 30/04/2007, you wrote:
If you would give me your 2 cents, i would be very pleased.
I spended this day desiding wich trim to use on the red francaise
dress i am going to make. But desided i have not yeat!
On the left side i made box pleatings with a tiny gold trim in the
edge. On the
At 22:46 30/04/2007, you wrote:
Sewing birds? Anyone have a pic they would like to share? :-)
There is one on E-Bay
http://cgi.ebay.com/SEWING-BIRD-1853-Replica-Pin-Cushion-Gold-Plated-Brass_W0QQitemZ320107288625QQihZ011QQcategoryZ114QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Mine is identical, but came from a
At 17:07 29/04/2007, you wrote:
Melanie,
What are the diaphanousthingscovering her lower
sleeves? Looks like the artist was going for a soap bubble effect
or something...
Laurie
http://www.tudor-portraits.com/UnknownLady50.jpg
They are probably cypress lawn oversleeves,
At 04:16 28/04/2007, you wrote:
--- Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Countess of Sussex (I think those are short puffs
trimmed/lined in white fur, but it's hard to tell
with
the tone on tone BW image)
http://www.kimiko1.com/research-16th/FrenchHood/1570/FrancesSidney.html
This lady
At 23:36 27/04/2007, you wrote:
There are many images of ladies in robes, but few of
them show how the lower half of the body looks, so we
are left wondering. But I think I know of a few images
where it appears to be open in the front. However,
some may be fully closing gowns, that were simply
At 19:30 24/04/2007, you wrote:
The book i have it from, says silk gauge. What i think it is - is a
light transparent silk, like chiffon or something like that!
Its the book 18th century embroidery teckniques
Bjarne
- Original Message - From: Kimiko Small [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
There has been a rumour in the costume world here in England that
Jenny Tiramani, formerly head of Costume at the Globe Theatre, had
taken over the writing of Janet's books. Well, this evening, I asked
her this very question. I was very clearly told that she has not
Taken over the writing,
Taken from the Daily Mail this morning:-
The show has been a hit in the U.S. and the BBC has just snapped up
the UK broadcast rights. I'm told The Tudors is done in the style
of The Sopranos mixed with Desperate Housewives. Obviously,
historical accuracy is being stretched somewhat because
At 05:01 13/04/2007, you wrote:
Is it going to air in the UK too Cat? If not, can I get a DVD?
Suzi
Everyone one's who's picture made it in, that includes you, will get a copy
of the DVD once MJ has a chance to mail them. Only problem it will be US
format so you'll have to borrow a
At 20:15 12/04/2007, you wrote:
Check out your friends in their Tudor garb tonight. Tune into Style
Network.
The writer/producer did a wonderful job of getting as many folks as she
could in the show.
-Cat-
Is it going to air in the UK too Cat? If not, can I get a DVD?
Suzi
At 09:30 10/04/2007, you wrote:
I am a little unsertain how i should cut the panels for the trims on
this dress i am making:
http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/sofie3.htm
I want to make small box pleats, but i wondered if the trim should
be cut in the height or could i just cut it out in the
At 20:39 10/04/2007, you wrote:
Dear Saragrace,
I am sure you have seen many portraits with gentlemen wearing a
banyan. Its a kind of dressing gown or morning gown. In stead of
wearing a full dressed outfit, a man being at home could have
visitors and wear a banyan. You usually wore the
At 23:19 10/04/2007, you wrote:
On Apr 10, 2007, at 2:37 PM, Sharon Collier wrote:
I use a water based makeup, which I find is less heavy on the skin,
plus it
washes off with water. Have you ever used this?
Sharon
I love the Grimas water-based face paint from the Netherlands (I
mail-order it
At 15:35 05/04/2007, you wrote:
So was elastic used for women's stocking garters in the 1800s? If
not, how did they keep them up before garters were attached to corsets?
On Apr 5, 2007, at 7:45 AM, Sonja (LS-LAMP) wrote:
Does anyone know when elastic was first used in clothing and how?
I
At 03:19 30/03/2007, you wrote:
Anyone know what books have good reproductions of the following images:
Holbein's English Burgher's wife (In color - I have it in black and white)
http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/sca/tudor/english.jpg
A Fete at Bermondsey, Jorges Hoefnagle, 1575
At 03:44 30/03/2007, you wrote:
At 07:19 PM 3/29/2007, you wrote:
Anyone know what books have good reproductions of the following images:
Holbein's English Burgher's wife (In color - I have it in black and white)
http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/sca/tudor/english.jpg
I don't think that this was
At 07:49 29/03/2007, you wrote:
The fashion definitely started in the '60's, part of the hippie
Native American stuff. The earliest fringed jackets I can remember
in a band is on one or two of the members of Buffalo
Springfield. They broke up in '68. There's a picture here:
At 02:53 28/03/2007, you wrote:
I need reactions from a sampling of avid readers of textile literature,
and where better to find it than here?
I'm editing a paper on textile analysis written by someone whose native
language is not English. Some of the terms and idioms have come through a
bit
At 16:32 28/03/2007, you wrote:
Hmm. It appears hand might be too much of an American term. Thank
goodness for this list.
And yes, I think feel is too narrow to capture the idea of drape, which
is something I couldn't put my finger on -- thanks to those who mentioned
it, as now I have
At 10:01 22/03/2007, you wrote:
I wonder if it (shoulder string) was something they did for children's
clothing, to allow for growth. She appears to be a young woman, could still
be growing?
This is similar to tying the straps of a corset to the front of the
bodice. Any reason why this
At 21:37 08/03/2007, you wrote:
Mine are photographed in: Textiles Revealed
Object lessons in historic textile and costume
research Edited by Mary M. Brooks How to Read
Historic Textiles by Katia Johansen. Figure 6a
Hose of yellow Chinese silk damask with a white
pattern of swimming ducks;
At 14:04 07/03/2007, you wrote:
Surviving cut-and-sewn hose from the 16th century:
a pair of white linen hose with embroidered tops and no feet (Janet
Arnold, Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd, p. 207. These belong to
the Metropolitan Museum of Art.)
a pair of yellow men's hose made in the
At 19:38 02/03/2007, you wrote:
Hello, All --
Forgive me for repeating what some of you already know, if you also belong
to the Tudor Tailor and TV/Film yahoo groups we've been talking all week, I
want to extend this invitation to one and all.
I'm looking for good, clear photographs of you
At 08:12 02/02/2007, you wrote:
I tried to find an email address but can't seem to find one.
Could someone let the owner of Festive Attyre know that she needs a spelling
correction with the Italian working class file. The artist is Vincenzo
Campi, Vicenzo Campi.
Thank you,
De
That's done.
At 10:30 02/02/2007, you wrote:
Thank you.
De
-Original Message-
Had a message back that she has checked the spelling and it is
correct as written on her web site. It may be that there are other
spellings? I don't want to get involved - I am only the messenger.
There is an e-mail
At 21:03 30/01/2007, you wrote:
Its a little late, but
Late Georgian Costume:
The tailors Friendly Instructor (1822) By J Wyatt
and
The Art of Tying the Cravat (1828)
By H Le Blanc
is available from Lacis if you're interested. I make my linen cravats
55 long and 10 wide.
Wrong period - not
At 19:56 29/01/2007, you wrote:
In a message dated 1/29/2007 2:19:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm trying to figure out the dimensions for a late 17th or early 18th
century man's cravat.
It is my understanding that it is a square of silk, which is
At 17:56 27/01/2007, you wrote:
Well it is because the bodice has a sharp v point in the bodice at
the back, and i thoaght it would look better, if the skirt dont have
a seam there..
dont know?
Bjarne
There are three dresses in Janet Arnold with similar backs, and at
least two, if
At 14:58 26/01/2007, you wrote:
American here - ultramarine was strong darkish slightly greenish blue
for me -when I was a girl - maybe a generational, not national, thing?
Patty
Could be - I was old enough to be this lady's mother. According to my
small dictionary - too lazy to heave out
At 19:46 26/01/2007, you wrote:
Yeah, I know -- but *theoretically* if the peach were called Georgia
Bloom in both stores, or whatever, then they would match. I don't
think the restriction goes as high as couture, though -- it does get
down into ready-to-wear, but if you're like me and you buy
At 15:27 26/01/2007, you wrote:
Just checked my small dictionary - ultramarine was named because the
pigment came from over the sea, not because it looked like the sea as I
had thought, so there was an ultramarine blue, an ultramarine purple
even an ultramarine yellow.
Patty
Oh, now I'm
At 15:09 18/01/2007, you wrote:
Dear Bjarne . This time i want to try and make the hoop with padded
panels along the top bones, in order to keep the tension of the
side extensions nice and smooth for the skirts. I have looked very
close after a fashion print of Galleries des Modes where a
At 06:04 15/01/2007, you wrote:
A while back we were discussing our favorite fabric
shops and somebody mentioned they shop in York. My son
is there now for six months of study at The University
of York and I would like him to check it out.
No fabric shops that I remember. Lots of interesting
At 23:11 14/01/2007, you wrote:
In a message dated 1/14/2007 12:28:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Note that: there are an equal number of photographs with the women's wear
buttoning left over-right as well, so this could be a transition time
It was indeed a
At 12:36 13/01/2007, you wrote:
Dear Saragrace,
These were much better. Thankyou for showing.
Boy this is an interresting thing to make. Are you planning on
making as much decoration on the stomacher as the portrait, what is
it going to be made from?
For the cuff laces, how about considering
At 21:32 09/01/2007, you wrote:
Sylvia Rognstad wrote:
I don't know if the PBS series The Virgin Queen is showing in all
necks of the woods, but it just started here in Colorado this past
Sunday. I'm wondering what you all thought of it, costume or otherwise?
I enjoyed it the first time it
At 08:34 24/12/2006, you wrote:
In the mid late 15thC, supportive gowns often don't close up all
the way. A few of the many examples:
http://www.formfunction.org/temp/15thDress1.jpg
http://www.formfunction.org/temp/memling38.jpg
http://www.formfunction.org/temp/minidance.jpg
At 16:26 24/12/2006, you wrote:
A portrait of Mary Boleyn
http://history.wisc.edu/sommerville/361/boleyn_family.htm
Said to be Anne but looks more like Mary.
http://ntap.k12.ca.us/whs/projects/history/himages/wives2.jpg
This portrait is at Hever Castle, Anne's family home, so I think it
is
At 00:16 25/12/2006, you wrote:
-Original Message-
Said to be Anne but looks more like Mary.
http://ntap.k12.ca.us/whs/projects/history/himages/wives2.jpg
This portrait is at Hever Castle, Anne's family home, so I think it is
probably authentic.
Suzi
De: There has been a debate as to
At 10:07 19/12/2006, you wrote:
Well, if you're looking for the period 800-1600, certainly I would
highly recommend the tome written by Schuette and someone or other (memory
fails me) called The Art of Embroidery. You can get it through inter-library
loan, although I did so often I
At 15:15 19/12/2006, you wrote:
Or you buy a much cheaper, but very useful small book by a former
curator of the Museum of London, called Embroiderers which also
has
information about Opus Anglicorum.
http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Staniland,%20Kay
Suzi
Have it. Staniland's
At 00:40 17/12/2006, you wrote:
On Saturday 16 December 2006 4:57 pm, JAMES OGILVIE wrote:
Actually, there still isn't anything available to introduce this style to
the person who just wants to make clothes, as opposed to doing in-depth
research. The artwork shows a number of styles and
At 14:06 11/12/2006, you wrote:
Two questions:
Waugh suggests Swiss belts for some of the mid 19thC dresses. Any
clue as to what these looked like?
Could this be the same as I have heard called Swiss Waists in the
U.S. That is a belt that is shaped to an upward and downward facing
point at
At 18:58 06/12/2006, you wrote:
If you're talking about the shirts book, I kind of do. It's still
hung up in legal issues - estate, copyright, permissions... the
typical yadda yadda for publishing a book of this nature. It happens
that my research crosses over hers, a couple of the shirts in
At 23:06 06/12/2006, you wrote:
At 18:58 06/12/2006, you wrote:
If you're talking about the shirts book, I kind of do. It's still
hung up in legal issues - estate, copyright, permissions... the
typical yadda yadda for publishing a book of this nature. It
happens that my research crosses over
At 18:09 05/12/2006, you wrote:
What style of Victorian corset do you plan to make? Do you have a
pattern/image picked out? How regularly do you plan to wear the
corset--will it be a daily thing, on the weekends, a few times a
year, or only once?
-E House
I use spiral steel for all
At 19:08 05/12/2006, you wrote:
Whalebone is now illegal, but the support and flexibility of the old
stuff are pretty similar to modern plastic boning.
Fran
I use spiral steel for all Victorian era corsets, with straight
steels either side the lacing holes, and a steel busk in the centre
At 23:00 05/12/2006, you wrote:
Hi
I have come up against a problem with my proposed Fursuit and the
extra things that I cannot seem to solve with the research that I
have been doing into it.
I am looking for some help in finding a pattern for the TUNIC ...
in the artwork for the suit that I
At 18:52 04/12/2006, you wrote:
Oh, LORD, this is JUST what I have wished and wished they would do,
except of course that I wanted them to invite ME along. But I'm not
finding it on US TV yet. PBS doesn't have a listing for it. Has
anybody found it here south of the border?
Lauren
This is
At 18:58 01/12/2006, you wrote:
It's that oh so fashionable time of the year. Holiday parties, gifts,
theater season, formal dress of all eras. Maybe even a New Years Eve
ensemble What are you working on?
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mine is wearing padding, a shift, corset and
At 13:56 29/11/2006, you wrote:
Hi,
Sorry i keep on with this subjekt, i managed to get the fine linnen
from my old embroidery shop.
The linnen is very very fine and transparent, and i wondered could i
use this for trimmings two on gowns, in stead of silk gauge?
Bjarne
I've never seen
At 14:28 29/11/2006, you wrote:
Hi Suzi,
For a little pleated trim, do you handsew all the edges on your gowns?
I have a nice seam folder on my machine, wich makes very nice edges.
I think organza would be two stiff, maybe a silk chiffon?
If i go to a shop here and ask for silk gauge, i dont
At 19:14 29/11/2006, you wrote:
Dear Sue,
When i was in Sweden last visiting a friend who also reenacts, i
helped her with a gown she is making. She wanted scalloped sleave
ruffles, and i tryed to use the fray check to the edges.
I didnt like it, because it dyes the edge darker than the
At 23:47 27/11/2006, you wrote:
Kimiko Small wrote:
Thank you Janet for sharing this.
I see that there is a book on the collection, Holbein in
England. Has anyone here seen the book, and is it worth getting
for those rarely seen images, like the ones that for copyright
restriction is not
At 03:26 28/11/2006, you wrote:
WAH! I didn't get to go:(
Is the book on the collection really good?
It's terrific - do you want me to get you one? I got you postcards!
The book was a bit heavy to carry with me through the Velasquez
exhibition we did on the same day, especially as
At 05:26 23/11/2006, you wrote:
Thank you Janet for sharing this.
I see that there is a book on the collection, Holbein in England.
Has anyone here seen the book, and is it worth getting for those
rarely seen images, like the ones that for copyright restriction is
not on the website?
At 03:40 15/11/2006, you wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Quoting Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
museum. There seems to be a French Hood frame there too, but it's like
no French Hood shape I've ever seen.
There are two MoL wire frames possibly from French hoods that are
pictured in The Age
At 03:44 15/11/2006, you wrote:
Suzi Clarke wrote:
Gable headdresses seem to have been made on a metal wire frame. The
one I made for the Museum of London was based on a copy of the
frame in the museum. ...
If you want to see it, go here.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/Sistersuzi
At 14:33 14/11/2006, you wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wow, that is some really cool information, Melanie. So, does that
allow you to draw any conclusions about the gable headdress?(
http://www.tudor-portraits.com/UnknownLady5.jpg)
It almost looks like it could be the same hood, only with
At 03:13 13/11/2006, you wrote:
I should go into business. Wonder how many this company sells at
those prices.
On Nov 12, 2006, at 7:28 PM, Susan B. Farmer wrote:
Quoting Sylvia Rognstad [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
How much is 350 pounds?
$700 USD -- approximately
This is not an unusual price
At 17:00 13/11/2006, you wrote:
In a message dated 11/13/2006 10:18:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Okay I couldn't resist and looked it up. Actually, this one (if it's the
right one I'm looking at) says it's made to order in standard sizes, so it's
not custom. And
At 13:00 12/11/2006, you wrote:
I have seen this dress. In the original movie, The
King And I, Anna is wearing one during the State
Dinner seen when she is dancung with Yul Brenner.
--- Diana Habra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have finally found a propper picture to show.
This is a painting
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