At 14:45 13/02/2006, you wrote:
So I would
like to know if there is somewhere on-line I can find
black and white line drawings of Tudor roses,
preferably the five petal kind.
go to www.google.com click on images and enter tudor rose in the
search window. The first 4 results are 5 petal
At 12:54 12/02/2006, you wrote:
- Original Message - From: Kimiko Small [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Dune
While I really enjoyed both sets of movies (SciFi version, and the
original movie
I am hoping to be in Washington DC in June, and wondered if anyone
knew of a not-too-expensive hotel within walking distance of the
Smithsonian. I hope to get an introduction there from a curator
friend, and see what I can see.
Now I have to decide what I'd like to see!! (Whee!) And of
Sorry, got distracted booking the flights, and forgot to put a header.
I am hoping to be in Washington DC in June, and wondered if anyone
knew of a not-too-expensive hotel within walking distance of the
Smithsonian. I hope to get an introduction there from a curator
friend, and see what I
At 13:54 10/02/2006, you wrote:
What period are you interested in? I can make some suggestions.
I don't think there are any reasonably priced hotels within walking
distance, but you can look for an outlying hotel that is either near
a Metro stop or
has shuttle service to a Metro stop.
At 16:36 10/02/2006, you wrote:
My family relies on Hotel Harrington. It's
basically 2 blocks from everything.
1 blocks to the Old Post office for good cheap food.
2 blocks from Fords Theater and Hard Rock Café
1.5 blocks to the nearest metro station
2 blocks from Museum of Natural History
At 23:02 09/02/2006, you wrote:
(What I really want though, is a choice of shapes beyond the standard
rather shallow zigzag. Has anyone found a modern or historic tool that
really works well for that? Fran)
I have pinking tools that are about the size of the top of my thumb,
one with
At 14:36 10/02/2006, you wrote:
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, Suzi Clarke wrote:
I am hoping to be in Washington DC in June, and wondered if anyone
knew of a not-too-expensive hotel within walking distance of the
Smithsonian. I hope to get an introduction there from a curator
friend, and see what I
The kind and helpful ladies at Piecework have given me the following
address where people in the U.K. can order a subscription or back
copies of Piecework, and other American sewing related magazines.
http://www.hangingbyathread.co.uk/
Suzi
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At 21:46 10/02/2006, you wrote:
Were these Fiscars or look-alikes?
One of the advantages of the Fiscar Soft Touch is that there is no finger
pinching. I don't remember if they use this design with the scrapbook line.
One interesting note re Fiscar service on the ST products, at least, is that
At 05:26 08/02/2006, you wrote:
I was just browsing Simplicity's website (I got a free pattern for
submitting a sewing tip to their 'idea exchange') and I found that they have
a new historic costume pattern,
http://www.simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=4244 it looks like a bustle or
natural form
I've just found my samples from Funn Stockings. (Who says my workroom
is a shambles?) The silk ones are very fine, and would need to be
worn over another pair for men's 18th century. The cotton ones are
not so fine, but are translucent rather than transparent. Hope this helps.
Suzi
At 16:45 08/02/2006, you wrote:
Still looking for the danish wedding outfit with glove link, sorry. :(
http://www.museumofcostume.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseAction=SM.navUUID=D69CF392-BC32-4DBD-8CBCA2C0FF8D78DF
http://www.davidrumsey.com/amico/amico934716-18548.html
At 17:34 08/02/2006, you wrote:
It's somewhat dated but this might have something of use...
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/histshoe/redfern/index.htm
Marc
Marc
That is an amazing site - thank you - it has given me more ideas, as
I was hoping to find something not quite so
Does anybody have pictures of genuine 17th century gloves they can
share? I have checked out Ninya Mikhaila's great reproduction gloves,
and found some by searching for Glove Museum and Gloves in
Museums, and also a great site by Francesca Havas. http://www.glove.org/
However, I am always
At 14:36 07/02/2006, you wrote:
Hi all
I just discovered this
http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/round/index.html
on the VA website: you basically get a 360 view of
selected outfits and a wonderful idea of the overall
shape and depth of the silhouettes. Hope you enjoy!
Bjarne - there is
At 02:33 07/02/2006, you wrote:
Are they in London? I couldn't find any online catalog. If they are local
we could pop in while I am there. Anne
You could try Funn Stockings here in England.
http://www.kellysearch.co.uk/gb-company-32851.html
Suzi
No sorry - they're in Sussex - a
At 18:36 07/02/2006, you wrote:
Suzi Clarke wrote:
Does anybody have pictures of genuine 17th century gloves they can share?
The Boston MFA has quite a few in their collection, with nice
pictures on their website.
Dawn
Thank you. All too complicated and expensive to copy, I fear
t 17:46 07/02/2006, you wrote:
Aren't there a bunch of close ups of the embroidery and lace on these types
of gloves in Fashion in Detail?
Oh, I have so many books I forgot I had that - thanks for reminding
me. That's what comes of working on one job while thinking of the
next but three!
At 17:32 07/02/2006, you wrote:
did you try going to
http://images.vam.ac.uk
and searching for gloves? That's the VA image site
I'd been to a different part of the V and A web site. Thanks for this.
Suzi
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At 23:10 07/02/2006, you wrote:
There's an article on an early 17th c. hunting set including a pair
of gauntlet gloves in Piecework Volume XI, Number 2 (March/April 2003).
Melanie Schuessler
As far as I know this magazine is not available in the U.K. At least
I have never seen it here.
At 21:51 07/02/2006, you wrote:
Yes the domain name got purchased from under them.
The link in my links section was from archive.org since it was still
up for a long time. Try it that way.
There is a huge amount of gloves from the 17th century that can be
found everywhere. There are few online
At 15:44 06/02/2006, you wrote:
Hi again,
This is just a question i have for some of the members who makes or study
18th century embroideries.
I have noticed that most of the french habits, are embroidered with 2 kinds
of silk thread. The monofillament silk (reeled untwisted silk) for the
At 17:08 05/02/2006, you wrote:
In my translation anyway it says...
Clause 35. Let there be one measure.., and one width of cloth
whether dyed, russet or halberjet, namely two ells within the selvedges.
Dyed I understand.
Russet? Somehow I don't think this refers to red cloth.
At 19:03 05/02/2006, you wrote:
i was thinking about the thin, narrow boning i used from Wissner for my
red taffeta stays. This is only 4 mm. wide. Would that be something you
could use for a crinoline cage? You would have to make many hoops
for this, but it surely would give it
At 21:23 05/02/2006, you wrote:
Thanks for all the help -
Suzi - thanks for the link to your site: that
crinoline is certainly the shape and style I am going
for and if you've not had any quibbles from museums,
there's no reason why I should from general M.o.t.Ps
Katherine
Talk to the people
At 21:21 05/02/2006, you wrote:
Greetings--
I'm working on a group research project with several
other folks, and we're trying to track down a more
in-depth citation for some information.
It's from the following book:
Weinstein, Rosemary. Tudor London. London: Museum
of London, 1994
ISBN:
At 10:19 04/02/2006, you wrote:
Hi,
Thanks for all your interresting inputs to my question.
It is interresting to compare all the real cuts to the cuts in
Evolution of Fashion. What i want is to obtain the original cut as
much as possible. But it really is difficult and i wished i had a
dress
At 13:32 04/02/2006, you wrote:
Hello all
I'm about to make my first crinoline, suitable for
wearing with a smallish bustle underneath a late
1860s/early70s gown that I recently bought - it's in a
bad way so I'm going to copy it as a pattern then try
and restore it.
Anyway, a lot of the
At 16:56 04/02/2006, you wrote:
Speaking of Janet Arnold-- I know there were other things thet she was
working on that were supposed to be finished by others, including a book on
shiorts and smocks. Does anyone know if it was ever published?
Monica
No, this has not been published, and from
At 15:39 03/02/2006, you wrote:
Speaking of extant inventories, can anyone point me to one that is
published from 16th-century France? I'm looking for one that
details women's garments rather than men's, and pretty much any
range of years is fine. I should be able to get Inventaires de la
At 23:41 03/02/2006, you wrote:
Suzi Clarke wrote:
Are you able to pass on more info about the Mary Queen of Scots'
inventories? I've just completed 4 dresses for Danse Ecosse, who
dance at the Court of Mary and I would love to pass on information to them.
It's referenced in the back
At 23:50 03/02/2006, you wrote:
The British Library has it - you may be able to order copies of the
pages here:
http://catalogue.bl.uk/F/ENR7GYAJ1T2JAMUDK25VFG5Y6HJ4XG59HTM9K729C91UJQ4E9A-03231?func=full-set-setset_number=102549set_entry=01format=999
Kate
Are you able to pass on more
At 16:24 27/01/2006, you wrote:
Hello all,
I hope you will bear one more inquiry about things to do in and about
London. There is a chance I will be there this fall with my two kids
in order to do some research for my dissertation. My daughter who is
keen on museums and quite fine with being
At 09:23 30/01/2006, you wrote:
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century reenactor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 29/01/2006 21:17 wrote:
Also, I was talking to a friend on Friday who mentioned she's had
great success bringing over packages of Jelly Bellies jelly beans.
She says you can't get them in
At 19:46 29/01/2006, you wrote:
Quoting Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There is a wonderful book by the Cunningtons which I believe is out of
print. Published, I think in the 50's.
I'd like to find living, currently active, working
At 00:15 30/01/2006, you wrote:
Question about houppelandes ...
I've seen bands of fur at the bottom (i.e., hem) of the women's
cotehardie, at the bottom of sideless surcoats, and at the bottom of
men's *short* houppelandes -- but what about a woman's long
houppelande? I inherited one from
At 21:06 30/01/2006, you wrote:
In a message dated 1/30/2006 3:50:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The other question, is whether to use the plastic
boning, or go the metal route
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I prefer metal. In Honnisette's book she mixes the twosome metal
At 20:01 26/01/2006, you wrote:
Thanks so much. I haven't seen that one before, and, yes, it surely
does look like Eleanora.
In 1999 I went to London with some friends. While there we attended
a Study Day at the VA. It was originally intended to be lead by
Janet Arnold, but she had passed
At 04:07 27/01/2006, you wrote:
Not that I am arguing th validity of your points, I
think though some could be qualified. Both of us have
a losing battle trying to truly prove our points of
view, so take it for what it's worth.
With high fashion (of England France and Spain)
there was a very
At 22:09 25/01/2006, you wrote:
I will be traveling to England in early February and I was wondering if
Our Cousins Across The Pond had the new Ziploc Big Bags? They are
super-sized zip-loc bags with an reinforced integral handle (the XL are
2ft X 1.7ft). I've found them to be excellent for
At 15:07 24/01/2006, you wrote:
My Mom passed away 3 years ago. In her stash, there were yo-yos. I
made them into pillow tops at Christmas and a laptop quilt for my
niece. I still had pieces, as well as yo-yos left, so now I have a
stash of yo-yos and yo-yos to be. I knit charity items
At 16:31 24/01/2006, you wrote:
Suffolk puff = yo-yo
Is that the circle drawn up in the centre?
snip
My Mom passed away 3 years ago. In her stash, there were yo-yos.
final goal.
O.K. Information please - what is a yo-yo quilt - not a term used
here. But then quilting in the U.S is not
At 17:16 24/01/2006, you wrote:
Yes, that's it.
You can see the instructions here:
http://www.quilterscache.com/V_Z/Yo-YoQuiltingBlock.html
Kim
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Suzi Clarke
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:42 AM
At 09:03 18/01/2006, you wrote:
--- Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I make cuffed sleeves, I simply cut them on the
bias, and add
enough length at the wrist to turn up to make the
cuff. I fully line
the sleeves. That way you can wear them knuckle
length *and* turned
back. I
At 16:26 17/01/2006, you wrote:
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My sleeves are cut completely on the bias with a
gusset in the seam line.. sorta between the sleeve
seam and the arm hole. (I have broad shoulders and
long arms).
Or are you asking how to make the cuff part??
Just the cuff. The
At 16:23 12/01/2006, you wrote:
Hi Suzi,
Its no problem. Here is their website, even in english:
http://www.broderiantik.dk/english/index.html
Bjarne
At 15:26 12/01/2006, you wrote:
Hi,
Ok, but i can asure you compared to the linen i imported from
Rotterdam that i made my 18th century
At 14:08 09/01/2006, you wrote:
Hello all
This is /kind/ of costume related - I've just had to
design my first corset with straps for a lovely
customer who is a) self-conscious and b) lop-sided,
after a very dislocating shoulder finally got operated
on... What can I say, it doesn't seem to
At 14:08 08/01/2006, you wrote:
I have to design a Mother Ginger costume for this Christmas play
of the Nutcracker. I have many ideas from various sites. I see how
to make the hoops atand out at different angles. I've thought about
this since the first of December I work on it in my sleep.
At 17:13 08/01/2006, you wrote:
Thank-you for the info, Suzi.
I am certainly having problems with it. It could well be a bug on my
end, but whenever I go to 'enlarge view', the website freezes, and
the only way to close the site is to 'control,alt,delete'.
Yup, just went back and checked,
At 05:40 09/01/2006, you wrote:
In a message dated 1/9/2006 12:32:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't think I've ever seen it
pooch out in front at the waist the way it does on Ms. Bonham Carter.
I know there are a lot of English Renaissance experts on this list
At 14:38 07/01/2006, you wrote:
I found this fashion plate that looks very similar to the one in the
movie. It may be a starting point for you. 1870 time period.
http://www.costumegallery.com/LadysFriend/Dresses/Color/cos3.htm
Suzi - why not check your local library? That was a popular enough
At 16:08 06/01/2006, you wrote:
I am gearing up for my visit to the Met to document their 16th century
Sicilian Bride underpinning collection and a pair of chopines. I had to
delay from my original date of the 5th - I would be just coming down
from my high right about now, had I gone when I was
At 19:33 05/01/2006, you wrote:
I still haven't been able to figure how that texture on the partlet
and head dress is made. I'm thinking it's some kind of applied
cording, but am not quite sure.
I've been asked to help with this costume.
1544
At 15:27 04/01/2006, you wrote:
These are the only two images I found online; not so detailed though:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v473/antiquecorset/Interview%20with%20the%20Vampire/INTERVIEW_WITH_VAMPIRE-525.jpg
At 16:12 04/01/2006, you wrote:
Well, if people on this list barely remember that she wore a gold dress
and it is difficult to find pictures of it, I wouldn't worry about copying
it exactly. Who will know if it is a good reproduction or not?
Heh, I've answered this question quite a few times
At 15:39 04/01/2006, you wrote:
At 15:27 04/01/2006, you wrote:
These are the only two images I found online; not so detailed though:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v473/antiquecorset/Interview%20with%20the%20Vampire/INTERVIEW_WITH_VAMPIRE-525.jpg
Thought everyone, but mainly from the U.K. I expect, would like to
know that MacCulloch and Wallis has gone live with its online
catalogue and ordering service. I thought it was a very good site. If
anyone has problems with it, please let me know and I will pass on
the information.
At 19:46 29/12/2005, you wrote:
Hi,
I have made some pictures in a museum a lot of you will probably like.
Since they are taking a lot of space I will keep them up for only a week.
You may use them for peronal use.
If you want some information about a picture feel free to ask.
I'll try to
At 05:39 22/12/2005, you wrote:
Happy holidays to everyone on the list!
I was wondering if anyone out there happens to collect
the The Journal of the Costume Society published for
the [Costume] Society, Victoria and Albert Museum. I
am looking for a specific article in one of the
volumes. If
At 23:22 20/12/2005, you wrote:
At 9:47 AM +1100 12/21/05, A J Garden wrote:
I have a man's doublet that is too tight for buttons and am looking
for a period correct way of fastening down the front where the two
sides just meet. I have not seen any lace up in any paintings. Can
anyone help
At 13:03 16/12/2005, you wrote:
It's fixed for the second, and hopefully final, time. Sorry about
that, folks!
Its at http://www.virtue.to/articles/bells.html
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I am sure I have seen bells on one of the Tres Riches Heures pages,
but cannot
At 17:25 15/12/2005, you wrote:
I had to snicker over this blurb from the Marie Antoinette doll, er figure:
This 5-1/2 tall, hard vinyl figure features amazing Ejector Head
Action, and comes with a removable plastic wig and dress.
I'm very taken with the lederhosen!
Bjarne wrote
It develloped trough the 1730ies and became the largest size in the
1740ies. It started to be a dome shaped pannier, became flattened
and started to extend to the sides. Then in the 1760ies it grew
smaller again, and ended up with bumrolls in 1770ies and 80ies.
The french claims
At 14:03 13/12/2005, you wrote:
Hi
I have not seen many real mens shirt on displays and things, so my
knolledge i know is from studying portraits.
Most of the lace i have seen used, has ben white lace, that has the
same colour as the white linen. A Blonde Lace was .well
blonde in
At 02:48 14/12/2005, you wrote:
Could you show a picture of it?
I have not seen many real mens shirt on displays and things, so my
knolledge i know is from studying portraits.
Most of the lace i have seen used, has ben white lace, that has
the same colour as the white linen. A Blonde Lace was
At 11:12 12/12/2005, you wrote:
Hi,
I have a bustle dress and I am wondering if it would look weird to
make an evening bodice for the dress.
The dress is very simple and made from cotton.
But I have just one week to finish a coat and vest for my husband
and a dress for me.
This is the
At 15:47 11/12/2005, you wrote:
The question posted earlier got me thinking that I need a dress
form too. I know very little about them except that they can be
quite useful. Which ones are the easiest to work with and adjust,
and are some more compatible with adjustments for certain body
At 11:24 05/12/2005, you wrote:
Is there a charity in your area that could use the fabric---perhaps
to make quilts? Or a school, for art projects? I too have trouble
throwing away any but the smallest scraps!
My local centre for the less able (!) is glad of scraps and odd
buttons and
At 03:00 03/12/2005, you wrote:
We've had some arguments on the 18cWoman list about dyed linen.
There is definitely evidence for dyed linen being used for gowns,
breeches, jackets, etc. in the 18th c., and these would obviously
have been dyed with natural dyes.
As for whether linen was/wasn't
At 13:49 03/12/2005, you wrote:
In a message dated 12/3/2005 8:02:50 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Because i got the advise to use this on hoop frames, when embroidering,
cover the edge with this paper to protekt from dirt.
Could i not just as well use a piece of
To all who were interested. The Museum of London allows photography
in certain galleries, but not, of course, in the Medieval Gallery,
which is what I had asked about. I might have been able to sneak a
couple, but as I am a regular, I don't want to cause waves, and get
told I cannot see
At 21:06 30/11/2005, you wrote:
Kimiko There isn't much I've been able to do with
multiple layers, other than to grade carefully and try to place as few
seams in overlapping places as I can.
May I ask why both a set in sleeve and the epaulettes?
Good question. The shortest answer is that I
At 22:33 30/11/2005, you wrote:
Can someone point us to an online pic to see what it is you are all
talking about? Sounds very interesting.
Thanks,
Sg
When I use epaulettes I put in the sleeves in the normal way. I
make up the epaulettes as complete units, and sew them on to the
sleeve
At 23:59 30/11/2005, you wrote:
Quoting Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
At 22:33 30/11/2005, you wrote:
Can someone point us to an online pic to see what it is you are
all talking about? Sounds very interesting.
Thanks,
Sg
When I use epaulettes I put in the sleeves in the normal way. I
At 18:43 28/11/2005, you wrote:
I have come to this thread late so do appologise if this sorth of
thing has been mentioned before. As a singer putting on a proper
corset to sing means you can't get the air in nearly so well as
without. The notes are then naturally shortened, compressed and
At 12:17 26/11/2005, you wrote:
The non-existent wall that prevents otherwise intelligent people from
enjoying these delights of Opera and Shakespeare is sewn, here in
America anyway,
by the anti-intellectual brigade. Those usually sports-soaked numb-nuts that
seem to be kewl in school and
I adore music from the Renaissance and Baroqe periods, though, and Mozart
(does he count as Baroqe or Romantic?
***
He's Classicalwith Haydn and Beethoven.
And there are lots of Baroque and Classical operas. My faves too. I like the
stylized, non-realistic approach
At 18:03 26/11/2005, you wrote:
Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
At 18:20 25/11/2005, you wrote:
The Museum of London's website has a press pack in PDF which has
many, many pictures of some of the things -- including larger
versions the mitten and the sock. Also background info -- well
At 17:34 26/11/2005, you wrote:
Possibilities..?
18 busk -
http://store.corsetmaking.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRODProduct_Code=B-18Category_Code=SB
Another 18/46cm busk -
At 18:20 25/11/2005, you wrote:
The Museum of London's website has a press pack in PDF which has
many, many pictures of some of the things -- including larger
versions of the mitten and the sock. Also background info -- well,
it goes on and on. Anyone interested in things from around 500 -
At 02:44 26/11/2005, you wrote:
snip
I don't know if they are cheap but I have seen corsets where the busk
was too short and they looked ugly.
They cut a piece of an other busk and taped it together but is is very
easy to see.
Never had any complaints from my customers, but then you
At 10:18 23/11/2005, you wrote:
Is there anything out there about knitted garters? Italian preferably, but
English , French or German will do. If there is a reference out there ,
please let me know. There is a discussion on garters, knitted and otherwise
on another list...
Thanks,
Dame Catriona
Oh, and the best thing was a black silk knitted stocking foot,
probably Italian. Anyone who understands knitting patterns could
probably work out the pattern. The gusset-thing shaping the foot was
fascinating. With all the knitting, the needles must have been tiny,
even allowing for
At 13:50 22/11/2005, you wrote:
Do you have an approximate date for the stocking? and if pre-1600,
can I beg photos?
Please?
pretty please!
alex
Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh, and the best thing was a black silk knitted stocking foot,
probably Italian.
As the last date
At 00:17 22/11/2005, you wrote:
At 04:00 PM 11/21/2005, you wrote:
The wire frame for the Gable Headdress, which I copied for the
Museum, was on display, and also a frame for a French hood!!!
Thanks Suzi for sharing this info. I really have to get to Great
Britain someday... I really do.
At 12:02 22/11/2005, you wrote:
Oh, want! Suzi was it recreation or was it extant... I'm a little
confused. BUT if it is extant then add it to my list of things to
visit in June. ;
Happy dance.
Bridgette, historic knit junky
btw, reeled silk shouldn't shrink or full
On 11/22/05, Suzi Clarke
At 03:23 23/11/2005, you wrote:
I would *love* to know what the dates and assumed origins are (if
any) for the knit garments. So far, the earliest I've heard
verified made in England (other than Monmouth caps which are
coarse-knit then felted/fulled) has been in the 1550s.
(I'm guessing
Tonight I went to a private viewing of the new Medieval Gallery at
the Museum of London (c400-1558.) For a wonder the cases are well
lit, and to an extent you can get to the sides, and sometimes round
the back. For the interest of this list there are tiny knitted
garments for children,
At 02:34 22/11/2005, you wrote:
- Original Message - From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The wire frame for the Gable Headdress, which I copied for the
Museum, was on display, and also a frame for a French hood!!!
What are the photography rules? Can you take pics of the headwear
I am not sure if this will work - please bear with me - I am
attaching a copy of the Museum of London's Press release on the New
Medieval Gallery, to be opened at the end of this month. (My gable
headdress will be available for trying on!!)
I just retrieved an old copy of Costume 4 (the journal of the U.K.
Costume Society) and there is an article on Old Deerfield, by Adele
Jay-Filene. Among the black and white plates is a photograph of
Suspenders - these are the same as English braces are they not? The
article states (written
At 16:14 15/11/2005, you wrote:
Hi,
I am a little embarrased to ask, because i really aught to know and
have made this before, but actually i never made a chemise before
because i always just edged my dresses with lace.
But i want to construkt after Jean Hunniset's chemise.
My lady meassures
At 09:43 12/11/2005, you wrote:
Hi marc
I dont remember if i told you that the gustavian weadding suit i
made, had strips attached to the waistcoat shoulders and to the
front breeches. This is 1766.
Bjarne
Yes, but are they original? There are several garments in the Danish
costume
At 17:20 09/11/2005, you wrote:
This one is blue silk, what looks like grosgrain with
silver gilt thread embroidery, gold buckle and
enamelled Tudor roses in place where your crosses
would be. This is the oldest known surviving Garter
from that Order. Apparently it was sent by the King of
At 17:20 09/11/2005, you wrote:
This one is blue silk, what looks like grosgrain with
silver gilt thread embroidery, gold buckle and
enamelled Tudor roses in place where your crosses
would be. This is the oldest known surviving Garter
from that Order. Apparently it was sent by the King of
At 03:17 11/11/2005, you wrote:
http://www.sculptor-iangb.com/Garters.html
Information and a picture of the modern Garter, for your interest.
I also have this site bookmarked on the modern Garter.
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Order-of-the-Garter
Kimiko
That is terrific - it
At 03:04 09/11/2005, you wrote:
Greetings once again,
I have come across a nifty little photo, but it
doesn't show the object in question either in total,
or large enough.
http://www.ntpl.org.uk/zooms/103/103281.bro
Is what I can find for The Garter of Maximilian I,
King of the
At 10:05 09/11/2005, you wrote:
Hello,
I hope somebody can help me a little.
I am draping the toille of the sack backed yellow chenille dress.
Then i have a little problem with the sleave fitting.
Is it ok that my armscye overlaps the shoulderstraps of the stays at
the top? I might have made
At 19:39 09/11/2005, you wrote:
Dear Saragrace,
Perhaps this would be a good idea. Ill try to ask in my shops if
they have this stuff over here.
I am most conserned because i want to apply (embroider on) some
chenille flowers on the edge, and i am afraid if they will run out
But it would be
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