Check out someplace like Harbor Freight that has the wooden tool boxes.
I'm not sure of the depth of the drawers, but if it handles tools it might
be large enough for the oversize jewelry\
alex
So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with…
On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:35 PM, Lavo
I have been conversing with a friend recently that it seems she
inherited a number of magazine ads that she is looking to sell. Can
anyone advise on the best place to sell these? I think she's looking
at ebay or etsy right now, and of course, she is unsure how best to
price them. I have a scan o
So what was the model number of the amazing buttonhole machine?
alex
seriously considering purchasing a machine just for the buttonhole
feature, but still prefers her 1954 Pfaff, another of those workhorses
that does sews everything but buttonholes.
So much to do and so little attention span to
Make that Colorado, not Colorado, silly autocorrect!
On Thursday, January 19, 2012, Alexandria Doyle
wrote:
>
> Russians have considered red as a "woman's "Colorado, and was good luck
for special garments/occassions. I don't know if that has an impact.
>
> alex
Russians have considered red as a "woman's "Colorado, and was good luck for
special garments/occassions. I don't know if that has an impact.
alex
On Thursday, January 19, 2012, Sharon Collier wrote:
> Red flannel was believed to be warmer, I believe, maybe because of the
> color. Or maybe flanne
You might find the work easier to do with hand rather than machine. I
have found that the smaller the doll and costume the easier it was to
sew by hand. One of the things is that seam widths are easier to keep
to the narrow by hand and that will help with the bulk too.
alex
So much to do and so
When making a doll's corset of a scale to Barbie, I used tooth picks
snipped to the length desired. otherwise the consrtuction was the
same as I'd do for myself. My doll was squishable, so I'd guess that
Barbie will have to have a bit of padding to fill in the gaps inside
the corset.
alex
So much
The $15 is the shipping cost, off to the right is the price...$50.
alex
So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with…
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Joan Jurancich wrote:
> At 06:01 PM 12/30/2010, you wrote:
>>
>> I've been asked about this book, but not haven't seen it bef
I've been asked about this book, but not haven't seen it before, I
couldn't offer much. Has anyone seen this one? Good Bad?
http://www.etsy.com/listing/39296868/encyclopedie-illustree-du-costume-et-de
alex
So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with…
>
> Option 2: which, someone already mentioned: set the hooks and eyes into the
> seam. Yes, they will show, and I figure: cover them with a placket.
>
Just a note here, when you sew the hooks and eyes into the seam, you
shouldn't be able to really see them anymore, just the edges of your
bodice b
I referenced Arnold's PoF for the type and setting of the hooks and
eyes at the center front opennings. They used large hooks and eyes, I
used the standard coat hook and eyes, and then they are set into the
seam so you can only see just the tips of either part, not on the face
of either side.
The
You don't have to turn the lucet, though that is the instruction I
found when first learning. My process is to wrap a figure eight
around the horns, then pull the loops over those. There are two
advantages to working a lucet this way. The first is less stress on
the wrist that has to do all the
I have in the past made several ladies a fitted cote, circa 1400. The
fit of the body has been good and I don't have a problem with thet. I
have been having problems with the fit of the sleeve/shoulders in
ladies that have wide shoulders. Usually when I drape with the arm
straight out from the s
This is what I've had to do recently for a friend with damaged or
destroyed garb for a friend. Some of it we were able to find similar
things on the web, and then there's what I actually charge to make
such things. Those estimates were what was used to filed their claim
with their insurance.
ale
I think the same for the Elizabethan, Italian Renn and the medieval
periods that I've seen. I have a couple just because, but I wouldn't
even use them for the "let's get you in the general area and then look
for better examples" type of search. They seem rather outlandish in
most cases...
alex
w
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 4:23 PM, otsisto wrote:
> Which gown? There are at least 4 types.
This is the one:
> Are you speaking of the burial gown?
> http://farm1.static.flickr.com/155/413141744_784f44dc14_o.jpg
> http://tinyurl.com/278vn6n
>
That's what I was thinking as well, and was leaning to
I am putting together a gown in the style Eleanora de Toledo's burial
gown. The fabric I am using is a once ivory embroidered silk. The
color is a lovely cranberry/claret color. The embroidery didn't take
much if any of the dye so I have a scrolling vine/flower in a nearly
white on the cranberry
There are people even today that go to buffets and will stick food
into their pockets. I think when you reach the point of
hoarding/stealing food as such, the mess it will make on the inside of
the pocket is beside the point.
And through out history there have been court cases against people who
I have some lovely embroidered silk that was crisp and shiny, and
nearly white that I purchased some time ago. After much
consideration, I dyed it another cloth because the color was not
suitable to me. Of course, now I have a not so shiny, and soft, almost
a crepe texture to the silk. I haven't
I am looking for metal (or metal look) shank buttons, with the motif
of snowflakes, holly or stags. Does anyone have any sources to check
out? So far I've come up with white plastic snowflakes...
thanks
alex
--
So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with…
__
Oh yes, hair has scales and will felt! I had a lock of human hair
that I dyed along with some other thing I was dying black. I had to
basically card the hair afterwards to work out all the matting, think
dred locks...
alex
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 6:17 AM, landofoz wrote:
>> But wool has scales
't last
> long anyway... this is actually Gerek's idea, he can't remember where he got
> it, but thinks it might even be a period method??
>
> chimene
>
>> Alexandria Doyle wrote:
>>
>>> My idea to mark the placement of these lines involves a ch
Really? I've used such a marker for more than tens years on various
embroidery pieces and haven't noticed the problem. Could it be the
materials used? I usually work with silk and linen, and rarely do
these pieces end up being pressed or ironed. Maybe it's the way the
fabric is treated after pr
For my current project I need to couch a silk cord in a geometric
pattern on to silk fabric. Most of the lines will be at a straight 45
degree angle. I will be doing this by hand as well.
My idea to mark the placement of these lines involves a chalk line
snapped against the silk that can then be
ings on the appliques of silk.
>
> Kimiko Small
> http://www.kimiko1.com
> "Be the change you want to see in the world." ~ Ghandi
>
>
> The Tudor Lady's Wardrobe pattern
> http://www.margospatterns.com/
>
>
>
>
> ___
Hancock
> Fabrics)? It's "fabric stiffened with glue" so if you're willing to ignore
> the content of the glue and fabric, it's sort of period.
>
>
>
> Claudine
>
>>
>
>> From: Alexandria Doyle
>>
I am about to attempt an applique project with silk on silk, then
pearls added on top. The bottom layer of silk is a duponi, not a
completely smooth surface. The top layer is a thin blouse weight of
silk (literally cut from the back of an old silk blouse) I want to
use an interfacing type piece
wrote:
> Alexandria Doyle wrote:
>>
>> I have a wool gown that I need to clean-up/freshen up for wear this
>> weekend. The last outing with this black wool 15th century kirtle was
>> at a dusty/windy camp ground. The skirt is covered with dried grass
>> and such. Wh
I don't think I have a "standard brush" for a hair brush, everything I
have is wire/wide spacing, same thing with all the combs in my house.
I have to go pick up a fine tooth comb to comb out some tassels I'm
making. Although, I might have a natural bristle brush in the back of
the cupboard, maybe
I have a wool gown that I need to clean-up/freshen up for wear this
weekend. The last outing with this black wool 15th century kirtle was
at a dusty/windy camp ground. The skirt is covered with dried grass
and such. What is the quickest way to get all this grass and debris
off the skirt? I keep
Was it a static cling issue? Lotion rubbed light over the
leg/stocking seems to help that
alex
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Tania Gruning wrote:
> Hiya all.
> I hope you can all help me with a practical question.
>
> I have made 2 skirts from this pattern
> http://www.marquise.de/en/1900/sc
It was definately wool, judging by the reduction from 6 to 4 yards in
my earlier efforts. It was also purchased from a reliable seller of
wool fabrics.
I used Dylon dyes for this effort, I can't tell you what I used the
first time around, though Rit is very likely.
alex
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 6
take,
at all.
In the end, I turned the fabric over to the friend who owns it and I
believe she is planning to have a lovely fucshia viking
caftan/overcoat of this wonderfully fulled wool. She will be warm,
dry and highly visible when wearing it.
alex
> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Alex
st a word of caution from the textile conservation side of
> things...
>
>
> Astrida
>
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
> Behalf Of Alexandria
Except I already have the tubs, and most are opaque. I wonder how
attractive the flap of muslin would be to cats that crawl through
everything
alex
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Sharon Collier wrote:
> If you get translucent bins, you can slip a piece of card stock down between
> the side o
I had a very frustrating time of trying to locate some items this
weekend to show to a newcomer and have had it with the disorganization
of my costumes, my sewing and assorted art supplies and tools. When
I moved into my house I had a sewing room, then children moved home
and things were packed i
I have a length of wool that is a fushia color that I would like to
take to burgundy. any suggestions on the colors to add to the fushia
to get burgundy? I was thinking blue, but don't want to go purple...
alex
--
So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with…
My solution for this has just been more layers. Either make several
layers in warm fabrics or one layer in an extra warm fabric - with a
fur lining perhaps.
alex
On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Zuzana Kraemerova wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I recently discovered that I need to make myself a warm cloak o
Oh, I have considered that as well, but it's such a soft, sweet
velveteen, I hate to part with it. Still, I'd rather a
cranberry/claret colored velveteen, so I may have to do it...
alex
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:21 PM, Dawn wrote:
> Alexandria Doyle wrote:
>>
>> In pre
I use to have it all in one little room, sigh, then there was this
host of family members moving in and out - my daughter and
granddaughter are here now and everything is scattered. I know I have
tubs full of stuff that I won't use again, that were once organized on
shelves and occasionally used,
If I had one, It would have the 1540-ish green Florentine gown that
I'm able to remake this weekend. I'd put the gown together several
years ago, but the sleeves are wrong- they need slashing, I'm going to
take off the shoulders and maybe re-pleat the skirt. Other than
lacking several details tha
In prepping for another project I was rummaging through the stash and
came across a length of chocolate brown cotton velveteen. It's a
lovely color, but not one that I would not wear. Every time I have
put brown on I take one look at myself and change to something else,
so I don't want to make so
During this period it was common for the diamonds to have a foil backing, so
they could and do typically look black in paintings.
alex
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Becky Rautine wrote:
>
> After all the discussion about the black beads in other portraits, I see
> the black squares in the Pr
May I suggest the museum of Children in Bethel Green? I went there to
see the dolls but they do have a bit of collection of children's
clothing. I went several years ago, but the curator in charge of the
dolls had some wonderful stories about the clothing as well, since
they can document exactly
Just to make sure I understand this, there is a difference between
coif and caul, isn't there?
I've always thought the coif was the embroider (or not) little hat
item that covers the top, side and back of the head, basically a
shaped folded piece of cloth.
A caul was more of a cap worn on the ba
I never found the tabs to be all that useful - until I had less
difference between hip and waist measurements. then the tabs were
useful for provide a bit of bulk over the hips and creating the
illustion that I had a waist again. And that is without boning the
tabs...
alex
On Wed, May 20, 2009
- Original Message -
> From: "Suzi Clarke"
> To: "Historical Costume"
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:55:46 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?
>
>
> 1770's stays, pocket hoops made of striped ticking, calico petticoat,
> a
My handsewing threads are usually one stranded. I only double up when
it's a particular need- such as buttons.
And I usually cut to my arm length, or so, then thread my needle.
It's the way my mom taught me, and her aunties taught her...
alex
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Maggie <[EMAIL PROTE
I don't know if it damages the thread, but I know that watching the
way the twist goes into the needle means there is less knotting and
frustration when I'm embroidering with silk.
alex
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Cynthia J Ley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Go with the grain of the thread. Ru
I have some scrap wool flannel in a deep pink - it's not a pastel and
it's not a fushia, just a good solid color. The color was good for my
granddaughter who is a pink girl, but not for me - I'm a jewel tone
fan.
I want to make a shawl or drape that I can wear while in bed/ around
the house kind
I have an additional question, if one were to purchase a machine just
to do buttonholes, what machine would you reccomend?
alex
hates to do them manually, and considering a machine that does nothing but...
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Susan Data-Samtak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> FYI - I wa
With the range of interests that I have I always wonder what people
think of the recommendations they are getting from me, but the
connection that I get sometimes have me wondering...
Of course, it's interesting to note when something gets popular too.
Such as a particular painting book that I bou
Thanks you, actually I borrowed it from another, originally it was
only about fabric, and had something about chocolate emergencies in
there, something I don't have a problem with and books are required
almost as much as fabric around here.
The waffenrock is done, though after this weekend I want
And the saga continues... I've checked the replacement belt and there
doesn't appear to be any evidence of oil, I'm guessing that the
plastic may have been old and that's why it fell apart so quickly.
There's no telling how long it's been sitting on the shelf before I
received it.
The local shop
Just because I know that most of you will understand I am whining here.
Earlier this year on my 1952 vinatage Pfaff sewing machine I noted the
belt was separating, not surprising when you consider it was last
replaced prior to 1980, if ever. I looked up a place on line and
ordered a replacement,
Not much in the way of costume but with significate connections to the
16th century:
Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire
Stranger's hall in Norwich
I'd also check the National Trust properties, I know there are more.
alex
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:09 PM
I have several projects working,
1. redressing an inexpensive porcelan doll - my granddaughter opted
for the pretty witch for her Halloween/birthday party. She'll be
dressed in purple satin, lots of sparkly tulle in black and purple
with a broom of purple silk flowers.
2. Landsknetch for my son.
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 8:56 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My copy came yesterday. ... Even some doll corsets
Doll corsets? What's the dae for those dolls and or their corsets?
please? pretty please?
alex
--
"I'm buying this fabric/book now in case I have an emergency...you
know, h
I hung the skirt on the back of the bathroom door and just one shower
was enough to loosen most of the wrinkles out of both layers of the
silk!
I have some modifications to do to the skirt hem and I'll press to get
the creases that I want, but it looks like there's little to none of
the other crea
Thanks to all that have replied. My first step is to hang the skirt
in the bathroom and will try the steam process first since it's the
least labor intensive, and the event I was going to display this at,
has been canceled because of the incoming hurricane.
Next step will be to try higher heat an
I had tried pressing with a light mist at a notch or two higher on the
iron than the silk setting, without good results. The duponi is a red
and black shot and the duschess is black, so no embroidery on it (yet)
that I have to worry about.
thanks
alex
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 3:08 PM, Land of Oz <
I have a skirt i put together, one silk of duponi and the second of a
duchess satin, both silk. How to I get wrinkles out of these fabrics?
The duchess satin is very wrinkled from it's time in storage between
purchase and use (several years, I'm sad to say) and yes, there's
crease marks on the du
Lower the sleeve cap curve. If you look at the garment in the flat
I'll bet the sleeves naturally lay pointed straight down. Rotate the
sleeve up until you get the motion/position you want. keeping the
armhole opening as small as possible will help with that too.
alex
> From: Dawn <[EMAIL PROT
I'm pretty sure all the listings indicate that it's an automation,
though some don't go into much detail. I've seen one photo from the
other side view but I suspect that it is a reversed photo.
alex
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Saragrace Knauf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> It seemed famili
This lady shows up in some of the doll histories, but the photo and
blurb posted are about all that's included - if that much
alex
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Saragrace Knauf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That is really cool. I'd sure like to see more detailed pictures.
> Sg
>
>
>
>> To: [EM
I did a quick google search and the word "crepin" (Singular?) shows up
frequently as a name- various people and seems to be a location names
as well. I think there's a disease as well.
the word "crepiner" shows up again as a name, though not as much under
the first search, and as I believe a piece
> Oh! That makes sense! Recently I judged an SCA A&S contest and in the
> "household" class was a lovely bookbinding display, including a
> reprint of an article. In it it discusses that the majority of book
> covers from the North are made from wood while most of those from
> Italy are made from p
> >
> > While I have my doubts that this is Coello (the feel of the painting
> > is very Netherlandish) and it is post-mortem, the figure with her back
> > to us is Isabel de Valois
>
> Doesn't feel Spanish at all, does it? I was thinking it looked
> English. In any case, it looks Northern to me...
One of the things I've done is make the main panel wider at the hem
and narrower at the shoulders (maybe only in the front panel) for the
guys with the gut. I liken it to dealing with a pregnant women's
belly. You don't necessarily need a wider back, just room in the
front. that keeps the gores o
Because the top of this is rounded, rather than flat, I'd go with a
padded roll/cushion kind of thing.
The wheel fathingales were also much larger in portion to the waist
than this one is, though it's bigger than a typical padded hip/bum
roll. Maybe a transtional style?
The shape I'd go with wou
>
> I suppose I should consider taking up hand knitting, but I've got this
> childhood block about it. I suppose counting stitches is not so bad if
> you're an adult. I suppose I was also influenced by my mother's strong
> preference for crocheting over knitting.
>
I've also found that there are t
In the last five years are so I've worked in companies that had large
format scanners, but the document is fed into the machine, not laid on
a flat bed. Most of these are gentle enough with the material being
scanned - some of the drawings I've worked with were originally done
in the 1950's and ar
> > About how many costume/fashion related books or magazines do you own?
I have about 3 liner feet of books specific to costuming with that
much and more that are technically on other subjects but are frequent
used for costuming research.
> > What was the first one you purchased? Where did you
We have a lady in our local group who is British, complete with
accent. There have been those who didn't know she was British
complain about the "cheesy" accent, thinking she was faking it. Even
when pointed out she's not faking, they still insisted it sounded
cheesy.
alex
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Dianne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I can't imagine that watercolors or oils would work well at all.
>
> I would either use acrylic, heavily thinned with a textile medium, or bite
> the bullet and buy silk paints from Dharma.
>
> Dianne
>
Thanks to all that h
I have a length of silk taffeta that has an embroidery pattern that is
invokative of an Elizabethan pattern, except that it is all off-white
on off-white. I would like to add color to the flowers without
embroidering them all.
So I was thinking of painting dabs or washes of color to those
flowers.
My two cents...
I would guess linen coif under the decorated one. I believe it was
typical to do so.
I think this is a separate skirt and bodice. There is just a hint of
the tabs at the bottom of the bodice that usually indicates separates
(sleeves or skirts), which is reinforced by the way the s
I put my gown on and see where the skirt is touching the floor and put
a pin there. If I need to I'll step on it to create a fold so when I
bend over to pin I know where the pin goes. Then I straighten and
check that the pin is in the place that I want it to be. I keep doing
that until I have th
If they were using the really good stuff, like beeswax than I could
see the cost being up there for those candles. If they were tallow
candles, that would smoke more and could have a less than desirable
scent, those would be much cheaper...
alex
On Jan 25, 2008 7:39 AM, LLOYD MITCHELL <[EMAIL PR
When I've had this problem on modern shirts it's usually been because
the neckline at the back isn't cut deep enough, so the shirt shifts to
fall where it should, making it choke you.
alex
On Jan 9, 2008 9:45 AM, Frau Anna Bleucher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We have made several shirts and keep
I don't know about more expensive fabrics but I've used regular
shampoo to remove blood from clothing. There was a lot of blood - I
was at the scene of a car accident involving a small child that these
men just pulled from the vehicle and set down at the side of the
highway. She had a cut on her
On Nov 30, 2007 11:01 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I don't know what the "usual expectation" is -- not being snarky, I just
> often am puzzled by how our ancestors managed when needles were scarce and
> expensive, given that they *do* bend and break.
See, I wear the coating off as m
There are some interesting pictures of the range of needle sizes
within some of the common types here:
http://www.colonialneedle.com/html/about-needles.html
> The page is called "all about needles" but it actually leaves off some of the
> things I most want to know, like what it means when a pack
> I would recommend actually trying a few of them, and take your own
> fabrics to test with, samples of the things you typically sew. We
> use such different fabrics than the general population that even if
> the store has anything other than the stiff cardboardy test fabric,
> it won't be anythin
On Nov 9, 2007 5:33 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 11/9/2007 3:35:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> After looking at s many I'm confused (not that it takes much to do that)
> and can't make up my mind. My question is this in your opinion whi
ren't "white"
or necessarily an undergarment.
alex
On Nov 1, 2007 2:10 PM, Exstock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> - Original Message -----
> From: "Alexandria Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > I just made a pair of bodices that was boned, yet in
In going through an old account I found the following email and was
wondering if those involved have more information?
I just made a pair of bodices that was boned, yet intended to wear as
the outer garment on more casual occasions, under a more formal gown
when "dressing up". I am trying to gath
For the last couple of years I've taken my historical clothing and
added fantasy elements to them to make them "costumes" like last year
was the rust colored cote with the green wool over gown with leaf
dagged sleeves, added fall leaf garlands, make-up and jewelry and I
was "Autumn". Took first pl
In PoF, there is a gown that it's noted was probably remade at some
point, because of the slashing patterns. A portion of the skirt I
believe that didn't line up with the rest/all over scheme. I'll have
to look that up as soon as I finish the current project and
Halloween...
alex
On Oct 30, 200
I've used Oxyclean on silk that my granddaughter spilt soda on, and it
was left for years before I got it back to clean. It took several
soakings with the cleaner but did come clean.
alex
On 10/22/07, Sylvia Rognstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I tried spot remover, a laundry pretreater like S
I made something similar for a friend in broad cloth with limited
fabric available. I cut my bands as needed, and I had an under layer
skirt of cotton sheeting, that I sewed the bands to. With the layers
the skirt has the weight that it needs to drape properly and even
though it's in cotton, and
I've been working on historical type dolls for a couple of years now,
and I found the best place to get quality fabric for their gowns has
been the local thrift store. A blouse of silk, a skirt of wool,
sometimes for as little as a dollar, with just enough fabric to make
the doll clothes, a good d
Is that an embroidered jacket or one of the knit ones? The Boston MFA
seems to have several in their collection.
I'd love for this one you mention to have been an earlier version,
perhaps something Elizabeth might have worn as a child or young
princess, just so I can see if there was a progress i
So is there somewhere I can get a look at this article without buying
the book? With a cut of hours, my budget has gotten really tight, and
I don't know how long it's going to last...
I was hoping I could make a jacket from some white, monochrome
embroidered silk I already have in my stash. I'm
Good morning,
In looking at this painting of Elizabeth Vernon I had a few questions
and wondered what other's thoughts were on some of the elements of the
lady's costume.
http://www.boughtonhouse.org.uk/htm/gallery2/paintings/countessofsoton.htm
In particular, I am wondering if the smooth white
> I've become a great wearer of braies not for warmth, but for comfort at
> sweaty, sticky summer events to keep my inner thighs safe from chafing.
>
> As for hose, as others have said we typically see women in knee-high hose,
> but if you've ever worn a skirt in the winter, you know how the wind
Sabine
That's for the site, it was interesting to see how you tackled various
elements. Most of the gown I have worked out, such as the bodice and
sleeve rolls that I drafted and made into a simpler gown. -the way I
did the sleeve rolls was to make them a roll around the arm but
included a diamo
That's interesting, because I have a couple of gowns with trains,
short ones as you've mentioned and the people that step on my train
are friends that are walking close to me. I don't recall a train
being stepped upon by someone I don't know. But I take an attitude
when I'm wearing such gowns, sl
I am preparing to begin on my version of the gown shown in the Pelican
portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, Nicholas Hilliard, circa 1574. The
final gown is intended to be for formal occasions, with all the bells
and whistles, so to speak.
I have been contemplating whether to make this a trained gown o
Not preciously costume related but there is an exhibit of Durer prints
at the Fine Arts Museum this summer.
alex
On 7/5/07, Beth Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm going to be in New Orleans for a conference next week. I've got one full
day and some scattered time for sight seeing. Anyo
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