Re: [h-cost] Done, Done, Done

I'm a member of St. George at Bristol and I know your son. I'll let you know how it goes this weekend. Cross your fingers that we don't get drowned by the predicted storms! Karen Seamstrix On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:41:53 -0700 (PDT) REBECCA BURCH [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, it's done!!!

[h-cost] Question Regrading Houndstooth Check

I was wondering how far back in history one can document the weaving/wearing of houndstooth check? Anybody have any information? Inquiring historical minds want to know! Karen Seamstrix ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] kimono questions again

The best book on the history of kimono that I have found is- Kimono: Fashioning Culture Liza Crihfield Dalby Avery Press, boulder colorado ISBN 0-300-05639-7 It should answer all your questions and then some. Liza Dalby is the American anthropologist who went thru formal geisha training and then

Re: [h-cost] Equestrian costuming and other period tack

I'm not an expert on equestrian costume or riding side-saddle, but I think these ladies ARE riding side-saddle. I can see the subtle outline of the right leg wrapped around the saddle horn with the left leg hanging more or less vertically. As for the skirt spreading, I have seen it done. At

Re: [h-cost] Martha to Mia - I needed that!

If I may be so bold as to add another word of encouragement to you, Martha, I'm very much looking forward to your 18th century line as well. I am a huge fan of your mid 19th century patterns and I know that you will do the 18th century proud as well. Karen Seamstrix On Thu, 23 Feb 2006

Re: [h-cost] about jas townsend

I don't know how fast he can get things to Europe, but I have dealt with them by US mail and in person for many years. They carry good quality products and the management is extremely involved. I know they will make every effort to get your order to you as quickly as possible. Karen Seamstrix

Re: [h-cost] williamsburg jacket

That sounds like a good idea, I wish we had folks like that in the States. Just make sure that whoever is helping you to fit the suit understands the fitting/style differences between modern and 18th century suits. You don't want them 'fixing' the fit! Karen Seamstrix On Sat, 4 Feb 2006

Re: [h-cost] williamsburg suit

I've had the shoulder issue with enlarging patterns from period garments. I believe that in the 18th century (particularly for the upper classes) they were trained from childhood that proper posture involved holding the shoulders back and down giving the body a wider front and narrower back. In

Re: [h-cost] Gestational Stays

I know that there's a portrait of Lady Burghley in a very pregnant state wearing a kirtle and surcoat. No idea what she's wearing as a support garment, but from the swell of her belly (she looks about 8 months along) I would say it's not a standard Elizabethan pair of stays.if she's wearing

Re: [h-cost] warming a castle

I think we are failing to take a very important issue into consideration- acclimatization (sp?). I live near Chicago and after one of our bakingly hot summers, the first time the temperature dips down near freezing (especially if it's a sudden drop) I feel the cold quite a bit. By the end of the

Re: [h-cost] Hello-new member

Hi! I am a long-time member of the group your will be costuming for (Bristol RenFaire Guilde of St. George) and I can give you some pointers, but Kate Bailey will be your final word of approval. I can tell you that authenticity is very important- some people use theatrical cheats, but it's

Re: [h-cost] Re: Have you seen this painting?

My tuppence on this one is that it is a decorative, vestigial hanging sleeve. You can see something like it in Queen Elizabeth's Pelican portrait. I agree that it is fabric and not fur, but I don't think it's part of the skirt. Karen Seamstrix On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:20:10 -0600 (CST) Robin

Re: Man's Doublet closure, was Re: [h-cost] Have you seen this painting?

Hooks and eyes are a perfectly period closing for the 16th century- why wouldn't Francesco de Medici have a doublet that closed with hooks and eyes? Karen Seamstrix On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:49:46 -0500 monica spence [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hooks and eyes? This is Francesco de Medici, Cosimo I

Re: [h-cost] Holiday/Secret Santa gifts

Not too many costuming presents from friends and family although my friend Jay got me a really cool reproduction of a Mesopotamian cylinder seal designed to be worn as a necklace. My Secret Santa was Jayne Thomas from England who sent me some lovely lengths of fabric- one in a silky, dusty

Re: [h-cost] men's elizabethan doublet question

Hooks and eyes? On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:47:43 +1100 A J Garden [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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.

Re: [h-cost] Chinese Mummies (was Humans in England, 700k years?)

I actually did shy away from using that term, but it's a quote from the book. And I believe one of the reasons that what used to be called 'Mongolism' is now known as Down's Syndrome is to get away from unflattering ethnic comparisons. Besides, I have it on good authority that children with DS in

Re: [h-cost] Humans in England, 700k years?

I actually hadn't heard about this but it's very interesting. At 700,000 years ago, the likely candidate for the maker of the flints is homo heidelbergensis who was an ancestor of homo neanderthalensis. At this point in time general concensus has it that our ancestors (homo rhodesiensis) was still

Re: [h-cost] 18th century military jacket pattern

It's called a regimental coat and you can find a pattern for it at : http://www.patternsoftime.com/cat59a.html If you look thru their pattern listings, you will find just about all the 18th century patterns available. The basic regimental coat was the same pattern for Yanks as well as Brits.

Re: [h-cost] Clothes pins???

If you do a Google search on clothespins and Shakers you will see that the clothespin is frequently attributed to Shaker innovation. The Shakers were responsible for a number of things that we consider commonplace today such as flat brooms, an early version of the circular saw, and paper seed

[h-cost] Apparently the 1990's are Now Considered Period Costume

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/magazine/20style_90s.html#articleBodyLi nk ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] update of chenille dress

The dress is gorgeous!!! The corset alone is just to die for! Wow! Karen Seamstrix ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] bodice design

Hi Jessica, That's a really big question. Maybe we could be of more help if we had some more details. How experienced are you at sewing? Did you take sewing in school? Have you done much sewing since school? What style of bodice is it? Ball gown? Day dress? What is this for? Is it for Halloween

[h-cost] At Long Last- the QE2!

Some of you may remember that I have been asked to play Queen Elizabeth at the Stronghold Olde English Faire for the last few years. For last year, I decided to make myself a new purple dress as Americans get confused if the queen isn't wearing purple. Anyway, I started a dress diary on it last

[h-cost] 16th Century Use of Leather

I recently bought a big chunk of leather in a sort of silvery taupe shade. While the smooth side is nice, the color takes on a truly gorgeous quality on the suede side. Was the suede/flesh side of leather used in 16th century England, or was the smoother hair side preferred? We are talking about

Re: [h-cost] Thanks!!! Bustle gown

The dress looks terrific, and many congratulations on winning first in the competition! Karen Seamstrix ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] _huge_ clothes (Was Future ware(gloves))

(After much snippage of some excellent insights.) After a number of years at the RenFaire, I made an interesting observation when one of our larger ladies tried on a man's surcoat for a lark one day. She looked really nice in it! Many larger ladies that I have seen (not all, but some!) seem

Re: [h-cost] 1740's characters

Well Albert, I hate to say it, but anybody that thinks that Puritans were still around in the 1740's probably hasn't paid that much attention in the first place and so doesn't really kow what he is asking for. Karen Seamstrix On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:46:29 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: STOP the

Re: [h-cost] Portrait of a Soldier

To me, the sleeves look like they are a velvet or fine wool that has been slashed, then trim applied as horizontal bands separating the slashed sections. To get them to stand out, you cut the 'fashion fabric' slightly longer than the lining and then tack the horizontal bands to the lining and let