period, or just Historic Costuming in general?
Susan
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Susan B. Farmer
sfar...@goldsword.com
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
College of Science and Math
http://www.abac.edu/academics/schools/math-science/faculty-staff/sfarmer
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium
I was just given a (for me) priceless gift -- a silk academic (doctoral)
gown that's about 50 years old. I'm fairly certain that it needs to be
dry-cleaned. Any comments/suggestions/caveats/etc?
Thanks!
Susan
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Susan B. Farmer
sfar...@goldsword.com
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
On 8/6/2011 5:17 PM, Sylvia Rognstad wrote:
I never even heard of this live journal thing. i know you said what it
is, more of less, but I guess I don't understand how it works. Is it
different from looking at a bunch of individual blogs?
LiveJournal and DreamWidth have the idea of Friends
On 8/6/2011 5:26 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
Beteena,
I've read a fair number of LJ posts. I still think both LJ and other
blog formats work like this:
One person (or a group of people who have assembled for the long term
specifically to post the blog entries) posts on a regular and/or
frequent
On 8/6/2011 7:08 PM, Sylvia Rognstad wrote:
Geez. I'm even more out of it than I thought I was. i thought all I was
missing out on was facebook and twitter (and texting). Now I see it's
Live Journal too. When do people find time to do all this computerized
social networking and have a life?
On 7/25/2011 5:41 PM, Melanie Schuessler wrote:
I used cotton velveteen.
Thanks.
Susan
--
Susan Farmer
sfar...@goldsword.com
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Division of Science and Math
http://www.abac.edu/sfarmer/
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
On 7/25/2011 8:15 PM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:
Melanie, what did you use for your velvet trim? I'm wondering about
annabalizing my plastic robe for it .
I had great ambition to make my own robe, but then didn't stay in academia.
However, I bought lots of the stuff, including black
On 7/24/2011 10:16 AM, Heather Rose Jones wrote:
On Jul 23, 2011, at 6:36 PM, Susan B. Farmersfar...@goldsword.com wrote:
Second -- what I'm looking for is what was Medieval/Renaissance Dress. Our dean
keeps saying that Academic Dress (tm) is unchanged since the 14th Century -- I
want to
On 7/24/2011 3:03 PM, Rickard, Patty wrote:
Was'/t there someone on this list who made their own medieval academic gown (in
addition to defending their dissertation)and sent a photo journal of the
process?
Patty
It wasn't a Medieval Gown -- it was a modern gown, but yes. There is a
blog
I'm looking for information on Academic Dress -- and I turned to
Davenport -- they have the nice section on Clerical Dress.
The appendix lists several figures: 323, 594-596, 1560-1578, and 1759.
1561-1578 are Academic Gowns as is 1759. 323 and 594-596, however, are
clearly *NOT* academic
On 7/23/2011 6:16 PM, R Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
What is your specific quiry? Like uniforms, the various robes and garments are
particular to the various institutions that were required for students to
wear.? When it comes to modern day garb, these garments may be eclectic
according to the
On 7/23/2011 10:30 PM, Aurora Celeste wrote:
Margaret Scott's new book Fashion in the Middle Ages has a section on
academic dress: pgs 74-7. I don't know much about modern academic wear, but
I'd say it only bears a passing resemblance. Also, my
knowledge-of-all-specialist-of-none background
On 1/10/2011 8:47 PM, cora hendershot wrote:
but, if you manually enter www.stylecloud.com, you get a site on voting about
food. Was this what was intended?
no, she was hacked and is taking steps to remedy the problem.
Susan/ jerusha
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Susan Farmer
sfar...@goldsword.com
Abraham Baldwin
On 10/18/2010 12:55 AM, Kimiko Small wrote:
The main wool swatch set I know of is in the book All About Wool : Fabric
Dictionary and Swatchbook. It is a bit pricey, which is why I've not picked up a
copy yet.
I've also received some nice wool swatches from Wm Booth, Draper, which they can
send
On 10/16/2010 9:58 AM, Wicked Frau wrote:
This company sells it: http://www.ulsterlinen.com/ Very nice stuff.
So does this one: http://www.libecohomestores.com/index_en.htm
http://www.libecohomestores.com/index_en.htmThey used to be known as Linen
House.
That's some nice stuff. Is there
On 10/16/2010 4:16 PM, Sharon Collier wrote:
In spite of the name, the Ulster Linen Company is in New York.
I did not know that. I do have a very nice piece of pale yellow from them.
Thanks!
Jerusha
--
Susan Farmer
sfar...@goldsword.com
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Division of
Quoting Mary + Doug Piero Carey [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
www.worldcat.org says that the British Library in Wetherby, W Yorkshire
has it. However, their library catalog denies it. This sometimes
happens when an item has been ordered, but not yet unpacked. I'd give
them a call.
The other locations
Quoting Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Susan B. Farmer wrote:
They'll be $1.99 at Joann's next week, July 22-28. Limit 10.
Well, dang-it-all! I just bought a boat-load from Hobby-Lobby for
$0.99 ... Was this book out yet? noo. harrumph!
I hate it when that happens. Worse, when
Does anybody know anything about this book?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200129359893
Thanks!
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
Quoting Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Abel, Cynthia wrote:
Simplicity has three new costume patterns in the Autumn 2007 catalog and
you can see pics online at www.simplicity.com
.
Wait for those $1.99 pattern sales!
Oooh! Lots of fun new costumes this month.
They'll be $1.99 at Joann's
Quoting Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Susan B. Farmer wrote:
Does anybody know anything about this book?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=200129359893
It's a children's survey book with line drawings and watercolors as
shown on the cover. There's a whole series of books
Quoting Cynthia J Ley [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Yeah, ok--BAD ARLYS!!! BAD, BAD, BAD!!!
Feel better now?
Me either. ;)
Had a question re: Eleanor of Toledo's gown--is her dress appliqued and
embroidered, or?
oh, no. It's a pile fabric -- like Velvet.
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL
Quoting Michelle Plumb [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
A Robe a la Francaise sewn and embroidered by Bjarne, complete with
corset, pannier, stomacher, hat, cap and purse.
or *anything* done by Bjarne .
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and
Quoting Glenda Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Don't ask why, but I looked for a good close-up pic:
http://www.christusrex.org/www2/berry/DB-f2v-d3l.jpg (No blurring here...)
However, it does show that the woman to the left of the man is showing all
as well.
LOL! I'd never noticed the woman
Quoting Kate M Bunting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It's well known that 18th century sideboards had a cupboard for a
chamber-pot, to be used by the gentlemen after the ladies had retired to
the drawing-room. No doubt in the more robust 17th century it was
considerd OK to do so in mixed company.
On the
Quoting Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Mon, 7 May 2007, otsisto wrote:
Where did you find the first pic? as I think it is not the original
but an altered picture. Kind of like the picture of Henry VIII instead
of holding a glove is holding a roasted turkey leg or an Italian
painting
Quoting Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
This is one of those times. I'm talking with another researcher who's
working with a text reference to embroidery. One possible interpretation
of the reference would be that it describes embroidery that appears on
both the inside and outside of the
Quoting Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Sat, 5 May 2007, Robin Netherton wrote:
That would certainly be the case for, say, a doublet, but for the cuffs or
collars of linen chemises, which are not lined, why would the embroidery
be done in advance, or assumed not to be seen? Chemises in
Quoting Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Sat, 5 May 2007, Susan B. Farmer wrote:
NOw that I can help with. Here's a larger image that I scanned out of
Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlocked
http://epee.goldsword.com/sfarmer/SCA/Paintings/english_FairGeraldine-qewuFig239.jpg
or
http
Quoting Tori Ruhl [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hello all!
Let me preface this by saying that I don't know that much about embroidery.
I want to put gold couching on velvet. Should I make a frame big
enough to accomodate the entire pattern piece?
I would think that a hoop would damage the velvet, so
If I can steer this conversation away from the portrait of Queen
Elizabeth, I believe that the original question was about this Italian
Gown
http://www.wga.hu/art/b/bronzino/2/panciat2.jpg
susan (of 2 minds about the portrait of Elizabeth -- I can see it either way!)
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Susan Farmer
OK. I'll ask the ignorant question ...
What *is* Canadian Smocking and how is it different from any other
kind of smocking?
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
Quoting Elizabeth Walpole [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
- Original Message - From: Susan B. Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OK. I'll ask the ignorant question ...
What *is* Canadian Smocking and how is it different from any other
kind of smocking?
susan
I had the same confusion until I
WickedFrau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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
Saragrace, I don't remember off the top of my head what book I scanned
these from,
Quoting WickedFrau [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
My goodness - this helps a lot! Thank you! I am contacting the Bridgeman
Art Library who has them in High resolution...who knows what they will cost.
Thank you so much for sharing...
Oh, yeah -- let us know what you find out!
susan
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Susan Farmer
Quoting WickedFrau [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
My goodness - this helps a lot! Thank you! I am contacting the Bridgeman
Art Library who has them in High resolution...who knows what they will cost.
Thank you so much for sharing...
Sure thing. I view it sorts of like my collection of Genealogy
Quoting Penny Ladnier [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
My students have been asking some really good questions. These
questions I only know the answers from personal experience. I lived
in Mississippi at the time and do not know if we were really far
behind fashion or not. If you answer these
Quoting Margo Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Does anyone have a good contact for Drea Leed? I've gotten no answers
to emails I've sent to the address on her website.
I know that she was at Gulf War (SCA) this past week.
Susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Quoting Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Sorry but its so quiet here on the list, and i just had to share.
I have finnished! with the anglaise dress.
I dont know if you have had the same feeling as i have now, but this
dress is f.. beautifull. Its my masterpiece ever.
I shall rush
Quoting Wendy Colbert [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
If you are looking for something other than fabric stuff and you
like zoos, Chicago had 2 really nice zoos. You can't go wrong with
either Lincoln Park or Brookfield, although Brookfield is larger.
Probably will. The meeting is at the Museum of
BYW, thank you to everyone who's offered suggestions. I've not
responded to each of you individually -- and I don't want to clutter
the list with a thanks to each individual email ...
so *THANKS*
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and
Quoting Saragrace Knauf [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/textiles/index.php
Art Institute of Chicago has an extensive textile collection.
WooHoo!
Last time I was there they had an incredible lace exhibit.
*bummer*
The textile galleries are currently closed for
Quoting Sharon Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Do you have a costume already?
Italian. I play in the SCA
Susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
Speaking of Traveling ...
I'm going to be in Chicago the first of July (5-11th)
What should I see there? (yeah, the fabric district, got any specific
recommendations?)
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Quoting Andrew T Trembley [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Feb 15, 2007, at 4:14 PM, Susan B. Farmer wrote:
I'm going to be in Chicago the first of July (5-11th)
What should I see there? (yeah, the fabric district, got any
specific recommendations?)
I've been out of the midwest for quite a few
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I second the recommendation for Vogue Fabrics in Evanston. It's
probably one of the best fabric stores in the country.
I also recommend that you consider visiting Bristol RenFaire which
will be opening the weekend of July 78.
I just might be
Quoting Sharon Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Of course, to fully appreciate the Ren Faire experience, you should go in
costume!
Of course! Italian?
Susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Quoting Saragrace Knauf [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
My backups have the HTML but not the pictures or their structure. The HTML
is in the Way Back Machine, but not the pictures. I have all the pictures,
but they are scattered all over my computer.
Nods. That was the way it was for me. I was just so
Quoting monica spence [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Does anyone have a color photo from a painting at the Met?
http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=11viewmode=1item=63.43.1
*WOW*
I'd settle for a larger copy! Have you emailed the museum?
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quoting Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Dear Monica,
The link dont work. When i get there, there is no picture!
The periods cause the URL to break funny. Try this
http://tinyurl.com/3yhyuk
I want to see that embroidery in color!
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quoting Kelly Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
What is it with Home Ec teachers??? I suffered a similar fate. I had
to take Home Ec as I was female, shop was strictly for the boys. I had
been cooking and sewing for years before hand.
LOL. Good to know I wasn't alone! rolls eyes!
Yeah. I'd
Saragrace, didn't you do a web page on Dressing the Queen? (i.e.,
the layers and how everything is put together ...) Is it still up?
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
In a message dated 2/6/2007 4:00:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What I found confusing in the past was that the
measurements listed on the back would suggest that I needed the
pattern to be about two sizes bigger than my normal dress size, and
then I'd get the
Quoting Catherine Olanich Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Tuesday 06 February 2007 11:24 pm, Susan B. Farmer wrote:
I always give them a month or two with the book and *then* request
it. Tomorrow, I'm going to put in a request for Thor Ewing's
Viking Clothing book. Anybody got any
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Tania Gruning wrote:
Hiya all.
I have tried to search the archive, but have been unable to locate
this resource.
It is a online archive with out of print and antique books scanned
in, that you can download in txt or pdf.
The books are all on womens concerns:
Quoting RobinandKelly Dorman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Someone mentioned receiving the following book as part of the h-costume
gift exchange:
Everlasting: The Flower in Fashion and Textiles (fabric, lace, and
beautiful garments)
It sounds as if it fits in perfectly with a topic I've been researching
Quoting RobinandKelly Dorman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
The following quote is exemplifies what I'm interested in:
*wonderful quote snipped*
Susan Fenimore Cooper Rural Hours by a Lady 1854
Yeah. I *want* that book. She has a wonderful essay on Trillium in
there. :-)
Of course,
Quoting Melanie Schuessler [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Susan B. Farmer wrote:
Quoting Melanie Schuessler [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I have it. It's not a very good copy, but I do have it. Do you still
need it?
PDF or paper?
Paper.
If ILL turns up a PDF that will make life simpler for everybody! I
I am *so* sorry. I was in the process of fixing the to line and the
damn thing went to the whole list. You may smite me with limp noodles
and everything else. I was *so* hoping that the list stripped
attachments. *sigh*
*very* red-faced,
Susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quoting Genie Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hello All,
I am trying to find a copy of Janet Arnold's copy of: Elizagethan and
Jacobean Smocks and Shirts that is in Waffen-und Kostumkunde Pt. 2
(1973) pp. 109-124.
Is there anyone out there that might have a copy? I need it for a bit
of research
Quoting Melanie Schuessler [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I have it. It's not a very good copy, but I do have it. Do you still
need it?
PDF or paper?
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Quoting Mary [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I was poking around on the Polistampa website, which I believe is
the publisher of the Moda a Firenze book. They have a notice on the
site that they will reprint the book and it will be available in
April 2007. If you pre-order it now, you get a 30%
Quoting Beth and Bob Matney [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I found these but could not find an English edition. Were these what
you were talking about?
Beth
Gestickte Bildteppiche und Decken des Mittelalters by Schuette, Marie.
Leipzig: K.W. Hiersemann, 1927. First edition. Cloth (hardback).
Elephant
Quoting Beth and Bob Matney [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Which is the 336pp., 11.5 x 8.5. (29 colour plates and 463 in b/w).
Praeger 1964 edition?
I think that's the one that she's referring to as the little one.
It's the only one that I've ever heard of.
And if you can't bear to spend $300 for a
Quoting Wanda Pease [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
You didn't see it in the library because I'd had to consult it recently and
it was up by the computer. Now I have a new scanner I'm going to see if I
can scan it in without breaking the binding and have my very own CD/DVD
copy. I would expect that it
Quoting A. Thurman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Based on everyone's recommendations, I went ahead and put in a reserve
from an Italian company called Maremagnum who has to check with
their sources - I was told to expect a reply in 3 weeks. Is this the
Italian company you ordered out of, Susan?
No. It
Quoting A. Thurman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I've lucked into some Christmas gift money and am looking to
(finally!) purchase this book. However, given the hefty price tag, I'd
like to get some reviews (regrettably, the local textile library
doesn't have a copy). Some of my questions:
What are its
I got a lovely copper box with lucite/mother or pearl that had some
pretty silk flosses (just the right colors!) and a mother-of-pearl
floss winder!
Thanks!
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Some time back, somebody webbed a bunch of very nice screen shots form
Elizabeth R (and I think it was on this list ... -- Kimiko, was that
you?). Are there any similar shots anywhere of the Wives from the
*first* BBC series on Henry VIII with Keith Michell?
Thanks,
Susan
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Susan
Quoting Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Not screen shots , but I have some of the official publicity shots from
Six Wives on my fashion plate site.
http://suziclarke4384.fotopic.net/c461806.html
I worked on refurbishing some of these costumes when they were on
display at Hampton Court, so I
Quoting Carolyn Kayta Barrows [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Do you think she is pregnant?
Seems a little low for pregnancy.
I'd say she wasn't.
Since it might be useful to compare to a pregnant woman .
Here's a painting that's just a tad earlier where Margharite *is* pregnant
Quoting Wanda Pease [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
*snip*
At 12:28 AM 12/9/2006, you wrote:
Is there any way that Oxbow or David Brown could get hold of Moda a
Firenze
1540-1580 from the Museum that publishes it?
Hi Wanda,
The publisher tells us that the book is out of print! So, buy one if
you get
Quoting Katy Bishop [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
What is the year of the newer edition (mine is 1991 or 1992 I think)
I think that's the 2nd edition. I just lucked onto one for $10.00 --
the 3rd ed is 2004 or 2005 (IIRC)
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department
Quoting Kelly Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Can you send out the titles and ISBN numbers for these books? I teach
as well, and could really use a good text, sounds like this would be
very much in keeping with how I teach costume history...the what/why
sort of thing.
How about this .
Quoting Penny Ladnier [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
*snip*
Susan, what are you doing at Uof T?
Finishing up a PhD in Botany.
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
Quoting Penny Ladnier [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Susan,
Oh, well. I remember that you have been on the list a long time. Good
luck with your job hunting.
Thanks!
Susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Quoting otsisto [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Anyone have an idea as to how the blue on the plastron is constructed?
Is it a section on material that has a wee bit of gather in the center and
clipped on the sides?
http://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/cjackson/l/p-liotard2.htm
You know it's *really* late when you
Quoting Beth and Bob Matney [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
They have told me that the price has not been set yet. Hopefully, they
will realize that there is quite a market if the price is reasonable.
One can hope that they'll examine the sales of the Tudor Tailor .
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL
Quoting Catherine Olanich Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Wednesday 06 December 2006 11:15 am, Susan B. Farmer wrote:
Quoting Beth and Bob Matney [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
They have told me that the price has not been set yet. Hopefully, they
will realize that there is quite a market if the price
Quoting Beth and Bob Matney [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
For those awaiting (such as I am) Dress at the Court of King Henry
VIII, the publisher has informed me that the release date has been
delayed to May 2007.
Do you have any idea about how much it's going to cost?
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL
Quoting otsisto [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
One of them was already brought forth and shot down which was the Donor in
the birth of Mary fresco. the red and white outfit Though I still think the
gold thingies are more of a tassel then a dag.
The other one I think I did not save the url because I think
Catching up on old email
From: otsisto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
*snip*
I have seen at least two Italian dresses that look as if they have
different colored gores from the rest of the dress but not in the style that
is on the Chimera site.
Can you point me in the direction of those Italian
Quoting Branwyn Maura [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Gores in various configurations were used to widen skirts from the
early middle ages on (it's an early step in the evolution of
tailoring), but the use of a contrast gore for stylish effect is not
really documentable for this period (I think
Quoting Sylvia Rognstad [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
How much is 350 pounds?
$700 USD -- approximately
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
Quoting Sylvia Rognstad [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I should go into business. Wonder how many this company sells at those
prices.
Who Knows! But I could sure sell them a lot cheaper than that!
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary
Quoting Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hi, sorry about this question, but i just wanted to know if this is the
book that has pattern cuts in it?
Blanche Paynes A History of Costume?
http://tinyurl.com/yymkv5
Many thanks
Unless somebody beats me to it, I'll check when I get home,
Quoting Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
First, I can't read a word of this site.
www.nb.no/.../html/italienske_tresnitt.html
But it looks like 16th century Norse (?) drawings of clothing. Check
out the pics near the end of women with pipes in their mouths and
spinning in hand. At least, I think it's
Quoting Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Dawn wrote:
But it looks like 16th century Norse (?) drawings of clothing.
Check out the pics near the end of women with pipes in their mouths
and spinning in hand. At least, I think it's a pipe, it's a stick
with fire coming out of it.
Let me try
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
In a message dated 9/24/2006 8:56:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The Conqueror, with John Wayne? (
Said conqueror is Genghis Khan, right?
Wasn't there one about The Vikings and Genghis Kahn?
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quoting Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On 9/14/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had one of those neat synchronicity moments recently: I thought to myself,
Huh! I bet you could make an iridescent with more than just 2 colors. Why
don't they? and the next day, I picked up a fabric order
Depending on what you have in mind, this just might fit the bill
http://www.mccallpattern.com/item/M5207.htm?tab=costumespage=1
It has patterns for the veil and *drat* I've lost the word! I'm only
coming up with barbette. *sigh* Brain Fade is an ugly thing.
susan
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Susan Farmer
When did Paisley begin to be seen in western European textiles?
thanks,
susan
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Susan Farmer
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University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
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Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
In a message dated 9/2/2006 9:08:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When did Paisley begin to be seen in western European textiles?
Some time in the early 1800s, when European weavers began making imitation
cashmere shawls--among the
Quoting JAMES OGILVIE [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
It always
seemed to me that the larger the size you were using, the longer they made
the damned things. My ItalianRen gown had a skirt more than 18 longer than
necessary.
The woman who designed these patterns is quite tall so they are
designed for
Quoting Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
After looking at how some folks today build their 'historical'
costumes, I expect to see 3pc suits made out of denim,
My husband still has a 3-piece suit made out of denim ... My son wears
it now . (but not with a grunge flannel shirt ...)
Susan
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Quoting Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I'm clearing things out, and came across an old white linen tablecloth and
four napkins.
What size is the tablecloth?
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Quoting Adele de Maisieres [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Susan Farmer wrote:
*isgh*
braif fart
Isn't that that ghastly movie with Mel Gibson?
ROTFLOLWTOOME!
boy, when I can't type, I *really* can't type can I?
*blush*
susan
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department
Quoting michaela [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
2) Are sleeve seams under the arm? That's the way they appear to me. Or
down the back?
It's a bit hard to say for sure. If you look at the peasants by Hans Sebald
Beham of the similar timeframe, most almost certainly have seams going up
under the arm,
Quoting michaela [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/MWEBimages/P_d02_mm/full/61_41_3.jpg
Cool pictures. I assume that these are from the same work. Do you
have a URL for that? I tried backing through the image URL but it
didn't work, and I don't have a clue what
Sorry for the cross-post, but this was just too funny!
http://www.foxtrot.com/
If you're looking at this on a day other than Sunday, August 13, 2006 --
you want to see the comic for that particular day.
susan/ jerusha
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Susan Farmer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
University of Tennessee
Department of
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