How do you construct the neck ruff so that the hem,
etc is hidden?
If you don't want a visible hem at the outside edge, don't make a hem
there. Use doubled material, folded over any stiffening you think you
need, with the fold at the outside edge. That way there's no hem to have
to hide.
I saw the partlet. It's fabulous.
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Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 11:51 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Neck Ruff
How do you construct the neck ruff so that the hem,
etc
For my latest ruff, I folded the fabric in half, lengthwise, pleated it, and
sewed the raw edge by machine to hold the pleats. I then stitched the neck
band on, sewing the inside edge first, then hand tacking the outside edge so
it looks hand stitched. I tend not to use lace, as it would have
I have what is probably a very basic question, but I
need an answer anyway.
I am making Elizabethan garb for my son to wear this
summer at Bristol. I started on the neck ruff the way
I would normally and suddenly realized that this will
be seen up close and the machine stitches on the
edgeing
A local costumer here abouts used to teach a ruff making class that
when he was done you were hitting your forehead thinking, now why
didn't I think of that!?!
He used twill tape, upolstry twill tape. It holds its shape and it
comes in very very very bright white or a slight beige. It comes in
You do the hem by hand. Or if you're putting lace on the edge, use a narrow
tiny zig zag that will not show unless someone has a magnifying glass. You can
even overcast a plain edge with a narrow tiny zig zag and that will look
like a rolled hem.
As for horse hairstarch the ruff
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From: Adele de Maisieres [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Neck Ruff
REBECCA BURCH wrote:
How do you construct the neck ruff so that the [machined] hem,
etc is hidden?
I just don't do them
