Re: [h-cost] historic cloth names, early 18th c
Thanks!! Definitely good to hear from you, Deb! Any plans to be in this neck of the woods during the year? I think we’re overdue for a visit (despite my current costuming non-activity). ==Marjorie On Mar 6, 2015, at 2:00 PM, Deb Salisbury, Mantua-Maker d...@mantua-maker.com wrote: I'd bet that Scot cloth was a plaid, but it could be a linen, similar to Irish linen. I agree that ferret was a silk ribbon and/or a narrow woolen tape. Usually silk, though. Dow lace perplexes me, since dowlas was defined as A coarse kind of linen in 1797. Happy sewing, Deb Salisbury ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] historic cloth names, early 18th c
Ferret is a woven tape trim. Dow lace is probably dowlas, a coarse linen fabric. Can't help with Scot cloth, though. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Marjorie Wilser the3t...@gmail.com To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Fri, Mar 6, 2015 2:13 am Subject: [h-cost] historic cloth names, early 18th c Interesting blog post at http://vita-brevis.org/2015/02/widow-lydia-scottows-wardrobe/?utm_source=twgnewsletterutm_medium=newsletterutm_campaign=twg729 discusses historic fabric names from family accounts between appx. 1701- 1705. I’d be curious if any list members have reflections on the names listed there and their definitions. There are a few terms near the end of the entry which the author, not a sewer, couldn’t identify: nor can I. Have fun! ==Marjorie Wilser @..@ @..@ @..@ Three Toad Press http://3toad.blogspot.com/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] historic cloth names, early 18th c
I'd bet that Scot cloth was a plaid, but it could be a linen, similar to Irish linen. I agree that ferret was a silk ribbon and/or a narrow woolen tape. Usually silk, though. Dow lace perplexes me, since dowlas was defined as A coarse kind of linen in 1797. Happy sewing, Deb Salisbury The Mantua-Maker Quality Historical Sewing Patterns www.mantua-maker.com New: The Art of the Mantua-Maker: 1870 - 1879 Fashion, Sewing, and Clothes Care Advice https://mantua-maker.com/1870s_Dressmaking_Book.html Also available: Fabric a la Romantic Regency: Regency Era Fabric Usage Victorian Bathing and Bathing Suits: The Culture of the Two-Piece Bathing Dress from 1837 – 1901 Elephant's Breath and London Smoke: Second Edition Historical Color Names, Definitions, and Uses in Fashion, Fabric and Art ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] historic cloth names, early 18th c
Interesting blog post at http://vita-brevis.org/2015/02/widow-lydia-scottows-wardrobe/?utm_source=twgnewsletterutm_medium=newsletterutm_campaign=twg729 discusses historic fabric names from family accounts between appx. 1701- 1705. I’d be curious if any list members have reflections on the names listed there and their definitions. There are a few terms near the end of the entry which the author, not a sewer, couldn’t identify: nor can I. Have fun! ==Marjorie Wilser @..@ @..@ @..@ Three Toad Press http://3toad.blogspot.com/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
