Re: [h-cost] recreating a regency bonnet cap.
Yes, after I posted, I realized the other person who said that 3/4 of a nail was undoubtedly correct. Now I'll now if and when I try to use that pattern! Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] recreating a regency bonnet cap.
Hi, I need help with some measurements please. I am basing my recreation on the book 'The working women's guide' p. 64 [plate 9, fig. 11,12]. I understand what yards are equal too in metric measurements but not nails. Can any one shed light on what a nail is equal to in mm or cm? Also looking at figure 11 what would 3/4 stand for is that 3/4rs of a yard? Appreciate any help you can give me. Sharon Doig Sharon Doig in Canberra - Australia E: po_box_...@yahoo.com.au Blog: http://www.rosiesstuffnsew.blogspot.com Make your mark and achieve success or, if need be, die in the attempt. Miriam Leslie __ See what's on at the movies in your area. Find out now: http://au.movies.yahoo.com/session-times/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] recreating a regency bonnet cap.
I looked it up on Google books, on page 14 it handily has a conversion chart, I've typed it out here. 2 1/4 inches (5.715 cm) make 1 nail 4 nails = 1 quarter (9 inches, 22.86 cm) 4 quarters = 1 yard (36) 5 quarters = 1 English ell 6 quarters = 1 French ell I would say that the 3/4's on figure 11 stands for 3/4s of a nail - Marion ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] recreating a regency bonnet cap.
In a message dated 1/16/2010 5:13:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, po_box_...@yahoo.com.au writes: but not nails. Do you mean the 1838 Workwoman's Guide? I'll give you in inches and you convert. Everything was done in quarters or eighths of a yard, and a nail is half of an eighth, or 2 and a quarter inches. In this case, I think those 3/4 mean 3/4 for the width of each casing, as the measurements on the accompanying table do not translate to 3/4 yd. (BTW--the suggested width of the fabric is 1 yd and 1 nail, or 38-1/2--very close to a meter!) Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] recreating a regency bonnet cap.
but not nails. For a really neat site on historic and other measurements, check out mathematician Russ Rowlett's Dictionary of Units of Measurement: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/ which even defines things like gnat's eye. Fran Books on historic clothing Including _The Lady's Stratagem: A Repository of 1820s Directions for the Toilet, Mantua-Making, Stay-Making, Millinery Etiquette_ Which includes a good selection of cap patterns and cap-making instructions http://www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] recreating a regency bonnet cap.
At 02:12 AM 1/16/2010, you wrote: Hi, I need help with some measurements please. I am basing my recreation on the book 'The working women's guide' p. 64 [plate 9, fig. 11,12]. I understand what yards are equal too in metric measurements but not nails. Can any one shed light on what a nail is equal to in mm or cm? Also looking at figure 11 what would 3/4 stand for is that 3/4rs of a yard? Appreciate any help you can give me. Sharon Doig No, the 3/4 is 3/4 nail (all the measurements in the diagram are in nails). If you look at figure 12, you can see that there is some sort of gathering along those lines; Let there be two runners besides the hem in front, to admit of a tape or narrow ribbon. A small tuck sufficient for a narrow tape or ribbon is sewn; the tape or ribbon is long enough that when you untie them (see the small bows at the top of the cap), they do not bury themselves in the tucks (i.e., runners), but allow for the cap to be ironed flat and then drawn up by the tapes (it's very practical). A border is added (you get to choose how deep and whether doubled or not) to the front and, if wanted, the behind. These patterns do require a great deal of interpretation for us modern folks, don't they? But it's fun to figure them out. My tuckers (American for habit shirt) are made from the patterns in Plate 13, figures 20 and 23, with various collars from that plate; the instructions are on pages 98-99. Once you have drafted out a few of them, they actually make some sense =-O. One frustration I have is that modern linen fabric comes essentially in one width (very wide); I wish I could find some narrower ones (I may have to weave some of my own one of these days) so that I didn't have quite so much felling of seams (unneeded when sewing selvedge to selvedge). Joan Jurancich joa...@surewest.net ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
