Re: [h-cost] Nanban trader...

2007-01-18 Thread Audrey Bergeron-Morin
I have a book of namban art, showing these folks thru Japanese eyes. How close to San Francisco do you live? Thanks for the offer, but I'm at the other end of the continent :-) Though you've already helped some, by writing namban instead of nanban... Now to do some more Googling...

Re: [h-cost] Nanban trader...

2007-01-18 Thread Carmen Beaudry
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Nanban trader... My first question, of course, is: what would they wear? I can find tons of information on Spain for these years (and gorgeous outfits too), but nothing on Portugal. Well... yes and no. Royalty seems to be interchangeable between Spain and Portugal at

Re: [h-cost] Nanban trader...

2007-01-18 Thread Audrey Bergeron-Morin
Here's some artwork from Japan showing the traders. http://gallery.sjsu.edu/encounters/orient/orient-Thumb.3.html Melusine This is cool. I found a whole bunch of images on Wikipedia too. But did you notice there are no women? Not even one! Every time I think I've spotted one, I realize

[h-cost] Portugese costume

2007-01-18 Thread Carmen Beaudry
http://www.jessamynscloset.com/homepage.html A bunch of images and info about Spanish and Portugese costume. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] man's coat

2007-01-18 Thread otsisto
Thought some would like to see this. http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_32.htm De ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] man's coat

2007-01-18 Thread Bjarne og Leif Drews
Oh gosh, Thanks for posting :-) Bjarne - Original Message - From: otsisto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:44 AM Subject: [h-cost] man's coat Thought some would like to see this.

Re: [h-cost] man's coat

2007-01-18 Thread AnnBWass
In a message dated 1/18/2007 5:28:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Oh gosh, Thanks for posting :-) Will you be making one like it, Bjarne? Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

[h-cost] ot/cat on a hot tin roof

2007-01-18 Thread Bjarne og Leif Drews
Do you know how it is when you know the post wil come to you today with a packet of things you have longed for a long time? I have it like that today. Awaiting a large packet with cotton laces from a scottish lace factory. I have ordered home for more than 700 pounds sterling and i cant get

RE: [h-cost] ot/cat on a hot tin roof

2007-01-18 Thread Kelly Grant
I had that kind of day yesterday...a day of waiting for things to arrive so I could work. Unfortunately, I was at work, so couldn't even work on home projects! Keep plugging along with that hoop, it'll be beautiful when it's done. Kelly An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad

Re: [h-cost] Nanban trader...

2007-01-18 Thread Saragrace Knauf
There are a whole bunch of women if you go to the next few pages. Very cool, thank you for sharing! Sg - Original Message - From: Audrey Bergeron-Morin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:22 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Nanban

Re: [h-cost] man's coat

2007-01-18 Thread Sue Clemenger
That is very cool! It reminds me a *lot* of the stuff that Bjarne does! --Sue - Original Message - From: otsisto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:44 AM Subject: [h-cost] man's coat Thought some would like to see this.

[h-cost] missing digest

2007-01-18 Thread Beth and Bob Matney
For some reason I'm not getting the H-Costume Digests reliably. The problem began with h-costume Digest, Vol 6, Issue 28 and they have since been coming in random order or missing completely. Could someone send h-costume Digest, Vol 6, Issue 34 to me? Thanks. Beth

[h-cost] Re: o/t cat on a hot tin roof

2007-01-18 Thread katherine sanders
Dear Bjarne . This time i want to try and make the hoop with padded panels along the top bones, in order to keep the tension of the side extensions nice and smooth for the skirts. I have looked very close after a fashion print of Galleries des Modes where a millinery lady is delivering goods,

Re: [h-cost] Re: o/t cat on a hot tin roof

2007-01-18 Thread Suzi Clarke
At 15:09 18/01/2007, you wrote: Dear Bjarne . This time i want to try and make the hoop with padded panels along the top bones, in order to keep the tension of the side extensions nice and smooth for the skirts. I have looked very close after a fashion print of Galleries des Modes where a

[h-cost] 19th cen Knitting pattern help

2007-01-18 Thread Kirsten Felton
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/cw/1864sontag.html could someone comment on what yarn would be a good substitute for Zephyr in this pattern? I'm wondering if we are talking something like fingering yarn? Angora? I'm aware this is probably not still available, but what would make a similar

Re: [h-cost] Nanban trader...

2007-01-18 Thread Audrey Bergeron-Morin
Hmm... but I need them to be 1600-ish... - Original Message - From: Saragrace Knauf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Nanban trader... There are a whole bunch of women if you go to the next few

[h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 6, Issue 37

2007-01-18 Thread Kiloran
At 11:01 AM 1/18/2007, you wrote: Message: 4 Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:19:07 -0500 From: Kirsten Felton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] 19th cen Knitting pattern help To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed

GBACG Open House (was Re: [h-cost] Re: Hero costume at Costume Con

2007-01-18 Thread Andrew T Trembley
On Jan 17, 2007, at 12:39 PM, Sharon at Collierfam.com wrote: I was a Tech theatre major, did some costuming, but really got interested five years ago when I got involved in the Renaissance and Dickens Fairs. The costume requirements are quite strict, so I got much more interested in

RE: GBACG Open House (was Re: [h-cost] Re: Hero costume at Costume Con

2007-01-18 Thread Sharon at Collierfam.com
Oh, thanks! S. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew T Trembley Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:17 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: GBACG Open House (was Re: [h-cost] Re: Hero costume at Costume Con On Jan 17, 2007, at 12:39

[h-cost] Aprons (again)

2007-01-18 Thread Lauren Walker
It looks like waist-height aprons were often a square of linen with the top corners tied behind the back. In these Manesse Codex aprons, the smiths' aprons look as if they could be tied like napkins around the neck. The seed-sower here in October of The Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Barry