A yellowish grey IIRC. Or maybe a greenish-grey. I was always told to
think of what a Spaniard would look like washed up on the shore after a
shipwreck...
Cheers,
Danielle
At 10:01 AM 8/18/2005 +1000, you wrote:
So, what colour IS a dead Spaniard?
-C.
Hi,
I did a quick search on fan sticks and came up with:
http://lace.lacefairy.com/Fans/Fansticks.html
It has a section:
Sources of Fansticks
Springetts - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ann Keller- http://www.annkeller.com/http://www.annkeller.com/
Malcolm Cox-FANSTICKS -
Greetings,
I've just listed a Aileen Ribeirl's The Gallery of Fashion Book on
ebay. It is a new copy, still in the original plastic I had
accidentally received two copies of it. I have also listed some
costume movies (VHS) and will be listing more things soon.
Greetings,
Please forgive another commercial posting here... I've just posted
an early medieval copper parure on ebay which would probably be
perfect for Viking or Saxon, although I do admit that, that time
period is greatly outside my expertise:
Hello,
The last time I was at the MoL, you are not allowed to take photos
unless you have express permission from the curatorial staff and have
signed the appropriate waivers. This is a fairly new policy that had
been instituted while they were doing all that work in the museum a
year or
There are a number of very clear references to knitted items in the
Henry VIII inventories, many of them are much earlier than you
think. There are plenty of references in other sources as
well. Including one I have found which has King Henry ordering
twelve pairs of knytt hosen for his
At 01:10 AM 12/2/2005, you wrote:
In going through my fabric stash, I find I have a number of things I've
bought over the years that I no longer consider suitable for medieval
clothing. They're good fabrics, and I am wondering what they might be
useful for (other than modern clothing or home
Greetings,
I know this has been discussed ad nauseam in the past but the changed
archives don't seem to give me what I need. Does anyone have a
record of these threads or a good tip that they can email me off list
since I had an encounter with an exploding bottle of salad dressing
(wearing
From the Neck Up is the obvious one but the millinery school I took
a course from has some books for sale that are worth checking out:
http://www.how2hats.com/booklist.html I found it very easy but made
much more sense once someone showed me how to do things rather than
trying to read about
Greetings!
Welcome to the 16th century, a fun and exciting place. G Drawers
arrived in England during Elizabeth's reign but were considered
novelties and foreign. They weren't adopted as regular wear until
later. I've lived in England (as well as Canada and the US) and
didn't find it that
At 07:25 PM 1/8/2006, you wrote:
Costume related viewing,
Anyone catch the Madness of Henry VIII?
The title seemed dubious, but I thought I would check it out anyway. (It
just started on the National Geographic channel for those interested)
So far it appears to be a standard documentary, with
Well, the only reference I have ever seen to women's menses or the
items associated with it, was in Philip Stubbes Anatomy of Abuses
(can't remember the page # off the top of my head) when he referred
to someone as a menstrous clout. I would hazard a guess that there
might be other references
it comes to period underwear. What did
women do during their monthly cycles? And why was it more common
for men to wear underwear and not women?
I betcha I'm going to be quite embarassed by the obvious reasons. :-)
Roscelin
Danielle Nunn-Weinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
Greetings!
Welcome
Greetings,
I'm pretty sure you speaking of:
Hearn, Karen. Marcus Gheeraerts II: Elizabethan Artist in
Focus. London: Tate Publishing, 2002.
It's a small book but the exhibition itself was only one room,
IIRC. Worth picking up if you can find it.
cheers,
Danielle
At 02:01 PM 1/26/2006,
I wore mine at Pennsic and was able to bend in every direction (I
used only a single steel bone in the front for the large whalebone
piece), as if I wasn't wearing it. Admittedly, I did break some
reeds at the waist doing this, but that didn't effect the comfort
level or support. In fact,
one that never got worn. If you're at all interested
in any of it, please contact me at dannw at mn.rr.com Sorry for this
rather commercial message...
http://www.cyberiosity.com/FabricSale/Default.html
Cheers,
Danielle Nunn-Weinberg
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and it is on a first come, first claim basis!
http://www.cyberiosity.com/FabricSale/Default.html
Cheers,
Danielle Nunn-Weinberg
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Greetings,
While I'm being commercial, I thought I would point out this good
deal I have found, this time I have no affiliation. :
) http://www.labyrinthbooks.com/ has a copy of David Starkey's Six
Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII for $7.98
: Danielle Nunn-Weinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 5:04 AM
Subject: [h-cost] OT: More fabric for sale
Greetings
I know I'm being naughty posting another commercial message but I
do have another bunch of fabric to clear out
Well, if you're interested in the middle of the 16th century, we have
a bit of an idea of what was worn on the Mary Rose, which sank in
1545. There were a number of leather jerkins found, as well as some
wool garment fragments, some wool flat caps, leather shoes... that
sort of thing. The
Hi Susan,
I've only stumbled across this post by accident while deleting this
thread... (not much of a rider being deathly allergic to animals)...
Anyway, I've seen an extant 16th c. English sidesaddle (Shakespeare's
Birthplace Museum) so I know they existed before 1800, and it is one
of
Ah ha, Suzi, you've got it! It is Henry Wriothesley, the third Earl
of Southampton. You can find his portrait in the portrait section of
the http://www.boughtonhouse.org.uk/ page or I think this will take
you directly there:
On the same level is this site:
http://www.sirbacon.org/toc.html
Which claims that Sir Francis Bacon is Shakespeare and the
illegitimate son of Queen Elizabeth suggesting this painting is of
her pregnant:
http://www.sirbacon.org/slides_html/sld006.htm
Cheers,
Danielle
At 10:55 PM 3/17/2006,
At 12:09 AM 6/5/2006, you wrote:
For those on digest, please place something in the subject line other then
Digest, Vol #, Issue### so that I may know what the subject is about. It is
easier for my poor feeble mind to remember New Portrait or Hosen
question then Vol. #, Issue ###
Thank you,
De
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If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - thanks for your patience. :-)
Cheers,
Danielle Nunn-Weinberg
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Canadians, (Torontonians in particular) have another option as well
in MacDonald Faber http://macdonaldfaber.com/ a tailoring supply
house. They also have some millinery supplies as well. Before I had
moved to the States, I found their prices better than
Farthingale's. Just my opinion.
Greetings,
In the wills and inventories I work with the only reference to any
sort of holder or container for thread has been 4 bowttes of blacke
thred, which I took to be bolt (from the 1543 will of the porter of
of the King's Wardrobe). Otherwise they just specify colour or
colour and
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If for some reason neither link work, it is item #250108567451. I
would be happy to answer any questions you have about it, please
email me at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cheers,
Danielle Nunn-Weinberg
Greetings,
I'm looking for a 15th century replica frame-opening style purse. It
has a metal circular opening (with a hinged lid) that the leather
pouch hangs from, in case you don't know what I mean by frame. I'm
not sure what the actual name of that type of purse would be. Does
anyone
will find a replica 15th century one, but you can
get different styles today:
http://www.countrybumpkin.com.au/index.php?cPath=23_163
These are Australian, but i am sure others carries them two.
Bjarne
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:
Is this what you're looking for, but with a lid?
http://www.answers.com/topic/thomas-howard-4th-duke-of-norfolk-02-jpg
I call mine a ring pouch but I have no idea what
it's right name is.
MaggiRos
--- Danielle Nunn-Weinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Greetings,
I'm looking for a 15th century
, and is reasonable.
Saragrace
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Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 9:15 AM
Subject: [h-cost] Looking for 15th century replica frame-opening
as a wool cloak. If anyone is interested in the
corset and wants photos before tomorrow I can easily email them. It
is a brand new corset, never worn (the purchaser reneged so I'm
dropping the price to sell) and is silk, linen and boned with reeds.
Cheers,
Danielle Nunn-Weinberg
IIRC, it is the one that Janet Arnold talks about in the volume of
Patterns of Fashion that covers the 18th century. She describes it
as a travelling costume I believe. Someone's whose book is handy
will have to confirm it for me however, since my books are still in boxes.
Cheers,
Danielle
Congrats Lorina! I really wish I could be there for it. :-)
Cheers,
Danielle
At 09:30 AM 11/8/2007, you wrote:
For those of you in the Barrie, Ontario region, come join me at Chapters
this Saturday, November 10, at 76 Barrie View Drive, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. I'll
be signing copies of my
I don't know exactly when they started being worn but there is a
famous portrait miniature of Henry VIII's illegitimate son Henry
Fitzroy wearing one. Oh, now that I think of it, I seem to remember
a number of 15th century French illuminations depicting people in bed
wearing them, as well...
Greetings,
I'm passing on a message for Teddy. There those of you who might
remember him. Anyway, he and his partner Tom will be going to
Costume Con. They would like to spend about three weeks in
California in the SF area around Costume Con and thought that in
case anyone on there
Hi Deredere!
Welcome to the wonderful world of BJDs!!! Costuming for them is
exactly why I got into them to. ;-) I don't know much about that
time period at all but I would think a hat, either a straw boater or
a small hat perched on top of her head. However, I freely admit
that is a
I would be very curious to know how many of us on the list are now
into BJDs. How many of us got into them because of the possibilities
for costuming them? I know when I talked my husband into letting me
get my first girl (a Limhwa half-elf) I swore it would be my only
doll and I wanted her
At 08:51 PM 3/20/2008, you wrote:
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wrote:
I would be very curious to know how many of us on
the list are now into BJDs.
Danielle
I am currently clothing one of my bjds in 1880s style
clothing skin-out. Her figure is reasonable for the
period
There is a gorgeous green silk striped spencer that is (or was) on
display in the Museum of London that is clearly edge to edge
fastened, and also has buttons at the wrists. I have photos if needed.
Cheers,
Danielle
At 10:36 AM 8/1/2009, you wrote:
In a message dated 8/1/2009 9:12:15 AM
Congratulations Emma, what an exciting place to be. I would love to
read your thesis. Is it available via interlibrary loan? Anyway, I
know that the University of Minnesota has a program since I will
probably wind up in it myself when I can get back to finishing my
PhD. Good luck finding a
I am! We're leaving in a couple of hours.
Cheers,
Danielle
At 03:05 AM 5/6/2010, you wrote:
Who from h-costume is going to Costume Con? I will be there
Friday-Sunday. Looking forward to a great time!
Penny Ladnier
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He's my best friend and evil twin. I'll print this out and bring it with me.
Cheers,
Danielle
At 02:58 PM 5/6/2010, you wrote:
Does anyone on this list know Teddy from England? He and Tom are staying
with Karen Bergquist in Chicago. He said they are going to CC and should be
there mid-week.
Hi Heather,
I don't get on here much these days but this caught my eye because I
was pulling my hair out over it lately. I have seen, a couple of
manuscript images and I believe I might have at least one of them
*somewhere* of weavers actually weaving the diagonal stripes. But I
will be
I started watching the beginning of the coverage live at 2 am
myself. ;-) I hadn't realized there wouldn't be any commercials for
bathroom breaks etc... which was both good and bad since they finally
got onto the balcony at 7:26 am. LOL! I usually dashed out when they
started talking to
Yes, I have to concur, I forgot to mention that one. LOL! I can't
decide if it was an alien trying to eat her head, or coming out of
her head. Either that, or she decided she wanted to pay tribute
to/compete with the trees in the Abbey snicker The colour
didn't do her any favours
No, I think some of these ladies must earn extra money in the
gentlemen's clubs where they are de rigeur. Either that or the
designers all work for said clubs and forgot to swap out the footwear...
I've only started to look at the images since my computer is running
at glacial speed tonight
Well, they were in use in the 16th century, I can't remember the
exact reference off the top of my head but there is a court mention
of Anne Boleyn using pockets but it is the only one I know of, of
women in England using them that early. Might have been part of her
trial? Sorry, my memory
. Did you have anymore stray thoughts about where
you might have seen or read this? For many of us early sorts,
pockets can be a mild obsession.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
cinbar...@gmail.com
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Danielle Nunn-Weinberg
gilshal...@comcast.net wrote:
Well, they were in use
HI Fran,
You've entered the fun and exciting world of gems and jewellery (I'm
a Canadian so we spell it that way too ;-)). Tig here is right but
then we also can get into discussions of different terminology used -
for example, semi-precious can be a bit of a hot button with a lot
of
Hi Cin,
One place that might not seem obvious but you might want to try some
of the CosPlay wig sites, or sites I found while looking for CosPlay
stuff. Some of their wig fibers are quite high quality and are meant
to be dyed. Others make custom wigs, and generally you never know
what you
Greetings,
Has anyone had much luck cutting down the white plastic artificial
whalebone, into much smaller pieces, say length-wise? I've tried
soaking it in boiling water first to try and soften it up, I tried
using a brand new exacto knife, scissors, and all I got was a mess
and sore
You could always try the two Yahoogroups that are more or less
associated with H-Costume, and used for selling costumes, fabric,
books, etc... and start there. They are
http://groups.yahoo.com//group/swapsell/swapsell and
http://groups.yahoo.com//group/costumetrader/costumetrader or
there
: Re: [h-cost] artificial whalebone
In a related project, I once took fairly stiff wire and wound really
flexible wire around it in a tight spiral. It bent as I wanted, but
didn't get weird. It was very narrow.
On 11/16/11 5:01 AM, Danielle Nunn-Weinberg gilshal...@comcast.net
wrote
Oh, that sounds like the perfect width I will have to look into
those too! It sounds like I need to take a trip to the hardware
store. Thank you!!!
Cheers,
Danielle
At 12:47 PM 11/16/2011, you wrote:
1/8 wide zip ties, though they only come in short lengths. Long
enough for corsetry,
Nunn-Weinberg gilshal...@comcast.net
wrote:
Greetings,
Has anyone had much luck cutting down the white plastic artificial
whalebone, into much smaller pieces, say length-wise? I've tried
soaking it in boiling water first to try and soften it up, I tried
using a brand new exacto knife, scissors
Greetings,
Wow! That sounds like quite the project you have there. I haven't a
clue about peasant costumes, sorry. But one thing you might want to
think about is, colour was used a lot more that it would appear
now. The statues pretty much appear to be a consistent mud shade,
right?
Excellent point. Thank you for the reminder! Anyway, in this
documentary I had mentioned that I had seen they mentioned the fact
that during the time period of these warriors' creation a shade of
purple (I can't remember if it was a dye or pigment) was used that
fell out of fashion shortly
Greetings,
I'm not able for much sewing these days but I'm attempting
adult-sized footie-pajamas. The problem I haven't solved yet is, what
to make the bottom of the feet out of. My original thought was suede
but I've never sewn with leather or suede so I have no idea how it
washes (I have
Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I remember wearing ones
with this stuff on the feet so I shall give it a try!. Now to see if
I can drag my husband to JoAnns, yet again. LOL!
Cheers,
Danielle
At 02:50 PM 12/14/2012, you wrote:
Hi Carol,
Interesting to know that set you made of flannel fell apart due to
strain fairly quickly. I'm planning to make mine double layer to
hopefully avoid that and make them warmer. I'm also contemplating
trying a pair where the outer layer is polar fleece and the in
layer is flannel -
Hi Suzanne,
I don't think you can generalize in any way. Ironically, I bought
about a dozen very large spools of Belding Corticelli silk thread
that are of unknown age but at least pre-70s and so far (knock-wood)
they have all been sound. I have tried the button-hole twist yet
since they
Greetings,
That is super cool! I think what I find most interesting about it is the
apparent round armscye - rather than the rectangular construction one would
tend to expect from the time period. Of course this is from a time or place I
admittedly know little of.
Cheers,
Danielle
Greetings,
I collect Regency Fashion Plates, so hopefully my input might help. Oddly
enough, the single most popular color depicted is a rather bright sky blue,
even when wearing garments of different colors. I can never keep the number of
buttons and the lengths they represent strait, so I
Greetings,
I am starting to look around for a new sewing/embroidery machine and found both
the: Babylock Destiny and Brother Dream Machine. I haven't had an
opportunity to check them out in person yet, so I wish to be going in with as
much information as possible. So if you have one or
the purchase.
Hope this helps,
Katie
On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 12:19 AM, Danielle Nunn-Weinberg
gilshal...@outlook.com wrote:
Greetings,
I am starting to look around for a new sewing/embroidery machine and found
both the: Babylock Destiny and Brother Dream Machine. I haven't had
Greetings,
I have always stuck my hand-sewing needles through the fabric of the inside of
the cloth pencil-case I use as my sewing kit. However, I have stuck myself too
many times and have been eyeing this case:
http://goldstartool.com/Magnetic_Needle_Case.html Of course, I have also
Greetings,
I'm still here. Funny, I had just been thinking that things were awfully
quiet, too. I actually have a Facebook account (I needed it for something or
other) but I rarely check it. I discovered quite quickly that I definitely
dislike it. It is confusing and *way* too much of a
Greetings,
I think I have that fashion plate, or at least others wearing that same colour.
It was a popular colour and I love it too. They sure liked green during that
time. If you asked me to go by the colour name, I would have said it was
the colour of Granny Smith apples.
However,
Greetings,
Here are a great collection of portraits which might give you a starting point
for Spanish Renaissance clothing.
http://www.gogmsite.net/iberian_style_in_the_farthi/
Cheers
Danielle
From: ladycatal...@hotmail.com
To: h-cost...@indra.com; h-costume@mail.indra.com
Date: Sun,
That sounds intriguing. Please do post about it. There still a few of us
kicking around. I was around when the list was young so I really want this
list to keep going.
Happy holidays to all!
Cheers
Danielle
> To: h-cost...@indra.com
> From: catherine.wal...@cherryfield.me.uk
> Date:
Hello!
I am now officially curious. Any way that I can see this too?
Cheers,
Danielle
> From: exst...@gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:25:41 -0500
> To: h-cost...@indra.com
> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Dating an image
>
> Interesting piece! It's both right up my alley, and out of my
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