Being a couple of days behind in my mail, might we be talking about (a kind of) widewale corduroy? I think that there is a gent's suit in Fashion Revealed made from what looks to be waled fabric. Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "WickedFrau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 12:13 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] question about velvet
> If I understand what you mean correctly, you 'betcha! Look in Fashion > in Detail from the 17th and 18th Centuries (by Hart and North) on pages > 82 and 100. A 1760's man's dress coat of sprigged silk velvet. The > velvet it is orange with greenish flowers outlined in black! It is > embroided in silver-gilt thread. > > Sg > > Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: > > > Hi, > > I saw the most delightfull printed roses velvet today. It is the kind > > of velvet that is wowen into dimentional stripes. > > Dont know the english term for this, and i apologise for asking > > because many have asked before, but this velvet wich today is used for > > trousers and jackets, was that used in 18th century? > > If not it is such a shame, it would have ben wonderfull for jackets > > and skirts......... > > > > Bjarne > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
