I still say easier. Total beginners can buy accurate historical patterns and follow them and look great, even if they're not costume-research junkies like me.
Take, for example, a good historical campfire cook. They've got historical cookbooks like I've got historical costume books. They know their food and cooking history way better than I do. But many of these people either don't know much about costume history (except to wear a wool apron while cooking on an open fire) or they don't sew at all. Modern historical patterns, and online sources, mean that these folks can concentrate on what they do best without having to venture into a new field. > It's easier now for beginners, with historically accurate commercial > patterns available, color photos of originals, in books and online, > and things like h-costume > > Theoretically yes, but I can't really agree because my experience has been > that all too often the greater accuracy we may have achieved over decades, > can all too often come across as intimidating, whereas starting from nothing > way back when there was little good to compare it to :) -- Carolyn Kayta Barrows -- “The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed.” -William Gibson -- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
