And they are in the process of putting together a glossary of terms, which I 
would be very grateful to see further.  The Danish terms are a nightmare to get 
right.  I don't have the ability to drop everything and run over every time 
there is a conference for Dragtpuljen, either, although the idea certainly is 
attractive.  Do you think we could work together to help with some of this?  
Your workmanship is so exquisite that it should be accomodated whenever 
possible.

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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of 
Leif og Bjarne Drews [drews...@post12.tele.dk]
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 2:19 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year

I have joined Dragtpuljen some years ago, and i receive emails from them,
but unfortunately i dont have the time to get to their meetings. But they
are doing a wonderfull job for sure!
I work full time besides my costume making, so my time is very limited.
And regarding the research of danish costumes, (renaissance for instance)
its very few who has researched this era, and therefore its difficult to
find danish names for the different dress parts, thats the issue when you
live in a country with few habbitants. Fortunately i know a coupple of
people, Dorothy Jones and Camilla Dahl who makes a  lot of reseearch. Also
most of the inventory lists are written in german.
Bjarne

-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
From: Nordtorp-Madson, Michelle A.
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 8:25 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year

Bjarne:  A truly wonderful job and yes, the dress isn't that easy to view
completely.  To be fair, the museum has cut down access because their funds
have been cut nearly every year since I started doing research there --
about 15 years.  I'm surprised they can stay open at all.  Still...........

Have you considered joining Dragtpuljen?  It could give you an "in" with the
whole country's museum crowd.  It's harder to refuse someone you had coffee
with last month at a conference.  They are very nice people, in my
experience, and are very open with their members.

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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of
Leif og Bjarne Drews [drews...@post12.tele.dk]
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 1:17 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year

Forgot to mention that i had a lot of bad issues with the drawing of the
flowers because number 2 motif had a fold at the exhibition, i could not see
the whole motif. And i asked the museum for help, but i could not get help,
even that it was another museum who wanted me to make it. Also it has become
much more difficult to study at their collections. In a few years ago, i
was always welcome to come out and examine their collections, now you have
to write to them first, explain what it is you want to study and why, and
then maybe, you are lucky to get an appointment.
The lighting out there was so bad also, that i could not tell exactly the
collours of the flowers, so i had a really high resolution picture wich i
baught from the museum. I had to send the picture back, when i finnished,
but i have copyed it on my computer.
I regret now, that i didnt go more often to study when i could.
Bjarne


-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
From: Leif og Bjarne Drews
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 8:00 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year

Hi Genie,
The regency dress was made of cotton voillé and embroidered with DMC cotton
threads, no beads was used.
It was tambour embroidered. The original dress, you can see here:
http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=76
I was out at the museum several times to study, the original dress was made
from cotton and the embroidery was silk.
I tryed hard to tambour with my silk floss threads, but the thread snagged
all the time, so i had to make it in cotton.

Bjarne

-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
From: Genie Barrett
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 4:01 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i made last year

Bjarn, I can't tell, did you use any beads?
Is the fabric cotton or linen?

Beautiful, as always.
Genie


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