Re: [h-cost] for Melanie Schuessler
Kimiko Small wrote: Thank you Bjarne for posting this on the list. Melanie, I, too, love the work you have done on that doublet. You have inspired me to follow suit, as soon as I can find some time and a suitable project to work on. Ah, perhaps the glove gauntlets I keep wanting to do, since small and portable must be a part of the criteria. That sounds lovely! Please Melanie, keep us informed on your progress. I will, of course, though progress is slow. Perhaps in a year or two I'll have something more to show than more of the same. For right now, I'm 3/4 through the embroidery and applique on the doublet. Next panel on the frame will be the other half of the front plus the short uppersleeve pieces, then a panel or two of skirt guarding. THEN I can begin construction! Slowly but surely (mostly slowly), Melanie ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] for Melanie Schuessler
Dear Melanie, I hope not it is two nosy of me to ask, but where did you get that Trebizond cord that you used in your Elizabethan embroidery doublet? If i understand it correctly you used it for the branches or stems of the oak leaves? How thick is this cord? http://www.faucet.net/costume/black.html Nomatter what you say, it is totally gorgeous embroidery, i think its one of the best i have seen yeat for Elizabethan reproduktion. Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] for Melanie Schuessler
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: Dear Melanie, I hope not it is two nosy of me to ask, but where did you get that Trebizond cord that you used in your Elizabethan embroidery doublet? I got it from Rising River Thread Express http://www.threadexpress.com/ but I can't now find it on their site. You might email Jean and see if she still carries it. She's tremendously nice. It's not hard to find, though. A short Google search turned up these and more: http://store.apneedlearts.com/trebizond.html http://www.elainemagnin.com/silks.html http://www.nordicneedle.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGYCategory_Code=I18-00-00 If i understand it correctly you used it for the branches or stems of the oak leaves? How thick is this cord? Yes--all the stems are Trebizond. In most places there are two cords right next to each other. The cord itself is fairly thin (1 mm in diameter), but with two side-by-side, it works. I tried thicker twisted threads (couldn't find any thicker silk cording), but it looked too bulky. If it was in colors on a pale background, the stems might look too thin, but since it's black silk on black velvet, it's more the texture that's important. http://www.faucet.net/costume/black.html Nomatter what you say, it is totally gorgeous embroidery, i think its one of the best i have seen yeat for Elizabethan reproduktion. I'm blushing!! Thank you. There are aspects of it that I wish were a little different, but at least I'm getting plenty of practice! When I finish, decades from now, I'll post a pic of the completed outfit. ;) Melanie ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] for Melanie Schuessler
At 05:26 AM 11/10/2005, you wrote: Dear Melanie, I hope not it is two nosy of me to ask, but where did you get that Trebizond cord that you used in your Elizabethan embroidery doublet? If i understand it correctly you used it for the branches or stems of the oak leaves? How thick is this cord? http://www.faucet.net/costume/black.html Nomatter what you say, it is totally gorgeous embroidery, i think its one of the best i have seen yeat for Elizabethan reproduktion. Bjarne Thank you Bjarne for posting this on the list. Melanie, I, too, love the work you have done on that doublet. You have inspired me to follow suit, as soon as I can find some time and a suitable project to work on. Ah, perhaps the glove gauntlets I keep wanting to do, since small and portable must be a part of the criteria. Please Melanie, keep us informed on your progress. Kimiko ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
