Re: [h-cost] Taffeta question again...

At 08:38 AM 1/16/2006, you wrote: > 1 oz = 7.54 mommes so... > 4 oz = 30.2 mommes > 5.3 oz = 40.0 mommes Kimiko, Thanks for the translation from ounces to mommes! I had been looking for a way to convert them... Diana I found that on denverfabrics.com website under their silk info. I had al

Re: [h-cost] Re: warming a castle

Kitty Felton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have always thought that once you built a castle and got the fires going, and then kept the fires going, winter and summer alike, it probably held the heat better than you might expect. Thick stone walls are certainly very good insulation when it comes

[h-cost] Re: warming a castle

I have always thought that once you built a castle and got the fires going, and then kept the fires going, winter and summer alike, it probably held the heat better than you might expect. Thick stone walls are certainly very good insulation when it comes to keeping heat out - one event inside a c

[h-cost] To whiten "natural" linen

Age is definitely creeping up on me since I'm sure this has been discussed - but I can't remember when. I have some nice natural- or unbleached linen. Problem is I want some nice white linen. Is there a way that I can bleach what I have without destroying it or without a commercial process? lay

Re: [h-cost] spoiling myself

Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: Hi The white cirkles are embroidered two. Yes i did embroider the buttons, i used wood foundations for the buttons. Some shops sells excactly copyes of 18th century button moulds, they are either by bone or wood, with a whole in the middle. I asked what the whole wa

[h-cost] An Ideal Husband

Does anyone know if the gowns used for this movie are displayed anywhere? Chiara ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] linen question - counts?

I'm about to place an order for handkerchief linen, but instead of getting a weight I was given this: 1000,1200,1300,1400 count cambric linen. Can anyone enlighten me as to which one would be the really fine linen? Many thanks, Aylwen Garden ___ h-

Re: [h-cost] Ramie (was: Linen burn testing)

It is more brittle and shouldn't be creased long-term, but... depending on the exact variety, some of it is has a tensile strength of up to 7 times that of silk, so it's not intrinsically weak. It's more absorbent than linen, holds dye a bit better, and in general is stronger when wet, doesn't

Re: [h-cost] spoiling myself

And I have seen antique buttons utilize the hole in attaching the button to the garment! The attaching threads on top are covered by the embroidery. Kathleen - Original Message - From: "Bjarne og Leif Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, J

Re: [h-cost] spoiling myself

Hi The white cirkles are embroidered two. Yes i did embroider the buttons, i used wood foundations for the buttons. Some shops sells excactly copyes of 18th century button moulds, they are either by bone or wood, with a whole in the middle. I asked what the whole was for, and they told me the on

Re: [h-cost]April 1, was Medieval Clothing and Textiles II--Any news?

Sylvia Rognstad wrote: If you mean April Fools' Day, Robin, we do have that in Europe too! I learned that when I was six years old and my mother took me and my sister to Europe for 3 months. On April 1, I found that people would pin paper fish to others' backs without them knowing it. I l

Re: [h-cost] Linen burn testing

Ramie is a nice natural fiber, but I understand that it is more brittle than linen and will tend to break easier. That means that fold lines will show wear quicker than you might expect. Karen Seamstrix On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:13:38 -0600 "E House" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > In a message dat

Re: [h-cost]April 1, was Medieval Clothing and Textiles II--Any news?

On Jan 16, 2006, at 9:45 AM, Robin Netherton wrote: On Mon, 16 Jan 2006, Kate M Bunting wrote: If you mean April Fools' Day, Robin, we do have that in Europe too! I learned that when I was six years old and my mother took me and my sister to Europe for 3 months. On April 1, I found that

Re: [h-cost] Linen burn testing

In a message dated 1/11/2006 7:30:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Other bast fibers (ramie, hemp), also look like bamboo, but they are much less commonly found in yard goods. I'm starting to think this actually might BE ramie--it's got a lot of the characteristics, and

Re: [h-cost] Taffeta question again...

> > > 1 oz = 7.54 mommes so... > 4 oz = 30.2 mommes > 5.3 oz = 40.0 mommes Kimiko, Thanks for the translation from ounces to mommes! I had been looking for a way to convert them... Diana www.RenaissanceFabrics.net "Everything for the Costumer" ___ h

Re: [h-cost]April 1, was Medieval Clothing and Textiles II--Any news?

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006, Kate M Bunting wrote: > If you mean April Fools' Day, Robin, we do have that in Europe too! Ooh, I didn't know that! Thanks! Now I can tease my publisher ;-) --Robin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mai

Re: [h-cost] spoiling myself

Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: I made this page, because it shows some better closeup pictures of the previous habit francaise i embroidered. http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/the_pursuit_of_fashionembroidery.htm I wish I had the patience for embroidery. I very nearly did not finish my wedding go

[h-cost] spoiling myself

Hi, After the long work with the yellow dress, i have desided its time to spoil myself. I went fabric shopping last week and purchaised a shot silk taffeta. It is autumn green shot with yellow silk, it gives a golden shine. This weekend i struggled with the difficult choise to choose colours for

Re: [h-cost] Sockings on a frame :knit stockings

Hi, I believe the knitting frame was invented in the renaissance, so it would be as old as that. No idea about the t shape Bjarne - Original Message - From: "WickedFrau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:43 PM Subject:

RE: [h-cost] medieval quote on underwear

I recently got a fireplace candle holder, which I put in front of the fireplace because we have glass doors on the fireplace. I noticed that burning 9 candles was significantly warming our large 16x25 living room. Our heat is set to go down to 55 degrees at 11 pm, so I was surprised to find it a pl

Re: [h-cost] Seriously off topic (sorry) stolen re-enactment kit

In a message dated 1/14/06 1:11:01 PM GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hi, > > I know this is a bit behind the fact, but the thought ocurred to me that it > may worth Nigel posting the list ( and the event that caused the list ) to > *ALL* of the ebay community boards, even if th

Re: [h-cost]April 1, was Medieval Clothing and Textiles II--Any news?

If you mean April Fools' Day, Robin, we do have that in Europe too! Kate Bunting Librarian and 17th century reenactor >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 14/01/2006 14:56 >>> Hi, Onaree. MC&T is an annual journal; it's scheduled to come out every spring, in time for the Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo early in

[h-cost] Re: seamed nylons

You could get nylons mended commercially, too. As a young child in the 1950s I remember a shop in Derby where women sat in the window working under desk lamps, and my mother telling me that they were mending stockings. Kate Bunting Librarian and 17th century reenactor >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 15/0

Re: [h-cost] medieval quote on underwear

Not just castles. At New Year our music group played for two days in a 17th century cottage at the Weald & Downland Open-air Museum. Luckily the weather wasn't freezing as it had been for a spell after Christmas, but even with a log fire we were none too warm (especially with the door being cons

Re: [h-cost] Taffeta question again...

At 11:44 AM 1/13/2006, you wrote: Is 4 oz. considered heavy enough for what we do? Or is 5.30 oz. preferable? Thanks! Diana www.RenaissanceFabrics.net "Everything for the Costumer" 1 oz = 7.54 mommes so... 4 oz = 30.2 mommes 5.3 oz = 40.0 mommes Wow, I haven't seen taffeta in the heaviest