I was so annoyed at the poor acting, and their having cast and played Dudley
as a sulky little boy, that I didn't even finish watching the first episode
and remember very little about the costuming.
Nancy Kiel
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Never tease a weasel!
This is very good advice.
For the weasel
Yes! Theatre is nutts! We've had shows with less lead time! That's when
you pull in everyone you know, and even some you don't, you work 18+hour
days, no days off, and you collapse at the end, hating the show, and never
wanting to ever see the designer again!
Yes, that was a big run on
For Elizabeth's coronation dress, see
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.6126/viewPage/2
The impression I had from the photos in Radio Times was of the ladies'
dresses looking rather lightweight, more like 18th century fabrics.
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century reenactor
When I reviewed my sketch I came up with these questions that might need to
be answered before I get started.
1. Tabs at the waist- does the dress have the beaded girle or not?
2. If the underpinning has tabs should the outter dress have tabs?
3. If the waist has tabs should the hsoulders be the
I think she's got it backwards, Susan. Cat hair is *very* slick, and has
lots of guard hairs (like some alpaca? llama? and camel that almost has to
be hand-cleaned to get the guard hairs out?). Certainly, some of it is
spinnable (if long enough), but the spinners I've heard discuss it often
Okay, I'm officially enviousI've always wanted a Maine Coon. *sigh*
I have one kitty, Mac the Wonder Boy (currently posed next to my computer
monitor ;o), who would make lovely yarn. He's a ginger kitty with rather
long hair, especially in his tail, which is quite the poofy thing. The fur
In a message dated 1/20/2006 8:32:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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That's what life in the theatre is
like...I don't go there any more!
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And film is like opening night every night for a month or two! I don't go
there any more. I just can't
Have you tried Toupee tape?
I seem to remember that it adheres odd materials together. ;)
Chiara
On Fri, January 20, 2006 10:08 am, Dawn said:
I'm curious, those of you who make or wear hats... how do you keep
the
feathers on? I've got two purchased hats and it seems the feathers
are
At 08:08 AM 1/20/2006, you wrote:
I'm curious, those of you who make or wear hats... how do you keep
the feathers on? I've got two purchased hats and it seems the
feathers are always sliding out of the hatband, especially when it's
windy (which it is constantly here in the midwest). The quill
When I recently made the 'Hat of Doom' ( http://tinyurl.com/dmpcb ) I sewed
the feathers on. Basically I just made sure to get the thread in between the
feather fronds and right against the stem so no 'fuzzy parts' were under the
thread. I tacked them down in two places to keep them where
i actually enjoyed it very much when i saw it in november... there was
one particularly smart doublet ensemble that young elizabeth wears
that convinced me to try to make my own elizabethan (although not a
doublet gown, it figures). i think i figured out it might not be
totally 100% accurate
I think it would depend on the quality of the cat's hair - some long haired
cats have a much more wooly texture to their coats than others which would
probably be more friendly to spinning.
It was not spinning, but I used to have a long-haired cat whose hair I could
roll into little balls
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Oh, I just noticed the wires through the pearls in her parure. Very cool.
parure?
De
I'm not the one who use the word above, but I'll tell you what it means to me.
Literally ornament (French). I've never heard or read the word in
assn with 16th c costume. It's quite
Thank you kindly!
Elizabeta
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From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 16:28 20/01/2006, you wrote:
When I recently made the 'Hat of Doom' ( http://tinyurl.com/dmpcb
) I sewed the feathers on. Basically I just made sure to get the
thread in
I sometimes am able to piercing the 'stem' sufficiently to sew them on.
When this fails, I encase the 'stem' in a very tight binding of leather or
felt and then sew it to the hat.
Kathleen
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From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
This is my month to play with dolls and historical costume! I am working
with a variety of doll kits by various designers...two different issues of
Little Women, and additions to my Early (US) Presidents by Yield House.
They are not as grand as Tonner but will give ample opportunity to strut my
I posed your question to reenactors that think outside the box and
the best reply I got was a pretty good one.
Sew the feather(s) to a leather bit and place a snap assymbly to it
and the hat band or hat. Make the bit small enough so that it is not
noticable from behind the band.
Hook and eye is
I just looked at your new dolls. They should be Wonderful transformed by
Historical Costumes! During the Holidays, I found a booth in an antique
mall that had odd dolls by Franklin Mint and Ashton-Drake for $10 and $12
each without boxes, but with their tags. I came away with 5!!. The Gene
Blech! The little bits of costume that I could see all look awful. And Tara
Fitzgerald, to me, has never looked anything but twentieth-century no matter
what she's wearing.
At least we finally know the answer to what happens to costume design --
they do tons of research and then cast it all
I finally saw the costume. Great hat. How did you keep it from tilting and
breaking your neck? I'd love a hat like yours. The dress is fabulous. One
question: are there ribbons down the skirt or is that the sheen of the
fabric?
I hope to make costumes like that one day.
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When I made a feather cloak for a grad project, I used the techniques that
Native Americans used.
I laid the feather down on a flat surface. Took a very shrp blade, and slid
it down the base of the quill. It left a narrow half quill point. This was
stitched over the section right where it
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Hi guys. I'm making a loose interpretation of this outfit, and I know nothing about this period:
http://www.costumes.org/history/leloir/vol10/48_1692.jpg
Where would you get buttons for an outfit like that? Seems like they'd
cost as much as the fabric if you had
Thanks very much!! The hat is kept on by pure willpower almost. heh. There
is a hat pin, bobby pins, straight pins and even safety pins keeping it in
there. LOL! I had no idea how to keep the darn thing in place but thankfully
it did stay! It's really lightweight so there was no pressure
Regarding the word parure
Obviously, it came from the French. My Multi dictionnaire says an
ornament, or something that embellishes. The Petit Robert says what is
used to decorate, or the whole attire of a person including jewelry, or
small objects serving to ornate clothing, or a set of
I have a photo of a great picture of this, the bodice is *not* divided
up
the front. It is much like other bodices that probably have a
stomacher
front with a divided skirt.
http://glittersweet.com/DSCN9267.JPG
OK, so I uploaded it already
parure?
De
We have two right now, great grandson and son of our old boy Angus, who past
away a couple of years ago. The son, 'pangur' is the great grandson's,
'sammie', great uncle. If that makes any sense...we also have a domestic
heinze 57 who's the bigest of them all! Indie!
Obligatory on topic
IT has been suggested that I research costume trims for the period from
which I want to make a dress. I like the portraits Elizabeth Values,
Katherine Parr so that is between 1550 to 1580 period. If I use the
Katherine Parr dress for sure then the date is narrowed down.
Any suggestions as to
Those are such awesome dolls, can't wait to see your dolls dressed.
Some links that might interest you:
Awesome faceups:
http://www.bellarepaints.com/enhancements-gallery.htm
Not sure why these dolls appeal to me (other than the fact they are
jointed in 23 differnt places!) the are kind of
I like to make wool bias tape from something densely woven, then use it,
with a facing of polished cotton for the hem...since polished cotton is
difficult to get around here, sometimes I use wacky printed quilters cotton.
First off, you make the hem facing, if your skirt is shaped, it will
Quoting Lloyd Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I just looked at your new dolls.
Ok, I missed it -- How do I get to see the pictures of Bjarne's dolls?
Susan
Hi,
I remember we disgussed this topic way back. I finally found a danish
importer of the famous Tonner Dolls. I ordered 3 of these.
Quoting michaela [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I have a photo of a great picture of this, the bodice is *not* divided
up
the front. It is much like other bodices that probably have a
stomacher
front with a divided skirt.
http://glittersweet.com/DSCN9267.JPG
OK, so I uploaded it already
I really like the GlassOrion dolls. To me they seem more elfish - would love
to make costumes for them. Wish I could read Japanese and find out where I
could possibly purchace one of the dolls in the future.
Roscelin
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From: WickedFrau
In a message dated 1/20/2006 6:00:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Does anyone know where I can find photos of the beautiful costumes Elizabeth
Taylor wore in the movie? I loved her hair for her wedding!
Her stuff is OK...Cecil Beaton? No, Irene Sharaff, I think
In a message dated 1/20/2006 6:00:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Where would you get buttons for an outfit like that?
You order them by the dozen from someplace like Greenberg Hammer.
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In a message dated 1/20/2006 3:10:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
At least we finally know the answer to what happens to costume design --
they do tons of research and then cast it all aside.
Yeahthe best designers do this!
Some
Lead time on most of the shows I've worked on (over 37 years) was usually 6
weeks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Kelly Grant
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 3:47 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [h-cost] New BBC Elizabethan drama -
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1276/6018-0003.jpg?path=gallerypath_key=00
61407seq=4
Just click next for more pictures
De
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Does anyone know where I can find photos of the beautiful costumes
Elizabeth
Taylor wore in the movie? I loved her hair for her wedding!
Marc wrote:
Something to keep in mind when dealing with topics like this --
another difference from today is that the vast majority of the
population before, oh, 1900 was rural, not upper class, and most
people worked regularly. I'm not sure that women, as a whole,
could often be
My friend had a program from the movie, with color photos (they used to make
programs for big movies). I'll bet you could find one if you advertised on
E-bay. Or you could just rent the movie and Pause.
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