Re: [h-cost] Robin ? sideless surcoats

2006-06-25 Thread Susan B. Farmer
Quoting Robin Netherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Is there a digital copy of this image anywhere? Hmm. I think there's one on the CD of the facsimile of Machaut's manuscript, sold as a music reference -- an early music friend of mine says that the CD includes the illuminations as well as the page

Re: [h-cost] Robin ? sideless surcoats

2006-06-25 Thread Robin Netherton
On Sun, 25 Jun 2006, Susan B. Farmer wrote: > > Now, back to the image you asked about. The Machaut manuscripts include > > several women in surcotes. They are all on the early end of this timeline, > > around 1350, and are among the evidence for the surcote being worn by > > French noblewomen in

Re: [h-cost] Robin ? sideless surcoats

2006-06-25 Thread Susan B. Farmer
Quoting Robin Netherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Sat, 24 Jun 2006, otsisto wrote: Someone told me that sideless surcoats were only worn by royalty, yet I found a picture for a French manuscript by Guilaume de Machault that shows a lady in waiting in what appears to be a "brocade" sidless. So i

Re: [h-cost] help - velveteen colour running

2006-06-25 Thread Diana Habra
> Thanks for all the hints - I might try this one first. Any type of > vinegar? I've got both white and apple cider. > Cheers, Aylwen > Usually one would use white vinegar. But I suppose cider vinegar would work in a pinch Diana > Diana Habra wrote: > >>>I need to fix a red cloak that kee

Re: [h-cost] help - velveteen colour running

2006-06-25 Thread A & J Garden
Thanks for all the hints - I might try this one first. Any type of vinegar? I've got both white and apple cider. Cheers, Aylwen Diana Habra wrote: I need to fix a red cloak that keeps rubbing off its colour all over the linen shirt. It has red velveteen inside and black velveteen outside and i

RE: [h-cost] Robin ? sideless surcoats

2006-06-25 Thread otsisto
Yep. :) Thank you, De -Original Message- Does this help? --Robin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume