Yes, I agree. I have had so much grief with men's outfits -
pattern companies always make the armsyces too loose, and so
I've had to re-draft most of the sleeves for our band's
outfits. Then, the men ask why I'm making the sleeves so
tight - today's modern styles make it hard for them to
realise th
From: "Sharon Collier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<>Just my 2 cents worth, but when I looked at the pic on the front of the
pattern, the armseye seems too large. If you look at the pics of Helen
Mirren in these gowns, the sleeves fit tightly up under the arm. Gives a
more period look, but maybe is not
Just my 2 cents worth, but when I looked at the pic on the front of the
pattern, the armseye seems too large. If you look at the pics of Helen
Mirren in these gowns, the sleeves fit tightly up under the arm. Gives a
more period look, but maybe is not so comfortable or easy to fit for today's
folks.
The "purple" that it may have been, the one made from, I think, sea snail
shells, supposedly was a reddish-purple, maybe closer to magenta than the
blue-purple we think of as purple today. Someone on this list was talking
about it a few months ago.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED
Elizabeth,
I have some scraps of dark purple silk left over from John's cavalier
outfit.
Cheers, Aylwen
On 26/4/07 6:22 PM, "Elizabeth Walpole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's perfect, thanks Heather. I'll ask around for a small scrap of purple
> silk which we can claim is a piece of the mi
Blackwork is especially attractive ON the ruff, along the edges.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 4:54 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] New Simplicity Elizabethan pattern - a qu
The window that depicts St. Aldhelm is wearing red.
Take the next with a grain of salt as no docs for them yet;
The chasuble is alleged to have been give to him in Rome and it is suppose
to have had dragons on it and was of silk.
Another source;
"Bishop Aldhelm in Rome in the late 7th c. acquired a
What weave of purple?
I love purple and I love silk, so I have many scraps of different purple silk..
i mean if you can't find it locally.
Katheryne
- Original Message -
From: Elizabeth Walpole
> That's perfect, thanks Heather. I'll ask around for a small
> scrap of purple silk which
On 4/25/07, Suzanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Apr 25, 2007, at 1:00 PM, you wrote:
> When i saw the picture of the holy family, and the sewing basked i
> thoaght, could this thread holder simply just have ben made from a
> piece of scratch linnen?
> I know that paper was quite expensive in
Phew! I have some blackwork I want to incorporate into a collar and
cuffs. Yes, I will have a small pleating along the top of the collar.
Now I just have to get the ropa/closed/open gown sorted out! I have
both of the RH patterns, the MM pattern and JA's book. Too many choices!
Cheers, Aylw
That's perfect, thanks Heather. I'll ask around for a small scrap of purple
silk which we can claim is a piece of the miraculous chasuble, I'm sure
somebody in the Barony will have something, and a piece less than an inch in
size would certainly not be missed. I don't really need to document thi
Yes, do wear the high necked chemise, and put the ruff on top. The ruffle on
the chemise collar, (assuming you have a ruffle), will help hold up the ruff
properly.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 25,
On Apr 25, 2007, at 11:31 PM, Elizabeth Walpole wrote:
Hello everyone, first up the short version of the question, does
anybody know what fabric 7th century Italian or English church
vestments (specifically the chasuble) would have been made of?
Read on if you're interested in why I need to
13 matches
Mail list logo
