Hi everyone, I've been inspired by fabric (an embroidered organza) to start
thinking about Regency, my biggest problem has been underwear but as Past
Patterns has a 20% off sale I thought that I might use Past pattern #001
http://www.pastpatterns.com/001.html (as it's significantly cheaper than
Does anyone have an online source of images of masque costume from
about 1580-1620? I already found a good page here
http://tinyurl.com/25y7cz which gives me a great start, but any other
images would be a great help.
Thanks.
Suzi
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In the period of the '80s and 90s, a very popular color for wedding gowns
was coffee-au-lait. Not brown exactly, but stronger than cream. I have seen
two Worth gowns of this period, with provenance of being wedding gowns.
kathleen
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From: Adele de Maisieres [EMAIL
Does anyone have an online source of images of masque costume from about
1580-1620? I already found a good page here http://tinyurl.com/25y7cz
which gives me a great start, but any other images would be a great help.
Thanks.
Suzi
This page has most of the on-line images that I found. I
The blue garter tradition, I believe, is a modern way of dealing with
the something blue. If you buy a new blue garter then all you need is
something old, something borrowed and sixpence (or penny) for your
shoe. I remember my aunt used an antique sapphire necklace that she
borrowed from my
Hi everyone, I've been inspired by fabric (an embroidered organza) to
start
thinking about Regency, my biggest problem has been underwear but as
Past
Patterns has a 20% off sale I thought that I might use Past pattern #001
http://www.pastpatterns.com/001.html (as it's significantly
I have largely been bypassing this thread for a while, but a thought came to
mind whilst jumping into random discussions. I finally found a little
inspiration! I made a pretty garland for my front door and a lovely gold and
tiger's eye necklace to wear at my daughter's Christmas concert. I am
I've just recently joined this list and have enjoyed the discussions so far.
And I've also enjoyed seeing posts from several old and new friends!
My experience with the blue garter is this: Having attended weddings
where the groom tried to throw the garter just to have it float, I
My Aunt made a blue garter with a tiny pouch for a new penny (year of
marrage). Thus covering the blue, new and sixpence. If my cousin passes it
on, you have added the something old.
The weight of the penny solved the floating problem. :)
De
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I've just recently joined
At 17:52 12/12/2007, you wrote:
Does anyone have an online source of images of masque costume from
about 1580-1620? I already found a good page here
http://tinyurl.com/25y7cz which gives me a great start, but any
other images would be a great help.
Thanks.
Suzi
This page has most of the
The only thing I could suggest is to get a smaller
dress form, something close to what you ideally want
to drop your size to, and then add padding to it to
make it fit your current size.
I've tried duct tape doubles, brown paper tape
versions, and the biggest issue I have is that my body
shape is
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