You know what the worse part of using a ball or bowl,is the shap is indeed
round.
Most peoples heads are actually oval, so if you set it to dry on a ball the fit
is off and really hard to keep on your head.
I had this happen with a very nice 1900 era straw boater, I set it to dry on a
gallon pai
The tricorn origin was just pinning up wide-brim hats until the floppy bits
were out of the way.
The most common of what we call a tricorn had a dome crown (cylindrical is not
unheard of but the dome is the most common).
So:
Grab a hat that matches your size requirements. If you have a larger
In a message dated 4/6/2009 7:42:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
hagiosfe...@prtc.net writes:
Know how to keep the folds put?
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They can be steamed and lacquered in place. But also they are tacked to the
crown. This can be done invisibly (Like place the tacking stitches
Thanks for answering; the period is 1789-1797.
Know how to keep the folds put?
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From: penhal...@juno.com [mailto:penhal...@juno.com]
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 9:12 AM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 18th century Tricorn hats
A tricorn is just a regular
In a message dated 4/6/2009 4:20:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
lynndownw...@gmail.com writes:
A friend copied an original 1910s 2 piece dress when she was pregnant,
> the top consisted of a loose, smock-like, top which was belted with a
> sash at the high waist, above the belly, and a sepa
'teens magazines? oh, my.
(Sorry)
LynnD
On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Katy Bishop wrote:
> I own a lovely pink silk day dress about 1894 with lacing for the
> entire length of the side front seams to let out for pregnancy,
> probably wouldn't have worked for the entire pregnancy but would have
I own a lovely pink silk day dress about 1894 with lacing for the
entire length of the side front seams to let out for pregnancy,
probably wouldn't have worked for the entire pregnancy but would have
helped disguise the first few months after one has started to show.
It has a false jacket front tha
Stockings in 17th century are more likely to be baggy. Specially if without
clocks so don't need to show off pattern. Woven or knitted, expensive silk
stockings didn't have as much stretch. In paintings such as Van Dyck's they're
oftentimes deliberately wrinkly and that's meant to be attractive,
That could be interesting. Thanks Judy!
Might even be lucky & convince some of the nieces & nephews to go, too.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
cinbar...@gmail.com
--Forwarded Message--
Do you know about the 18th Century Market Fair at Fort Frederick that
weekend (Apr 23-26)? Just head west on I70 to just a
And tricorns look cute on women, too! A smallish tricorn is a great
1910s look.
Fran
Lavolta Press
New book on 1820s clothing!
http://www.lavoltapress.com
albert...@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 4/6/2009 9:13:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
penhal...@juno.com writes:
A tricorn is jus
The "tea gown" or "wrapper" seems to have been common maternity wear in
the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. This is not made very
explicit. But if you look at some illos you can see, for example, things
like a sack-like front with a very loose waist sash tied at the bottom
of the abdomen.
In a message dated 4/5/2009 11:47:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
katybisho...@gmail.com writes:
a 1911 day dress The waist could be raised a bit and the skirt
altered, and I wonder if nursing slits could be hidden under the yoke
for post-pregnancy.
*
Good heavens,
In a message dated 4/6/2009 9:13:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
penhal...@juno.com writes:
A tricorn is just a regular round brimmed hat with the brim folded up in
three places. You can fashion a tricorn out of any round brimmed hat. The
particular style varied thru it's time of fashion w
> I figure you're the one I should ask! A friend of mine in America is going
> to a PEERS picnic in August (Not sure what that is, but I'm guessing it's a
> historical recreation group) & she'll be about 5 months pregnant by then, so
> she's looking for "ANY images of what a pregnant woman would ha
A tricorn is just a regular round brimmed hat with the brim folded up in three
places. You can fashion a tricorn out of any round brimmed hat. The particular
style varied thru it's time of fashion with the brim being wider/higher vs
narrower/lower so it will depend on exactly where in the timeli
Do anyone on this fine list knows how to make a tricorn hat and wants to
share the info?
I'll appreciate it very much.
JP
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