Hi,
Yes, that's along the line of what I'm debating. Come morning, when I'm
actually awake and functioning, I'll read this again and see if this is how
I want to proceed.
Thanks.
Laurie Taylor
(480) 560-7016
www.costumeraz.blogspot.com
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From:
A good Roman question might be Did Livia cook this?
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Anyway, as to sewing. If the wool was thick and spongy, I would think it would
be butted up and
then stitched side by side,
As suggested. This might be done by putting the fabric right sides
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I have a question forwarded to me by someone that studies the 19th century
and the American Civil War. The question involves the production of
clothing, and the use of standardized clothing sizes. The assumption is
that the Union Army
On Friday 11 September 2009 9:23:15 pm Laurie Taylor wrote:
Hi,
Finally making progress in my quest to build pieces to use in my history
class. The ancients are certainly some of the simplest to build, but of
course I have an insatiable need to complicate my life and my projects!
So, if
Sorry for the cross-post, but ...
The VA has an embroidered Jacket (Accession 919-1873)
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/objectid/O80226
There's a picture of *part* of the embroidery in King Levey -- and
the front of the jacket and the side seam are up on the VA website
(referenced above).
The front does show a repeat of the motif--the double acorn spiral on the
mannequin's left by the neckline, also shows up above the hem, and in partial
side-view, under the armscye seam on the front again.
And also on the mannequin's left, sans the side-front motif which is hidden by
the curve
Quoting Ann Catelli elvestoor...@yahoo.com:
The front does show a repeat of the motif--the double acorn spiral
on the mannequin's left by the neckline, also shows up above the
hem, and in partial side-view, under the armscye seam on the front
again.
And also on the mannequin's left,
On Sep 11, 2009, at 7:23 PM, Laurie Taylor costume...@mazarineblue.com
wrote:
Hi,
Finally making progress in my quest to build pieces to use in my
history
class. The ancients are certainly some of the simplest to build,
but of
course I have an insatiable need to complicate my life and
