Hi all,
This is more of a how-to do sewing technique question, but it does apply to
historical clothing.
I made up a new silk damask early 16th c. gown, which came out wonderfully for
the most part, except for one major problem. The gown was closed down the
center
front with hooks & bars, as
The main wool swatch set I know of is in the book All About Wool : Fabric
Dictionary and Swatchbook. It is a bit pricey, which is why I've not picked up
a
copy yet.
I've also received some nice wool swatches from Wm Booth, Draper, which they
can
send to you on request. You have to email them,
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De: Going by memory, I believe that someone on the Italian list that i am on
said that in the late 1500s you do find some shirts and shifts made of
cotton in the Italian regions.
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Just call it "birdseye cotton" (at least I think that's what "diaper
cloth" is called...)
Sandy
At 04:00 PM 10/17/2010, you wrote:
Hehehehehe.
Yes, especially considering how fussy this kid is! Telling him diaper cloth
would be a disaster! Funny, but still a disaster!
Thanks for the sugges
We've been in a discussion elsewhere
I've got the linen card from fabric-store.com, and I've got the swatch
set from Dharma.
Does anybody have a wool set?
Thanks,
jerusha
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Division of Science and Math
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Hehehehehe.
Yes, especially considering how fussy this kid is! Telling him diaper cloth
would be a disaster! Funny, but still a disaster!
Thanks for the suggestion and for the little chuckle!
Laurie
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.c
You could make it out of huck cloth, which is what dishcloths are made of,
or diaper cloth (just don't tell him what it is!)
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 12:41 PM
To: 'Hi
A lot of my chemises/shirts ar bleached msulin. This serves several purposes.
First, ibcanbexpeiment and fine tune the fit on the cheap stuff but it is still
perfectlywerable usable. Second, I can then knock out a linen " good shrit"
and kep it for just thet. The cotton gets wprn for ollecting
Hello, me again.
For that same shirt project, now that I have woken up and recognized the
many resources already present in my studio, I'm hung up on fabric. Well,
not really hung up as I can certainly use 100% linen and end up with a
reasonably period shirt. But the shirt that he already has is
Yes, lovely options, and I have Margo's Gentleman's package. Some how, old
habits I guess, when I'm trying to figure something out in a hurry and
looking to down-and-dirty options, I forget about some of those better
resources. And really, for these style garments, starting from scratch with
Tudo
Oh, foolish me. I have the Tudor Tailor. Why don't I think of it when I'm
dealing with questions like this one?
Perfect solution - draft it out of TT.
Thanks!
Laurie
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Sharon Collier
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Butterick 4486 looks a LOT like his shirt,>
De: the lacing and the ruffles of this pattern is not pre1600s. Here are
men's "Italian" extant shirts
http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/workbox/extmencam.htm
Likewise,
Simplicity 3758 is probably only somew
Actually, the first shirt of B 4486 (the collarless one)is really close to a
late 1500's shirt/chemise. Just remove the gathers at the top of the sleeves
and add a straight collar (rectangular piece of cloth.) You may want to
remove some of the fullness at the cuffs also, it's hard to tell from the
> http://lacma.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/fashioning-mannequins/
>
Great post, thanks for the opportunity to see it,
-C.
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