Hello the list, its long time since last.
I have ben asked to make some renaissance costumes for a shool projekt at a
danish castle. the teachers are going to be dressed up in renaissance costumes,
a man and a woman. They work at a danish castle wich is a museum.
I am going to start this projekt
Welcome back, Bjarne!
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
cinbar...@gmail.com
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Leif og Bjarne Drews
drews...@post12.tele.dk wrote:
Hello the list, its long time since last.
I have ben asked to make some renaissance costumes for a shool projekt at a
danish castle. the
www.renaissancetailor.com has ruffs that can be easily washed. I believe
they are made of linen with horsehair braid inside for stiffness. My friend
has some and loves them. You might consider using them, or looking at the
site for techniques, etc.
Will you be posting pictures? Your work is always
A kirtle is more the word for an underdress, with gown for the overdress.
Confusingly kirtle, when used as a half-kirtle, can also mean a petticoat or
underskirt without a body garment attached.
Wide and narrow as terms suggest to me that some garments may have been made
with some sort of
Hello sharon and all who replied,
Thankyou for your help, off cause i can imagine horsehair tape would be
brilliant solution for this, i shall keep that in mind.
I intend to make all things myself, and yes i shall post pictures.
My webpage is not very big at the moment, i have issues finding
Bjarne, you remain an inspiration to us all and your talent is breathtaking.
You deserve a patron who would free you to do this full time, I only wish this
could happen for you!
Astrida
On May 13, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Leif og Bjarne Drews wrote:
Hello sharon and all who replied,
Thankyou for
Hello Kimiko,
I have fortunately a lot of danish portraits to study but i think its nice
to read some written documents also. I have free hands to give some
suggestions, i think for the man suit i want to make the elizabethan white
and red gentleman from Tudor tailor wich i think is very
Sorry I don't have helpful information, but it's great to hear from you!
Patty
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Thanks for all your welcomes. I am glad you accept me here again.
Here is my webpage with the tambour embroidered dress that almost killed me
:-)
http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/empire.htm
Bjarne
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As always- gorgeous work, Bjarne.
Thank you for sharing.
Susan
USA
On May 13, 11, at 2:52 PM, Leif og Bjarne Drews wrote:
Thanks for all your welcomes. I am glad you accept me here again.
Here is my webpage with the tambour embroidered dress that almost
killed me :-)
Virkelig flot!
From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of
Leif og Bjarne Drews [drews...@post12.tele.dk]
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 1:52 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: [h-cost] the tambour embroidered regency dress i
I was in Copenhagen for a few days last week and was hoping to see it, but I
couldn't remember which museum you said it was for. It really is stunning. I'm
also glad you are back. Are you coming back to LJ too?
Teena
From: Leif og Bjarne Drews
That is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Marjorie
Marjorie Gilbert
author of THE RETURN,
a novel set in Georgian England
Third Place, Royal Ascot 2009
http://www.marjoriegilbert.net
http://yearofeatingnaturally.blogspot.com/
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Welcome back Bjarne!
What time period will these outfits be? The renaissance covers a lot of
centuries. That might help identify what a wide dress or a narrow dress is. For
example, I might classify a 15th century Italian dress as narrow, (or
perpendicular) but a 15th century Italian dress as
In some danish inventory lists, which all are written in german (it was the
language used then in Denmark) it is often mentioned with wide dresses and
narrow dresses.
If by renaissance you mean 16th century, then my first thought would be that
a wide dress is made to go over a farthingale and
Please, a small correction: German was the language of the Court; it was NOT
the language used in Denmark at that time. But most official documents were,
indeed, in German.
From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of
Hi,
The inventory list i have read is from Queen Anna Cathrine of Braunsweig who
married the king Christian IV of Denmark. She died in childbirth in the
beginning of 1600. Both wide and narrow dresses are mentioned as well as
farthingales with rolls.
I think the period they would like me to
Like the mock image of the cat emerging from the stargate...! ;-)
Sandy
At 06:21 AM 5/13/2011, you wrote:
I had heard she was selling it but looking at the page, the young
woman certainly has a sense of humor-- from the hat-like (and
self-name-referring) Bee Initiative logo to the inclusion
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