Those are from the recent film 'Anonymous'. KarenSeamstrix
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From: Wicked Frau wickedf...@gmail.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: [h-cost] Anyone recognize this movie?
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:30:07 -0700
Hey! I'm headed there as well! I'll be with the river pirates.erI mean
pre-emptive salvage experts
over by the river. Come on by for a visit! KarenSeamstrix
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From: annbw...@aol.com
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your
Hey! That episode of Ghost Hunters was on last night!. (Yeah, paranormal shows
are a guilty pleasure of mine *blushes*) They caught what they interpreted as a
full body apparition on the stairs. We now return you to your originaly
scheduled costume discussion. KarenSeamstrix
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I would say that the early Victorian period especially the late 1840's would be
the heaviest era for undergarments. By that time the corset was re-emerging as
a longer, more heavily boned object and ladies wore lots of
underskirts/petticoats to achieve the bell skirted look which was in
Bustles may look ungainly but they are effectively half hoop skirts and aren't
very heavy at all. Karen DezomaSeamstrix
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From: Kathryn Pinner pinn...@mccc.edu
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Heavy underwear
Date: Fri, 2 Sep
Hey! If you watch the video, that's my friend Kelly Cochran-Davis who made the
outfit and is demonstrating to Ms Gist how to wear it! Very cool! Kelly is an
excellent costumier. KarenSeamstrix
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From: Sharon Henderson henderson.sha...@gmail.com
To:
I have used the Laughing Moon pattern and found it to be a very good pattern.
It is easy to make (comparatively speaking) and the instructions are clear. I
know other people who have used it and heard nothing but good things about it
from them. KarenSeamstrix -- Original Message
Actually, in the original illustrations Holmes isn't shown wearing that very
often. He spends most of his time in London and an Inverness coat and
deerstalker cap would be something worn when out in the country, probably
hunting. for a good look at the original Sherlock Holmes illustrations, go
I agree that there's some ambiguity to the white trunkhose but I think the
yellow lines (which don't seem to go all the way from top to bottom) may just
be shading indicating fullness/gathering. Just my tuppence of course!
Karen
Seamstrix
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From: Elizabeth
A quick survey of my Elizabethan portrait resources shows that paned slops were
the most common, but there are several pieces of pictorial evidence which show
non-paned slops. If you go to this link (
http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/Various_4.htm ) and scroll most of the way
down the page
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From: Julie jtkn...@jtknits.cts.com
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: [h-cost] questions
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:45:38 -0800 (PST)
Is there a difference between a farthingale and hoops? I need hoops/something
under my skirts.
Yes and no. In their most
) every single one of those 9 days
(including dancing most of the evenings), I have never had such a thing happen
even at my most sweaty.
From: penhal...@juno.com penhal...@juno.com
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 9:02:22 PM
Subject: Re: [h
The term 'chaungeable' typically means that the threads in the weft are one
color and the warp a different color so that the color shifts depending on how
you look at it. At least I am assuming that 'chaungeable' is a period spelling
of 'changeable' and that's what 'changeable' means.
Karen
I'll be looking forward to seeing them. *grin*
Karen
Seamstrix
Fashion Folio Coordinator
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From: Ann Catelli elvestoor...@yahoo.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Viking alternate history--14thC/15thC Vinland?
Date: Tue, 29
I have no personal experience with either but while surfing for Kentwell
information tonight (hey, a girl can dream!) I noted that Pilgrim Shoes is one
of the official vendors for their Tudor/Elizabethan reenactors and actually
sells from a booth while the reenactment is open.
Karen
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
Have you checked Vecellio's costume book? Done in the late 16th century and
covering most of the world (although the farther you get from Italy, the more
suspect the designs become). I'm sure he did some costume from the Slavic
regions.
Karen
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According to a mutual friend, they have been having problems coming to terms
with the publisher of Tudor Tailor and so have decided to start their own
publishing house (Fat Goose) in order to put out smaller editions modeled on
the Osprey military series that focus on specific parts of period
Ye, I agree, this is not any particular period but it is trying to be vaguely
Victorian. If you can find the patterns that were released after 'Titanic'
became popular, you will be much closer to the corrrect style.
Like these:
http://www.lostcoasthistpatterns.com/19gapadrbyfo.html
I'm still thinking that this portrait is (at best) a portrait of Mary of
Scotland which has been confused with Mary Tudor. The style of everything about
it is terribly French and at least a decade after Mary Tudor died. Since Mary
Tudor married the King of Spain, she wasn't terribly popular in
I have two sets of wire drawers of various sizes that I use to keep my projects
together. They are a bit pricey but if you can find a sale they are worth it. I
got mine at Home Depot and you can get the rack for them in a couple of heights
and the drawers in 3 or 4 depths so you can have your
Are we even sure that it's a part of the sleeve? I'm not an expert on this
period but it looks possible that it's a series of ribbon-like bits that have
an almost fringe effect.
Karen
Seamstrix
-- Catherine Olanich Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com wrote:
On Tuesday 30 December 2008 6:07:59 pm
I am writing on behalf of a friend who is interested in doing some Byzantine
woman's headresses. She can only find a few basic styles (I think she's
actually only found one!) and is interested in sources which might show her
different options. Does anyone here know of places which would be
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