[h-cost] 1740-50 stays.

2006-04-11 Thread Bjarne og Leif Drews
Hi, Im trying to make the stays with the laced stomacher 1740-50. I found a lovely silk brocade for this in a period collour. The pattern has not laced shouder pieces. Do you think they were just sewn finished? Anyway here´s a link: http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/stays_1740.htm Bjarne

[h-cost] 1740-50 stays

2006-05-04 Thread Bjarne og Leif Drews
Hi, Today i got pictures from my client wearing the stays i made for her. In case some of you would like to see. http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/stays_1740.htm I also have worked a lot of the projekt with the new suit i am making for myself: http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/2006suit.htm It

Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays.

2006-04-11 Thread Suzi Clarke
At 10:36 11/04/2006, you wrote: Hi, Im trying to make the stays with the laced stomacher 1740-50. I found a lovely silk brocade for this in a period collour. The pattern has not laced shouder pieces. Do you think they were just sewn finished? Anyway here´s a link: http://home0.inet.tele.dk/dre

Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays.

2006-04-11 Thread kelly grant
do you get the wiessner boning? I'd love to try some for my next stays. Kelly - Original Message - From: "Bjarne og Leif Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:36 AM Subject: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays. Hi, Im tr

Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays.

2006-04-11 Thread Bjarne og Leif Drews
- Original Message - From: "kelly grant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays. It's difficult to tell from the line drawing. Do you have acc

Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays.

2006-04-11 Thread Bjarne og Leif Drews
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays. At 10:36 11/04/2006, you wrote: Hi, Im trying to make the stays with the laced stomacher 1740-50. I found a lovely silk brocade for this in a period collour. The pattern has not laced shouder pieces. Do you think they were just

Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays.

2006-04-11 Thread Suzi Clarke
At 15:20 11/04/2006, you wrote: Hi Suzi, How nice to see it live! Thanks for posting it, yours is very nice, lovely collours two. Do you like the shape it gives? It works very well for the period. But it is very period specific and would not be suitable for all 18th century stuff. You can of

Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays.

2006-04-11 Thread aquazoo
Hi Bjarne, I'm trying to remember if I've seen any extant 18thC stays, with straps, that were not tied. Tying them seems to be the normal thing to do. Has anyone seen originals with solid straps? The pattern looks to me like it's two different pieces where the strap meets the front, n

Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays.

2006-04-11 Thread Bjarne og Leif Drews
AIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays. Hi Bjarne, I'm trying to remember if I've seen any extant 18thC stays, with straps, that were not tied. Tying them seems to

Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays.

2006-04-11 Thread aquazoo
> Oh yes i had another question. Do you think i should use a linnen binding > for the tabs and the bustline, straps? > Thanks again. I think fully boned stays in such an elegant fabric deserve white kid leather for a binding. -Carol ___ h-co

Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays

2006-05-04 Thread Becky
06 3:07 PM Subject: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays Hi, Today i got pictures from my client wearing the stays i made for her. In case some of you would like to see. http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/stays_1740.htm I also have worked a lot of the projekt with the new suit i am making for myself: htt

Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays and your new suit

2006-05-04 Thread Bjarne og Leif Drews
- Original Message - From: "Joan Jurancich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays and your new suit The stays look good on your client. And your new p

Re: [h-cost] 1740-50 stays and your new suit

2006-05-04 Thread Joan Jurancich
At 12:07 PM 5/4/2006, you wrote: Hi, Today i got pictures from my client wearing the stays i made for her. In case some of you would like to see. http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/stays_1740.htm I also have worked a lot of the projekt with the new suit i am making for myself: http://www.my-