Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-17 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Thursday 17 July 2008 5:44:38 am Gunvor wrote: > On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:52:07 +0200, Catherine Olanich Raymond > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is no indication that a third brooch was also found in the box in > > the summaries I've seen. So I'm skeptical about that kind of solution. >

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-17 Thread Gunvor
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:52:07 +0200, Catherine Olanich Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There is no indication that a third brooch was also found in the box in the summaries I've seen. So I'm skeptical about that kind of solution. I agree about being sceptical, but would still consider the

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-16 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Wednesday 16 July 2008 10:39:07 pm Glenda Robinson wrote: > My take on this garment is that they aren't pleats at all. They are hanging > loosely, but when you sketch, it might look like pleats, but is actually > folds. > > If you have a look at the Ancient styles of palla, some of them are quit

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-16 Thread Glenda Robinson
rsday, 17 July 2008 12:01 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume On Tuesday 15 July 2008 11:42:42 pm Gytha Stonegrinder wrote: > Oooh me too!  I sincerely believe that aprons were worn in the way > depicted, but in this case it wouldn't even lie neat a

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-16 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Tuesday 15 July 2008 11:42:42 pm Gytha Stonegrinder wrote: > Oooh me too!  I sincerely believe that aprons were worn in the way > depicted, but in this case it wouldn't even lie neat and flat with the > sagging overdress underneath it.  The silk on linen is fairly stiff and > would not just lie

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-16 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Tuesday 15 July 2008 11:46:57 pm Gytha Stonegrinder wrote: > I like your thought about how the third brooch might work.  I'm wondering > if the absence of the third brooch might be explained by the fact that this > dress was not being worn, it was found in a box.   Gytha Yes, but the tortoise b

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-15 Thread Gytha Stonegrinder
cal Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 12:17:19 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume I had interpreted it as the centre section of the apron dress, with a big pleat under each brooch making that part stand out in front, rather than an additional separate piece o

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-15 Thread Gytha Stonegrinder
From: Catherine Olanich Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 5:40:36 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume Peter Beatson also interpreted the drawing as showing a separate apron.  But I've looked at the drawing again

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-15 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Tuesday 15 July 2008 3:17:19 pm Anne wrote: > Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: > > On Sunday 13 July 2008 5:24:51 pm Anne wrote: [snip]. > > > > Yes, the inset picture does seem to show a third brooch in the center. > > So far as I know, no such brooch was found in the grave, but we don't > > h

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-15 Thread Anne
Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: On Sunday 13 July 2008 5:24:51 pm Anne wrote: In the second picture, is that another brooch in the center front, do you think? If the fabric was pinned together there, it would be tight around the chest so the tortoise brooches might hold the pleats more eas

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-13 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Sunday 13 July 2008 5:24:51 pm Anne wrote: > In the second picture, is that another brooch in the center front, do > you think? If the fabric was pinned together there, it would be tight > around the chest so the tortoise brooches might hold the pleats more > easily? > > Interestingly, that fo

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-13 Thread Anne
In the second picture, is that another brooch in the center front, do you think? If the fabric was pinned together there, it would be tight around the chest so the tortoise brooches might hold the pleats more easily? Interestingly, that formation is almost exactly like I was shown to make a

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Saturday 12 July 2008 8:13:57 pm Gytha Stonegrinder wrote: > Thanks for the link!  I know I read somewhere about the middle panel being > patterned... and that it was 100 years older than the rest of the garment.  > The abstracts are great and I think I need to buy it!   Kathy The paper will be

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Saturday 12 July 2008 8:09:19 pm Gytha Stonegrinder wrote: > Actually, that's a much better translation!  Thank you!  It's not literal, > it makes much more sense...  Kathy > Glad to be of service. I was only reporting my impression of the feel of the translation. Since I don' t know Russian

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Gytha Stonegrinder
TED]> To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 1:15:45 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume On Saturday 12 July 2008 2:36:49 pm Constance Britten wrote: > Thanks for posting! > > I read in note 7 of the Beatson article that the "type of

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Gytha Stonegrinder
therine Olanich Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 1:19:42 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume On Saturday 12 July 2008 3:23:51 pm Gytha Stonegrinder wrote: > Right now I'm resorting to basting because I don&#

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Gytha Stonegrinder
M Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume On Saturday 12 July 2008 3:37:05 pm Gytha Stonegrinder wrote: > No, some words don't seem to translate, like their word for fibula, which > is similar, but different, but there was no particular untranslated word > that would appear to des

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Saturday 12 July 2008 5:00:06 pm Joan Mielke wrote: > Very interesting article! I wonder, though, if the apron/dress may have > been made of wool instead of linen. I reread the article, and it doesn't > actually say what the dress itself was made of. It was stitched with > linen, which makes

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Joan Mielke
Very interesting article! I wonder, though, if the apron/dress may have been made of wool instead of linen. I reread the article, and it doesn't actually say what the dress itself was made of. It was stitched with linen, which makes sense, and the silk was backed on linen, which also makes sens

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Saturday 12 July 2008 3:37:05 pm Gytha Stonegrinder wrote: > No, some words don't seem to translate, like their word for fibula, which > is similar, but different, but there was no particular untranslated word > that would appear to describe the weave. I used to pieces of Thai silk that > I had.

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Saturday 12 July 2008 3:23:51 pm Gytha Stonegrinder wrote: > Right now I'm resorting to basting because I don't own large turtle > brooches... but a friend does so that will be the next thing... along with > photos. Turtle brooches are so large and heavy that I'm thinking they will > hold the fo

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Saturday 12 July 2008 2:36:49 pm Constance Britten wrote: > Thanks for posting! > > I read in note 7 of the Beatson article that the "type of weave and > patterning (if any) of the silks are not mentioned." However, I found an abstract of the NESAT X papers on the web--which included the paper

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Gytha Stonegrinder
erned panel.  I'll send you a copy of the translation... maybe another set of eyes can tell more!  Gytha - Original Message From: Constance Britten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:36:49 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Gytha Stonegrinder
ooch pins don't have to go through the fabric! Gytha - Original Message From: Catherine Olanich Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 10:26:02 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume On Saturday 12 Ju

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Constance Britten
Thanks for posting! I read in note 7 of the Beatson article that the "type of weave and patterning (if any) of the silks are not mentioned." However, seeing as that article omitted the image describing the pleats, I'm wondering if, when you did your translation work (very kewl, BTW), you hap

Re: [h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Saturday 12 July 2008 1:08:18 pm Gytha Stonegrinder wrote: > I got this link from this group.  It intrigued me, so I made the sarafin > using the dimensions from the article, and using a light-weight linen.  > When I tried it on it hung all wrong.  The drawing has a drape to it that > the linen

[h-cost] Pskov Viking costume

2008-07-12 Thread Gytha Stonegrinder
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/sarafan/sarafan.htm I got this link from this group.  It intrigued me, so I made the sarafin using the dimensions from the article, and using a light-weight linen.  When I tried it on it hung all wrong.  The drawing has a drape to it that the linen jus