It may not be quite as useful in linen, but I have enjoyed playing with the technique mentioned in _Woven into the Earth_, which may be called "singling" (my...
... Flat felling the seam allowance would be one way or using a french seam. One way that I do it if I want something to be super period is to dip all the raw...
I have heard good and bad things about Janet Arnold's books. Are they worth buying? Also, thanks to everyone for being so helpful with all my questions. Being...
Most certainly. People love to bash her, but these works are very useful. They are some of the most important books on period clothing out there, though...
There are some inconsistencies in her books, there are some things she just gets wrong, there are somethings on which she speculates and doesn't make entirely...
Nobody is perfect. Janet A. was no exception, but she was able to get in and photograph extant garments and did her best to get that info out to the general...
Here is a question for the group. What are your favorite/ most important books to go to when you are constructing a garment/hat/pouch? I am working on...
Shirley Guthrie _Arab Social Life_ Yedida Stillman _Arab Dress_ Gervers, Veronika. "Medieval Garments in the Mediterranean World." In _Cloth and Clothing in...
... research ... Woven into the Earth-Ostergard NESAT 1-7 Textiles & Clothing - Crowfoot Dress in Angle-Saxon England - Owen Crocker Pls remember that I am a...
Yes, please put books into the groups bookshelf. Go to the groups website, on the left there is a column of items - choose Database. The third choice is...
... My answer: It depends on what I'm doing at the time. My husband's personna is set (barely) within the Ottoman Empire. For me, I do stuff all over Europe...
... It depends on the season. My September-February persona is 16th century and English and for dressing Katherine I tend to use a combination of _Patterns of...
Hello Everyone, I was wondering if anyone was interested in purchasing bronze cauldrons. Patrick Thaden, a fantastic armorer, is offering them on his website....
14th-Century Shipwreck Found in Stockholm By MATTIAS KAREN, Associated Press Writer Thu Mar 2, 8:52 PM ET STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Archeologists have found a...
I have two BIG questions. I am starting work on my Manesse Codex outfit (finally) this weekend. Has anyone ever made a turret or pillbox style hat? If you...
MODERATOR NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT TOP-POST THANK YOU I made one of the scalloped pillbox hats last year and had an interesting time with it. I did make a pattern...
... I'm a proud owner of "Patterns of Fashion". If they are valuable for anything at all, it is for the pictures of extant garments she's gotten. I would buy...
... Elyn, Do I ever have questions. You partially answered part of it when you discussed the side being longer. I want to make sure I am not off base and...
Elisabeth, I hope all this helps..... I started with the concept of the sailor hat....I made the pill box much as you wrote, then I added the side panel/flap,...
I'm not going to use buckram... I have a heavy linen canvas to use in its place. I would love to see your end result with the wool. I plan on starting my...
Excellent....I will keep you in mind and let you know about the wool felt. Happy sewing! Elyn Emmie <elisabeth.hansel@...> wrote: I'm not going to use...
you know, I always suspected that those frilled "hats" were made the same way that "gopherred veils" are thought by some to be made...with a woven edge that...
Is one pound? Or two pounds? Typically? I'm talking about the stuff that's cleaned and carded, generally used to spin, not completed and finished fabric....
I tried this site back in Aug 05... using bable fish to translate. I was in my first month in the SCA and I was JUST learning to sew. I have it partially...
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