Thank you for your replies. I am very grateful. Roisina...
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roisinaisolde
Mar 1, 2006 11:18 pm
Congrats on you "soon to be" new addition. Roisina...
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kareina@...
kareinatt
Mar 2, 2006 5:51 am
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...
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Kimberly Winrotte
yamina_alzahra
Mar 2, 2006 5:52 am
... 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...
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roisinaisolde
Mar 2, 2006 5:52 am
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...
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kittencat3@...
elllid
Mar 2, 2006 11:19 am
Janet Arnold is THE expert on Elizabethan clothing. Buy the book. Sarah Davies [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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RON CARNEGIE
guardsmand55
Mar 2, 2006 12:59 pm
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...
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Amy Heilveil
aheilvei
Mar 2, 2006 3:01 pm
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...
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Laura Morgan
valkerie1000
Mar 2, 2006 4:06 pm
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...
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Emmie
bobbyandemmie
Mar 2, 2006 6:19 pm
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...
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J. May
jspiritstone
Mar 2, 2006 7:18 pm
Shirley Guthrie _Arab Social Life_ Yedida Stillman _Arab Dress_ Gervers, Veronika. "Medieval Garments in the Mediterranean World." In _Cloth and Clothing in...
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Alexis
cassandra_of...
Mar 2, 2006 9:20 pm
... 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...
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Amy Heilveil
aheilvei
Mar 2, 2006 9:23 pm
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...
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Beth and Bob Matney
bmatney2000
Mar 2, 2006 10:43 pm
... 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...
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Katherine Throckmorton
katherinethr...
Mar 3, 2006 1:41 am
... 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...
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sdv1964
Mar 3, 2006 2:11 am
Hello Everyone, I was wondering if anyone was interested in purchasing bronze cauldrons. Patrick Thaden, a fantastic armorer, is offering them on his website....
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Amy Heilveil
aheilvei
Mar 3, 2006 2:59 pm
... From: Elaine <carynvnk@...> Date: Mar 2, 2006 11:55 PM Subject: [Scribes] OT: Notice of stolen baronial regalia To: scribes@... Noble...
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Amy Heilveil
aheilvei
Mar 3, 2006 3:10 pm
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...
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Emmie
bobbyandemmie
Mar 3, 2006 4:11 pm
Thank you to all. I will add my books this weekend. YIS, Elisabeth Hänsel...
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Emmie
bobbyandemmie
Mar 3, 2006 4:17 pm
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...
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hawkhurstmanor@...
hawkhurstmanor
Mar 3, 2006 4:27 pm
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...
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HL Damiana la Roja
hldamiana
Mar 3, 2006 5:45 pm
... 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...
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Emmie
bobbyandemmie
Mar 3, 2006 7:04 pm
... 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...
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hawkhurstmanor@...
hawkhurstmanor
Mar 3, 2006 7:41 pm
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,...
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Emmie
bobbyandemmie
Mar 3, 2006 7:50 pm
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...
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hawkhurstmanor@...
hawkhurstmanor
Mar 3, 2006 8:21 pm
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...
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SilverLoon2001@...
silverloon2001
Mar 4, 2006 2:24 pm
The following page is in German, but has a nice depiction of the frilled hat shown in the Manesse Codex. ...
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Laura Morgan
valkerie1000
Mar 4, 2006 2:31 pm
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...
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Amy Heilveil
aheilvei
Mar 4, 2006 8:14 pm
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....
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Emmie
bobbyandemmie
Mar 4, 2006 8:15 pm
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...
