Hello >^_^< Sorry if anyone's getting this twice. I posted it on the main list, but then I thought maybe this one could help. Anyway, I'm trying to make a...
Hi, Lady Sylvia has purchased one dozen foam heads to be used in equestrian games (they are held onto a pole by magnets and someone riding a horse knocks them...
... 14thcenturygarb ... Ah, yes, thanks for pointing that out. It is very nice. I haven't been following that group lately and I should be - I love seeing...
I'm looking for some opinions. Do you think that a bodice should be separate in an Italian Ren dress, or part of the dress (i.e. the part with the boning or...
... I've been puzzling over that myself for an Italian ren dress I'd like to make. I think it depends on the style of the gown and how "well endowed" the...
Hi all, The knitting garden in Madison (just North of Skowhegan) has some beautiful Waverly fabrics at 50% off. That's $6 per yard, the sale is on until they...
My whoopsie. Yes, that's the Fabric Garden. I was wondering what kinds of mistakes I was going to make. I had about two minutes to write the email, before I...
But..most of us know what you're referring to. Thinking about Carolingia? Sara - in reference to your earlier post, you mean you don't have fabric already...
Well, of course not! Unless, of course you count the 15 yards or so of linen I bought at Pennsic. And a similar amount of linen blends. And probably some...
I'm the Queen of setting fabric in my house. Just ask my sister. I have a lovely piece of forest green wool laying in a box. Just found a lovely piece of...
My, my! Is this the fabric confessional? I'm just as bad as you ladies - I still have multiple yards of Celtic-print fabric sitting in a box in my upper hall ...
She (or he) who dies with the most fabric wins! My mom and I are terrible too... I don't know how many yards of fabric I've got sitting around because is was a...
I have a length of steel blue silk that I bought planning to make an Italian Ren dress - but I am petrified that I will ruin the silk! Someone explain the...
... It sounds like going down to Carolingia on the 1st of Dec might be a possible group effort - Frosty Revels is an interesting name. Sara mentioned that...
... Oohhhh! Sounds like beautiful material! ... Basically "on the bias" affects the way the material will drape when worn. The horizontal and vertical threads...
Well, I know what it is but since I am a self taught sewer my terminology is not very technical. I could show you much easier than trying to explain. Usually...
I hate to say it, but most of my fabric-on-hand has been used for curtains. I've got extra, but I'm much worse about collecting yarn. Still, at $6 per yard...
I am a firm believer that she who dies with the most fabric wins! Sometimes I walk through JoAnn's just to touch all the fabric.(Isn't confession refreshing?) ...
Hey that is not quite true! Some of that fabric is slotted for Pennsic garb, i.e. hot weather garb, and I am still researching what I want to make it into. I...
I'm glad to hear you are keeping busy. When my parents visited they made some additions to my sewing room, but there is still a pile of curtains waiting to be...
Has anyone tried dying linen? I assume it would be the same as other fabrics, right? There is some bleached linen for sale on line, rather good price, so I...
My understanding is that linen does not dye all that well... Maybe it just doesn't hold the dye well? I can't remember for sure. There was a discussion on...
Yes!, if you want to create a garment that will have a more "period" fit in the torso. You have to decide if you want to wear the close fitting support ...
I second that! Yes, as someone who sometimes does and sometimes doesn't wear a corset under my Tudor gowns. The line of the bodice is better with a corset,...
I'm thinking of making a Tudor style gown - I have a bunch of black cotton velvet. Gwen - what kind of waist does your gown have? If I'm looking at the...
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