I have decided I want to make a bliaut. If anyone has any helpful suggestions I am open to them, but I think I know how I am going to proceed. However! I am...
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catetredheves
Nov 6, 2009 1:33 am
http://www.calontirtrim.com has always been good to deal with. They have a good selection, I think. cate...
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Marjorie
jorie6568
Jan 31, 2010 5:21 pm
I can't remember exactly who but I let someone borrow my Tudor Tailor book quite awhile ago and never got it back. If that person is on this list, a would...
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Margaret Rochester
kenduskeagst...
Jan 31, 2010 7:34 pm
Yea, I have it. I don't see you as often as I used to! When can we get together?  Margaret ... From: Marjorie <jorie6568@...> Subject:...
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Marjorie
jorie6568
Feb 1, 2010 6:16 pm
Great!!! I am so glad it was so easy to find. I have been taking Kaleb to fighter practice more regularly so maybe I could get it on Sunday? Or do you...
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Marjorie
jorie6568
Feb 1, 2010 6:24 pm
I just posted a few photos of Kelsey's Tudor garb that she made last week and wore to Birka. Not only is it the first Tudor garb she has made, it is the first...
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ladybrynmillar
Feb 1, 2010 7:24 pm
Lovely gown. I like the jewelry she coordinated with it too. Very nice work. Lisa...
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Rachel
knittyprincess
Feb 2, 2010 6:56 pm
She looked great! That's so much work, and she did a wonderful job. Now, do you think Lily can be enticed into making her own garb? Agatha...
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lobster_kelaguen
lobster_kela...
Feb 2, 2010 8:04 pm
Very nice! She looks lovely....
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Marjorie Adams
jorie6568
Feb 2, 2010 11:22 pm
Kelsey has a few years on Lily but she has always been pretty helpful with sewing.
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Marjorie
jorie6568
Feb 5, 2010 1:17 pm
I am going to make a bliaut. I have a pattern that I bought quite awhile ago--before I had really done any research. It is this:...
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Margaret Rochester
kenduskeagst...
Feb 5, 2010 1:32 pm
I have not used stuff from either of those pattern companies. Take a look at the instructions. Are they clear? Take a look at the pattern pieces. Were...
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Marjorie Adams
jorie6568
Feb 5, 2010 2:04 pm
I have used the second pattern and its equivalent for men and children. Â Very easy. Â Seems accurate. Â Construction makes sense for what I know about how...
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Margaret Rochester
kenduskeagst...
Feb 5, 2010 2:48 pm
Ah Ha! Who will notice? Who will care? YOU will. Make garb that pleases you. Do you 'care' if I wear a gown with princess seams? Do you 'care' if...
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L T
ladybrynmillar
Feb 5, 2010 8:19 pm
For the record, neither Lisa or Bryn cares if anyone wants to put princess seams in a dress. <smile> I think it is a decision to make for the artist who is...
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catetredheves
Feb 5, 2010 8:36 pm
Sleeves from the first and bodice from the second? Skirt from whichever you like best. cate...
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Jason goodrich
jbgood789
Feb 5, 2010 10:36 pm
lady Margaret wrote: Do you 'care' if I wear a gown with princess seams? Do you 'care' if Mira does, or Aneleda or Leo or Brynn or Rose or Sylvia or or or or?...
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catetredheves
Feb 6, 2010 12:11 am
Sara would notice every time she put the gown on that it has princess seams (she always notices when I wear them). She's not anal about it, just notices. My...
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Rachel
knittyprincess
Feb 9, 2010 7:43 pm
Hi everyone-- My daughter Lily is interested in dressing as a boyish girl (dresses are sooo restricting, don't you know), and I'm looking for either a doublet...
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Marjorie Adams
jorie6568
Feb 9, 2010 8:50 pm
My boys were wearing Mongolian dels at that age. Â No idea where they are now. Â Then Kaleb went Viking and Jacob decided to be a 15th century Polish Hussar....
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catetredheves
Feb 10, 2010 3:22 am
I also remember someone (Aneleda? Mira?) saying that they had put aside or were collecting (my memory is bad lately) kids garb to keep available for people to...
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Rachel
knittyprincess
Feb 10, 2010 2:57 pm
Lily would definitely like "fancy" clothes that aren't too girly. She is interested in Japanese garb, which requires some research and lots of fabric. While...
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Marjorie Adams
jorie6568
Feb 10, 2010 2:59 pm
I know that Mira has not had to put a lot into Sarah's garb. Â She is not on this list but I will see what I can get for info from her for you. Â ... From:...
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catetredheves
Feb 14, 2010 6:09 pm
For any interested new folks, in the photos section of this list there are a bunch of jpgs of period paintings uploaded for garb ideas. Different periods,...
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leofwynofwhit
Feb 15, 2010 2:13 am
I spent the day today building myself a french hood. I posted some photos in Leo's projects. ;) Leo...
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fis1965
Feb 15, 2010 8:42 pm
I was looking at some Roman pictures that i saw in the photo sections in the tailor's group. then it hit me, what if we take some ply wood and paint picture of...
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Marjorie
jorie6568
Feb 23, 2010 3:17 pm
Tudor garb! I bought the Simplicity pattern #2589 for $1. I also have Claire's Period Pattern for Early Tudor. (That is the one Kelsey used.) The PP one is...
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Kimberly LaMarre
kabergmann78
Feb 23, 2010 4:17 pm
I have had some trouble with that as well. I brought the back of the dress up higher (closer to my neck) and that seems to help. I have no idea what the back...
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leofwynofwhit
Feb 24, 2010 1:29 pm
Shoulders are always an issue with me too. I wonder if it has anything to do with the angle of the straps over the shoulder. I did do the same thing as Elena -...
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Marjorie
jorie6568
Feb 24, 2010 2:11 pm
So I have scrapped the idea of using either commercial pattern and will draft my own with the help of The Tudor Tailor. That is, after all, why I bought it....
