Im looking for fabric to make a gamurra, but i am pretty clueless about fabric. i want red on one side and purple on the other, so that it is reversible. here...
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Mary Taran
oh_mobi
May 26, 2004 7:45 pm
... Nylon is somewhat dangerous for us in the SCA for another reason: It does not block UV rays. I got one of the worst sunburns of my life wearing a nylon...
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annikki@...
annikkiweston
May 26, 2004 8:34 pm
On 26 May 2004 at 19:13, aleksandra_vladimirovna wrote: I have a response to some of this... ... Having done this once just for the heck of it, after having...
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Susan Griner
lucreziadelb...
May 26, 2004 10:55 pm
... Jennifer did adress like this http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/research/15thdiary/page1.html ... I should think any of them. Some are perhaps more...
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aleksandra_vladimirovna
aleksandra_v...
May 27, 2004 2:31 am
... others. which ones (of silk broadcloth, silk habutai, and silk taffeta) are more period? are there any other cloth options i should look into instead? ...
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kitlizzy
May 27, 2004 3:10 pm
... Thank you all for helping me!! :) Now that I've had a little more time to look at portraiture, and especially the website mentioned below, I've discoverd...
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Susan Griner
lucreziadelb...
May 27, 2004 3:40 pm
... I don't know for sure, my knowledge is limited. I do know that silk satin, brocade and velvet would have been used in dresses and "raw" silk, silk noil and...
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aleksandra_vladimirovna
aleksandra_v...
May 27, 2004 3:50 pm
... damask ... being ... try www.fashionfabricsclub.com they have some (relatively) cheap stuff. there are also a lot of fabric links to try in the links...
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kitlizzy
May 27, 2004 4:40 pm
I was looking at the lovely silks you posted from there already!! But I'm too chicken to start out with silk....I'd rather make mistakes with my $3/yard...
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caitlin_oduibhir
caitlin_odui...
May 28, 2004 1:52 am
You'll have to pardon my jumping into this thread half cocked, I am feeling rather yicky at the moment. I was reading my digest and came across a comment made...
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kitlizzy
May 28, 2004 2:19 am
... in "Catilin"s folder...is this the dress you are thinking of? That's what piqued my interest about the striped fabric I had mentioned...but I think the...
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Susan Farmer
jerusha_kilgore
May 28, 2004 3:58 am
I won't have time to post links -- and I know I've got more to scan, but I have images of lots of striped fabric -- all the way from Cotehardies to Late Period...
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Susan Farmer
jerusha_kilgore
May 28, 2004 4:02 am
... Couldn't find it. Catlin has an album, but it's empty. Jerusha...
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Devo
harpross
May 28, 2004 8:16 am
On the various online Renstore costuming sites, they feature a gown called the "Bella Abita", stating that it's Italian Renaissance, late 1400's... When I...
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Jessica Maxson
giulianasalv...
May 28, 2004 11:40 am
I wouldn't say it's total fantasy. It's a fairly typical gamurra, provided you lose the cheesy trim and embroidery. That's not to say that trim and embroidery...
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Susan Farmer
jerusha_kilgore
May 28, 2004 2:24 pm
I'd like to know where he gets the idea that that's fantasy. Maybe he just thinks in terms of English Garb. Jerusha...
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Allison Wall
toragana13
May 28, 2004 3:42 pm
While I cannot quickly locate sources at this moment, it is my understanding that the fabrics of Italy were not woven w/ striped patterns. (They were...
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murielvh2000
May 29, 2004 1:15 am
Greetings to all (again) :) I've uploaded a pic of Kamilla & I from 12th Night this year. (Files section: Folder "Muriel"). I'm on the left and Kamilla is...
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Diana Habra
sybilvonbora
May 29, 2004 1:52 am
... Muriel, You look just like a Ghirlandao painting! Well done! Diana Habra www.RenaissanceFabrics.net "Everything for the Costumer"...
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Bella
bella_lucia_...
May 30, 2004 12:20 am
... moment, it is my understanding that the fabrics of ... I must admit that I have only a few (Venetian) pictorial sources showing striped fabrics, but these...
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katie
goddess_kt19
May 30, 2004 1:02 am
Those dresses are beautiful! And that website has a ton of really good information. I'm impressed. It really gave me a lot of good ideas for things to pay...
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Susan Farmer
jerusha_kilgore
May 30, 2004 1:54 am
And there's the Image of Sofonisba Anguissona's sisters http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/SCA/Paintings/anguissola_Siblings.jpg Jerusha...
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Diana Habra
sybilvonbora
May 30, 2004 3:18 am
I liked the last picture of striped fabric in the picture of Sofonisba Anguissola's sisters that someone posted. So I was looking up more stuff by the painter...
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Diana Habra
sybilvonbora
May 30, 2004 3:23 am
Sorry folks! I tried this link myself and it doesn't work. So I posted the picture in the files section under the name Sofonisba 1557. Take a look! Diana...
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McCombs Kennels
mccombskennels
May 30, 2004 2:05 pm
Hello: The link worked for me just fine. Teresa ... From: "Diana Habra" <dch@...> To: <Italian_Rennaissance_Costuming@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday,...
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Susan Farmer
jerusha_kilgore
May 30, 2004 5:42 pm
... Cool -- there's stuff there that isn't in the book on her. For those who don't know, the was the *first* great femail painter in the renaissance. She was...
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s t
MuchBeatrice
May 30, 2004 6:32 pm
The link worked for me, thanks! Cassandra __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. ...
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toragana13
May 30, 2004 7:43 pm
... showing striped fabrics, but these (mid-late 16thC) look like the stripes are woven in, not applied. I believe that the stripes could be woven in either...
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Bella
bella_lucia_...
May 31, 2004 4:01 am
Greetings all, reading through Allison's message a few points occured to me.... 1. When looking for "evidence"; of any fabric design detail within period, it...
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Susan Farmer
jerusha_kilgore
May 31, 2004 2:11 pm
much good discussion snipped ... Netscape 7.1 does this too. Mozilla does not. Jerusha...
