yet another one, but I think this is a man's shirt - neckline seems all wrong for a woman in this time period: ...
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caitlin_oduibhir
caitlin_odui...
Oct 5, 2004 8:13 pm
yet another set... Im starting to think I should just keep this screen open and list them all at the same time! ...
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Bella
bella_lucia_...
Oct 6, 2004 1:48 am
... I've got several of those lace books saved to my hard drive. They are great resources. As for the camicia in question, I have yet to track it down, but...
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Bella
bella_lucia_...
Oct 6, 2004 1:54 am
... If you click on "Dettaglio" to the right, you get a viewer which allows you to view certain small sections of the image close-up. I have a larger image of...
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Catelli, Ann
elvestoorder
Oct 6, 2004 12:40 pm
... quoted by ... Women, and men, too, had been wearing white linen for many many centuries before the fifteenth. What changed was that the linen was starting...
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saralee20032000
Oct 12, 2004 1:08 am
Greetings All, Recently I jumped at some fabric on Ebay and got five yards for an insanely low price. Wanted to make a dress out of it and for once I'm doing...
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Janie
janiebrackett
Oct 13, 2004 2:30 am
Dear Cara, I'm not an expert on these things (nor do I play one on TV), but I think it looks fine. Black on turquoise is nice. Probably the biggest question...
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Kiara/Chiara Fagni
kiarapanther1
Oct 13, 2004 2:53 am
Oh, its beautiful! I can't get a really good idea of the pattern with the way that it is rolling, but the scrollwork reminds me of various period designs I...
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otsisto
alfrdis
Oct 13, 2004 6:25 am
The color is fine and the pattern is fudgable. SCA states an attempt at garb is required for events. Make the outfit as period as you are able and are...
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saralee20032000
Oct 13, 2004 4:10 pm
Many thanks to all who replied. I appreciate all your help and comments on how to make it better. Lyse, thank you so much for the pictures. May I ask, do you...
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jen-jen
mandalae78
Oct 13, 2004 6:17 pm
Period Patterns number 41 Italian Renaissance Women's Gowns, c. 1470-1505 I can't say that I recommend them as people have complained that the instructions are...
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otsisto
alfrdis
Oct 13, 2004 9:21 pm
I'm not sure how it is made. It looks like a semi circle with a arm slit. One of the "overdresses" that I was taught was taking two semi circles and sew the...
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Susan Griner
lucreziadelb...
Oct 14, 2004 5:49 pm
Messages 2021-2026 refer to a very reasonable pattern for this over garment (called a giornea). This pattern makes a lot of sense to me. While it seems to be...
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Oonagh ONeill
oonaghsown
Oct 17, 2004 2:25 pm
HI Cara, That is a really beautiful piece of fabric, and a great colour. I hope that 5 yards is enough for you. How wide is it? I usually use 10meters of...
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otsisto
alfrdis
Oct 17, 2004 7:20 pm
... [Oonagh]I agree with the person who said that the mantle looks like a semi circle with arm slits and lining. That portrait looks very spanish to me. I am...
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saralee20032000
Oct 17, 2004 9:11 pm
Hi, You had asked me how wide my fabric was? It is 50 inches wide. Selvage to selvage. Please forgive me if thats a weird number. I've only been sewing for fun...
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chirurgeon@...
myminbari
Oct 17, 2004 11:09 pm
I haven't seen the portrait you are talking about, but my former apprentice sister has been researching a garment called a Luca. We made one for her laurel...
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Oonagh ONeill
oonaghsown
Oct 18, 2004 12:59 am
hi Cara, Shakes her head...... that old corset question..... urgghhhh.... for the style I choose to wear in Venetian clothing "I" can't not wear a corset. If...
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Allison Wall
toragana13
Oct 18, 2004 6:00 pm
Deb (Oonagh), I read your updates today and just wanted to send my deepest sympathy for your cat, Tigger. I'm very sorry for his loss. Your site is an...
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katherinejsanders
katherinejsa...
Oct 18, 2004 10:17 pm
Hi All I am currently reconstructing a 17C Italian linen chemise based on the information in Kass McGann's excellent site. So far, all is going well, but i had...
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Oonagh ONeill
oonaghsown
Oct 19, 2004 1:40 am
Thank you. Hugs Deb ... sympathy for your cat, Tigger. I'm very sorry for his loss. Your site is an inspiration for me and this personal update touched me, ...
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Kiara/Chiara Fagni
kiarapanther1
Oct 19, 2004 10:18 am
Oh, sounds interesting. Can't wait to see the pictures. --Kiara On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:17:41 -0000, katherinejsanders...
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Liadain
t_thallas
Oct 26, 2004 8:21 pm
Greetings to the list! My name is Liadain, and some of you (hi, Bella!) probably know me from other lists; while my persona is Irish, she seems to be wandering...
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Susan Farmer
jerusha_kilgore
Oct 27, 2004 12:52 am
... Boy does that sound familier. Kilgore is in County Fife in Scotland (lowland Scot), but Jerusha currently lives in Italy too. :-) Jerusha Kilgore Barony...
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Oonagh ONeill
oonaghsown
Oct 27, 2004 12:34 pm
greetings Liadain, We Irish do get around. After we have been in various parts of the world we even get mistaken for locals. Enjoy your time here. Cheers Deb ...
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Dona Oja
donanelloja
Oct 29, 2004 4:30 pm
Delurking to ask a question about this document. In the body of the text a 'curl stitch' is referred to several times as a destription of one of the embroidery...
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Bella
bella_lucia_...
Oct 30, 2004 2:02 am
In reference to <http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/re_lace_02.pdf> --- Dona Oja ... Hi all, I've finally uploaded several extant camicie from...
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Krystal Ruth Morgan
gaia002
Oct 30, 2004 10:48 pm
quoted from "The Anchor Manual of Needlework" p. 445: ISBN 0-934026-59-9 "Curl stituch consists of a cord in relief. To work this stitch make a row of Running...
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Dona Oja
donanelloja
Oct 31, 2004 4:54 am
Oh! Thank you! This makes perfect sense. I will have to try this... Am now trying to figure out what I am going to make that this stitch would be good...
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Kiara/Chiara Fagni
kiarapanther1
Nov 1, 2004 4:46 am
Sounds exactly like a whipped double running stitch to me. Learned it in an advanced blackwork class and have seen it in several embroidery books.\ Here is...
