In my opinion...no, there were no parti-colored houppelandes. I have been enamored of houppelandes since 1978 and have looked over the years at every images I...
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unclrashid
Oct 1, 2007 5:29 pm
... but ... never ... Have you looked at men's houps? I seem to recall a short, particoulored houp on a man in a feasting scene. (but I can't find it now)...
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Bonnie Booker
aspasia1490
Oct 1, 2007 6:58 pm
... They continued to wear them alone just like before. The houppelande sorta replaced the surcote. The fitted gown or what people call a cotehardie in earlier...
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barb
barbary_rose
Oct 1, 2007 10:02 pm
OK, I need an idea for a really spiffy hat to make for a competition at 12th Night in Aethelmearc...my persona is late-period, but i`m not letting that stop me...
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Sfandra
Seonaid13
Oct 2, 2007 1:40 pm
... If you're willing to stray from your regular persona, I find that these are always showstoppers: http://members.aol.com/LiudmilaV/Burgundy.htm --Sfandra...
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Samia al-Kaslaania
idlesamia
Oct 2, 2007 2:16 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hennequin_und_Herman_von)_Br%C3%BCder_(Pol_Limburg_006.jpg Haven't seen them for women.. which is what I was looking for. ...
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quincydew@...
quincydew
Oct 2, 2007 2:16 pm
I am fairly new to the SCA, could someone point me in the right direction for period patterns. Seems Butterick and Simplicity don't have much as far as true...
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Audrey Bergeron-Morin
audreybmorin
Oct 2, 2007 2:55 pm
What period and what region are you looking for? The SCA covers a very wide range of times and places, and some patterns are better than others for different...
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V
reldnips2
Oct 2, 2007 3:32 pm
... direction ... as far as ... Medieval ... Depending on what timeframe you are looking for you may not even need a commercial pattern, as many garments up...
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V
reldnips2
Oct 2, 2007 3:41 pm
... doesn't ... In Tres Riches Heures "May" has some men wearing what appear to be parti colored houppelandes in both red/white and royal/black. ...
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V
reldnips2
Oct 2, 2007 3:58 pm
... I thought I posted this as part of another post but in the month of May in Tres Riches Heures there are several men in what seem to be parti- colored...
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Karen Isaacson
browsercat
Oct 2, 2007 3:58 pm
There's also this: http://gbacg.org/GreatPatternReview/index.htm which is reviews by people who've used different patterns so you can see how difficult/easy...
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Aisin-gioro Biya
aisingiorobiya
Oct 2, 2007 4:14 pm
Want to hear something strange? i made my first garb from the instructions in Forward Into the Past and still finds it works! If you don't mind taking a lot...
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unclrashid
Oct 2, 2007 6:59 pm
... May ... Thanks. Those are very similar to the pic I was thinking about. Depending on how you slice and dice it, some people don't consider those outfits...
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Karis
hlkaris
Oct 3, 2007 12:18 pm
Karis <hlkaris@...> wrote: Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 23:22:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Karis <hlkaris@...> Subject: Robin Netherton/Laurellen de Brandevin...
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Elizabeth Walpole
e_walpole
Oct 3, 2007 1:56 pm
... well for truly silly hats you can't go past the 15th century have a look at Cynthia Virtue's hat articles http://www.virtue.to/articles/ and for a huge ...
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quincydew@...
quincydew
Oct 3, 2007 7:02 pm
Thanks for all the replies ladies. Specifically I am looking for a cotehardie and sideless surcote I can wear together. In looking at all these different ...
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MITCHELL J BARTON
russianarabs
Oct 3, 2007 7:03 pm
If not a purist, K. Holkeboers Patterns for Theatrical Costuming for really period and good patterns too: the Midieval Tailors Assistant Making common...
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Alexandria Doyle
cybalshouse
Oct 3, 2007 7:28 pm
think of it like the dress your grandmother wore, and a dress you wear, looks quite a bit different, but they are all still dresses, unless you call it a frock...
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Chiara Francesca
fhavas
Oct 3, 2007 7:36 pm
Wow ... there are a lot of free ones online. :) Start here and see if any appeal to you. Remember that some of these links may not work, if not then go to...
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Coblaith Mhuimhneach
athterath
Oct 3, 2007 8:15 pm
... The closest commercial pattern of which I am aware is Burda 7977 <http://www.burdamode.com/Evening_wear,1270778-1128998-1003047 -1392667,enEN.html>. If...
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unclrashid
Oct 3, 2007 8:39 pm
... seems that just ... It is confusing what they are all called. Partly depends on the language and time period. A tunic is a garment which covers the body...
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Mary West
jimmielou111
Oct 4, 2007 1:46 pm
Has anyone read Period Costumes for Stage & Screen by Jean Hunnisett? I got a copy from the library and really liked it but I'm a real newcomer. Could I get...
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Heather/Margaret
mofnorwood
Oct 4, 2007 1:56 pm
... It is very pretty and useful. It's usually a Very Good Start. As you continue to play you'll want to fill out your repertoire of references with other...
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Jacqueline Johnson
bice_de_la_l...
Oct 4, 2007 1:56 pm
It's a pretty standard favorite. I don't have a copy myself, but I've read it and wouldn't mind a copy in my collection. The GBACG's website gives it pretty...
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unclrashid
Oct 4, 2007 4:54 pm
... Hunnisett? I ... The elizabethan volume is quite good because she utilized Janet Arnold's research. The medieval/gothic is not quite as good because she...
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Cathi M
cathi_vixen
Oct 4, 2007 5:16 pm
I would say it's a great starting point. Her research was very good but you do have to watch her sewing methods and such. There will be shortcuts and things...
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Joane Silvertoppe
sstormwatch
Oct 4, 2007 6:56 pm
Hello Viviana, I have a few of her books (16th-17th c., 19th c. and Outer Garments Bk 1), and I love every one of them. I made my first Elizabethan gown using...
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Ken Nye
kennyeca
Oct 4, 2007 9:44 pm
... methods and such. ... for stage and only needed to "look" right. ... I don't think they're so much "shortcuts", as using modern theatrical techniques...
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Sewmantoo
Oct 4, 2007 11:58 pm
Does any body know of extant, unearthed, preserved actua; Houppelandes? Where can I see them in books or on a web site? Or, are we all using artists portraits...
