Can someone please resend the pattern for the circular cape? I had it. I sent it to print. I deleted it. Bad order. ...
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Dianne & Greg Stucki
alisone17404
Nov 2, 2007 2:50 am
... Wow..that's just SPIFFY! Seriously beautiful garb there. Laurensa ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Masters, Cheryl L FC
cheryl2148
Nov 2, 2007 12:03 pm
Greetings to the List, I believe what I am thinking of is called Barbettes. I am thinking of the bands that go around the head. One beneath the chin and one...
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borderlands15213
borderlands1...
Nov 2, 2007 1:04 pm
... <Cheryl.L.Masters@...> wrote: <<>> ... around ... tablet ... <<<snipped>>> The barbette is the band that goes under the chin. "Barbette"; = "little beard."...
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unclrashid
Nov 2, 2007 1:17 pm
... thinking ... around ... tablet ... The barbette is the part that goes under the chin. In all the paintings I've seen, they appear to be lightweight fabric...
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Amy Johnson
ravenlunula
Nov 3, 2007 3:32 pm
Another thought on why this would just be plain linen or silk... easier to keep clean. Under the chin and around the face is a great place for sweat to collect...
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deedydavis
Nov 3, 2007 3:32 pm
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ylasoflionsgate
Nov 3, 2007 3:32 pm
Greetings: I have several tunic that need some sort of Norse trim or embroidery on the neck. Does anyone have suggestions? My persona is 1147 Danish. Ylas...
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Pan Zygmunt Nadratowski
tomnadra
Nov 3, 2007 3:38 pm
John, I forgot to send a link to my photos. http://www.flickr.com/photos/8906250@N02/763331034/in/set-72157600733455598/ I am 6' 2" , 200lbs. -- Pan Zygmunt...
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Elizabeth Bair
countessdulcia
Nov 3, 2007 3:40 pm
Hi Sile! I can think of several reasons, actually. I wear 13th century and wear barbettes. Barbettes, especially the band that goes under the chin need to...
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Masters, Cheryl L FC
cheryl2148
Nov 3, 2007 3:40 pm
Excellent observations. And for such a small piece would it be worth the effort? Well, they did eventually use tablet woven selvedges. Interesting thought...
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Masters, Cheryl L FC
cheryl2148
Nov 3, 2007 3:41 pm
And thank you for your input on the barbettes. Sile...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Nov 3, 2007 11:29 pm
... There's quite a lot of info around on Norse clothing and design (e.g. an article by Carolyn Priest-Dorman on Scandinavian needlework), and it's known that...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Nov 4, 2007 12:14 am
... I meant to say that the design was embroidered on fabric that was then appliqued to the garment. Sinech. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *...
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barb
barbary_rose
Nov 5, 2007 3:12 am
Daughter wants a sideless surcoat SOON; the only fabric I have that I will let her use (lol) where there is enough is 10 yds of cotton velvet in a mousy-brown...
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Ciorstan
ciorstie
Nov 5, 2007 3:17 am
Sky blue or silver? Or even turquoise. I'm working on a Persian coat for my son that is a damask of a dark chocolate brown, silver, sky blue and some little...
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Joane Silvertoppe
sstormwatch
Nov 5, 2007 4:23 am
Well, my color sense says any primary color would go well with it. Modern fashion styles have been pairing a bright or deep blue with various colors of brown....
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barb
barbary_rose
Nov 5, 2007 4:34 am
And I forgot completely about GREEN! Which she also loves, BTW... She also loved the suggestion of turquoise/aqua, and blue...not a whole lot of colors she...
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fireftnchick@...
fireftnchick
Nov 5, 2007 1:39 pm
I have a?cotton upholstry?fabric that looks like a brocade with several brown tones and a bit of aqua mixed in.? I used it as a facing for a?white linen...
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ann marie
marsailiaind...
Nov 5, 2007 2:57 pm
From the Rainbow for a Reign article in the last Costume Journal, while it is later period, Elizabethians would pair this with murrey (purplish red), white,...
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unclrashid
Nov 5, 2007 3:15 pm
Oh, yeah, anything in the murrey family; maroon, cranberry, burgundy, wine, chianti (a brownish purple, and even a dark plum would all be gorgeous and period....
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Avery W. Krouse
tobias_morgan
Nov 6, 2007 6:21 pm
Greetings all. I am beginning work towards assembling some formal garb outfits and I need some assistance with accessorizing. I am male, born in 1555 in York,...
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Jenna
lttlems1
Nov 6, 2007 6:24 pm
So those high lace collars (open in the front) that they had in the movie "Elizabeth," how period are they? And does anyone have a suggestion of how to make...
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Belinda Palmer
belindaauthor
Nov 6, 2007 7:57 pm
I've been a member of the group for a while, an admitted lurker, but my goals are to one day understand everything you all talk about. I hope it's all right to...
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unclrashid
Nov 6, 2007 8:59 pm
... if I can find a mundane equivalent for hose, I will ... Victoria's ... without a ... some mundane ... The closest mundane equivalents of hosen for that...
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Joane Silvertoppe
sstormwatch
Nov 6, 2007 9:42 pm
Until you are ready to tackle your own hose, here's a good company for modern substitute. Custom fitted, too, and no need to walk into a mall for them. Many a...
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Ann Catelli
elvestoorder
Nov 6, 2007 11:13 pm
... While Copper Sulfate is blue (ok, technically copper sulfate pentahydrate) is blue, it is very water soluble. I wouldn't use it as a dye. Ann in CT ...
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Yvette Foster
yefoster
Nov 6, 2007 11:34 pm
I think if I remember from my short class a few months ago.... Copper Sulfate is used woad to make blues.... but I am not sure... But I do remember them...
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Coblaith Mhuimhneach
athterath
Nov 6, 2007 11:44 pm
... Historic Enterprises carries several styles <http://www.historicenterprises.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c=7>. I haven't ordered clothing from them but...
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bella_graphics
Nov 7, 2007 1:14 am
Hi, New here...and Ditto! We have an event coming up in 3 days and it is cold! help! ... it. I sent it to print. I deleted it. Bad order....
