Someone else will be far better qualified to do documentation (if possible). What I can say with certainty is that they are based on McCall's sewing patterns....
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ctr2961
Dec 6, 2007 4:37 pm
At first look, can anyone tell me how period is the doublet in the picture? http://image001.mywedding.com/10/651/10651482_475.jpg ...
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borderlands15213
borderlands1...
Dec 6, 2007 3:49 pm
... <<snipped>>> ... Sara; not to be too picayune about this, but can you be a bit more specific? Belgium wasn't always Belgium and Flanders wasn't always ...
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Sara
daeuse
Dec 6, 2007 2:28 pm
Thank you all for your posts and patience. I know these posts come and go around. As to searching the archives, I fear that my persuit of educational...
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Masters, Cheryl L FC
cheryl2148
Dec 6, 2007 1:15 pm
I got my copy of "Dress in the Court ..." yesterday and already have creases in the spine. Even with a two hour Deal or No Deal. Got it in 6 days from Amazon...
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Kat
kat_d_b
Dec 6, 2007 1:35 am
I have all of those books. All are very, very good in different ways. Medieval Tailor's Assistant: Mistress Bryonny, in Lochac,(Australia) sells books and I...
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Kat
kat_d_b
Dec 6, 2007 1:35 am
yes, www.davidbrownbooks.com (US) I got at it via www.oxbowbooks.com I just got my copy of Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII... good packaging. took about...
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Jennifer Mackay
mackayjenn
Dec 5, 2007 11:28 pm
I paid a lot less than $45 for that book--ouch! Check Amazon.com. They have a lot of good garb reference books. Gemma Northwode ... Assistant ... ...
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Jennifer Mackay
mackayjenn
Dec 5, 2007 11:26 pm
They are reissuing these in PAPERBACK--preorder available on AMAZON.com. DON'T buy the used hardcovers from sellers there--waste of money! Gemma Northwode ... ...
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AriRo53@...
mtylskma
Dec 5, 2007 8:22 pm
Lady Devra the Baker at Poison Pen Press has the Medieval Tailor's Assistant in stock, listed at $45.00 ... she is in Ostgardr ... she ships. Peace, Johanne ...
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Masters, Cheryl L FC
cheryl2148
Dec 5, 2007 7:26 pm
Great list. I love Woven into the Earth. And the London Museum series is great! Keep an ear to the ground. Copies of OOP books show up when you least...
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Eva Muehlhause
aoifeniaodha...
Dec 5, 2007 7:16 pm
I had the same question recently so you might search the archives, two of the books that stood out for me were "Medieval Tailor's Assistant" (which is...
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borderlands15213
borderlands1...
Dec 5, 2007 4:28 pm
... Yes, they have. You can Google "David Brown Books," or you can use as your URL: www.oxbowbooks.com Select U.S. pricing or UK pricing, as appropriate for...
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Masters, Cheryl L FC
cheryl2148
Dec 5, 2007 4:20 pm
David Brown Books Eh? Do they have a web site? Sile...
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clawrie_1
Dec 5, 2007 2:25 pm
... Hello Edwina, this book is absolutely worth the price... for the proper pictures of artifacts if nothing else (yes, PICTURES of brooches and textile...
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quokkaqueen
Dec 4, 2007 11:55 pm
There is a woad-dyed linen underdress and apron dress from Pskov, Russia: Translation of article: ...
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Coblaith Mhuimhneach
athterath
Dec 4, 2007 9:25 pm
... Have you visited Mistress Thora Sharptooth's Viking Resources for Re-enactors <http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikresource.html>? Her "Colors,...
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unclrashid
Dec 4, 2007 9:16 pm
... Viking ... say ... I'm not an expert in Viking or in period dying, but it is my understanding that it's pretty hard to dye linen a bright color using...
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Coblaith Mhuimhneach
athterath
Dec 4, 2007 9:15 pm
... Have you consulted the archives for this group? At the end of August Aoife asked, " If you had to restrict yourself to 5 books on garb construction in...
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cattabella24
Dec 4, 2007 7:59 pm
I am in need of input on color choices for linen to use in a Viking Apron Dress and Underdress. I have been reading for days posts on this group, the Viking...
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unclrashid
Dec 4, 2007 3:35 pm
... my ... sewing ... again, ... Best general medieval garb book: "medieval tailor's assistant" it doesn't teach research or documentation or even explain...
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Sara
daeuse
Dec 4, 2007 2:07 pm
Greetings Lords and Ladies, I am just beginning my journey in the SCA and am still researching my persona. I am seeking the "Must Have" book list for Medieval...
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ciorstan@...
ciorstie
Dec 3, 2007 11:55 pm
Penelope Walton Rogers is the lead textile archaeologist from the excavations at 16-22 Coppergate, run by the York Archaeological Trust. So I would say, yeah....
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H. Law
lynnx00
Dec 3, 2007 11:01 pm
Has anyone looked at this, and is it worth the $32? It's for sale at David Brown books and I'm considering getting it along with Dress in Anglo-Saxon England...
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borderlands15213
borderlands1...
Dec 3, 2007 12:18 pm
... Hello, Cilean; I'm rather late in making a reply to your post; hopefully this is still in time to be helpful to your project. Rare double portrait of Mary...
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unclrashid
Dec 2, 2007 5:38 am
... the ... well as tied on in different times and places. ... And not just sleeves... Stomachers, aprons, plastrons and probably other stuff too. Rashid...
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Heather/Margaret
mofnorwood
Dec 1, 2007 11:42 pm
Bice wants folks to know that at her Aldi's tonight she found a sewing machine for $50. IIRC she said that it had about 13 stitches, and presser foot and all...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Dec 1, 2007 11:32 pm
... It's probably pinning the sleeve in place. Sleeves were pinned on as well as tied on in different times and places. Sinech. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *...
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Karen M. Bryant
carinn_trans...
Dec 1, 2007 10:18 pm
I see it too! that is weird Cairenn of Mugmort ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Mark Sinnard
snaard7
Dec 1, 2007 7:05 pm
Does anyone else see a straight pin set in the left shoulder of the sleeve? That seems strange to me... ... Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make...
