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Erin
beetyach
Dec 28, 2012 9:40 pm
Thank you very much! Got it! Next step - take over the world! (That was my outside voice wasn't it? :) Adelaisa ... <SNIPPED BY MOD. TRIM YOUR POSTS!>...
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Sarah
epbtal
Dec 28, 2012 9:39 pm
Hi, I'm making a sideless surcote and I wanted to know if using satin ribbon for trim would be accurate. Thanks in Advanced. -Sarah...
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Lissa
viper6...
Dec 28, 2012 9:39 pm
Thank you everyone for such helpful information. I got more relationship advice than i expected, but I suppose my lack of detail in the first message would...
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Beth Tobin
bastbeliever
Dec 27, 2012 11:14 pm
Hi A friend of mine in the SCA, Miriam bat Shimon has a blog that is on middle and near eastern personas, we have a guild in Stormhold, and are looking at ...
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margavati
Dec 27, 2012 11:13 pm
Hi! I'm Lady Margavati Bai, and I'm one of the moderators on the SCA_India Yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_India/?yguid=228465041). My persona...
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Sioux McGill
shoshanadrakere
Dec 27, 2012 10:29 pm
... The woman who did this dress is a friend of mine and she has given me permission to share her page on FB with you. ...
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Charles
unclrashid
Dec 27, 2012 3:22 pm
There is a group about India: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_India/ They are knowledgable, but there are no easy answers for India, it all depends on time...
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otsisto
alfrdis
Dec 27, 2012 8:53 am
1. Please sign your name. :) 2. There seems to be a thing among the SCA men that tell, strongly encourage,...along these lines, the women in their lives to...
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Wanda Pease
reginaromsey
Dec 27, 2012 3:12 am
Did the various cultures to the Indian Sub-continent have courtesans in the sense of high priced call girls as in The ones of Venice? Or we're they just sex...
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Lissa
viper6...
Dec 27, 2012 12:39 am
Hello there! I will be attending my first event in early 2013 and I've been stressing about my garb. My boyfriend, a seasoned member, wants me to dress Middle...
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Silvester
das11228
Dec 27, 2012 12:39 am
Adelaisa, That image being one of the contest winners, I would contact the blog admin at fabrics-store.com and ask them to forward your contact info and...
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Jon
jonathansholes
Dec 27, 2012 12:37 am
Thank you to those that replied. Using your suggestions I have been able to find several online resources (that actually reference archaeological evidence...
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otsisto
alfrdis
Dec 26, 2012 9:37 am
... I didn't make the dress, but from the photo it looks as though red fabric bands were sewn to the bliaut, and that metal pieces and/or embroidery thread...
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Kathy
depth_of_sha...
Dec 26, 2012 12:49 am
I live in Southern California and got to go to Bower's Museum on Christmas eve to see the Fabrege and the costume exhibits. They were wonderful. One of the...
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Catherine Olanich Ray...
cathyr19355
Dec 25, 2012 8:45 pm
... I didn't make the dress, but from the photo it looks as though red fabric bands were sewn to the bliaut, and that metal pieces and/or embroidery thread...
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Erin
beetyach
Dec 25, 2012 7:47 pm
So I was perusing fabrics-store.com tonight and found this image http://www.fabrics-store.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/UGcLuy.png I love the trim on the...
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Anthoinette
anthoinette_...
Dec 25, 2012 7:46 pm
Lucien, I do not know a lot of details. "The Tudor Taylor" mentions a few things about sailers clothing: 1) the pants were more straight leg 2) sailors has a...
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Silvester
das11228
Dec 24, 2012 11:37 pm
I would run some Google searches to find names of historic figures and then Google them to find paintings and wood block prints that MIGHT show them in regular...
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patricia herfner
patrica2050...
Dec 24, 2012 1:36 am
Do you have a costuming book? Beverly Jane Thomas's books are excellent historical costuming books. THL Isabelle de Foix Kingdom of Meridies In support of my...
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Jon
jonathansholes
Dec 23, 2012 9:17 pm
Greetings unto the list, I am trying step up in the garb department. In my efforts I have gained a loose understanding but I wanted to throw it out here before...
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Vicky Eisenstadt
vicky_eisens...
Dec 17, 2012 11:49 am
Wne I get to my office, I should be able to find the ONE credible image I've found of female GFDs buttoned top to bottom...will post if I find it. For the...
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otsisto
alfrdis
Dec 17, 2012 8:59 am
... proposed fabric. Large patterns were certainly acceptable in period. No, the issue was the flowing vine pattern of that fabric.> Rashid said that the...
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lili313
Dec 17, 2012 7:42 am
I was going to use a dye that would be blue on one fibre & purple on the other. ... <snipped by mod. trim your posts>...
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Charles
unclrashid
Dec 17, 2012 6:13 am
Your links point out another thing I should have mentioned... Period brocades were very high contrast between the colors. White on white is not very typical...
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Catherine Olanich Ray...
cathyr19355
Dec 17, 2012 2:16 am
... Gothic Fitted Dress. A descriptive term for a the 14th-15th century long-sleeved, scoop-necked garment some refer to as a cotehardie. For more on this...
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patricia herfner
patrica2050...
Dec 16, 2012 8:43 pm
I don't know what a GFD is. Isabelle In support of my canary Fiona From: lili313 <lilibat@...> ... <snipped by mod. trim your posts> [Non-text portions...
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Catherine Olanich Ray...
cathyr19355
Dec 16, 2012 8:42 pm
... The size of the pattern is not the issue with the original questioner's proposed fabric. Large patterns were certainly acceptable in period. No, the issue...
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otsisto
alfrdis
Dec 16, 2012 7:02 pm
Take with a grain of salt. http://www.wga.hu/art/m/memling/3mature3/25more3.jpg Flemish 1484? Memling. This may be an artist pulling from other older paintings...
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Lilibat
lili313
Dec 16, 2012 9:16 am
... *sigh* I am never going to find a brocade sort of fabric I like for this. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
