How I was taught, and what's given me really nice-looking ones is this:Measure your head (around wear a coronet/circlet would go) and then measure around your...
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Angela Costello
syrakousina
Mar 18, 2013 12:45 am
I have found that 4" from the center point on each side, with a 2" dip on the back and a 4" dip on the front, with a 4" slit down the front works fine for most...
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Joan Silvertoppe
sstormwatch
Mar 17, 2013 11:45 pm
... Start here: http://www.larsdatter.com/girdlebooks.htm Joan Lady Joan Silvertoppe A Gentlewoman's Accounts http://www.kimiko1.com Tudor Lady's Wardrobe...
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sleepyunicorn
Mar 17, 2013 11:43 pm
I make a muslin pattern first, so I don't have to worry about it fitting that particular person. It's the only way I can make any embroidery work that is done...
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Shawn Holstrum Davis
alliesmom1999
Mar 17, 2013 10:09 pm
Hi, this might be off-topic but someone here might be able to help. For an A&S contest, I want to make a girdle book. However, I must have a period...
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Lisha Haischer
ladyelizabet...
Mar 17, 2013 10:08 pm
Hello everyone! I was wondering if anyone had any helpful hints as how to messure fabric for a keyhole neck opening. I want to do some embroidery on it prior...
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Grazia Morgano
maco_nix
Mar 14, 2013 11:05 pm
... I washed some linen last night to prepare it for cutting, and I put vinegar in the rinse. It came out much darker than the equivalent fabric (same...
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Cheryl Redpath
redswan_rising
Mar 14, 2013 8:30 pm
I thought someone put on this list a little while ago to stop red dye bleeding, let it soak overnight in the wash machine with a cup of vinegar in the...
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Marilyn Crowley
mcrowleyarts
Mar 14, 2013 3:53 am
I have had success with soaking a garment in hot tap water...wrap in oven safe plastic wrap or use a oven bag ....bake at around 200 for a half hour i would...
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Joan Silvertoppe
sstormwatch
Mar 14, 2013 3:08 am
... It is a cheap solution, and clear shampoo is preferred, but I found it left a lot of bubbles to deal with, since they add in chemicals to make it bubble...
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Gwen MacAuslane
gwen_macauslane
Mar 14, 2013 3:04 am
I found the link to information provided to the Arachne lace group (not SCA) by a textile conservator on washing textiles: ...
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barb
barbary_rose
Mar 13, 2013 9:53 pm
JK, buy black lingerie.. I find that sometimes red-toned dyes NEVER stop staining...just one of those things... -barb- From: Rachel Cundiff (snip) I have...
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Grazia Morgano
maco_nix
Mar 13, 2013 9:06 pm
... I've heard Woolite is actually really damaging to /actual/ wool. So, warning there. I use Orvus Paste for my handwash stuff. It's what's used to give sheep...
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Grazia Morgano
maco_nix
Mar 13, 2013 9:06 pm
... Synthrapol http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/2127-AA.shtml?lnav=chemicals.html For removing excess dye Grazia...
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Chawkswrth
cladyroz
Mar 13, 2013 4:21 pm
Doesn't Dharma have a product that will stop Dye run? Helen ... From: Rachel Cundiff <mistressrachelcundiff@...> To: SCA-Garb <SCA-Garb@yahoogroups.com> ...
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Rachel Cundiff
sterlingharpist
Mar 13, 2013 3:54 pm
Greetings ! Along those lines, but regarding silk... I have beautiful some silk noil, both in a deep burgundy and a dark purple, which I made into mundane...
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Jackie Faye
fayeeyaf2002
Mar 12, 2013 11:07 pm
Red is a very hard color to retain, compounded by linen being very hard to dye. Trying to set it with salt and vinegar may help, but it's not guaranteed,...
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Natalie Foster
somethingtha...
Mar 10, 2013 10:35 pm
I would go with this one, it's the easiest and you're less likely to make a mistake. Just a few things. Leave the opening on the bottom edge, it's neater...
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Charles
unclrashid
Mar 10, 2013 10:34 pm
You seem to have a grasp of the general concept. I would do it this way: make two hoods, exactly the same except for different fabrics. Place them with...
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Joan Silvertoppe
sstormwatch
Mar 10, 2013 8:37 pm
... You can do it either way, or a few other ways. Easiest by machine is to make two hoods, then place one into the other right sides facing each other. Then...
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FaithK
fili_the_dwarf
Mar 10, 2013 6:05 pm
A question, good gentles! I am about to make a lined hood using Cynthia Virtue's 'Hoodlum' article and pattern. Thing is, I've not yet made anything with a...
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Catherine Olanich Ray...
cathyr19355
Mar 9, 2013 7:19 am
On 03/08/2013 07:12 PM, Purple Kat wrote: (Snipped by mod. Trim your posts!) ... Try this one: ...
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Grazia Morgano
maco_nix
Mar 9, 2013 4:09 am
On Friday, March 08, 2013 06:44:10 PM you wrote: (Snipped by mod. Trim your posts!) ... (Snipped by mod. Trim your posts!) I meant a tunic that is literally...
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Purple Kat
kringskeep
Mar 9, 2013 3:04 am
I am afraid my Google-fu has failed. I am looking for free instrustions on how to make a corded petticoat. I can find sites with pictures of same, links to...
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Rachel Cundiff
sterlingharpist
Mar 9, 2013 3:04 am
Greetings ! Grazia said "A t-tunic would involve less sewing, but it wastes a lot of fabric, and you'd have to have a piece of fabric as wide as your wingspan ...
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John Mead
johnbobmead
Mar 9, 2013 3:03 am
Alternatively, rather than trying for a thinner needle, which has its own problems, invest in a good thimble, one that will work well for pushing needles with....
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eme_hansler
Mar 9, 2013 3:00 am
Hello, I am new (again, I was a member of this group many years ago) to the group. My name is Emeludt Hänsler and I have an interest in late 15th Century...
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Charles
unclrashid
Mar 8, 2013 10:38 pm
Sometimes sheets have a high thread count and can be tightly woven, enough so that it makes it difficult to get a needle through. In that case, first try a...
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HL Caitlin nic Raighne
caitlinnicra...
Mar 8, 2013 5:21 pm
Hello Matt, You remind me of a young gentle here in Calontir who, because he did not have a sewing machine, hand stitched his first tunic and pants...and was...
