Greetings All Stefania DragonHeart wrote ... pattern ... As a South African and a lurker of note, if you are looking for traditional S African dress you are...
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SilverLoon2001@...
silverloon2001
Feb 1, 2002 12:12 pm
<< - pair of late-period shoes for me, via Mark Carlsen's site - (maybe: a pair of pattens for same, but unlikely at this point) >> Please -- what are Mark...
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Joan Garner
joan_the_har...
Feb 1, 2002 12:58 pm
I vaguely recall hearing that there was such a thing in England as a sumptuary tax. In other words, you could wear something normally forbidden you by the ...
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Amanda Bowen
amandasproject
Feb 1, 2002 1:05 pm
yes, you remember correctly, but not everything was covered... the elizabethan costuming page has a good resource on this (the url was given out a couple days...
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janeravenswood
Feb 1, 2002 1:43 pm
Isobael, whether it's a period color or not(and I would think it is) I would vote for aubergine. You sound like you must have somewhat the coloring I...
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Becky Harris
nannybecky
Feb 1, 2002 3:09 pm
Boy does that take me back to my childhood! My brothers and sisters and I used to sew together our fingers and toes, if Mom found out she would bust our ...
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Cathi
cathi_vixen
Feb 1, 2002 3:11 pm
Marc Carlson is an incredible man who has a ton of info on period shoes in his web site. Here's the link ...
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Stephania Dragonheart
stephania303@...
Feb 1, 2002 3:25 pm
Thank you-I found just what I needed. Stefania Dragonheart ... From: Ilonka Wybenga [mailto:ilonka@...] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 3:14 AM To:...
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Mary Haselbauer
mary_m_hasel...
Feb 1, 2002 3:36 pm
After all the talk of new sewing machines I finally went out and bought one. Kenmore Free Arm Sewing Machine ...
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kyberkiisu
Feb 1, 2002 3:39 pm
... figure ... the ... serious... ... know- ... something ... Me ... Hi! 1300ish Welsh/English man would have worn the universal T-tunic style worn in all...
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Heather McCafferty
mofnorwood
Feb 1, 2002 3:54 pm
... How tall is this friend? The dress in the one full-length picture looks like it was made for someone 4' tall. Especially on used garb, it's helpful to know...
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Mor ingen Cathail
nobodyz_prfct
Feb 1, 2002 3:55 pm
Quick question for all of you, would children's clothing in the 13th century (looking Irish or Welsh) be less embroidered than the parents, or not at all? I...
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Heather McCafferty
mofnorwood
Feb 1, 2002 3:58 pm
... insects ... available ... I suspected, but wasn't sure. I thought I recalled reading about how a couple of ladies had gone into the Mojave and collected...
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Kallipygos
kallipygosred
Feb 1, 2002 4:02 pm
From everything I've ever seen in portrait and drawing, the children were dressed just like the parents, just on a smaller scale. In reality, I wouldn't...
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Brienne Hammond
nytesystor
Feb 1, 2002 4:09 pm
My daughter is just now creating her own personna, instead of being lumped in with hubby and mine. Question is she doesnt know what period she wants to...
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Giliana (for now)
meaniegirl
Feb 1, 2002 4:59 pm
... I think I am most concerned by the fact that they are not answering my emails or their phone =( I understand that it might take a while, but I cannot even...
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Raveness Ravensbane
ravenessrave...
Feb 1, 2002 5:11 pm
<snip> ... That's what happened to me almost. My husband and I both got snow days from work and we barely made it to the Library where we borrowed Ann of the ...
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Marilyn Hillvic
hillvicus
Feb 1, 2002 7:16 pm
Blossom, Just my humble and gentle suggestion, but do you have any SCA or mundane friends who can help at a "stitch and b-tch" (sorry, I'm a mother of 2 ...
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Mor ingen Cathail
nobodyz_prfct
Feb 1, 2002 7:34 pm
I am sorry, I had to comment on the original meesage below: 8-D I was wondering what you did to your older brother to make him have questionable tension......
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Lillyth
savyathesilent
Feb 1, 2002 8:00 pm
... Oh, isn't local help nice?? And yes, it does save you time and energy and frustration. ... A few words on this from my own experience. First, I LOOOOOOOVE...
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bonassias
Feb 1, 2002 8:11 pm
Wonderful links ! Thank you all!I have a LOT more info and have a shot at making yon elfling lad something decent to wear. I printed out dozens of pages to my...
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Heather McCafferty
mofnorwood
Feb 1, 2002 8:28 pm
... Amen! I love my cutter, but my cutting board has gotten ripply (a few moves and stored incorrectly). And I've got places in the blade that does that....
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Ben & Breezy Stevens
breezy_goddess
Feb 1, 2002 8:39 pm
Alright, this might be a silly question, but...I'm just getting started on our very first sets of garb, and what I'm wondering is this: do the chemises *have*...
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kar87105
Feb 1, 2002 8:53 pm
hi, kiddo... i didn't know you were on this list too! are the kids coming w/ you to estrella or are you free, fully free, sublimely free? cailte who will be...
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seton1355@...
seton1355
Feb 1, 2002 9:01 pm
Hi I have read your email listing some websites to look at artwork for garb. This is great, thank you for sharing! I have a problem though, I can get to the...
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akeen02037
Feb 1, 2002 9:29 pm
... started ... the ... nasty <snipped for brevity> I happen to attract stains, so most of my chemises, camicas, undertunics are offwhite. Unbleached muslin...
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Marilyn Hillvic
hillvicus
Feb 1, 2002 9:46 pm
Breezy, Yes--off white! But seriously, my daughter's white chemise under an irish dress is very easy to keep white: hot water, tide detergent, a shot of clorox...
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Andrea Scott
hamletkitty
Feb 1, 2002 10:14 pm
On the topic of white and maintaining it - Linen is actually very easy to keep white. It just takes hot water and sunlight. Sometimes not even the sunlight....
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turrel
Feb 1, 2002 10:46 pm
I've never selected a "mirror" site, I just click on Artist Index. Then you can go by alphabetical listings, or choose nationality and time-frame. Makes it...
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turrel
Feb 1, 2002 10:55 pm
That would depend on how "accurate"; you want your garb to be. The first thing to remember is that a chemise is your underwear, and only ladies in the business...
