I was ondering if anyone has a source for, if this is the right way to say it, period sari's. I have found some mundane places to buy them that aren't real...
Istok does have some 100% silks; right now, these have a minimum of 10 meters, and they're pretty pricey. However, comparing them to other 100% silk brocades...
purchased these today for .99, too cheap to resist. Can anyone help with what adjustments need to be made to make them period?? I'm looking at C of 4942 here: ...
After reading this last batch of posts on veils - to color or not - I have what may seem like a trivial question: at what point (historically, dimensionally,...
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Just thought I would mention, Sandy Powell won the Oscar tonight for Costume Design. Among many lovely period movies she has designed for, she did Shakespeare...
I can not seem to find a retailer that has 100% cotton twill non strech in royal blue. If anyone knows of a website that I can find this at please let me know...
I'm unable to actually see some of the samples in the close out area. I've emailed the webmaster. Can anyone else see the image? Just curious if the problem...
Now we've been married four years and he's finally getting Landsknecht kit out of me because I'm making prototypes for the upcoming patterns. =) See: ...
... * At least War Craft has "things" in it. My DH's hobby is SCUBA diving, figure out how to "incorporate" that into garb-related bait. Mine just rolls his...
I don't post often, but what be a practical and as period as possible way to use 7 yards of brown/bronze Taffeta. Can it be built into an italian ren?...
Dear Rashid, We all need a pet peeve, in or out of the SCA. At least yours is understandable: misinformation about pirate clothing being period. When I...
Greetings: I am trying to gather all the pieces of info I have on what silk to purchase for garb. This is what I've got thus far: Silk Noil--not period but...
hi im watching anne of a thousand days and was wondering if anyone could tell me how acurate the costumes are __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!?...
After reading this I had a thought(rare for me :~> ) Does the DYE the fabric is colored with affect the way it burns and the color of the ash it will produce? ...
Sorry, forgot to say it did not smell bad and there was no smoke. ... Ælfwyn ... No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version:...
Good Morning All: I've inherited a stained silk noil kirtle. It was purple with red gores. It became simply goregous when it was overdyed in ultra violet....
Last weekend, I browsed thru a garb sale. Clearly all the Men's shirts were made using Butterick B4486 Shirt B. At our morning sew session I pulled out this...
It's been my experience, and this is backed up by the DharmaTrading catalog instructions, that cloth should be washed with Synthrapol before & after. ...
I have an idea to make what could be called paper doll clothes but made out of fabric. I want to make a few period clothes, maybe 1 from each european country...
Can anyone tell me where the best spots are in the LA and/or Orange County CA area that I can find wool for cloaks (and any other just generally good yardage...
Yep a machine that would have a dyeing cycle would be wonderful. Basically I dye on my longest cycle and use a hand held timer set to 5 minutes less then what...
Hello! Long-time lurker here, looking to be pointed in the right direction. My student group, Scarlett Keep (http://anvil.unl.edu/campi) has decided to put on...
I beg the list's indulgence, as this is OT, but "Ever After" which seems to have a very loyal costuming following, is about to air, and I finally will have an...
Hello everyone, I am looking for some brainstorming for a dress I made for my daughter. It originally started out as a peiced tunic for my then 2 yo DD, she's...
