The first week of MDRF was very hot and humid but I managed to get through the morning with the new Tudor Kirtle and black gown. The picture is wee bit faded,...
Hi All, I am planning to do some alterations to my Green gown, to get the siloutte a bit more accurate and the lines of the front of the gown better as well. ...
Hello everyone, I'm planning to make-over my French Hood (I used Drea Aleed's 1533 pattern http://www.elizabethancostume.net/headwear/fhoodmake.html#patterns...
I just received my copy of the Tudor Tailor in time to make a dress for Coronation. I admit I haven't had time yet to throughly read this masterpiece, but I...
At 06:22 11/09/2006 +0000, you wrote: In my experience, it depends where you put the waist line. If it's at the natural waist then just a heavy interlining...
... The only thing that I know of is Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion books. susan ... Susan Farmer sfarmer@... University of Tennessee Department...
Not one like TT--too bad too bad! But I would suggest Elizabeth Clark Stewart's little books on mid 19th century dress-making-she also has a "Sewing Acedemy"...
Hi, Thanks for all the suggestions so far ladies. I'm interested in the Regency period really. I'm looking for a birthday present for a friend who, like me,...
Well I'm onto another kirtle with long sleeves and the side front opening. The choice of colour I was looking at was blue, but after much thought and comparing...
Hi Elizabeth, I've used a silk/metalic organza for my hood frill, and used a hair crimping tool, and it held the crimp very nicely with just a little bit of...
How hard is it to draw up these patterns & Grade them to a larger size? I am A 22/24 in the Mundane world. I have always worked off of Full sized patterns...
At least one garment described in Arnold's Patterns of Fashion was lined in pink linen, and there are 16th C English dye recipes for coloring linen 'rose'....
I forgot to mention that mid to late 16th C english women's wills often mention russet kirtles, which of course can refer to a weave and not just a color....
Hi Tia, Just to let you, an the rest of the group, know that the kirtle, bodies and men's doublet and hose patterns are now available in larger sizes so you...
Thank you! She is called Minnie Mikhaila Perry, it started as an in-utero nickname as Michael's company is called Perry Miniatures but when she arrived we...
Congratulations on the new arrival!! What's the baby's name? How big? Are you going to post pictures? You know, we need all the interesting stuff about new...
It's also been suggested that russet was used to describe several colors. One was pinkish, but more often it was a blue-grey. And russet referred to the...
Dito here on the congraulations! Ady ... Michael's company is called Perry Miniatures but when she arrived we found that it suited and stuck! ... in all the...
Hello Congratulations on the Baby! Oh? When will the larger versions of the patterns be made availible? I know you are busy but I was just wondering? Cilean...
The kirtle, bodies and men's doublet and hose patterns are all available from the website in larger sizes. All of the patterns we do from now on will be...
Good day my friends! I taking on a costume change of sorts making the above costumes for myself as part of a stick in a SCA court and most likely for some...
Silly Question ;) I have obtained some Lovely Rose colored wool & Have it Slated for a Kirtle with Loose sleeves. What Color should I Line the Sleeves with? ...
I Just got the book a few days ago and I have already read it all and am iching to start sewing (waiting to get my sewing machine and I am still so new to...
The pins we refer to are straight pins, usually made of brass (less slippery than modern plated steel ones). They stay put through skillful placing between the...
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