| Poster: |  heatermcca |
| Date: | 2012-08-31 10:40 |
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Hi. A bit of a newbie question here. I would dearly like to stitch up a renaissance costume for my girlfriend- a shirt, pants, and vest- but the patterns I've found in the store only go to XL, and she is a good deal bigger than the measurements specified for XL. A sewing friend suggested I simply add a couple inches to all sides of the pattern, and this idea would probably work on the big, puffy shirt, but what about the more closely-fitted vest? I'd be willing to draft a pattern, if I could find a step-by-step guide, but I haven't been able to find anything really helpful. Any ideas? Thank you.
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Respected friends:
I am hoping the Collected Wisdom (TM, Patent Pending) of the group can get me off the horns of a peculiarly odd dilemna.
I scored over 4 yards of magnificent tropic-weight (read a headline through it) worsted wool.
I only have enough for one dress.
I need two: something a Frenchwoman living in England in the 1500s could _documentably_ have and wear, and something that looks convincingly (once accessorized) like any era's Quaker Plain Dress.
Maybe it's just being up all night -for the last three nights- but I'm drawing a blank here.
Oh, yes- it's flourescent lime green.
Me whining ---> Do I _have_ to dye it?
Me stopping whining -->Well, what would be the best achievable color to cover both uses?
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How accurate was the female garb from Kingdom of Heaven? I am wondering because my persona I am working on is from that time/area (1180's Antioch). My persona is obviously not royalty, so the more blingy stuff is out of the question, but just as a general guide, how good or bad is it?
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I am trying to find information or patterns for women's garb from 12th century Antioch. Having a bit of trouble here. Any suggestions?
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At a yard sale found just over 3 metres of chocolate brown worsted wool- $6!!!! OH, what to make? On one hand, it only cost $6, so a simple tunic, but where else will I find such lovely fabric and maybe I should wait til I can make a kirtle or cothardie with it?
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1. What is the next step that you would recommend for someone who already has enough garb to last a week long event (plus) and is looking for that next level?
2. What item(s) would you say is/are the most important to creating a successful wardrobe? (Is there some detail that you feel completed your wardrobe that you wouldn't have orginially thought about?)
3. Any additional comments/advice welcome =)
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Hello, the list!
I am attempting to make a marshal's tabard for my husband and am looking for pictures of them in action. I get the construction of the tabard but am specifically looking for pictures that show how wide they are.
Any help would be appreciated! :)
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| Poster: | wldrose |
| Date: | 2011-07-03 01:23 |
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Sigh twenty years of garb making and I still have an uncomfortable time wrestling with making a key hole neckline any tips? (i can do the inside but the outside allways come out looking lumpy)
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My last attempt at reproducing a whole look from a portrait was disappointing. I rushed myself and compromised and picked far too ambitious of a project. The end result was good, I still wear it and proudly, but it was not what I had envisioned.
So I thought I would pick something a little more attainable, something that I would give myself permission to take time over, and really make it what I would like to make it. And actually document it this time. Hah!
So in looking though my favorite resource (Anderson's Hispanic Costume 1480-1530) I decided on the portrait below. Its a style of clothing I know I like and look good in, does not look like it would involve learning a new technique, uses fabrics I think I could find reasonable look alikes for on eBay or at JoMar, and I just all around think it's cool. So without further ado, here is the inspiration:
 I'm not sure if she is wearing a farthingale under the skirt or not. It is certainly standing out quite a bit, but that may be from stiff pleating rather than a structured underskirt. Though I think the definite bell like shape argues for a farthingale. I love the sleeves. I will have to make a very wide sleeved chemise, so that it drapes through the sleeves that way. It seems the sleeves are made of two different sections, and then are tied to the gown at the shoulders. I think they are two sections, mostly because the stripes change direction. The partlet I will have to ruminate on as well. It looks like its made of a very sheer material with black ribbons or something stitched onto it. I think though I could use some creative liscence here, maybe use fingerloop braids rather than ribons, or something. Or embroider the stripes on. Depends on what base fabric I find. The gown itself looks like a simple but nice colored spotted brocade. The bodice has guards on it, probably black velvet from the descriptions in the book, or possible silk. Again, it willd depend on what I can find. The sleeves are green with gold stripes in pairs, also probably brocade, or silk. The forearms are slashed and the chemise is pulled through in big puffs. I don't see any evidence of ties, so maybe they are actually stitched together with a few catch stitches at the elbow and at the shoulder. The braid cap looks like its an embroidered fabric, and its being kept on by a thing white strip that looks like its buckled around her head? I will have to look into that, though I don't need much escuse to tablet weave something nice like that for a headband. I can't tell if the white line that goes back from her forehead is part of the headband or is just the part in her hair. And the cloak! Oh, isn't it pretty? Some large patterened brocade lined in black with a border of the same color with black dots, possible beads? Or considering the person, gems? And it seems she has a broach on the opening for her arm, a star around a gem sort of thing. I also hope to make the lace edged handkerchief, probably scented, as any lady of the time would have had a scented kerchief.
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Some stuff that the textile lovers might want to know about the Jamesdown Settlement textiles. First and foremost, Jamestown has textiles. I'd heard that they had a coif there so I went searching last Saturday.
I was met by 3 employees at the entrace all very happy and willing to help. Unfortunately, as soon as I asked about the location of the 16th century embroidered lady's coif, the eyes on all three employees glazed over. None of them knew what I was talking about. After a few moments of fruitless interaction, I just smiled and and said I'd find it myself.
To save everyone out there some time, the textiles in the Jamestown museum are found at the very end of the exhibit. Go all the way down to the end of the hall where it says, "1699." Turn left into the gallery. On the left you will see a bed with curtains. Straight ahead and a little to the right is the wood and mud house labeled Hanna Bennett Turner Tompkins Arnold 1630-1693. Walk toward the house and turn right. The clothing and textiles are found in one case. Here's what's there in SCA very late period:
1. dark blue or black wool doublet, Dutch 1600-1625. Item#JS92-165.
2. sweet bag labeled 1588, though I believe that it's much later, at least by 20 years.
3. two samplers, both English 17th c, one is linen, one is silk and linen.
4. Polychrome linen coif and forehead cloth 1610-1620.
5. Linen coif with blackwork and gold vines. It looks like a printed pattern. The detail is very fine. If the full pattern was ever embroidered, the blackwork has rotted away. It is labeled "Linen panel, probably for a child." Again, they don't know what they have. The coif is large for a coif, definitely not for a child.
6. Doeskin gloves.
For you rosary folks, there is a Spanish rosary made from jet skulls. 16th c. It's pretty cool. It's not with the textiles. It's in a smaller gallery in a room with a large projection screen.
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I know I should join an embroiderer's list, but I thought I'd ask here first. Does anyone have any tips for transferring embroidery patterns onto dark fabric? The light box just isn't working.
Thanks!
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I have been searching high and low on the internet looking for a nice pomander to hang from my belt with my garb. I am making new garb for 14th century England and would love to have one.
My problem is that I can not find a reasonably priced one anywhere! Does anyone have a resource or know a jewelry vendor that may be able to find these? I am in the central region of the East Kingdom and attend a fair amount of events, but even the merchants don't seem to carry them. Help!
Thanks,
Sabyn
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I want to get back into re-enacting - I know how to do kit for me, but how do you make kit for an ever-growing baby?
My son is 10 months and crawling now, but not for long.
I do Viking. I'm picturing making him a tunic and maybe a pair of pants out of linen.
* Is it worthwhile to do the hems extra long so I can let them out as he grows this summer?
* How many sets of clothing should I plan on making (assuming a one-day event)? Two linen? One linen, one wool?
* Is a key-hole neck line best for giant baby heads, or is something like a boat-scoop neck line better?
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I am making a kirtle according to this pattern. My fabric, has a slight nap, it is 4 yards 60 inch wool, a find at a thrift shop, so no extra available. Would it work if I cut the gores on the bias across the fabric- the first gore would be as per the diagram on this page, the second gore would be next to it - oriented the same way up and down, and so on across the fabric. The angle of the gore changes as you march across the fabric to be more horizontal than vertical.
I could make two gores next to each other on either side of the fabric - or perhaps I could just cut two larger gores- instead of the four. Suggestions please.
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comment to an earlier post made me think of this. What do you all think of this issue? Is it ok to use religious symbology and dress from a religion you are not part of in real life as part of a persona?
I guess my take on it is that, as long as it is done out of respect, backed with research and done tastefully, I think it's fine. I guess I see it as a type of theatre, and some theatre productions include charachters of religions not the player's own. Religion was such a big part of the time period we cover, I feel like it's a dis-service to leave it out because not everyone knows how to handle the subject matter.
What does everyone else think?
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I was wondering if anyone knew of any "symbolic" decoration for clothes, textiles and other stuff used in Europe - Eastern, Northern and UK, any time period (but earlier the better).
What I mean by symbolic is as follows. I was reading a book about some kind of South American weaving, and the women in that particular place have a fairly strict set of weaving patterns that they use, with the various mostly abstract patterns representing various things such as houses, tools, types of food, whatever. Rather than weaving creatively, they use these symbolic patterns and instead show their skill though...well, skill.
There's another place, I forget where (maybe Palestine), where they do a similar thing with cross-stitch. The patterns are very abstract, but represent various cultural things.
So does anyone know of anything like that, or other symbolic decoration, for Eastern Europe (Poland, Rus area), Northern Europe ("Viking" area) or the UK/Ireland incl. Celtic? It doesn't have to be abstract, it could be quite pictorial, I just want it to be a set of representations that mean something, or are recognisable, across a cultural group. Another thing that might count would be common sets of simple embroidery motifs.
I was sort of thinking about runes as an example, but I don't know if any of the "meanings" for runes are recently made up or were actually used by their original cultures - i.e. my understanding is that they are just an alphabet? I could be wrong though, it's hard to find a source that I know I can believe.
To explain my purpose a bit more - essentially what I want is a "meaningful" set of symbols/pictures to use for decoration. Although obviously I could decorate with any picture I want, I'm interested in something with a cultural context, and want some structure to work in.
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