Hello all! Does anyone have any suggestions on where I might look for good source material on folly bells? So far, I've managed to find one article on-line...
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Karen_Larsdatter
Karen_Larsda...
Oct 27, 2010 3:26 pm
... I'd suggest looking for "crotal bells" -- this is a term (used by archaeologists, among others) for this general shape of small bell. A couple of...
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George A. Trosper
georgetslc
Oct 28, 2010 4:33 am
... Beggars are well known--very reasonably--for exaggerating and emphasizing their bodily deformities and lacks, so I wouldn't be surprised if the very...
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xina007eu
Oct 28, 2010 10:48 am
Hi Asfridhr, the tunic of St Francis of Assisi that can be seen in the basilica at Assisi has been patched multiple times, and I think different stitches were...
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Heather Rose Jones
heather_rose...
Oct 28, 2010 3:10 pm
... You're probably thinking of the article on those garments in: Flury-Lemberg, Mechthild. 1988. Textile Conservation and Research. Schriften der...
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CLEY
goldfinch2
Oct 28, 2010 5:42 pm
Isn't there a story that Francis wished his robe to be made of patches, as a token of humility? Or am I confused with someone else? Arlys...
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LJonthebay
wodeford
Oct 29, 2010 2:04 am
... Buddhist priests wear a patchwork mantle called a kesa (Japanese), jiasha (Chinese) or kasaya (Sanskrit). Originally pieced from dirty rags, they...
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quokkaqueen
Nov 5, 2010 11:55 pm
<<snip>> My first response, upon reading ... <<snip>> I found a mention of an item patched on the inside-- one of the hoods from Viking Age Dublin. E. Wincott...
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Sayyeda Samia al-Kasl...
idlesamia
Nov 16, 2010 3:03 am
This page says the site should go live in 2010, but it's still in the beta version. It's a great idea! "The Bibliographica Textilia Historiae database is a...
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Terri Morgan
thatdamehrothny
Nov 22, 2010 6:00 pm
I was pointed to a YouTube video page I'd never seen before and some of these are just too good not to share. "Beowulf":...
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Madame du Pont
madamedupont...
Nov 23, 2010 7:27 pm
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Jennifer
fionnabhair_...
Dec 11, 2010 2:23 am
Evening, all! I have just finished a large commission for a client and would like to analyze the parts that went well and the parts that could have gone better...
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Michael Hurley
mephit_stoph...
Dec 14, 2010 3:09 am
... I've not heard of this. It sounds quite useful. Is this an application? A website? A technique you learned in a class? Is this something which can be...
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JL Badgley
tatsushu
Dec 14, 2010 3:11 am
... I hadn't either, but I found this: http://www.elizabethancostume.net/smockpat/ Is that what is being referred to? -Ii [Non-text portions of this message...
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Catherine Olanich Ray...
cathyr19355
Dec 14, 2010 3:39 am
... It's much easier to give you the URL and let you explore for yourself, so here it is: http://www.elizabethancostume.net/smockpat/ -- Cathy Raymond ...
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Michael Hurley
mephit_stoph...
Dec 14, 2010 4:03 am
... Thanks muchly to both yourself and JL Badgley for pointing me to it. Excellent! -- Auf wiedersehen! Michael ...
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Jennifer
fionnabhair_...
Dec 20, 2010 2:15 pm
... I apologize for not posting the site but others on this group got it exactly right. Drea has put up a pattern generator for smocks...
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Beth and Bob Matney
bmatney2000
Dec 20, 2010 4:08 pm
Since the topic of Elizabethan costuming has come up, I thought you might like to se this ...
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CLEY
goldfinch2
Dec 20, 2010 6:35 pm
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Zhara
zhara8
Dec 30, 2010 5:48 am
Greetings. Hoping to tap the collective wisdom of the group. I have pulled the standard exploded diagram of the Kragelund tunic here, ...
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tasha_medvedeva
Dec 30, 2010 12:34 pm
Firstly, there is nothing to indicate that those drawings are to scale. I would hope that if they were, they'd say so. Secondly, as you've seen, even if they...
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Heather Rose Jones
heather_rose...
Dec 30, 2010 4:41 pm
Some thoughts based on both reconstruction of this garment and some comparative studies. ... Mid-shin is probably about right. I did some (rather rough)...
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quokkaqueen
Jan 1, 2011 12:41 am
<<snip>> ... <<snip>> The diagram on I. Marc Carlson's site is a simplification and evens out a lot of the rather uneven fabric piecing that seems to have...
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ni_teach
Jan 4, 2011 3:07 am
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Despair Bear
despairbear
Jan 12, 2011 6:42 pm
I have created a yahoo group to help work toward the goal of actually running the 24 hour blacksmiths challenge. If you are interested in participating we are...
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Despair Bear
despairbear
Jan 12, 2011 6:44 pm
I have created a yahoo group to help work toward the goal of actually running the 24 hour blacksmiths challenge. If you are interested in participating we are...
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garadh@...
garadh...
Jan 14, 2011 3:52 am
Does anyone have any information on doing appliquing on leather? Thank you. Cairistiona...
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LJonthebay
wodeford
Jan 26, 2011 7:32 pm
Forwarded from another list. ... - Toys—Includes any item used by children in Western Europe during the SCA time period. Entry may have several pieces but...
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Tiffany Brown
tbro3a
Feb 10, 2011 3:01 am
The museum of London Book "Dress acessories" and the recently free to download york archeology "Finds from Medieval York" both describe some simple varieties...
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arianederennes
Mar 25, 2011 2:46 am
(I really should keep up with these groups, I just found your question tonight.) I can't answer your question, I'm not much into wirework (but would love to...
