When I worked for an interior decorator, we had a HUGE sheet of plywood on "sawhorse"; legs; a layer of batting, SEVERAL layers of interlining stapled over it...
Why stop them? Teach them to sew by making garb for the cats. Turn it into a learning experience for them. That is what my mom did. BTW this is the first cat I...
On 1/30/2010 9:40 AM, maureen benfer wrote: Alas since her passing my fiance will not let me get a new kitty companion. So no more cats for me it's been two...
I have been having a hard time finding documentation of the use of copper thread in embroidery. Sure, you can find info on gold and silver thread (obviously...
I'm guessing it was not used for embroidery. While copper was cheaper, there is a lot of labor involved in making thread from it..have to beat it into leaf,...
Much of today silver is sterling (92.5% silver to 7.5% copper), fine silver is much softer doesn't tarnish under normal circumstances. Petranella ... -- ...
Possibly less pollution- but also, they would most likely have used fine silver (99.9%) instead of sterling, which has copper and other metals in the alloy for...
I have a great appreciation for the works done with metal threads. I tried to do a Byzantine tunica with many variations on the theme of metal threads. I...
... Metal thread was usually couched onto the fabric, which makes it a lot easier to use as you don't have to pull it through the fabric. Sinech. * * * * * * *...
On 2/3/2010 ... Not being an embroiderer I would wonder about copper thread as anything but couched down. Isn't copper fairly brittle compared to gold and ...
Copper is the fourth most malleable metal after gold, silver and lead, which is roughly equivalent to not particularly brittle. Period metal threads were not...
I am an embroiderer, a dressmaker, and (eeek) Squire to my Son, the knight of the family as he is lady's maid to me. It's Impossible to properly lace a corset...
What about alloys of copper and tin (ie. bronze) or zinc (ie. brass)? It isn't embroidery per se, but it does seem that bronze was used where gold doesn't seem...
Greetings, I am looking for links to info on 9th century Frankish women's clothing, alot of the links that posted years ago are broken. I have found a few...
Hi all, I am new to the group and new to the SCA. A few weeks ago I made my daughter a simple linen dress with the big bell sleeves and I made my son a simple...
... Patricia, I have a handout that might be of use, under Class Handouts: <http://needleprayse.webcon.net.au/research/anglo_saxon_handout.html>Embroidery for...
You should find out who controlled the area for the time period you want to re-create,and within that research you'll find references to the differences in the...
... Other angles to check out can be aspects more unrelated to clothing than you'd think - for example, Frankish law prescribes fines for both tugging on a...
... There are lots of techniques for embellishing garments that are totally period, depending on what period we're talking about. Try looking at Calontir Trim...
Could anyone point me to some good links for Italian costuming (13th Century-ish). I've found several link lists but they keep turning out to be Link...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Garb/msearch?query=italian+13th&charset=utf-8 That is from our archives, there are a TON of links in those posts. :) You...
As already mentioned, trim placement varies according to where and when you're supposed to be. The vertical stripes might be what is often called clavii. eg....
Sorry, found an 11th century example of bicep bands: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Heinrich_III_und_Agnes_Speyer.jpg ~Asfridhr <<snip>> trim around ... ...
Hi all :) I just joined and am glad to meet you all and look forward to helping others in the future when I become more knowledgeable about period garb. I am...
Hi all :) I just joined and am glad to meet you all and look forward to helping others in the future when I become more knowledgeable about period garb. I am...
I think it's trying to be an "Irish" gown, and not quite succeeding. The Lucas de Heere sketch (c. 1575) this style was probably based on (and the style has...
