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Re: linen on sale

Lonnie D. Harvel — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:38:18 GMT

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linen on sale

Gillian — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:00:04 GMT

Greetings to the list! fabrics-store.com appears to have almost all its 019 (5.3 oz) linen on sale, $5.99 instead of $6.65. This is the softened bleached and

Re: loose gown confusion....and a little knitting

Meg Vaughan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:52:53 GMT

I know this is a bit late in the game, but Italians did shorter loose gowns over a longer one.....

Re: interpreting Tudor Tailor

Margaret Northwode — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:27:44 GMT

I completely missed the "Venetian Trunk" in front of the "hose." Hurrah for five hours' interrupted sleep last night followed by a day of running errands. In

Re: interpreting Tudor Tailor

Anthony Lang — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:42:47 GMT

Margaret wrote: "I'm here to tell you that thicker sewn wool hosen are hardly nice-looking in places where a finer fabric would be, such as ankles and knees."

Re: interpreting Tudor Tailor

Margaret Northwode — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:41:14 GMT

... Over across the pond, 'calico' is used in place of 'muslin.' ... Given where you live, I would likely do that, to be honest. The wool will soften with

interpreting Tudor Tailor

AnthonyL — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:56:47 GMT

Dear Costumers, What is the 'calico' fabric that the TT says to cut with the top fabric? I assume that it is a lining of sorts. I am attempting to make the

loose gowns and felted hats

Leslie Hodign — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:07:51 GMT

I am using a commercial yarn from Lionbrand that is 100% wool. I did, of course, felt my gague swatch but I didn't think to make several of them. That is an

loose gowns and felted hats

GabbySCA@... — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:40:42 GMT

Greetings, Leda said: <> I'm not terribly enamored of TT's patterns,

loose gown confusion....and a little knitting

Leslie Hodign — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:40:26 GMT
Gabby, Thanks for looking that up. I had such good intentions but totally forgot when I got home. I also say - look at Arnold's patterns. I don't really like

loose gown confusion

GabbySCA@... — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:30:12 GMT
In a message dated 1/20/10 4:28:53 AM, ... Yes, I was too. Somewhere earlier in this thread someone said it was the A-line spanish style loose gown, which is a

Re: loose gowns

Leslie Hodign — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:10:59 GMT
I'm at work so I don't have my books with me. I promise I will check tonite & get back to you. I'm also starting to suspect that Gabby and I are talking about

Re: loose gowns

Gillian — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:17:53 GMT
... Oh dear, am I terribly confused or are we talking about two different things? I'm talking about the "loose gowns" on pp 71-76 (??) specifically pattern 7,

Re: looking for...

Anthony Lang — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:06:25 GMT
Have that one. It was on the required list my Laurel gave me. I was hoping there was something new. Your servant, Ld Antonio Alexandre Dias de Navarra

Re: looking for...

Heather Mbaye — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:18:38 GMT
Anthony, You need Alcega's Tailors' Pattern Book 1580 - It's the bible for late period Spanish. Senyora Sibella Denton d'Anglaterra, vida a Catalunya