Historic clothing and jewelry that I wear or want to wear
Christina and Odette (or indeed anyone else who might know jewelry): Does this trim remind you of any particular placetime? I have four yards, which is enough to be a double-wrapped belt, if I back it with something so the threads holding the sequins (called spangles, right?) and beads don't get snagged. Continue reading More trim questions
The blue woolly debuted at Menhir, and People Who Know Things liked it. Photography light was Not So Great – someday I'll be more rigorous about modeling/archiving my garb. The blue-green color is awesome. It's nice and cozy. I like the front opening cut. I like the tubular tablet weaving on the neckline. The skirt is as full as I could ever want it (it's a bit heavy when I turn quickly running to fetch something). I love the brooches and want more. And some beads. The sleeves are too long, and having them vented doesn't help. The … Continue reading North Sea dress, experimental
One side of the front opening is done. I love how it looks. Here's a progress shot: That band is actually rolled around the cut edge of the wool – which wasn't my intention, but as I was only weaving from right to left, stitching at the end of the pick, then passing the weft across the back to enclose the cut edge, the whole thing naturally rolled. I've decided I like it anyway. For future reference, if one really wanted a flat band, it'd be best to weave in both directions. Where you can see the purple showing through … Continue reading Tablet-woven neckline on blue woolly
Okay, this trim is fit for royalty…but what culture and placetime? I've asked a bead person to give me suggestions, but I'd like to hear from anybody. (And no, I didn't buy this for $20 – we tried to sell it, and it didn't go. My grandmother wore this dress to my parent's wedding.) Here's a closeup (a bit fuzzy, but I hope you can see that it's gold braid with faceted glass stones): Continue reading Fancy jeweled trim
I have had a Very Girly last couple of days. Here is a Pile O'Stuff that I can all wear at once for some sort of bellydance attire, inspired by the fusion look of Bodhicitta: From left to right: Cowrie shell necklace with turquoise Navajo brooch, tied round head. White roses and red magnolias, pinned either side of head. Yellow and bronzey chandelier earrings. Vintage aqua silk pegnoir. Faceted glass necklace, looped around neck. Velvet top. Saffron striped scarf, tied round hips. Ginger-rose iridescent stripe wrap pants. Suede slippers. (I'd like a triangle fringed scarf, also for hips, though under … Continue reading Collecting fusion bellydance clothes…
I decided this morning that I will get two more t-tunics to handsewing this week and then no more garb until my A&S project is ready. The moss linen is nearly assembled, and the other is a muted blue wool twill coating that I really need for cold weather. The moss linen is just a narrowly cut gown in a very fine linen, with a keyhole neckline. No idea how I'll trim it yet, so I guess I'll just roll the edge and go on for now. If I can dig out the remainder of the silvery gray silk from … Continue reading Early Period tunics…or properly ‘gunna’?
I've been feeling a challenge to design garb for pre-1066, northwestern Europe (specifically Irish from the Scandinavian extraction). This is difficult, because the graphic record seems to go from mosaics of Theodosius to the Book of Kells with no in-between, and not much else. Mistress Una sent me to this book:Dress in Anglo-Saxon England, Gale Owen-Crocker which Maudey had, and also had this one: Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, Penelope Rogers I looked at both of them this weekend. I wants them. They did well to feed the weaver-person, just like Clothing Culture and Woven Into the Earth. … Continue reading The Dark Ages are called Dark for a reason….
http://ottomanshoes.com/shops/ From Baroness Roz (soon to be Mistress!). Continue reading Ottoman shoe source
From SCA_NaturalDyes, Yahoo!Group: > >Someone just contacted me, asking for resources and other information > >on period practices in painting embellishments on garments- > >specifically in the late 1300's / early 1400's. He wishes to block- > >print a cotehardie and wants any good resources available on how to do > >this in the most period way possible. He is also open to any advice. I > >told him I'd ask here because the research some of you do is just > >staggering. Any suggestions? — Flavia > > > Try chapter X and the first part of chapter XIIII … Continue reading Block printing on fabric in period