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- Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:04 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: steel vs HDPE
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8651
Re: steel vs HDPE
I've heard of "tin" can lids being pretty good... no idea in practice though.
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:01 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: what can i use insted of silk ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4851
Re: what can i use insted of silk ?
Fabric Land (Kingston) BTW
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:55 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: what can i use insted of silk ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4851
Re: what can i use insted of silk ?
surely not - my local store sells Habutea for about ONE pound a metre - was that a typo?
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:19 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Kerak Castle Oct 2011
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7073
Re: Kerak Castle Oct 2011
Just wish I could have wangled the week off work to come with you! From what I've heard of middle eastern reenactments (read Saudi), the locals think we're mad/weird/hilarious (odd visions of Griff getting his shins kicked by the kids). Look forward to more photos! Well then, April eh? How much were...
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:43 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Do re-enactors REALLY look the part ?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 11544
Re: Do re-enactors REALLY look the part ?
I'm trying desperately to remember the name of the LH museum in America which has just the kind of portrayal many here seem to envisage: Imagine wandering to the edge of the town, onto the farm. As a member of the public you can see a man accross the other side of a field, in period garb (Victorian ...
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:49 pm
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: EXAMPLE: Tudor Society Link 1500-1600
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10436
Re: EXAMPLE: Tudor Society Link 1500-1600
It might help if groups put their location in the title too, not just the group name.
- Tue May 25, 2010 9:00 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: 1880's ladies dress query
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2573
Re: 1880's ladies dress query
I'm 80% certain it was designed for a watch, but since it may have been made for a wedding (though prob worn again afterwards) I'd say a handkerchief of for a coin to put in the church collection.
- Tue May 25, 2010 7:58 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Mrs F's new stays
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6299
Re: Mrs F's new stays
Glorious!




- Tue May 26, 2009 7:53 pm
- Forum: 1810-1900
- Topic: 1812 or 1872?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4274
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:02 pm
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: Buzzard Cake
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6613
- Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:39 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Cotton Velvet
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4478
Any word on the German supplier? The "silk" (20%) velvet I ordered in London last year arrived after a wait of nearly 6 months , and the weight was different to the sample in store: no wonder we have trouble finding out what weight it's "supposed" to be, when it changes from month to month in modern...
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:54 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Pirates Stuff and such.......
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4708
If you/someone you know is any good at altering patterns, you couldn't go far wrong with a copy of THE CUT OF MENS CLOTHES by Norah Waugh, but it's pretty expensive. There's a number of websites with scans taken of various patterns contained within (all taken from exactant garments, or represent tai...
- Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:13 pm
- Forum: 1485-1603
- Topic: "First person" re-enactors
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7477
"First person" re-enactors
I was just wondering whether any/how many people in the tudor/stuart section employ the use of first person, and whether you portray a recognisable character from history (king, queen, courtier, privateer etc etc). I'd love to try this, and wondered where to start (other than the costume - I've got ...
- Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:28 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Victorian ladies costume pattern - help!!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1770
- Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:08 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Tracking haberdashery shops
- Replies: 72
- Views: 76626
- Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:33 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Tracking haberdashery shops
- Replies: 72
- Views: 76626
City Road in Cardiff has quite a few: An embroidery/craft shop, Butterfly (silks a speciality), Terry's Fabrics, Calico and there's another 2 (sorry the names of which slip my mind). Then there's a factory outlet up at Nantgarw (just off the A470), Dominy in Newport, Nantiago in Abergavenny, pontypo...
- Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:55 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: "Supportive gowns"- ??????
- Replies: 48
- Views: 11301
My brocade underdress was made a "little" along the lines of the GFD. Great, until I got out my hunting (long) bow. I trashed all the seams, especially round the arms. I guess these dresses can be just too tight! I've not got much squish-factor, so other than the restrictive nature of the dress arou...
- Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:47 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Creating beginners guides (WOTR ~1485)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7579
- Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:00 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Hardest bit of kit to make ??
- Replies: 62
- Views: 12671
The buckram I use is from our local haberdashers: hemp fabric, coated with PVA glue (takes a bit of rain, but not much)! :wink: As for the hardest item of clothing? Well, milinery aside, it has to be a gothic fitted dress/underdress/kirtle (or whatever you call it), coz I make all the adjustments on...
- Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:42 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Homespun Linen -V- Homespun Wool
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2754
- Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:29 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Nearly Nalebound Socks?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 9214
- Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:57 pm
- Forum: 1603-1715
- Topic: Witchraft in Elizabethan times
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3575
Google it! I typed "Elizabethan Witchcraft", and here's the 1st suggestion: http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-witchcraft-and-witches.htm You'll find there's not many people on this forum who'd have done a project like this, we're more likely to know about Elizabethan clothing, food or mu...
- Tue May 30, 2006 9:36 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: 18th century working clothes
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5512
I heard Gerry Embleton used (still does?) to ask builders to wear his clothes on site before they were used for his display models. It's such a rough trade (hard on them I mean), that the clothes became worn very quickly. Only once did he have any problems... the wearer very kindly had the doublet &...
- Wed May 24, 2006 8:03 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: The History of Re-enactment
- Replies: 63
- Views: 23892
- Sun May 14, 2006 8:50 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: WOTR Patterns
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3341
- Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:34 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Cutting up an old fur coat
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6341
Jumping back to the issue of cutting, I had a second hand coney coat wich I cut up for trimming. I cut the sleeves in a spiral from cuff to shoulder, which gave a long strip with the fur all pointing in the same direction (admittedly not quite on the perpendicular, but good as - and with a full circ...
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:40 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Tudor Tailor Book and Website
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4264
- Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:22 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: UK costume events - anyone up for it?????
- Replies: 50
- Views: 16367
Sounds like my idea of Heaven, and I'm sure the theatrical/film costumers in the SE would be happy to get involved too. I don't want to criticise any of the re-enactment fairs/markets (which I love , but they seem to concentrate strongly on the medieval/ECW periods, with not much later. Anything whi...
- Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:54 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: medieval boots patterns
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5877
Stepping hrough Time - Goubitz et al: http://www.hedgehoghandworks.com/catalog/BKCT3003.shtml This book is ace for any wannabe shoemaker, it has tools & equipment, reconstructed patterns (*need altering dep on size required*), information on materials and charts changing styles through time. Fantast...
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:30 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: 14th century head dress
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3963
You could well feel swamped by the amount of information out there on this one (particularly ladies headwear)! Since you mention in the other thread that you portray such a large chunk of the 14thC, it might be wiser to go with simpler styles, using rectangles pinned in place, which although a pain ...