Finally I’ve uploaded some more Nordic pictures. They are in a photo album called “Wooden Sculpture”. My favourite Madonna, the one from Heda is there. BTW does anybody know how you do if you want to change the name of the photo album? I have some illuminations scanned that I …
Well, I _finally_ got to take a look at the alb gore — Awesome pix! There is a technique called ‘Italian Smocking’ that creates diamond patterns similar to that seen in the gore. The directions for it are in a book called MANIPULATING FABRIC . . . I think. I …
What is the preferred method of pleating and attachment for separate skirt/bodice bliaut construction? Looking at the diagram in Den Ljusa Medeltiden (thanks Katherine) really explains what we see in Gothic statuary. Sort of like the stitched crease down the front of polyester stretch pants (shudder) only in reverse. Random …
Original Subject line: “Pleating from Den Ljusa Medeltilden“ {Editor’s notes: #1 — This discussion refers to an article (“Medeltida dräkt i bild och verklighet” — ” Medieval costume in image and reality” published in a book called “Den Ljusa medeltiden: studier tillägnade Aron Andersson” — “The Bright Middle Ages: studies …
I’ve seen the argument for both the angel wing sleeve and the maunch-type sleeve. Do the more learned folks on this list lean towards one or the other? Also, what is a good length for the sleeves? I’m not sure I have enough fabric for them to go all the …
Hi! I’m new to this list and to early period garb. After 5yrs of doing Elizabethan and two kids later, I’ve given up wearing corsets 🙂 I’ve been searching the web and there seems to be no real consensus on the basic construction of the bliaut. Do most people follow …
On the Authentic-SCA list, we were discussing the differences between bliaut, cotehardies, etc, and someone said there was no extant instances of bliaut. Then someone else said: “ah – there is. In Lodose they’ve found several sections of these gowns, with pleating. The pleats are actually sewn in with running …
As nearly as I can tell, this is our 12th Century. Has anyone done anything with this? Is there any research on this you can point me to? http://www.mlab.uiah.fi/Mulli/html/media/valokuva/e_puku.html ~ Esther / ED Reese Message #969, April 2, 2003 Hello! Are you also on the Norsefolk yahoo group? In their …
How much ease is there over the bust in a bliaut? I was going to go with the patterns in the files and the one on the Janecourt site (spelling?) but have no idea how much ease to allow over the bust. My Elizabethan shift has six inches and that …
Hi all and Belinda especially, Got a nifty little doctoral thesis in on ILL — Bezeichnungen Für FrauenKleidungsstücke Und Kleiderschmuck Im MittelNeiderDeutschen, Zugleich Ein Betrag Zur Kostümkunde by Gudrun Lindskog-Wallenburg. This book quotes literary sources, inventories and sumptuary laws to date names of types of clothing in Middle Lower German. …
