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 …
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 …
Finally! ILL came through today with the article ‘La Tunicella di Tommaso Becket in S. Maria Maggiore a Roma. Cuto e arte intorn a un santo “Politico”‘ from Arte Medievale IX, nr. 1, 1995, pages 105 – 120, by Ursula Nilgen. Unfortunately the photos didn’t reproduce well for a clear …
“Here’s the response I received to my inquiry about the Becket Tunic – there has been something published – talk about esoteric, an English saint’s relic in Italy, examined by a German expert, and the report in a hard-to-find Italian Art Journal, written in Italian by said German expert, no …
Coronation Clothing of Roger II [Note: The file folder mentioned in the following message is no longer in Files section of Yahoo Group. The message has been retained in the archive for reference. The suite of clothes in question are fairly well-know at this point (17 years later).] “I uploaded …
