tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017761137359152736.post1296663458420882596..comments2023-11-03T07:14:49.810-04:00Comments on Reconstructing History: One Thing Leads to AnotherKass McGannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778931578775703585noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017761137359152736.post-53369182681058798972010-10-20T13:12:59.058-04:002010-10-20T13:12:59.058-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.chuckyklost13https://www.blogger.com/profile/16898500809418138399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017761137359152736.post-22265047759068467602007-10-10T16:37:00.000-04:002007-10-10T16:37:00.000-04:00Did a 15thC doublet for a chap who wanted ring lac...Did a 15thC doublet for a chap who wanted ring lacing so I used brass washers that I brought from a hardware shop, they come in many sizes too, steel/brass even copper. As they're stamped out they may need a touch up with a small file to take off any burrs and stop them cutting the thread. Or for your ultra threadcounting orfentic special(well almost) unwrap a wire coat hanger(liberated mine from a hotel =o), wrap wire in a tight spiral round a dowel of the required size (5/16ths POC arrow shaft), slide off dowel and clip up spiral with cutters. Place rings on a flat surface wallop'em with a hammer to flatten (the fun bit) squeeze up and solder rings. Did it for a commission once, needed 60, NEVER AGAIN.<BR/>Grymm/Marc<BR/>grymm23@yahoo.co.ukGrymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555916297487206078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8017761137359152736.post-51327733648354445762007-09-16T04:25:00.000-04:002007-09-16T04:25:00.000-04:00I think one of the aspects of historical costume t...<I>I think one of the aspects of historical costume that we most often ignore is age-appropriateness. We fall in love with a style in a painting that is shown only on teenagers and we disregard that it won't fit someone of out time of life.</I><BR/><BR/>When you mentioned this, the first thing that popped into my head was <A HREF="http://www.hist.uzh.ch/lehre/mittelalter/teuscher/fr202_15v02.jpg" REL="nofollow">this image</A> (larger <A HREF="http://www.virtue.to/articles/headband.html" REL="nofollow">part of it here</A>) It shows that the styles of dresses changed as people aged.pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162366096516710709noreply@blogger.com