(Crossposted from my main blog: http://www.kimiko1.com/blog/?p=229)The past few days I've been preparing a web page to use as a landing page for all things Tudor - well, all things Henrician Tudor, for an upcoming series of workshops in my kingdom on making Henrician/Tudor garments. ( Read more... )

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There are days when I get sidetracked into looking up an image. Today was one of those days when I was reading about the different types of blackwork on the Historic Hand Embroidery group. They hadn't posted an image of Hans Holbein's works that have blackwork ( Read more... )

(Crossposted from the original blog post, http://www.kimiko1.com/blog/?p=79.)It's been awhile, I know. Was busy finishing a project that I'll share soon. Also dealing with personal issues and taxes. I hope to post more on projects soon ( Read more... )

Many of you voted for this as the next project, both on LJ and on FB (thank you for voting). So, twist my arm, this is what I decided to work on next. To recap, it is the short gown, to be worn over a long kirtle, as seen in David & Bathsheba, hopefully in silks in time for next 12th Night. This style is seen in a lot more images than I had ( Read more... )

While looking for other images, I found another working woman image from c.1500 that shows the backside of her bodice! ( Read more... )

I just got a link to a new image, courtesy of ravenessdotcom, that I would like your thoughts on ( Read more... )

Today a fan of my site sent me a site of hers to look through and possibly link to, of Tudor/Elizabethan images (among many others). So I am going through the images to see what there is to see. Thank you Kathy!


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I was just going through images on my own web site, when I noticed something that hadn't really caught my eye before ( Read more... )

First off... something I posted last Friday on both Tribe's Elizabethan Costume group (on Riding Hats), and then on my Facebook links. It wasn't my suggestion for the book title, I just happen to find the online source for the images.

What I posted on FB was
"For my friends looking for men's French fashions, c. 1570s, there's a manual on fencing ( Read more... )

Ok, since the link wasn't working for some folks, here's the painting I was looking at. It will take a few clicks to see the really big file I've uploaded.


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