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Poldark
Is anyone out there watching Poldark? I keep being mystified by the costuming choices and I don't know if it's because my ideas about late 18th c. fashion are too rigid or what. I definitely don't know much about the state of fashion in Cornwall so I keep telling myself that it must be some regional thing every time I question something. ( Read more... ) -
Rijksmuseum Fashion Plates
I'm probably the last to know, but in case anyone else missed that the Rijksmuseum has uploaded tons of fashion plates to their website, check here for over 5,000 images. (Click "Verfijnen" then "Periode" to choose a century)
This one is screaming for a funny caption ( Read more... ) -
More blog entries
Come and read about Printed Cotton Bans in the 18th century! Be shocked at the harsh punishments for selling calico, and feel sorry for the poor wool producers (until they start stripping people naked, that is).
Also, if you are so inclined and have 17th century clothing knowledge, please comment on my post about a jacket in a 1620s portrait, ( Read more... ) -
First installment
The first part of my research is here: http://rizensun.blogspot.com/2015/05/pre-1700-printed-cottons-backstory.htmlRead more... ) -
Actual writing!
After literally years of working on my research into printed fabrics, I've actually begun to string words together. I've decided to break it into entries based on subject, rather than writing one huge dissertation that no one will ever want to tackle. The first section will be the pre-1700 history of cotton, the dye trade and trade with India and ( Read more... ) -
More thoughts on fabric
I've been transforming in the info on exports from Liverpool's port in 1770 from "An essay towards the history of Leverpool, drawn up from papers left by the late G. Perry, and from other materials" into spreadsheets to see if anything can be gleaned about printed fabrics. Taken as a percentage of textiles in general, printed fabrics are completely ( Read more... ) -
Before/After
I keep saying I'm going to post pictures and don't. Well, not tonight! Here is some honest-to-goodness proof that I've done something. Landscaping ( Read more... ) -
Pregnant w/ stays?
ca. 1759, Paul Sandby: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/336362665895914533/Read more... ) -
My roof hates me.
As you may know, we bought this house last August. We didn't see any evidence of recent water damage when we repainted our ceilings and nothing looked too suspicious, but we knew the roof was fairly old and planned to replace it in a year or two. After all the snow, I noticed a water stain in our living room, but chalked it up to an ice dam because ( Read more... ) -
So much stuff
I'm trying to organize my craft room (yay, a craft room!) here at the new house, but it's like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. I need to get rid of a TON of vintage clothing and fabric. It might actually be a literal ton. I haven't been very discriminating in my vintage clothing and accessories purchases, as long as they're cheap. I'm ( Read more... )