(Bron)zondag 22 augustus 2010
Over op de moerstaal
Vanaf nu gaat deze blog verdergezet worden in het Nederlands. Het was wel erg ambitieus om te denken dat ik iets kon toevoegen aan een toch redelijk verzadigde engelstalige markt, terwijl het een stuk lastiger is om informatie te vinden in het Nederlands. En niet iedere handwerker is even goed in Engels, mijn eigen Engels ik ook niet altijd even denderend en uiteindelijk wil ik me toch op een Nederlandse 'markt' gaan richten. Want ondertussen ben ik vrij zeker dat ik na mijn opleiding een eigen bedrijf wil starten. Hoe en wat precies kan ik nog een jaar over nadenken (of langer, als ik nog een buitenlandse stage wil doen ook), maar het is altijd al een sluimerende droom geweest sinds ik voor het eerst met naald en draad werkte. Maar voor nu is dat toch nog even toekomstmuziek. Eerst mijn laatste studiejaar goed zien door te komen...
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vrijdag 20 augustus 2010
Some interesting sites!
to share with you, and for me to never forget them.
http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk
This Denish site has some very beautiful costume from 1700 to the 1980's. But aside from the eye-candy, it also gives the patterns of some of the specimen! Off course, it's all in Danish, but with some experience in pattern drawing and a little bit of grammatical imagination, that should not be much of a problem.
http://vintagesewing.info/index.html
Here you can look through some older books (pre-1900 till 1950's) about subjects like dressmaking, pattern design and millinary. Unfortunately these books are not in pdf, and from the titles I searched I couldn't find a (satisfying) free pdf either (and I don't like to pay for stuff I can get for free).
http://tidenstoej.natmus.dk
This Denish site has some very beautiful costume from 1700 to the 1980's. But aside from the eye-candy, it also gives the patterns of some of the specimen! Off course, it's all in Danish, but with some experience in pattern drawing and a little bit of grammatical imagination, that should not be much of a problem.
http://vintagesewing.info/index.html
Here you can look through some older books (pre-1900 till 1950's) about subjects like dressmaking, pattern design and millinary. Unfortunately these books are not in pdf, and from the titles I searched I couldn't find a (satisfying) free pdf either (and I don't like to pay for stuff I can get for free).
maandag 9 augustus 2010
Festivals in bathing suits
Last saterday I've been to CastleFest, together with a friend, my brother and sister-in-law and their two children. Sadly, the weather was not so good (it ended up raining, most of the day).
However, like I said in my previous post, I'd made costumes for me and my friend: Victorian bathing suits.
Bathing suits are only worn since the beginning of the 19th century, when the rich people flocked the seaside for recreation. The first bathing suits for women (before 1800) where just long gowns, with weights sewn in the hem, to prevent them from floating up and showing bare skin.
After 1800 a revolution showed in the swimwear. Though the base of the suit still was a long gown with long sleeves, a long trouser was worn underneath, so there was no more fear of the fabric floating up and showing bare skin.
Toward the middle of the 19th century, swimwear looked a lot like the revolutionary look Emily Bloomer had in mind for women to wear: "Tukish" pants and a "paletot" (some sort of short jacket).
In the second half of the 19th century the pants and sleeves eventually shorten, but stockings still covered the legs.
After the turn of the century people became more active, and women where in need of swimwear that allowed them to move more freely. The new suits no longer hid the female forms and as soon as 1915 they where skin-tight. Since the 1920's they started to use jersey for the swimsuits, making them more and more look like the swimsuits we still use today.
(source: victoriana.com)
For this costume I got my inspiration from the swimsuits around 1890. Aside from the shape, I allowed myself some freedom in the materials, using the very affordable cotton of Ikea and linen I got from a friend (thank you!). But the result was really good, if you ask me...
However, like I said in my previous post, I'd made costumes for me and my friend: Victorian bathing suits.
Bathing suits are only worn since the beginning of the 19th century, when the rich people flocked the seaside for recreation. The first bathing suits for women (before 1800) where just long gowns, with weights sewn in the hem, to prevent them from floating up and showing bare skin.
After 1800 a revolution showed in the swimwear. Though the base of the suit still was a long gown with long sleeves, a long trouser was worn underneath, so there was no more fear of the fabric floating up and showing bare skin.
Toward the middle of the 19th century, swimwear looked a lot like the revolutionary look Emily Bloomer had in mind for women to wear: "Tukish" pants and a "paletot" (some sort of short jacket).
In the second half of the 19th century the pants and sleeves eventually shorten, but stockings still covered the legs.
After the turn of the century people became more active, and women where in need of swimwear that allowed them to move more freely. The new suits no longer hid the female forms and as soon as 1915 they where skin-tight. Since the 1920's they started to use jersey for the swimsuits, making them more and more look like the swimsuits we still use today.
(source: victoriana.com)
For this costume I got my inspiration from the swimsuits around 1890. Aside from the shape, I allowed myself some freedom in the materials, using the very affordable cotton of Ikea and linen I got from a friend (thank you!). But the result was really good, if you ask me...
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