Awesome part two! The silk on the Tudor kirtle was unreal and made the dress absolutely shine. All the projects look fantastic, and I'm loving the attention to the headwear. When you said 18th century, my mind thought Riding Habit, and I'd love to see your execution of a garment like that. Regardless, I'm sure that whatever you choose to share next will be excellent!
An interesting take on real fur. I avoid the fake stuff completely but haven't felt completely comfortable with the real stuff either due to the exploitive waste factor of another creature. If I could find a source like you did maybe... I will have to think about this more. For future projects would love to see a basic cost/yardage break down.
That’s a useful idea! Thank you very much. Fur is definitely complicated in reenactment-I was only just chatting to someone about making medieval paintbrushes ethically!
If you'd like real fake fur, it is possible to weave and add bits of wool. I think it was done in the early medieval period. It gives a great alternative to (fake) fur with all the properties of real fur
May I suggest you go to a breeder & buy a rabbit for dinner, & tell them you want the skin as well. Rabbit is an extremely nutritious meat source, high in protein & low in fat. A Very gojd choice for those with Cholestrol issues. This way you need mot feel guilty. Your using the entire bunny, & by putting the bones in a cheese cloth, & adding a bit of the meat, adding small pieces of carrots & potates, cooking until very soft, the one bunny will also provide a lovely soup to eat for lunch the following day.
@@madamrockford2508 In principle I agree with your suggestion but I’m a vegetarian. Not out of some moral problem with eating animals but literally because my body doesn’t know how to process most meat with out getting sick.
@@Mongoly8 I understand completely. I can't have chicken, beef, & a can of tuna makes 4 sandwiches, with 1/5 of the can being thrown out due my absurb problem with a body that spends it's day doing it's best to make life miserable with a major cholestrol problem. I can not have MSG or Soy or anything containing oil without then having heart issues as it plays hopscotch, spouting A fibs, S vent, etc. Most veggies are out due to tooth decay. Suddenly they decided to fall out a year ago October. To be frank, I'm running out of food I can eat, so, I eat lots of spagetti, soy free bread (happy hunting), & veggie stew. 😂 I'm sorry yr having dreadful issues! I hope things go well for you. BTW, I don't eat rabbit myself cuz when I was little, my mom cooked my pet bunny. I have never gotten past that. I'm sure you understand. I do have a cottontail that visits me, well... comes for the lettuce & baby carrots I put out for during the winter. By March, when the ground starts to warm, that stops, cuz ground critters attract rattlers. Stay warm & keep fighting for yr health!⚘
Lichen (or crotal) in Celtic Scotland would normally yield colours ranging from yellow/brown to orange and the colour would be made fast with stale urine (amonia). I've never seen purple dye made from lichen. What is your source for this? Or have you experimented with making dyes from lichen? Would love to know . . . .
Here’s a useful source: Diadick Casselman, Karen and Terada, Takako, "The Politics of Purple: Dyes from Shellfish and Lichens" (2012). Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings. 666. Lots of other individuals on the internet have carried out experiments with lichen purple dye. It comes down to the species of lichen: some will give you yellow/orange/brown, but others, most notably Rocella tinctoria, will give you purple. My purple dress is not dyed with lichen, but the fabric is colour matched to real swatches of lichen purple fabric!
