Comments on: Construction Details http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/05/24/construction-details/ The blog for Plimoth Plantation's 17 Century embroidered jacket project. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:44:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Kelly Grant http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/05/24/construction-details/comment-page-1/#comment-2382 Kelly Grant Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:26:19 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/05/24/construction-details/#comment-2382 I am wondering if there was any canvas or wool stiffening over the shoulders and around the armholes as per doublet construction of the same era? I am so much a tailor that to my brain, it requires some, but I haven't been able to find out if there was any in the original pieces. My brain thinks that the sleeve would hang much better with the support of a bit of wool or canvas. I am wondering if there was any canvas or wool stiffening over the shoulders and around the armholes as per doublet construction of the same era?

I am so much a tailor that to my brain, it requires some, but I haven’t been able to find out if there was any in the original pieces. My brain thinks that the sleeve would hang much better with the support of a bit of wool or canvas.

]]> By: Mary Corbet http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/05/24/construction-details/comment-page-1/#comment-1693 Mary Corbet Sun, 25 May 2008 17:47:16 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/05/24/construction-details/#comment-1693 It sounds like a lot of hard work and figuring! I'm sure all will go well with the construction, though! You've done magnificent work so far! It sounds like a lot of hard work and figuring! I’m sure all will go well with the construction, though! You’ve done magnificent work so far!

]]> By: norma http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/05/24/construction-details/comment-page-1/#comment-1692 norma Sun, 25 May 2008 05:23:14 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/05/24/construction-details/#comment-1692 jill -- I will e-mail you later about some thoughts I have about putting the jacket together -- it's much too late right now! jill — I will e-mail you later about some thoughts I have about putting the jacket together — it’s much too late right now!

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