tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post8714467414861293477..comments2024-01-10T22:28:03.045-05:00Comments on riverrim: historical demonstration, or never a farby becyndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006126625281714507noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-85581792485164239742008-07-27T12:00:00.000-04:002008-07-27T12:00:00.000-04:00Your dress is very lovely. You could say you're pa...Your dress is very lovely. <BR/><BR/>You could say you're part of a group who adapted to new clothing styles very slowly. <BR/><BR/>Offhand I can think of several people groups/sect with a dress code that date to the 1800's - Amish, 1910 - Old Mennonites, 1930 - a religious group in this area commonly called Flatlanders, 1940 - Hutterites... whoa, off on a tangent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-52127768437937825482008-07-22T15:05:00.000-04:002008-07-22T15:05:00.000-04:00Hey, if you were a farby, then I'm sure I always a...Hey, if you were a farby, then I'm sure I always am when I dress and spin...but IMO the most important part is for people to learn about spinning and appreciate that, and if I'm not dressed 100% period, oh well. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and as for Finn's comment about Fustian - learned this weekend in a Blackwork demo that it is a linen/cotton blend cloth. I think the ones we were using were 40/60, thoughKnitChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982339675976234931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-66049975889968674522008-07-21T11:30:00.000-04:002008-07-21T11:30:00.000-04:00You sure made a cute farby. I love to see the ree...You sure made a cute farby. I love to see the reenactors with their period dress on. I have a friend that does these things. She even sews her outfits by hand to get that authentic look.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-16495930218659106312008-07-19T14:17:00.000-04:002008-07-19T14:17:00.000-04:00The linen shawl is a beauty on your outfit!!The linen shawl is a beauty on your outfit!!cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863913446098500447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-11497178587945924012008-07-18T18:59:00.000-04:002008-07-18T18:59:00.000-04:00Good to know how the farby thing got started!The f...Good to know how the farby thing got started!<BR/><BR/>The fabric for new potentially period dresses just came. It came from Periodfabrics.com. They have fustian (whatever that is) so, that must mean it's good, right?finnsheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544634711495494842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-81502260626446925822008-07-17T20:56:00.000-04:002008-07-17T20:56:00.000-04:00Hey, I wouldn't know a farby from a hole in the gr...Hey, I wouldn't know a farby from a hole in the ground, but I would love to spend a day dressing up and spinning.Pat Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437062874438186888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-70924117610641827442008-07-17T17:07:00.000-04:002008-07-17T17:07:00.000-04:00I dressed like Grace in 1976 to march in a bi-cent...I dressed like Grace in 1976 to march in a bi-centennial parade...boy that was a long time ago. I am old! I know I know far be it for you to argue with me right?!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647798372172407775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-34798612093339485102008-07-17T10:06:00.000-04:002008-07-17T10:06:00.000-04:00Oh hey, I know Grace from the spin list...we chatt...Oh hey, I know Grace from the spin list...we chatted about her wheel 'cause my husband works in Londonderry NH (we live in Deerfield though). Looks like the two of you had a great time, even if you were a Farby!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com