Favorite Historical Period swap (Sign ups CLOSED!, Send outs 4/05)

[lady4feet]

Swap name: Favorite Historical Period Swap
Craftster member who is organizing this swap: lady4feet
Sign-up date range: 2/27-3/10
Date to send item by: 4/05

Limited to a certain number of people? (optional): 24 people

Restricted to people who all live in the same country? NO

All ages allowed? All ages

Swap Organizer himself/herself meets these conditions:
- Has fully read the Swap Info Guide: YES
- Has successfully completed two swaps as a participant: YES
- Is not organizing more than three swaps right now: Just this one
- Will recruit a co-organizer or give all details to a Swap Moderator if this swap has more than 25 participants: YES

Swap Organizer will check each participant to make sure they meet these conditions:
- Has been a member for at least one month: YES
- Has posted at least 15 times: YES
- Has completed one swap successfully before signing up for multiple swaps at a time: YES
- Is not currently signed up for more than five swaps: YES
- Does not have any negative feedback: YES

Details of swap:
Do you have those historical periods that you just love? If so then this is the swap for you. We're not limiting the periods to any time period if you like it put it down. You can list up to 4 favorite periods and your partner can pick from which period they want to craft for. You will have to make at least 1 large and 2 small items for your partner but feel free to do more if you want.

If you want to participate, information to send to organizer:

QUESTIONNAIRE TO ANSWER:
Name of swap
Craftster username
Email address
Your real name
Mailing address including the country
Would you be willing to ship to an address outside your own country?
Favorite period(s) and if you have anything you particularly love about that period (Example: 1600's fashion, 1920's silent movies)
1.
2.
3.
4.
What size...
-shirt
-skirt/dress
-pants
-shoes
-hat
Do you wear jewelery?
If yes what are your measurements (wrist, finger, etc)?
Favorite color?
Colors you dislike?
Do you have a wist? If so what is it?
Anything you would really like to receive?
Anything you don't need?
Take this time to tell your partner a little about yourself:
Would you like to craft for someone with similar time periods as you or does it matter?




IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR INFO TO ORGANIZER VIA PRIVATE MESSAGE AND NOT TO REPLY WITH IT HERE.


Also remember to read the Swap Info Guide to find out how to ship your item and other details about participating in a swap.

AFTER PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP AND BEEN APPROVED, LIST THE PARTICIPANTS HERE AND WHO IS SENDING TO WHOM:

Sent Received have done both will be sending late haven't heard from
 lady4feet -> psyche
 ScotSkipper402 -> PirateKisses
 canarysanctuary -> ivycircle
 DarthSqurl -> shurlygurl
 laura_borealis -> sophieangele
Patriae -> sullengal


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[PirateKisses]

signing up

[canarysanctuary]

I'm all over that one!

Here's a fun site I've come across:

http://www.fashion-era.com/

It had great detail about different periods beginning at 1800 and going up to the 1980s.

And here's one about the Regency period
http://www.songsmyth.com/costumerscompanion.html

(Just in case anyone else has listed this period too!)

[PatriaE]

Yay! I can't wait!

[psyche]

Ooh. I do believe I shall sign up shortly!

[lady4feet]

canarysanctuary the fashion website is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[canarysanctuary]

Thanks lady4feet!  I'm using it to dream of possibilites already

[seamshistoric]

I would love to do this swap, but I can't think of that many favorite eras! I really only have one 

However, here's a bunch of links to various periods which might be helpful to those participating:


Dark Age:
Vikings reinactment links: http://www.vikingsonline.org.uk/resources/authenticity/basickit/index.htm
Information about ladies Viking Costume: http://www.vikingsonline.org.uk/resources/authenticity/female_clothing/index.htm
Viking Tunic Construction: http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/viktunic.html
Anglo-Saxon textile works. Includes various techniques like braid weaving and naalbinding. Beautiful pictures: http://www.regia.org/textiles.htm

Medieval:
Making simple Medieval shoes: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/shoe/construction.html
15th Century reinactment group: http://www.companie-of-st-george.ch/index_1.phtml
Gorgeous ottoman costumes inspired from 15th century: http://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/Ottoman/images.html
Medieval Russian costumes: http://members.aol.com/Predslava/GiliarovskaiaPatterns.html#Shirt
Morwenna's Medieval Wardobe--amazing costumes: http://www.gelfling.dds.nl/index.html

Renaissance:
The Realm of Venus, 16th Century Ladies Clothing: http://realmofvenus.renaissancewoman.net/

Tudor/Elizabethan:
The Elizabethan Costuming Page: http://costume.dm.net
Tudor and Elizabethan Portraits: http://www.tudor-portraits.com/
Life in Elizabethan England: http://www.renaissance.dm.net/compendium/home.html

American Revolutionary War/18th Century:
The Society of 18th-Century Gentlemen - http://ballindalloch-press.com/society/index.html

American Civil War:
Cornell University Library - Harper's New Monthly Magazine: http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/moa-cgi?notisid=abk4014
The Graceful Lady - 1860's Hairstyles: http://www.thegracefullady.com/ladiessociety/hair.htm

Victorian:
Fashion Era 1837-1901: http://fashion-era.com/the_victorian_era.htm
Lara Corsets and Gowns: http://www.laracorsets.com/index.htm

Multiple Eras:
La Couturire Parisienne--1300s-1900s http://www.marquise.de/en/index.html
A Festive Attyre--mainly 16th century, but some Victorian, and "A Featured Attyre" has some beautiful pieces: http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/index.html
Mode Historique--16th-20th Century, some neat articles in "Research": http://www.modehistorique.com/
Demode--16th-20th Century, some lovely galleries: http://demode.tweedlebop.com/
Online book on oriental costume. Very detailed illustrations. Ethnic costumes from North Africa to Japan: http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/etext/tilke/contents.html
Scottish Clothing Fact and Fiction, written by our own HighlandMan: http://historiccostume.deviantart.com/journal/7683394/  click the comments section

[sarahpanda]

Is there a set number of items to send, or are we negotiating with our partners? I didn't see anything in the initial post, but I might have just missed it!

[lady4feet]

Is there a set number of items to send, or are we negotiating with our partners? I didn't see anything in the initial post, but I might have just missed it!

Opps you're right. I'd really like to have a set number to at least shoot for, people can always craft more I'll put it as 1 large and 2 small.

Seamshistoric you should sign up! You don't have to pick 4 it just for those of us that have problems narrowing down our favorite period we can list more.