In terms of what I'm doing, right now it's making drapes. Or more like,
buy curtain rods, return half of them because they're theoretically Arts
& Crafts style but they're ugly, buy more rods. Buy brass electrical
plates, return half of them because they are a lovely Art Nouveau style
but oversized so would overlap the baseboards, buy smaller ones. Order
swatches for curtain material, half haven't arrived because the fabric
store owners are busy this season. Meanwhile, kitchen contractor goes on
vacation for two weeks. We won't actually be moving to Sacramento till
March at this rate.
On the bright side, I found out that if you want more or less Victorian
lace drapes (I'm not claiming 100% accuracy), try those Quaker Lace
brand tablecloths that are all over eBay and Etsy every day, often at
low prices. You can easily get them in 100% cotton. Just sew on curtain
rings. Many of the expensive repro Victorian curtains actually look like
tablecloths, with a large central motif and borders all around. Matching
the shade of off-white for several windows in a room is a trick but can
be done.
Fran
Lavolta Press
Books on making historic clothing
www.lavoltapress.com
On 12/26/2015 12:18 AM, Patricia Dunham wrote:
Well, I got my husband the civil war uniform pattern from McCall's for his some-day
Steampunk wardrobe. We haven't sewn for SCA or anything else in years, sigh. He got
me a truckload of period cookery resources, but the next MC&T isn't gonna' be
out until Feb or some-such. A whole buncha' stuff will be arriving next year,
apparently.
That's OK. I actually got my old-carpal-buzzy-nerveless fingers to do a couple
of repairs on his everything-work-vest, very short stretches of very plain
stitching, but now the saggy SAGGY front pocket is now looking much more
respectable, as the velcro strips on both sides of the closure are actually
attached!
Hmm, next maybe I'll tackle the other hem on his new shop coverall, he got one done and
distracted… We also have a replacement everything-vest "safari coat" remodel to
finish. If we can. Have taken it apart, ready to re-make, but… that was a couple of
months ago. We may be in trouble…
oh well. looking forward to seeing what you all are doing!
chimene
On Dec 25, 2015, at 10:42 AM, Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com> wrote:
My husband gave me the following books:
The First Book of Fashion: The Book of Clothes of Matthaeus and Veit Konrad
Schwarz of Augsburg
Fashion Plates: 150 Years of Style, by April Calahan
Regency Women's Dress: Techniques and Patterns 1800-1830, by Cassidy Percoco
and a biography:
Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter: A Biography of Princess Louise, by
Lucinda Hawksley
Fran Grimble
Lavolta Press
Books of historic clothing patterns
www.lavoltapress.com
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