Devious mind, are ther literary referances to curtains being made from Garments? ________________________________________ From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com <h-costume-boun...@indra.com> on behalf of Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 1:16 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dummy wearing this season?
Mine is wearing hand-knotted lace drapes for the kitchen. They used to be hand-knotted lace tablecloths. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 1/14/2016 8:56 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: > My mannequin is wearing a partially completed shift that was a massive fail. > I have to re-think the whole thing, so there it hangs. > > > Ann Wass > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: R Lloyd Mitchell <rmitch...@washjeff.edu> > To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> > Sent: Thu, Jan 14, 2016 10:37 am > Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dummy wearing this season? > > One mannequin is holding a robe for Queen Anne, hems and trim are waiting > patiently, > Queen Maud is fitfully pacing about because her coronation gown is still > without the sleeve lace she has chosen and it has not arrived yet. Her white > morning robes are constantly being donned and cast aside. I fear they will be > dusty before the package has arrived! > > We have a new client, (Mrs Jack Gardner) Isabella. She has been asked to sit > for Mr Sargent and has decided nothing in the closet will do. Measurements > have been taken and a lovely bolt of black silk velvet chosen. The patterns > are being drafted with the help of friend Miss Grimble. Mona is looking > wildly about for pearls We may have to get them matched and restrung as they > are to adorn the waist. Wish us God-speed as we have heard that she is Very > particular) (Truth be told, after our exploits with Q.Maud, I think we should > feel quite practiced in completing this project!!) > ________________________________________ > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com <h-costume-boun...@indra.com> on behalf of > michaela de bruce <michaela.de.br...@gmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 6:18 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dummy wearing this season? > > I have a display mannequin in the lounge, but she is naked, she is mainly > holding a sci-fi alien headpiece up to prevent it deforming. So I'm going > to put that on once I finish typing :) > > My dressform is loaned out to a friend, and the one I have borrowed in > replacement is also naked while I tidy my art space. I have just restored > my sewing/ironing desk top so I can actually start working again :) I have > a new removeable cover to finish sewing as well. Then I can iron huge > applique pieces again. > > As for current projects: > Finally finishing my c1600 Spanish gown, stage one anyway. I decided I > probably won't have enough trim for the doublet and the galerilla as I > thought so doublet is a higher priority. It means all new stays, finishing > the underlayers and tracking down lace of a suitable size. > While doing this I have documentation to write up, which means a fair > amount of scanning so, ugh. Got that to look forward to. > > I also have an Elsa spring gown to make (Frozen Fever) as the ice gown > sleeves can get a little warm at big children's events :) > > Michaela > -- > http://arrayedindreams.com > https://instagram.com/i.chimaera/ > https://www.facebook.com/mdb.i.chimaera > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
