At 07:25 PM 1/8/2006, you wrote:
Costume related viewing,
Anyone catch the Madness of Henry VIII?
The title seemed dubious, but I thought I would check it out anyway. (It
just started on the National Geographic channel for those interested)
So far it appears to be a standard documentary, with
Hello all-
I'm sending this post to literally everyone in my email address book,
(most especially the h-costume list.) At a minimum, it will serve as
a sad reminder to never leave anything of value in your car even if
you're too tired to take it inside after the event.
One of my sewing buddies,
A twice turned dress would mean that the skirt was first taken off and
flipped upsidedown, so the former hem is at the waist, then taken apart
again and flipped inside out, or maybe the panels are sideways to what they
were.
Poverty sucks! But, often you could tell the stature of a woman,
I had some serious issues with a lot of H Bohnam Carter's clothing in the
episode I watched last night...What were those things on her head??? That
and the shape of the dresses. The stays in this period would have been
close to what she had on, but would have come in to her actual waist, while
Ahhh HA!( to quote a comercial on the local french network right
now)
Thanks for the insight, it explains a lot!
Kelly
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Subject: Re: [h-cost]
Period Costume for Stage and Screen 1500-1800 by
Jean Hunnisett is the book, and should be in your local library. ;- If you
have any questions, I'm sure a lot of us can help you out.
Kelly
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This quote from Helena Bonham Carter is from an interview with her on the
PBS website:
I was pregnant during filming, making dressing up in the lavish costumes
required for a Tudor queen no mean feat! It's not exactly suitable maternity
wear! But the corsets gave some continuity while I got
That is what the idea is here. Same concept of the stilts and panier
underneath. Do you have a pattern for that? I have lots of online Gown
patterns that I might be able to use but none of the exact one to use. Can
you send me a copy of your costume stetch or what pattern you used? We WILL
NOT
Hello all
This is /kind/ of costume related - I've just had to
design my first corset with straps for a lovely
customer who is a) self-conscious and b) lop-sided,
after a very dislocating shoulder finally got operated
on... What can I say, it doesn't seem to matter how
carefully I fit the strap,
I will be traveling to Cleveland, Ohio next week - any suggestions for must
visit fabric or bead stores, museums, etc?
I've been invited to give a talk for Quester's group there by a friend; the
title is From Here to There and Back Again: A Guide to Travel in Antebellum
America. As I don't
Karolee Smiley wrote:
Costume related viewing,
Anyone catch the Madness of Henry VIII?
I thought it was okay. I would have liked to have heard more about Henry
in his younger days and more about his later wives. The show was 90%
about Anne, and they spent all of 15 seconds each on his last
Fynes Moryson notes that women in Italy (and in parts of Germany) wore
breeches under their gowns...(I think this is online at project )
Gutenberg, if you want to read the account.) He notes these exceptions
in this period (~1598~1604) of time as an anomaly.
Sg
That is awfull That is such a beatiful costume. I'd send pictures to
every pawn shop in 100 miles of the place where it was stolen. I sure hopw
someone filed a police report on it. Then the pawn shops HAVE to report it
as stolen. Otherwise there is no official stolen property report to make
At 14:08 09/01/2006, you wrote:
Hello all
This is /kind/ of costume related - I've just had to
design my first corset with straps for a lovely
customer who is a) self-conscious and b) lop-sided,
after a very dislocating shoulder finally got operated
on... What can I say, it doesn't seem to
Good evening all,
Many of the costumers out there will already have heard about Am I Period or
Not but recently the flow of new photo submissions has slowed to a trickle,
so for those who have never heard of it or those who have new photos (or
even new outfits) please consider submitting a
Why on earth would they cast a woman who was that pregnant at the time
of filming? Did they think no one would notice her odd shape?
Sylrog
On Jan 9, 2006, at 4:25 AM, kelly grant wrote:
Ahhh HA!( to quote a comercial on the local french network
right now)
Thanks for the insight,
Please contact me off list. I don't think my email is getting through to
you.
Dawn
(Apologies if you see this multiple times, I'm having problems with my
mail server. )
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Hi Kelly,
This was very generous of you to give your knolledge with this. May i ask
where did you buy your knitted material.
I dont think i would be able to get it here in Denmark.
There is a pattern in Costume Closeup from Colonial Williamsburg i could
use.
Dont mind if it is cotton knit, it
Huh, so where did the drawers originate, then? Italy? Moorish women wore pants
under their dresses; was it adapted from them, maybe?
And you're probably right about warmth being a matter of perspective (I grew up
in South Texas, about a day's drive from the tropics), but I also know it was
Apologies for going completely o-t, but I hope nobody (especially those
involved) will mind me posting this here - am trying to spread the word as far
as
possible as quickly as possible.
A garage used as a store by some members of Conquest has been raided, with
some kit being stolen and the
In a message dated 1/9/2006 1:48:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Doesn't explain the Indian saree silks though, does it?
LOL
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And try knitting them on circular needles. It makes a world of difference.
THat silk is impossible to knit on straight doupble pointed needles. THey make
circular needles in american 000 and 0. Using two circular needles to knit
one stocking or even two at a time is a technique suggested
In a message dated 1/9/2006 2:15:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Why on earth would they cast a woman who was that pregnant at the time
of filming? Did they think no one would notice her odd shape?
Sylrog
*
Well, she may not have been
Using two circular needles to knit one stocking or even two at a time
is a technique suggested to me by a knitting group that I sometimes go to.
How do you knit two stockings at the same time?
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The site is called Cheeptrims (2 e's), www.cheeptrims.com.
They sell a lot of drek, but there are some real gems in there as well. They're
really cheap (2 gross of buttons for $3.00 for example). The last time I
ordered from them (last April?) they sold to anyone and the minimum was $60.
Sadly
I live in Winnipeg, Canada and they had no qualms about mailing out of the
States.
Wendy
www.hecate.ca/emma/
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From: Sue [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 19:31:51 -0500
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cheap Trims
Kelly said,
An example can be seen on website at www.backwardglances.net under
Civil War items.
(See Carolann - your class has stuck with me!!! And I have accumulated a
great deal of supporting documentation that this type of stockings is by
far the most common for our time period)
I was thinking about Toni Whyte's costume and jewelry being stolen and it
is a terrible thing to have happen. It has been cross-posted to almost
every list I am on so the word is definitely getting out.
My question iswhat is one supposed to do if they find an item on ebay
or for sale
OPINION ALERT!
Well, I watched it tonight - I thought the women's costuming was 10x
worse than the men's (as usual) with rather odd headdresses in
particular. In my opinion it greatly resembled the 19th century
view
of the 16th century - it was to Henry and his wives what many in the
There are apparently several very inventive methods, but the one I've heard
of most often involves creating a loop of some sort in the cable for the
circular needle--there are actually books available on the technique, here
in the U.S. Not something I've tried (I'm plenty happy knitting mine one
I just googled for magic loop and
knitting, and came up with these links, among many:
http://www.az.com/~andrade/knit/mloop.html
http://www.knitaddicted.com/files/MagicLoop.pdf
Hm. Thanks. It doesn't look practical.
I was hoping it would be something I would want to use, to avoid my
tendency
Penny Ladnier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Alex,
The link I gave, http://www.costumegallery.com/1838/plates/cleaning.html ,
shows the process of how we clean the images. We have a link on the front
page of Library.
What time frame are you in?
Ah, excellant then. I do 16th century
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 07:48:17 -0500 (EST)
From: Kathy Page [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [h-cost] Italian Underwear
I am gearing up for my visit to the Met to document
their 16th century Sicilian Bride underpinning
collection and a pair of chopines.
This delay has proven fortuitous in that
They aren't the only one, I've got a book that proves Henry was
suffering from neurosyphilis* by the time he decided to, er, break up
with Anne. It's pretty flimsy evidence (supposedly Elizabeth's line
about being a barren stock after James was born meant she didn't
menstruate, so obviously
Hi, starting in February, Aylwen Garden be teaching some daytime sewing
classes for women through the Brain Gym in Woden, Canberra.
Cost per 8 week class is $150, with materials extra (ie, light linen).
Benefit of this - you are taken through everything, and you work together in a social
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