In prepping for another project I was rummaging through the stash and
came across a length of chocolate brown cotton velveteen. It's a
lovely color, but not one that I would not wear. Every time I have
put brown on I take one look at myself and change to something else,
so I don't want to make
It's that time of year! We're planning for holiday parties, fall
winter balls, company dinners, New Years Eve, cocktail parties,12th
Night and theater season. You might even be planning a sojourn to a
balmy tropical locale. Whatever the reason, h-costumers are probably
making something. So,
I've tried over dying with red and gotten
a slight hint of red to the color but not a significant amount. I've
thought of trying a blue to see if it would go burgundy or such. Any
suggestions?
Dye remover usually donesn't work very well on industrial dyes. Red or blue
would probably end up
Well, she's slowly crumbling apart as she's is made from paper mache
and the years have not been kind to her, but Camille has spent the
summer dressed appropriately in a 1908 white lawn and lace insertion
dress that I suspect was made by the National Cloak and Suit Company.
Sorry Camille...
My dummy is wearing the white poodle skirt I made for my dance recital (we
did a tap routine to Mr Sandman). It's gorgeous...
Marjorie
Marjorie Gilbert
author of THE RETURN, a novel set in Georgian England
www.marjoriegilbert.net
Royal Ascot Finalist 2009
www.gilbertinfrared.com
Mine is wearing my new corset
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Troep/C1.jpg
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A hat. Working on beading my new Ren dress, but not on the dummy!
Sharon
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Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 11:25 AM
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Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy
If I had one, It would have the 1540-ish green Florentine gown that
I'm able to remake this weekend. I'd put the gown together several
years ago, but the sleeves are wrong- they need slashing, I'm going to
take off the shoulders and maybe re-pleat the skirt. Other than
lacking several details
Mine's wearing three fancy brocade table runners that will grow up to be a
Victorian inspired jacket as soon as my current commisions are done.
Melusine
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*chuckle*
1: mockup of the Tango Barbie gown by Bob Mackie
2: new faery costume for Penumbra
3: mockup for halloween costume for a goddaughter
4: mannequin wearing a red Tanu costume by Julian May
2 others are currently bare.
JonnaLyhn Wolfcat
aka Angharad verch Reynulf, BAO, An Tir
My cousin is president of the China National Aviation Corporation
(CNAC ) she has what I think is a fun idea for the reunion this
year. She thinks we should dress as stewardesses for the reunion.
http://www.cnac.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Aviation_Corporation
She I
At present, a broad-brimmed hat in italian straw from Wheat Godesses (Cora
Hendershot) and the just-finished beautiful new silk and organza high-necked
partlet. But shortly, I need to put the elizabethan kirtle on it, over the
new hoops to get them down to the right size.
I have been writing more
Lookee
http://www.united.com/page/article/0,,3217,00.html
http://www.united.com/page/article/0,,3218,00.html
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Subject: [h-cost] 30s flight attendant
Mine is wearing my new corset
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Troep/C1.jpg
Very pretty!
Marjorie
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www.marjoriegilbert.net
Royal Ascot Finalist 2009
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Here's Pan Am's photo history bit on uniforms:
http://www.panamair.org/History/uniforms.htm
looks like someof the BW are early. Will post more as I find them.
melody
--- On Wed, 9/2/09, Cin cinbar...@gmail.com wrote:
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Subject: [h-cost] 30s flight attendant
looks like someof the BW are early
Alas, it looks like the earliest photo is from the early '50's.
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Ok here's a bonanza of info, scroll all the way down to the bottom. they go
alphabetically the United States is on the bottom, has some from 1930s'.
Interesting, one shows gals in uniforms that look like Nurses uni's ,as being
an RN was a requirement early on to be a stew.
Sounds like a kind
I had to giggle at this one!! Despite having joined this wonderful group some
months ago and having loved every minute of the invaluable advice and
discussion, I have to admit that I have a mourning dress from 1865 on my
dressmakers dummy...but in 12th scale. It is of black silk taffeta with a
My dress dummy would be wearing the watchet blue silk loose gown that I am
slowly working on finishing. Just need to do the last of the trims, and lots of
closures for the center front from neck to floor.
My brain is working on various things, from 1480s Florentine, to a grande
Henrician Gown,
Thank you.
It is from Corsets and Crinolines page 82
The salmon pink pieces are elastic
twgilb...@roadrunner.com wrote:
Mine is wearing my new corset
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Troep/C1.jpg
Very pretty!
Marjorie
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author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set in
Currently my dummy is wearing a black garbage bag, her usual garb when
vacationing in the basement. However, as Halloween approaches she may venture
upstairs to try on my planned Dia De Los Muertos Halloween outfit, then stay to
be outfitted in garb from the 1910s in order to accompany the
On Wednesday 02 September 2009 5:35:59 pm Gilbert wrote:
My dummy is wearing the white poodle skirt I made for my dance recital (we
did a tap routine to Mr Sandman). It's gorgeous...
My notional dummy is wearing a wool Viking apron dress, based on the Hedeby
fragment.
Verity is wearing my ca. 1510 Venetian gown, with an overly-large
camicia borrowed from someone else. It's not a pretty sight. Verity
has been re-calibrated to fit my current [overweight] size and the
gown no longer meets at the waist. Pout. But, that's why she's
named Verity--she
My dummy is wearing a Victorian corset, 1890's shirtwaist, 1893 petticoat. 1/2
finished bell skirt. Sorry no photos yet.
Sharon Doig in Canberra - Australia
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Blog: http://www.rosiesstuffnsew.blogspot.com
Make your mark and
What a work of art! it looks excellent, thank you for sharing the picture.
Sidney
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 4:52 AM, Deredere Galbraith tria...@kabelfoon.nlwrote:
Mine is wearing my new corset
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Troep/C1.jpg
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melody, thank you !
The CNAC thing is a party in 2 weeks. It's a reunion for the (mostly)
Chinese American teams that worked in the Pacific theater before the
US joined WWII. People from other nationalities were involved, too.
www.CNAC.org has more about the event.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
When the Smithsonian took some of their wonderful items on the road, they
had a room of airplane memorabelia, including uniforms and part of an
airplane and a space capsule!. I cannot remember which company was (very)
well represented (United? TWA?), but you might lookat the Smithsonian's
website
Thanks, Lynn. I just found NASM. National Air Space Museum,
Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian will all get you the URL. United
donated a huge pile of early memorabilia. I remember that there's a
green attendant's uniform there, but cant get good pictures of it.
Not good enough to make a pattern
Adonis is wearing a burgundy silk doublet with appliqued striped
metallic brocade and a velvet bonnet (flat cap) which I just finished.
Whee! Euphrosnia is wearing sleeve verthingales 1/2 a lining mockup
for trunkhose canions.
The heads, Anne, Katherine Charles are wearing 19th c bonnets caps
IKEA has nice, inexpensive drapes and you don't have to make them!
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Quoting Cin cinbar...@gmail.com:
It's that time of year! We're planning for holiday parties, fall
winter balls, company dinners, New Years Eve, cocktail parties,12th
Night and theater season. You might even be planning a sojourn to a
balmy tropical locale. Whatever the reason, h-costumers
Thanks for the suggestion. 3 issues. 1, I don't have an Ikea nearby, and am not
fond of what they have online. 2, I have the fabric already to match my home
decor, and the other curtains that are already up. 3. The kitchen drapes need
to be padded to keep out the cold (all windows right behind
I just found NASM.
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Yes! Here's a color photo of a replica of the uniforms I showed you in the pics
from United Air Lines.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal102/americabyair/abaImage.cfm?webID=210.p10
MMa lovely green...NOT! Anyway, it's very deco. I hate
I'm not sure who posted first, but I just noticed the thread. The
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has had an exhibit for about
two years now that covers (in part) the beginnings of the commercial air
industry in the US (America by Air). I'm not sure how close up the
photos get,
My Darling has said he'd buy me a dress form for my birthday. Any
recommendations on which brand to buy? Which to avoid?
Thanks!
Althea
Althea Turner
alt...@alfalfapress.com
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal
opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with
My dummy is wearing a Victorian corset, 1890's shirtwaist, 1893 petticoat.
1/2 finished bell skirt. Sorry no photos yet.
Mine's wearing my Ren. Faire dress and hat, so I can keep decorating
the hat and so maybe the wrinkles will hang out of the dress (I hate
ironing). Mine has a head I made
I believe we've discussed the merits of various dress forms on this list
before, if you want to check the archives, or google the terms h-cost AND
'dress form'.
My advice on what to avoid is the plastic dial up types, as they will never get
near your own body shape, even if the bust, waist,
At my sewing machine is an about half-finished men's corset for
hubby. Should make fitting most of the costumes a little easier, to
have the tummy (I guess I'm too good a cook?) held in a bit.
Nothing fancy, just plain tan cotton canvas.
Sandy
At 01:24 PM 9/2/2009, you wrote:
So, what's
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