I wanted to give a shout out to the many people who have made my wonderful
job so much easier over the years...many, many have been h-costumers. You
all are such a great support group and a wealth of information!!! Many of
our websites' visitors, subscribers, and students have been from this
Hi Kimiko,
You could bop over toKass McGann's website Reconstructing History.. Kass
makes,researches and sell Historic patters,(much like Margo) she and her
husband also portray people of this time period at one of the local historical
villages near her.
She answers email questions on all
I can't remember exactly when I joined the list, but I do remember Penny
starting up her website. Most of it is way after my main period of interest,
but congratulations and thanks for the free access!
Kate Bunting
Librarian 17th century reenactor
According to a talk by Stuart Peachey which I heard last August, a waistcoat
was a close-fitting sleeved upper garment worn by working women. Kimiko, the
modern meaning of what Americans call a vest, as a man's garment, dates from
the eighteenth century onwards.
I think of a jacket in the
It is lovely, indeed!? I have sewn the sideseams so I can continue the ribbon
effect that extends to the train.? Maud is still traveling (held over at the
Bradford house gallery) so I will wait until she returns to do a first
fitting.? I have some lovely crimson silk velvet for the Robe and
I have been on the list since at least spring of 1994. I remember we tried
to have H labels for our name badges at the Costume Con in Santa Clara... I
think that was CC12.
Agnes
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On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Agnes Gawne ga...@mac.com wrote:
I have been on the list since at least spring of 1994. I remember we tried
to have H labels for our name badges at the Costume Con in Santa Clara... I
think that was CC12.
Agnes
This discussion is not complete without thanking the list moderator who
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I am planning on making a bodice and dress from Truly Victorian's line
(TV490 Ball Gown Bodice TV298 Umbrella Skirt, both from 1892). But, of
course before that, I need a corset! I went to GBACG Pattern Review, and
found nothing on TV's corset, but lots of great reviews on Laughing Moon's
Dore
I have used the Laughing Moon pattern and found it to be a very good pattern.
It is easy to make (comparatively speaking) and the instructions are clear. I
know other people who have used it and heard nothing but good things about it
from them. KarenSeamstrix -- Original Message
General observation about Victorian corsets designed by modern persons
(no matter how historical they are!):
If you're big-busted even by a little, please note that many designers
forget that more area *around* the boob itself is more area *up* and
*down* in the corset itself -- ie, they
I've made the LM corset, both styles, six time in total. They all
went together easily, the instructions are clear and they fit well. The only
thing that isn't clear s where the boning goes: on every seam and in between
if you're a large size. The problem with all corset patterns is that they
need
A note on fitting corset muslins:
A hint I got several years ago - don't remember from where - was to
create two strips out of heavy material - old jeans will do in a
pinch. Make them at least double thickness, and put a narrow bone of
some sort along the edge fold. Then put in grommets
Kayta used to do that, too. Must have shown me years ago, because I've
been doing it for at least 20 years myself. It really DOES make things
easier. And Kayta never even added the grommets-- just used heavy
denim and poked holes with a pointy tool (never an *edge* tool, which
would cut
Thank you everyone for your thoughts on this question. It has both been
enlightening, and a bit frustrating, but in some ways that is not surprising.
Thanks again, :-)
Kimiko
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