If you are even considering a berrnina, i have hadseveram. They have a working
life of ao many stitches in ear... Aftermath they die. Mine were never new
butter were factory refurbished with a ear guarantee so i gave them chance
they first and second times. It wa not a good experience even
It is also , for some of us, pre- Pennsic panic
when time is even away by garb productio,packing list penning,provision pre
cooking, pavilion perusing and proper pandemonium. Message-
Date: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:27:06 pm
To: h-costume-indra.com Costume h-cost...@indra.com
From: Patricia
First of all soundslike the fabric stretched.under the stress of getting so
cleft? It happens. Second, most bond stuff in my experience hast to be somewhat
over fixed with no ese and mat be measuring up to four inches less around than
the body it is going to fit. The two sampled of this in rely
You are right about the breathing part, totally forgot we were not in the
4seventies anymore. How ever the application of the alcohol is more effective
when a spray than just poured on. . Pump?spray bottle is helpful. So is vodka
for those folks who are wheat intolerant and vodka leave behind
The problem iwirh simmering things with ink in something that will dilute the
stain is that if you are lucky(?) it merely Tues into a dye that now permeates
the entire garment, rarely evenly at that, which i believe is how the problem
got to be so bad in the first place. If i am not mistaken,
i would first try that stuff that fizzes oxiclean. then procede with the
carbonne dydmagnet spto treat ment of leaving it soking over the stain and keep
wetting it an swtihing it out. i dont think it can hurt a repro and it should
lighten the stains some... maybe completely if you do it enough
potato starch is stil available at grocerystores in the baking section or if
you have a way to shop a kosher food place
Bambi (To be named later) TBNL
I am made for great things by GOD
and walk with Pride
Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad
Twitter: hippydippydncr
The alcohol is essential.how Everex so is a blotted. We used to get instant
out of our nursing assistant uniforms by having loads of papertowel handy. It
is time and materials consuming.it took me 45 minutes and 1/2 can of
gairspray once to get out a staint the size of my fist but it did
Calacsh? Or calabash? I believe i have heard that term ib Europe ( a la.ge
pumpkin like vegetable) used for a bubble like shaped like bonnet from the
late 1700s early 1100 . On my phone i Cant be more specific than that.
-Original Message-
Date: Friday, March 23, 2012 2:51:13 pm
To:
Yo know the images of old time nuns with the white part going around the face
and neck different of the veil? That is oneexasmple.
-Original Message-
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012 5:55:30 pm
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
From: Becky zearti...@hotmail.com
Subject: Re:
Wasnt the tudor partlet primarily for warmth? If that is the case , plain silk
was not as warm as brocade , or velvet etc. Just wondering
-Original Message-
Date: Thursday, March 01, 2012 3:19:23 am
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
From: Elizabeth W elizabeth.r.walp...@gmail.com
Thru bottom would show only is it was either the same color as the rest of the
gown ^i.e. Pale blue satin scaled skirt with a pale blue under skirt that
mmaybe peaked out of the scallops and maybe but not always blue Tue rushing
somewhere else like in a cassette ay the waist or shoulder. My
How ably hand quilting/aembroidering to a very light cotton batting. Done with
a metallic thread and sorry of couched it would at to the richness and image of
a brocade which was also period in turkey at the time. Just a thought.
-Original Message-
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
A lady where i work upgraded her serger and let me have hers complete with
goodies boxes and instruction video! I am in the process of catching up my gift
sewing. Im are someone an xmas dread with 2 jackets , 1 for church one for
nutty years eve and now i get to make xmas presents then ,
Try the smaller gauge zipties and a wirecutter to get then to the length you
want. If you want something finer than that, try the plastic calling used tor
tagging merchandise.
-Original Message-
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 4:26:40 pm
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Italian ten was also somewhat trgiomal. Different city states with different
laws , made things like colorsand fabric weaves , ok in one area for noble
women and banned in another.
you might want to get youth hand on a copy of medievalmiscellanea s pattern no
41 by coryn weigl ( i believe
Janet Arnold, years ago, in one f her lectures confess to have had to produce
thing from rummagesale drapery, often using the backside and using cake doilies
as pattern with pain to give stuff a btogaded look. Also hard candy glued on
for cebochon jewels but that was for onetime use .
And make sure they are MEN'S which are not only opaque but shaped right. You
can dye the whitened easily. Try on line dance distributors and also dismount
dance. And while you ate at it they also have whit fabric ballet slippers in
all sizes 4ee fitting charts for each , rep men too! ) that
The poli mari fabrics are a bit light weight for rent of any sort and though
the patterns are lovely the weight will cheaper the look on stage. Might i
suggestupholstery weight damask, brocade and drapery weight velveteen.Ive
actually done pattern 41 in all those
-Original Message-
It is possible but only if you are very icky. I have been...2x. The first time
was for a small man (wore a 36 short) and i found a sack coat in a 52 long
which had enough fabric when i picked it out, to do everything i wanted with
it.
the second time was equally dumb luck. I found a set of
I do remember something in the 5!*s n 60 called sharkskin..
-Original Message-
Date: Sunday, October 30, 2011 11:37:11 am
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
From: Ruth Anne Baumgartner ruthan...@mindspring.com
Subject: [h-cost] somewhat OT fabric question
Hello the list:
Sewsew!!needle needle! Hear hear!!
-Original Message-
Date: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 12:07:24 pm
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
From: cw15147-hcos...@yahoo.com cw15147-hcos...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] SPAMMERS ON HCOSTUME
Folks,
These days it does not take a
Often times the costume is orderd in a certain artist model size, color
optional. Who designs it is between the writer , the artist and the publisher,
the costumes ia not seen as a designer/historian but as the seamstress who
almost never has any more info than an artist sketch which they
this is a two part question .
first is the flower originally called the pink, what we , today, call a
carnation or the origin of that flower?
if it is, is the regular jagged edge, part of the origin of the term
pinking?.
Im trying to use this for a masked ball i plan to attend soon where the
Oh..WOW!!! Ok so now i so gotta do this if there is tome. And Ive got
one week to squeeze it in!. I have pink Minnlot of it. I can get my hand on
some green and the piece de resistance... About 4ft by 3 ft of rose colored
pinked leather. Double and green Italian slop plus a mosque
?
On Sep 13, 2011, at 7:39 AM, Bambi TBNL wrote:
Lol! My only email access is through my not so smart phone. It edits my
spelling even if it has breasted not tosorry!!!
Okay, I really want to know what you told it that it auto corrected to
breasted!
Margo
It seemed kick back in randomly even though i do. This phone is agrevating in
lots of ways and Im just writing til i can get something else on a deal i can
afford. Sorry again folks.
-Original Message-
Date: Thursday, September 15,
why don't you just TURN OFF the autocorrect feature?
Yeah knowsome things just make sense. Ever try to go potty in a long
voluminous skirt? Hold skirt up move Indies out of way, keep you balance, aim.
Im thinking split drawer were worn a LOT by women who had only a few pair and
wore them out, hence not too many examples around like the rich
Papal. If they dont take papal and none of the other safe guard are in place
like a physical address , then no matter how cool it is i dont deal with them.
But my papal account is great leverage. I have 2x had and issue with two
different vendors i ordered from and both times just mentioning
-cost] New Pattern Company?
On Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:18:27 CDT
Bambi TBNL hippy_dippy_dan...@yahoo.com wrote:
Papal. If they dont take papal and
none of the other safe guard are in
place like a physical address , then
no matter how cool it is i dont deal
with them. But my papal account is
great
This actully happened o me early in my heckered career in the SCA. First of
all... I have NEVER been of a size that inspire men to toss me around. So i am
at my first dance at coronaion and we are dancing the official bransle (also
known in the ommon language as Toss the Duchess my dance
It has a zipper because the wayst is somewhay fiyyed snd hips and shouldwe
having bones ibthem donot compress sufficientle to get yhrough yhe waist and
still allow for that shaping.
-Original Message-
Date: Monday, July 04, 2011 7:00:31 pm
To: h-cost...@indra.com
From: Suzanne
Every group of museums differ. Sometimes even as much as by collection. You
never know till you ask. A tripod might not be allowedbut a stool tosit on
whiletaking note might be. C,meom McGyver' it is still possible!
-Original Message-
Date: Friday, May 20, 2011 7:11:31 am
To: Historical
Ii have actually experienced rubber backed upholster fabric 2x on a project.
The first time i was trying to make a gaement with it and it ws nor hanging
right w/o softening up. It wennt in the dryr wi an old sneaaker and the backing
kind of crumblrd off as the farbric shrank a little.i could
well yah...The Lady Ga Ga collection!
-Original Message-
Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011 3:50:54 linda.wal...@dsl.pipex.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] least favorite hat
On 30/04/2011 06:21, otsisto wrote:
[snip]
Yes, they were ill-advised in their clothing choices, or perhaps just as
daring
Bbc america was on @ 3 on cable and itv.com had live feed in line from 4 of bbc
stuff.
-Original Message-
Date: Friday, April 29, 2011 9:20:54 am
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
From: Marjorie Wilser the3t...@gmail.com
Subject: [h-cost] pouting about R. Wedding coverage
So I
Bbc did have the entire wedding ceremony and the whole procession
-Original Message-
Date: Friday, April 29, 2011 9:46:53 am
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
From: Onaree Berard msber...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] pouting about R. Wedding coverage
Based on the number of
hat FAIRIES?? try hat TROLLS!
I dont often have a discouraging word to say...BUT
There were 2 (in particular one) that I SWEAR was from somebodie's LAdy Ga Ga
collection...wont mention names here but outre' understandable. but for
heaven's sake child, do make sure it compliments YOU!!!
There is some argument for afitted canvas like under dress which, though worn
for warmth, was aloso closer fitted which there for held the tatas in place and
kep the strain off the more fragile outer fabric
-Original Message-
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 6:41:44 pm
To: 'Historical
Years ago, I was unfortunate enough to be helping somebody put together s Heidi
Marsh pattern, At the time she mostly did Civil War stuff and was one of the
few
games in town, ( this was may 20 years ago?)
I was appauled at how little information was in them and how this pieces did
not
even
well, for about 6 buck a piece I have bought a Hancock fabrics calendar
because every month has a different set of coupons for use in their stores and
Ive already saved x2 the price of the calendar on notions a few weeks ago and
that was just for the month of november , over and above the
Fran,
I plead with you to take head of Dear Astrida's coment. This incredibly strong
and wonderful woman has very kindly expressed an opinion in a way that was
clear and though it gently corrected...it was kind. WE can ALL learn a lot from
how she stated things.
Bambi (To be named later) TBNL
the open hair braids used to do african braids and costing in the ranges of 1-3
bucks a piece are very useful for bending you own colors ANd manufacturing you
own hair pieces. and yu donot have to be a lisenced bueation. good color sens
is helpful but not essential
the way to blend you color
yup!
Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL
I am made for great things by GOD
and walk with Pride
Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad
see me dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMtOoXtMs0
From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Sent:
IMO it is a nice fantasy wedding gown somebody came up with withou and real
research . it has elements of victorian, (sort of bustle and train) and
revolutionary war ( front panel, sort of cascading sleeves and imitation
underskirt) and a nice does of imaginationand it in'ts ugly, it just
In the interest of this discussion...I would like to ask a companion question.
Although one is only seeing pictures and remnants of the Paned hose with the
slits, all of these are from and depict folks who are in a position to be
wearing the top of the line trend, nes pas?the
Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL
I am made for great things by GOD
and walk with Pride
Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad
see me dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMtOoXtMs0
Margaret, you just helped me clear up my question...thank you!
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:11 AM,
ill bet is was empire with large puff sleeves?
Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL
I am made for great things by GOD
and walk with Pride
Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad
see me dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMtOoXtMs0
--- On Fri, 11/13/09, Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com wrote:
definitely beat it and then brush it.with a clothes brush...if you still
have problems with smell and stuff...there are drycleaning kitsd you can pick
up at places like the laundry dept of your grocery store or places like wall
mart where you have a resuable bag and wet nap with a
how the mighty have fallen, in the 70's and early eighties , brother was one
of the sewingmachine manufatruers who had not succomed to the lets make them
disposable with plastic moving parts as well as housing planthey were
really dependable and I know people who still have the brother
Past patterns is accurate to the point of having about 2 newprint pages of
dobumentation and the bibliography in with the pattern piecesCoryn Wiegle
spent a lot of time on it years ago and though it has always been one of the
top priced pattern lines out there for period clothing...the
They sound like a very typical pakistani salwar...i have 6 punnjabi suits
and all the pants are like thtat shough they have been made by 6 different
people.
i have never seen a pattern..and quite frankly the ones that were custom made
for me were cranked out by different {akistani tailors
hey I had forgotten that one of course
Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL
I am made for great things by GOD
and walk with Pride
Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad
see me dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMtOoXtMs0
--- On Sun, 1/4/09, albert...@aol.com albert...@aol.com
um,precious have you ever done the burntest? silk, and wool both smell like you
left the curling iron in your hair too long...very unlike any of the cellulose
based products like linen, cotton , the all those fibers tht produce a melted
bead of somesort once burned...
Bambi (To be named ater)
yes...but the acid in it also tende to weaken hair shaft nd so moisturising and
strignthening with something like an egg and oil poltice( mayonaise) was
needed to keep a lot of the hair from becomming unatrctively like straw...not
just straw colored
I believe Florentine women,
if I remember correctly, silk has the same chemical make up as human hair. that
being the case, I might try a product for whitening grey hair that has
yellowed. perhaps you can take a few snipets from an inside seam allowance to
experiment with first before sacrificing the entire piece to
MAy you and your needles be blest in the New Year
MErcy Buckets!!!
Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL
I am made for great things by GOD
and walk with Pride
Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad
see me dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMtOoXtMs0
--- On Wed, 12/31/08,
I know I have seen examples of 1530s or so spanish court gowns but i cant for
the life of me remember wherecan anybody help?
Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL
I am made for great things by GOD
and walk with Pride
Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad
see me dance
I knew someone once who was very busty and made one of these with a corded
bodice to wear under italian rensneaky little devil..lol
Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL
I am made for great things by GOD
and walk with Pride
Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad
see me dance
you can always start with an old movies night to see the variations of what
was worn...find a bunh of movies made in the 1930 that include ballroom
scense...thelook for
Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL
I am made for great things by GOD
and walk with Pride
Walladah bint al Mustakfi c
aw c'mon!!1 doesn't everybody have a craving for a Terry Pratchet yarn while
making corsets or other underhardware?
Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL
I am made for great things by GOD
and walk with Pride
Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad
see me dance
I have been up way too long trying to keep the new kitten and the even newer
puppy from kiling each other so please excuse the vagueries.
I beliebe there is a Hans holbein portrait of Thomas Moore?and his
family?mostly women ...and at least one if not two of the wome if I amnot
mistaken , are
Papier Machet formed around a balloon..when it is dry pop the ballon and glue
stripps of foam on the inside to keepit smooth for you little player spraypaint
the ourside with nontoxic paint from the craft store and i am sure you can find
a decal from your favorite team to pu on it.
Bambi
Bambi
I have had 5 car accident and a violent assault in my life,,,all damaging my
back and neck to some degree.
I also manage to be disproprotionately busty...(40 H on a 6ft 280lb frame)
Even a bad corset fit is tolerable for a few hours compared to a moredrately
bad fit..Guess Im just lucky that
helpful hint...
make the little pilow out of cotton or linen and put a velcro strip or tack it
in with big stiches...those of us busty girls can collect swet under there and
having several to change out will help prevent bacteria growth ,smell and
chaffing.i have tree..one on, one to have
ok honey, everybodies brests are different and place slightly differently. the
best way to do it is to do a mock up corset ouf ot muslin then try it on and
not where thegap under the breasts is.. and make a ittle cotton or linen
pillow or roll and tack it in..it will take a little trial and
I have an early edition of this book from oh umteen years ago now...and I Hoope
some of the problems have been fixed. I have a lot of prolems with the patterns
matching up and ended upi having to redraft curve and things myself inorder
to make them work... but it was a great book for ideas.
WEll actually ...do you remember having the spool with the nails and the yarn
got looped over the nail and then you wrapped again and...well if you ever had
one...this is making sense...a knitting loom is sort of like that concept
with the lay the yarn out nd loops come through and ..gosh im
Sarah Juniper is a DREAM!!!
YEars and YEARS ago...let me stt is ust have beenabout 15 or so yers ago I was
in England and ran into this woman at a Cavalier reenactment. I ordered shoes
from her tht I have literally worn out...they were not !8hundreds shoes but she
can do anything...and they
I stand corrected... a muslin is just what she says...I looked back to confirm..
Bambi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bambi TBNL wrote:
she DOES say in the instructions to cut a sloper and fit it..
This has always been a pet peeve of mine (nothing personal, Bambi). If I
wanted to cut a sloper
I am a friend of Corynne Weigle who designs these patterns.
years ago I started making things from it..in fact i became my standard.A few
things to remember when you fit this pattern..she DOES say in the instructions
to cut a sloper and fit it..I believe she also mentions the difference
My Appologies..for remembering incorrectly...but i was sure I heard it at a
lecture bye JAnet in the early 90's..guess i must be getting senile...sorry.
Bambi
Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 17:05 16/11/2007, you wrote:
HAs ANybody got a copy of or know how to get a copy of the Jane
HAs ANybody got a copy of or know how to get a copy of the Jane Asher..(
remember the ORIGINAL Paul McCartney gal back in the 60's?) book for fancy
dress or costuming or somthing.. ,I had a copy onece but in all the oves and
after an unfortunate 5 year marriage with a book fobic
Hi,
I dont mean to inturrupts but..
If you need help with the captions nd such,I spent 5 years in German schools
and though I 'm no official trnsltor,and it hs been while, Id love to help.
Bambi
Saragrace Knauf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Page 8 of this pdf document looks promising. It is
There is a product for just such ocassions sold by Joann Fabrics called Warm
and Natural or Warm 'n Natural..it is unbleached cotton batting expressly for
100%natural quilting .
Iyou might try to see if they also sell it on line at joanns.com
hope this helps...
Bambi
Land of Oz [EMAIL
WE
I was going to suggest,
The once and future fashion but my goodness...If I were picking,
The Way We Wore is much much better.
oh wait...nobody asked me to vote.., still Sharon, that is Brilliant!
Bambi
Sharon Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Way We Wore
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Question,
Does anyone have (for lack of a better term) a recipe for setting pleats in
linen with vinegar?
I know it can be done..I know the Ancient Egyptians did it to crystal pleat
their shear linen, and I know the Turks seemed to have it down in the 16th c to
do their shirts but i have no
battery operated small but powerful desk fanAND the batteries fo run it
+
elbow of PVC pipe
+
Styrofoam cooler just big enough for one package of block ice
+
large block of ice
+
one very sharp knife
e-mail me if you need distructions to go along with this parts list
it
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