Well now you've got me curious! Are you willing to post some pictures? Sounds
divine! My house is a vintage 1997... I love that it has good insulation and
no electrical or plumbing problems, but it is a bit short in the charm
department! It's so fun to look at real estate and see how people
I agree with the comment about having the musicians take a breath while
finishing your lacing. I'm also intrigued by the idea of 3 laces to really
control where the corset is tight.
As for the corsets themselves, I am of the opinion that corsets are necessary
to get the correct shape (and
Remember there are folks who are on digest and have to scroll through all the
junk you leave at the bottom of your message!
Thanks!
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Ugh. After the treatment Joe Wright gave the Kiera Knightly PRIDE AND
PREJUDICE, I don't have much hope for this. I actually really like the Sophie
Marceau version because... well, Sean Bean plays a fantastic Vronsky, and the
costumes and cinematography are gorgeous! I love that they did the
I hate the zipper foot the machine comes with, so I got a classic zipper foot.
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I'll also throw in my vote behind the Bernina 1008: no computerized parts. The
sales person was actually honest when I bought it and said it was better for
traveling and wouldn't need much maintenance. The only thing I'd add is that I
found a guy to switch out the bobbin housing from plastic
Paper! Donating! What a great idea. Thanks, those who suggested it! I can
get behind that idea.
I also wanted to add that I like to have 2 pr pinking shears - one for general
fabrics, one for delicate fabrics (linings, silks) so they stay useable longer.
--Rachel
I bought a new pair of Gingher pinking shears and had the same thing happen so
I sent them off to Gingher to sharpen. It took them *3 tries* to sharpen them
to my satisfaction. I think they're testing them on wigan or muslin or
something slightly crisp. I ended up sending a piece of the silk
We just bought rhinestone appliques from this place for a show:
http://www.gloryshouse.com/
As a warning, we ended up having to cover them in 2 layers of tulle so they
wouldn't snag the mylar brocade costumes we were putting them on (it's
Cinderella... what can I say?) but for something less
I love using Sew Line mechanical marking pencils with ceramic leads:
http://wiseminds.com/thedigitalmirage/?p=136
Expensive, but they make the sharpest line when other marking methods fail me.
In fact, I have almost entirely stopped using the designer pencils.
--Rachel
Don't blaspheme Jeremy Brett! I totally disagree that he was robot... I found
him very subtle and the most perfect Holmes! Yes, he strayed from the book by
having Holmes give up his cocaine addiction but the reasons he did it are sweet
(Brett said he wanted to be a good role model for kids).
Oh now, don't I feel silly! Thanks for pointing me to the e-mail address,
which I had missed. I did send her a kinder nudge, recommending she source
each draft at the end of its page. Who knows if she will take advice or care?
--Rachel
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I was looking up notched collar drafts online just so I don't have to produce
my own for a class I'm teaching and came across this site:
http://www.pattern-making.com/men-notch-collar/
It really irks me that this woman takes her draft, charts, and diagrams
straight out of Masaaki Kawashima's
A trick my dad taught me is that if you can't take a full-size tripod, get one
of those tiny, table-top tripods. It's best if the tripod can splay its legs
out wide or flat. Then you can stabilize your camera against your own chest!
--Rachel
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What about using rigiline boning? Pull the little plastic rods out of woven
part of the boning and use those as individual bones. It seems to me, with
that tiny bit of flexibility, it would imitate bones better than toothpicks.
--Rachel
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Rayon bemberg, baby! At least for theatrical purposes, silk is way too
fragile. It wears away under the arms particularly quickly. I'd choose poly
over silk for that reason alone (and I never say that!).
--Rachel
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Does anyone know of a book with drafts for modern military wear? Most of what
I can find is historic military wear.
Thanks,
--Rachel
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Hello, h-costume list! Long-time lurker here.
I had someone contact me about a Victorian bustle dress on my website, wanting
a similar dress for her wedding on a budget. I told her I'd put the feelers
out here, since it would definitely not be cost effective to be working across
the pond.
I
Nobody has mentioned it so I will - it can be viewed online on PBS's website:
http://www.pbs.org/
I plan on watching it myself as soon as I have time, since I was at the theatre
on Sunday night.
--Rachel
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Hm. It took me 3 tries to get my pinking shears working properly after sending
them to Gingher to get sharpened. I feel like they only tested on something
crisp, and I needed it to cut through lightweight silk charmeuse to finish the
edges. They eventually got it right after I sent samples
I'd probably start over on the drafting. I'd figure out the proportion of each
piece along the hip line and apply that to your own hip measurement. Same with
the waist. (For example, if the center front piece at the waist was 17% of the
total waist measurement, and your waist was 30, then
You can donate your hair and old nylons to an environmental cause!
http://www.matteroftrust.org
They're using hair, feathers, fur, etc. to collect oil from the spill in the
gulf.
--Rachel
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A co-worker of my mother-in-law has recently bought and renovated a 1929
studebaker and would like to have a matching vintage uniform to go with it.
Does anyone have a source for online vintage police uniforms? Or, barring
that, a good place for research? Ultimately I don't want to have to
This is a huge pet peeve of mine!!! If you want what I consider the definitive
look for Sherlock Holmes based on the books, please check out the series from
the 1980s starring Jeremy Brett. As appropriate, he only wears a grey
deerstalker and inverness maybe 3 times the entire series, always
The first thought I had: She is not dead.
My second thought: I've seen a lot more wedding photos of the groom sitting and
the woman standing. And she does seem slightly reclined. And what are we
seeing at the hem of her dress? I wonder if she was partially paralyzed or
something which would
Has anyone found a way to rig or replace the stands so
they're not so wimpy and wobbly?
--Rachel
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This brings up a good point.
Anyone know of any good 18th century shoe sources that
aren't hundreds of dollars? I'm finding that I'm not
even that nuts about shoes I'm finding on reenactor
sites. The heel shape is just SO hard to get right.
That's why I like the slides posted below... but the
http://www.staylace.com/gallery/gallery05/lillielangry/index.html
That first photo looks modified on the left (her
right) at the waist. Somebody posted a link here once
about modified old photos but I don't have it anymore.
As for iron corsets, if they were anything normal,
don't you think
Actually, it's not all smooth and nice. Watch it
again. She comes out and looks pretty thick around
the torso, especially compared to the last white
costume. It's because there are several layers up
there. Most actresses wouldn't want to be padded out
like that. You can see them reaching for
Hi Deredere.
In my opinion, you should only cut ruffles on the bias
if you want to 1)use a stripe or pattern and it
becomes a design element, or 2)when you need a really
crisp, stiff fabric (like dupioni, for example) to lie
flatter. Bias ruffles want to fall. You won't get
the spring out like
Hi Deredere.
In my opinion, you should only cut ruffles on the bias
if you want to 1)use a stripe or pattern and it
becomes a design element, or 2)when you need a really
crisp, stiff fabric (like dupioni, for example) to lie
flatter. Bias ruffles want to fall. You won't get
the spring out like
I seemed to have missed the original post, so I'm not
sure of the exact question, but thought I'd throw in
my 2c.
What I do is put a shrunken-down copy of the line
drawing I got from my designer on the front, and a
shrunken-down copy of the actor's measurements on the
back. If I don't have the
The discussion about when and where you all started
sewing seems to
show me that I am, so far, the only one who has no
childhood
background of sewing.
Add me into that figure. I was self-taught and
started at about 19 years old when I wanted a Star
Wars costume that wasn't crap, and
Wow, I LOOVED the White Witch's costumes! I
remember thinking them a bit odd when I first saw them
in trailers but after getting a bit used to the idea,
I love them! I also read interviews with Tilda
Swinton and the costume designer which were very
interesting.
Remember, Jadis is NOT human.
I'm just getting back from holiday and trying to get
caught up on e-mail, so sorry if this is really late.
I had to plug my favorite corset supply store, Grannd
Garb. See their site here:
http://www.grannd.com
I haven't purchased anything from them for a while,
being a student and hence very
I have found that with many old corset patterns in
general, I have to take in the bust gores
considerably. I didn't use this particular pattern,
but I did put together another ageless pattern corset
and that was the easiest way to fix the problem of the
overly-large bust.
I can't say that my
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