I strictly avoid chat invites with people I don't know. Can't tell who they
REALLY are or what the heck they REALLY want, and this iffy-er than any
uninvited chats I've ever gotten.
Just my two (paranoid) pence.
Claudine
- Original Message
From: Stacey Dunleavy
Euphrosnia is wearing a boned red silk taffeta petticoat of the Tudor
Tailor variety. It's finished, dramatic beautiful but came out much
too large for me as I abruptly lost a lot of weight.
Which means it might fit ME.
(Just kidding, Cin!)
For once my dummy ain't nekkid, she's wearing
I've ordered from JKM and both the products and services were fine. But it took
weeks for them to ship.
You might also want to check out http://www.bbcrafts.com/. I've ordered from
them also, got exactly what I expected, and they shipped more promptly than JKM.
Claudine
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So...what's a more typical price for this sort of thing? I've never shopped for
old photos.
Claudine
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From: Penny Ladnier pe...@costumegallery.com
To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 8:26:56 PM
Subject: [h-cost] OMG! The sale price
Can you provide us with a scan or photo of the picture you're working from?
Perhaps someone will be able to provide you with a pattern for the right shape,
that you can adjust to make it match what you want.
Claudine
- Original Message
From: Laurie Taylor
Renaissance Fabrics (online only) regularly carries cotton velveteen:
http://www.renaissancefabrics.net/cgi-bin/showAll.cgi?section=V
Of course, colors are limited, but if you want something specific, send owner
Diana an email, she might be able to find it for you.
Claudine
I've handled that fabric. It's medium-ish, not super heavy. I don't think it
was meant for, say, drapes, at least not without a backing.
Claudine
- Original Message
From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Tue, January 19, 2010
Ditto. I've never heard of such a thing. Even if it's couch weight, it may be
useful for something costume-related.
Claudine
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From: Ginni Morgan ginni.mor...@doj.ca.gov
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Tue, January 19, 2010 1:08:01 PM
Subject:
You can still get a mangle, the ironing kind:
http://www.amazon.com/Miele-B990-Fold-Rotary-RELEASE/dp/B002UZGVR4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8s=home-gardenqid=1263766228sr=8-1
Claudine
- Original Message
From: Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
You can still catch your death of cold today: if, for whatever reason, you're
stuck outside and wet, you'll get hypothermic much faster wearing a cotton
sweater than a wool (or synthetic fleece) sweater. Cotton soaks up water and
keeps it, robbing the fabric of any insulating qualities. Like
How about the cheap, light-weight buckram (sometimes found at Hancock Fabrics)?
It's fabric stiffened with glue so if you're willing to ignore the content of
the glue and fabric, it's sort of period.
Claudine
From: Alexandria Doyle
To: Historical Costume
Gorgeous!
Now, sitting in those long-bodied corsets must have been...interesting. At
least one shows creases where your thighs would bend. Did this style of corset
last long? Is there an speculation that their extremeness might have
contributed to their popularity being brief?
I'd love to
What to look out for...besides pick-pockets, which I'm sure you've already
thought of. :P
In Gujurat you might find Rajasthani block and roller printed cottons, seeing
as Rajasthan is just a state (or 2?) away. You'll definitely find fancy woven
or beaded or embroidered (or any combination)
I don't think you're thinking of stabilizer used for machine embroidery. I
believe that type of stabilizer is primarily NOT iron on, though it does come
in a sticky back style. I haven't come across any iron-on type, but then I
haven't looked for any either.
I'm not sure what Penny is having
I'm really sorry that you're not going to write it. I really enjoyed the first
two parts you wrote.
Claudine
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From: Käthe Barrows kay...@gmail.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2009 7:45:45 PM
Subject: [h-cost] CC27 historical
Can anyone post a link to a photo of a dress that one would use sleeve puffs
with? These are funny little things, and I'm wondering when you'd need them.
Claudine
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You are right about rabbit -- it usually sheds like crazy no matter what you
do.
Does it really? I just found some rabbit pelts at a local hobby supply store,
and was wondering what I could use it for. Shedding is annoying. :(
Claudine
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As to your question: is there a set of measurements I should be using as a
standard?
I may be over generalizing, but I think every garment manufacturer and pattern
company on the planet uses a different one. Period garments from before, say,
1960 (again, generalizing) weren't designed to fit
- Original Message
From: albert...@aol.com albert...@aol.com
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Drafting from antique garment - question
...
Also popular with costumers of this period is a slip-like
undergarment with the
An 1890s walking suit with a sash that says votes for women. Yup, I'm a
suffragette. Don't forget to vote next week!
Claudine
(with apologies for the brief, non-partisan political statement)
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Baking soda? I've used baking soda paste (half baking soda, half water) to get
tarnish off of silver jewelry. I don't know how silk reacts to baking soda,
though.
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From: Sharon Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday,
English and North American, no, but I've seen two portraits of Marie Antoinette
wearing what could only be velvet.
Perhaps the writer didn't mean an article of clothing in velvet. In my
understanding of the phraseology of the time (which is vague at best) wearing
velvet could just mean a
I think these costumes, and #2895, are modeled after the series Deadwood.
Claudine
- Original Message
From: Audrey Bergeron-Morin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm severly out of time to do this, so I was looking at the Big4
patterns. I really like this one (the short version, top left)
A friend of mine is wondering in what time period, and for what purpose, one
could use checked linen. I think the fabric she's looking at is a pretty fine
check, a colored thread on a light or white background. I seem to recall
checked fabric like this being used for work clothes, towels,
I'm rather behind on email: what sleeve is this? I'd love to know. :)
Claudine
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From: Pixel, Goddess and Queen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 12:49:57 PM
Subject: [h-cost] I saw it!
I saw the
Thanks! Hadn't thought to just punch some relevant words in to google. Perhaps
I'll send her and email to give her a push to move the pages.
Claudine
- Original Message
From: Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008
The first article has already been published. I think she said there's going to
be a total of 3 articles.
I don't know the answers to your questions (I didn't go to her turban wrapping
class), and I don't think she's on this list, but you can ask her by sending
her an email through her
Lynn McMasters is working on a series of articles for the online publication
Your Wardrobe Unlock'd about wrapping turbans for Regency wear. I don't have
a subscription yet, so can't comment on the articles, but I saw Lynn over the
weekend at Costume College (where she taught turban wrapping)
I'm quite fond of Zaanse Schans, which I believe you can drive to in about an
hour, depending on traffic. Yes, it's awfully touristy, but if you're a
mech-e-geek, and if it's open, there's a windmill that you can climb inside of
(the one for grinding paints). It's not handicap friendly, and
Apparently there's a clan McWong. I'm not making that up.
McClaudine
- Original Message
From: monica spence [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 9:47:09 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] An interesting ethnic fabric
OMG! This is great!!
What I understand that folks do (or used to do, before computerization?) in
industrial settings is to trace the pattern onto tag board. But you'd need a
tag board set for each size. They last for ages, though.
Claudine
- Original Message
From: Land of Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Replying to a couple of emails.
Thank you to whomever found the photo at Museo de Traje (can't find that email
at the moment). I'm adding it to my collection. :)
Susan Farmer wrote:
A lady in the SCA has her research (and the snippets from a couple of
the paintings) here
Belatedly chiming in (sorry, I'm always a few weeks behind in reading this
list).
Here's the webpage the picture of the pocket came from:
http://www.vads.ahds.ac.uk/collections/pocketsofhistory.html
They don't have a date for the specific pocket being discussed, and their image
database won't
Fran wrote:
But I could do the downloads myself, right? As I do for the s/w on my
I've done them myself (when I remember to actually do them).
BTW, are their embroidery sticks machine-specific in any way, or can
you use any computer data stick/flash drive?
I've used whatever USB
Can someone please tell me, what is hammered silk? Google isn't turning up a
definition. Is it a process? If so, what is the base weave?
Claudine
- Original Message
From: Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:24:57 PM
Popping out of lurking.
I'll contact Bjarne off-list and fill him in on some fun places onlineto
discuss BJD's.. But I also request that this discussion be droppedfrom the
list, since it's so waay off topic. :)
Cindy: Momoko has ball joints and therefore is, technicially, a BJD (some
Hello!
Coming out of the lurking woodwork to ask a question about dyeing. I've done a
little dying before, but don't claim to have any sort of clue!
I have a piece of 100% cotton chamois flannel (which, by the way, is lovely for
faking the look of some wools) and it's a slightly pale red (barn
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