My husband is in Once Upon A Mattress and just bought jazz shoes-- flat,
black, with a small heel. Not perfectly period, but close, easy to find and
comfortable.
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Hi Allison,
I haven't done any specific corded projects yet (I am planning on a corded
pair of bodies soon), but I've done Trapunto accented garments, which is
very similar, as both require sewing channels and then stuffing them with
some sort of cord, or yarn in my case.
There is no way to
At 01:09 PM 2/24/2006, you wrote:
This set of plates is a contemporary look at Irish costume (looks like
males only, in battle scenes).
http://www.lib.ed.ac.uk/about/bgallery/Gallery/researchcoll/ireland.html
Joan Jurancich
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Yes, lovely plates with great detail for being
At 05:05 PM 2/24/2006, you wrote:
I have been cataloging my reference collection on librarything.
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Anyone else doing this?
Hi Beth,
I've been slowly cataloging my books on a software called Book Collector.
http://www.collectorz.com/book/
I have found the program to be very helpful, very
I seem to be the square peg here. ;-) It is because of the hours it
took to create quality historical clothing that made me into a textile snob.
I detest shopping in retail stores because the quality of the textiles and
manufacture is just wrong, ugly, shoddy. When I'm pressed for time and
I've got the Fashion book, then saw the two-volume set on special offer (I
think it was 9.99 GBP) at Borders. Despite the fantastic price, I flipped
through it and saw only a couple of extra pictures that weren't in the
Fashion book and decided it wasn't worth having both. But of the two, I
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Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re:patterns
It really depends. Some designer clothing just caters to the desire to
have something different without
At 11:44 25/02/2006, you wrote:
I seem to be the square peg here. ;-) It is because of the hours it
took to create quality historical clothing that made me into a textile snob.
I detest shopping in retail stores because the quality of the textiles and
manufacture is just wrong, ugly,
Yeh, I promised myself for years too, then a friend told me about
librarything. So I'm slowly going through my library and writing the ISBN
numbers on a pad for 20 -30 books at a time, shelf by shelf. With all the
resources that Librarything can access, it's really not too bad. The books
Hello, again.
I've been lurking for the past couple of months and
wondered if there is anywhere you have bios of list
participants stashed? So many of you seem to be doing
what I want to do I wonder how you got there.
Makes me wish for a time machine so I could go back 30
years and slap the
I am still wearing t-shirts I bought in 1989 in Florida for $5.00 so
why waste time making for myself.
Sounds like me, except that the t-shirts were free. Given for being a
volunteer at one horse event or another. If only the volunteers
received sweats, my wardrobe would be complete.
Heck, fifty years ago I didn't even have a counselor. Women were supposed to
be secretaries or teachers. I did both and was a good teacher, and secretary
when I did that, but never happy in either field. Luckily, I found other
outlets as I grew older.
Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender
Does anyone know when French seams were introduced? I haven't been able
to find an existing example in the SCA period (prior to 1600).
Thanks.
Beth
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 06:44:09 -0500
From: Five Rivers Chapmanry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The fabrics I choose are mostly natural fibre,
I posted the site long time ago but still have most of my books in storage.
Need a lifetime membership too! I would love to get more info on books that
should be in my library. I bought 30 weaving books for different looms and
styles so I think I have enough. I need to go thru my books and
The point is that some of us who buy way more books than we should, have so
many different subjects that a catalog (or a well organized library)is pretty
much necessary. I had all of my books except costume and cooking in one room
before I moved. Wall to wall, floor to ceiling bookshelves
Could someone please explain the point of listing one's books? I'm
afraid I don't see the point. Mine are all on shelves in my workroom.
I know what they are, and where they are. Why would I need to list
them? (More time I haven't got anyway!)
suzi
Two reasons for listing books:
1. So when
It comes in handy if you want to share your books with a friend they can just
browse through them on this site. Might help me remember which books I have
loaned out too. I also have to start worrying about extra insurance for my
books. I should start looking up the current prices on some of
40 years ago, the options were still- teacher or secretary. I was told
I was too smart to be a secretary, so I became a teacher. We've HAVE
come a long way, haven't we?!?!?
I was a classroom science teacher (as opposed to moving up into
administration). I was knee-deep in kids / teenagers
At 15:36 25/02/2006, you wrote:
I do it for three reasons:
1) I've got so many (thousands), that I found I was getting some
duplicates by accident.
2) I need an inventory for insurance purposes.
3) to find others with similar interests.
I have thousands of books too, at least 400 of which
At 15:38 25/02/2006, you wrote:
Could someone please explain the point of listing one's books? I'm
afraid I don't see the point. Mine are all on shelves in my workroom.
I know what they are, and where they are. Why would I need to list
them? (More time I haven't got anyway!)
suzi
Two reasons
I've only been on it 2 or 3 days and have filled my limit of 200 books. So
if someone has say 8,000 books (as some people up there do!!) I'd hate to
try and keep track of them in a notebook. I want to know where they are I
want to know what I have. I'm hoping they add a lent feature and that
sort
In a message dated 2/25/2006 11:01:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I stopped loaning out books when I realised that I had loaned the
third copy of my favourite sci-fi book, and had to buy a fourth when
it didn't come back that time either!
I don't loan books
Sounds like an interesting program as I hate buying the same book twice. Hard
to do? not really as often an author will put out a book under a different name
with other publishers.
Edith
Brin Kendall
Kimiko Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 05:05 PM 2/24/2006, you wrote:
I have
Allison,
I have made a corded corset and no, it won't shrink
dramatically. Even if it does, it will stretch back
out again once under tension. Mine is made from cotton
corset coutil and linen tabby lining with hemp cording
and garment weight leather binding. I find after
wearing it for a couple of
On 2/23/06, Carletta da Nicolosi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Out of curiosity and basically ignorance on this style of embroidery, what
is the earliest documentable date redwork was used on garments? It is
stunning!
I teach Blackwork...which includes Redwork and other Monochrome embroidery.
I
That would be me. :-)
I think I am on the other end of the same journey as
the original poster. That is why that quote means so
much to me.
I have always been creative to the point of excess.
But having had an learning disability that I didn't
learn how to function with until I was nearly out of
It is possible to get an older BURDA magazine which is not older than 2 years
here: [EMAIL PROTECTED] , but that wouldn't help you - but you could at least
try it. They get all older versions back so they could maybe have some.
Else I would suggest you to make an advertisement, that usually
not sure if anybody else has already said this (sorry if so), but redwork
comes under the heading of what was known as Spanish work, which is basically
blackwork, done in colours other than black (in this case red, obv.)
debs
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Until we joined the SCA, my husand didn't really wear anything other than
plain black jeans and tshirts, black, grey and dark green sweaters, and
occasionally BDUs of various colors (mostly black, olive and olive camo).
I *swear* that my husband owns
Hi Rebecca,
The program I went through at Dalhousie University in Halifax NS Canada, is
a two year Diploma or a you can now go for a full degree program. (I'm
heading back this Fall, to complete the degree, while I teach in the Dip
program)
The Diploma is all you really *need* if you want
In a message dated 2/25/06 2:58:49 PM GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Makes me wish for a time machine so I could go back 30
years and slap the college counselor who told me
costume wasn't a career - I should be a secretary or
social worker.
Know that feeling - when I wanted to
I'd recommend some sort of list, even if not strictly a catalogue.
A while back we had some pipes leak and the ceiling come down - right on top
of one of NIge's most expesive shelves of books.
Fortunately, the insurers paid out when we sent them three independant quotes
that more or les
I have thousands of books too, at least 400 of which are costume related.
I also have thousands, and over 1,000 costume related.
I don't need an insurance inventory, fortunately!
Well, everybody might need to claim insurance some day. My in-laws'
house burned down in the firestorm in
Well, the other question is whether or not you can make a family-wage career
out of it. I've done custom costuming from home for more than 10 years. While
the extra money is nice, it will never, ever be enough to support me
completely.
Now, the University of Rhode Island had a lovely
On Feb 25, 2006, at 11:57 AM, kelly grant wrote:
Getting dressed to go out is a nightmare!
Amen! I always ask if I should wear Period Attire. It is so much
easier to dress.
Can we start a Fashion Trend, wearing our chosen Period clothing day to
day?
Susan
Slow down. The trail is the
Lorina,
Thank you. You are in some ways what I am hoping to do with me. I, too,
have become a textile and fit snob. I look around at the mall, and at
myself, and hate the one size fits no-one mentality I see. I love natural
fibers, and quality garments, and that's what I am slowly working on
I made one like that- except linen/cotton blend both sides and bias tape
instead of leather binding- I call it my sports corset!)(great for hot
days and very washable!) Betsy
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I heard a comment about the color black in clothing: People wear
black because it reflects the mood of the times.
Is that why we can free ourselves to wear color when we step into our
chosen time period? We enjoy the Period and forget that all time
periods had their problems?
Susan
Slow
This is a sad thread.
My mom was given 6 months when they FINALLY diagnosed the anal lesion that
she had as 3rd stage cancer. It was diagnosed because the lesion contained
LUNG cells... which means the primary site was in her lungs --- All due to
smoking from the time she was a teenager.
She
Quoting monica spence [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
This is a sad thread.
*snippage*
I wish we who have see this could explain to smokers, who all think they are
immortal...
I think that there must be a certain amount of teenager (aka that
won't happen to me mentality) inside every smoker; there's
Back in the dark ages, when I went to college in 1970, my counselor
recommended an all girls school (Seton Hill College) -- known as a place
Where women lead. It was the only place I applied to and got accepted as
an early decision candidate. It was one of the best things I ever did.I
majored in
To give a ray of hope to those who might be facing cancer.
I have a friend who had a double mastectomy three years ago and then
last year lost a lung to lung cancer. There was no connection between
the two. She had been a smoker for I don't know for how long, but
probably most of her
Quoting monica spence [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
*snippage*
All this is to tell you that you can change careers or do something new. It
is never too late...
I'm not in costuming or theater, but let me second that statment with a
resounding AMEN!
I got my BA in 1976 in Computer Science. Worked as
This is a sad thread.
My mom was given 6 months when they FINALLY diagnosed the anal lesion that
she had as 3rd stage cancer. It was diagnosed because the lesion contained
LUNG cells... which means the primary site was in her lungs --- All due to
smoking from the time she was a teenager.
Kimiko,
Ah! Another square peg! How delightful!
You're on the petite end; I'm on the Rubenesque end. When I walk
into a Penningtons or any other plus size store, I get so frustrated with
the designers of these clothes trying to shove large ladies into mini-skirts
and tubular
Speaking of making your own clothes, it has been my desire for
some time to make myself a new winter coat, one which is fashionable and
warm, something to go with the stunning sable and mink Russian style hat I
have.
Does anyone have any idea where I might be able to
At 18:58 25/02/2006, you wrote:
Back in the dark ages, when I went to college in 1970, my counselor
recommended an all girls school (Seton Hill College) -- known as a place
Where women lead. It was the only place I applied to and got accepted as
an early decision candidate. It was one of the
At Sat, 25 Feb 2006 09:57:19 Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Librarything system is easy, because you can just click on something
to add it. However, I don't want any of my data stored on someone
else's machine, and therefore be dependent on their backup system, site
availability,
I'm back!!! And frivolously cross posting this
all over the place;please pardon my excitement. :
I have to say (yet again!), any photo I have *ever*
seen will not do those garments justice! This was a
most amazing experience.
I have to thank Nikki a million times over for being a
patient
Lorina
Just to clarify... my Mom was petite, I am Rubenesque just like you, and
slowly loosing weight. I get my height from a mix of my small Mom, and my
ex-Marine father who was 6'2, leaving me squat in the middle at 5'6 and
way too heavy.
You've definitely given me some ideas to think
I am so sorry for your loss Monica. Thank you for sharing your story.
Kimiko
At 10:41 AM 2/25/2006, you wrote:
This is a sad thread.
My mom was given 6 months when they FINALLY diagnosed the anal lesion that
she had as 3rd stage cancer. It was diagnosed because the lesion contained
LUNG
At 11:06 AM 2/25/2006, you wrote:
To give a ray of hope to those who might be facing cancer.
I have a friend who had a double mastectomy three years ago and then
last year lost a lung to lung cancer. There was no connection between
the two. She had been a smoker for I don't know for how
At 05:46 AM 2/25/2006, you wrote:
Could someone please explain the point of listing one's books? I'm afraid
I don't see the point. Mine are all on shelves in my workroom. I know what
they are, and where they are. Why would I need to list them? (More time I
haven't got anyway!)
suzi
For
You can make your lists private so that no one else can read them. And while
Steele may be on the best sellers list its Sci-fi that is what people read
for the most part. I'm sure I'll hear howls over that. But there was an
article not long ago about sc-fi held the top rank closely followed by
I heard a comment about the color black in clothing: People wear black
because it reflects the mood of the times.
The guys I know who wear black, aside from the wannabeagoth crowd, do so
because they know it will match all their other black stuff. They want
to look nice, but are design
On Feb 25, 2006, at 7:27 AM, Beth and Bob Matney wrote:
Does anyone know when French seams were introduced? I haven't
been able to find an existing example in the SCA period (prior to
1600).
A lot depends on how specifically you're defining French seams.
There were a lot of different
On Feb 25, 2006, at 5:46 AM, Suzi Clarke wrote:
At 13:33 25/02/2006, you wrote:
Yeh, I promised myself for years too, then a friend told me about
librarything. So I'm slowly going through my library and writing
the ISBN numbers on a pad for 20 -30 books at a time, shelf by
shelf. With
At 8:27 PM -0500 2/24/06, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:
On Friday 24 February 2006 8:05 pm, Beth and Bob Matney wrote:
I have been cataloging my reference collection on librarything.
Using what for time? When I retire, maybe.
I'm also a LibraryThing fan, though I did maybe two batches
Absolutely wonderful detail; however, for those of us who don't remember, just
WHAT underwear are you talking about?
Ann Wass
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From: Kathy Page [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:50:16 -0500 (EST)
I've been working on a banner for some newly married friends. I'm using
Jacquard Textile paints. I'm not sure what happend but one of the panels that
I had to wash - after being painted and heatset; the paint bubbled up and
peeled off. Well, actually it was the second coat of paint that I
Since I hate having to look up and type ALL the information about a
book every @#$%! time I cite it, this site is _wonderful_.
--
OChris Laning [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Davis, California
AHH, correct usage- a sight for sore eyes!!
Brilliant! I'm sending this to half my friends! Tahnk you SO SO much for
sharing this.
LynnD
On 2/23/06, Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Geoffrey Chaucer hath a blog. Really:
http://houseoffame.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/
Only a handful of posts, but in September he wrote about
If you paint on any synthetic fabric like polyester, acrylic paint may not
stick. It sits on the top and does not soak in like dye should. Dye won't
work either. Polyester is a man-made plastic and has to be colored in the
extrusion process.
I had a wonderful project in grad school, washed it
Why is there such a heavy preponderance of fantasy titles among the most
owned? I know Harry Potter is popular, but what about bestselling authors
like Danielle Steele? Do you know if the site designer first announced
the site on fantasy lists and thus gained an early preponderance of
I don't know about the Jacquard brand, but most fabric paints are designed to
paint on fabric - not other paint. It bonds with the fabric and gets in
between the threads to hold it. I haven't met one yet that works well covering
another layer of paint and I have been fabric painting for
Lorina,
Congrats on losing the weight! Unfortunately- it found me !
Seems there are a few of us Square Pegs around. T's and sweats are
constant companions.
I love getting dressed for Side Saddle events and historical Teas.
Victorian is my preferred Period Style. My husband can wear
I like that idea. If enough of us do that, maybe we'll spark a fashion
trend (like Laura Ashley and the milkmaid look), and everyone will want to
dress like us.
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Sent: Saturday, February 25,
I am aware of your site (and Marc's) and stitch discussions in various
archaeological references... that's the problem. Of the various seam
finishes, I just cannot find an existing garment or fragment with the
French seam.. so I guess I'm defining it pretty specifically. A modern
example is
Is Folkwear's Cossack pattern still available?
LynnD
On 2/25/06, Five Rivers Chapmanry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Speaking of making your own clothes, it has been my desire for
some time to make myself a new winter coat, one which is fashionable and
warm, something to go with the
Do you mean like the 60's type coat that I remember Barbie dolls wearing?
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Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 11:21 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [h-cost] Cossack coat
Where I live (San Francisco area) there are themed dances every month or
so. So, we get to wear our lovely stuff and make more!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Dawn
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 12:58 PM
To: Historical Costume
Men- colorblindness is a factor there, too. One of my former bosses
was good looking and always dressed impeccably. (He was referred to as
a Ken Doll). He was color blind! He had all his clothes put away in
sets by his wife, so he would never make a bad color choice. Again-
Behind a
I have seen one on an early 19th century (probably 1805-1820) sheer fabric.
Frankly, I was surprised--didn't expect it even that early.
Ann Wass
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From: Beth and Bob Matney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:07:15 -0600
Subject: Re:
Watch it! I made one of those! It was dark gray wool, had princess seams, and
I put a real Persian lamb collar on it.
Ann Wass
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From: Sharon at Collierfam.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Historical Costume' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:24:23 -0800
Ah, yes, another reason to do living history. I have been fortunate enough to
attend one real inaugural ball, but those don't come along very often. I also
do modern western square dancing (my husband is a caller), which gives me
another opportunity to play with fabrics and fancy trims. I
A couple of days a week, I help out at a (good) fabric store. I decided
today that once a month or so I'll be wearing a historical something or
another as I work!
Now to make some dresses that don't have trains...
-E House
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Great idea!
I'll bet that pattern and fabric sales rise in your store because
people will be motivated by your creativity.
Susan
Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for. - Ride the Dark
Trail by Louis L'Amour
On
Having recently joined the group, Where can I see pics of this underwear?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Kathy Page
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 11:50 AM
To: Historical Costume List
Subject: [h-cost] Underwear, Demystified
I'm
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One day, I am going to get him the ( black, of course! ) t-shirt that has
'I'm only wearing black until they invent a darker colour'.
*lol!
Of course, his re-enactment gear is an entirely different matter - his
first 17thC outfit had a burgundy/purple doublet, with
It's the Medieval Conference at Kalamazoo that gives me the most problems.
Every other place I sell books, I'm wearing medieval or Renaissance SCA
clothes, but there modern clothing is all I've ever seen. Some of the
participants (professors who already have tenure?) slum it in jeans and tee
Sharon,
I believe that the Realm of Venus website has a couple
of the photos scanned from these books:
Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd by Janet Arnold
The History of Underclothes by Cunnington (a husband
and wife team)
There are a couple of other smaller publications as
well, one in German I
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