Hi,
Gosh how wonderfull you made the sleaves. Thanks for posting. Please let us
know when there are more pictures!
Bjarne
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From: Althea Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 6:20 AM
Subject: [h-cost] Re:
At 09:13 22/05/2006, you wrote:
You're lucky. It's cold and very wet in the UK (and I have my first
camping event of the season next weekend!)
I've been too busy with domestic problems to do any dressmaking this
year. I have a query, though.
I've been clearing my mother's house (she is now in
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From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 11:12 AM
Subject: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume?
In discussion with a couple of friends at the weekend, we fell to talking
about when
In a message dated 5/22/2006 5:13:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Both of them had started very early, making clothes for
themselves and for dolls. And they did it for pleasure!
I first started sewing when I got a Babette (cheap imitation Barbie) in 4th
grade.
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From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 5:12 AM
Subject: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume?
In discussion with a couple of friends at the weekend, we fell to talking
about when
In a message dated 5/22/2006 5:13:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
we wondered if it
was a given that costume makers, whether professional, gifted
amateur, or occasional maker, have cats? All the ones I know do.
Oh, and I have a cat now, but did not always have
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From: Catherine Olanich Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 12:15 AM
Subject: Current projects (was Re: [h-cost] hello out there??)
Since nothing else is going on here, this may be a good time for people
My current project is an 1880's ball dress. I've wanted to make one
for years, and finally there is an 1880's ball on the schedule. I
have been trying to decide what year of the 1880's I want to emulate.
I only have two weeks until the ball so I need to get working this
week. I will probably
Hi!
I learnt to sew when I was twenty-ish, by going to Adult Education classes,
because I was unemployed, and wanted to fill a bit of the void (plus Employment
Services paid for the course!). I started costuming a couple of years ago, as
it was more fun than making everyday clothes for
Hmm...interesting topic!
My mom used to say that I was trying to make things when I was a toddler. I
know that by the time I was 5 or so, I was only really happy if I was
making, as we called it, or reading. But it wasn't sewing or embroidery
until I was 9 or so. Started embroidery in Girl
I come from a family of sewers. My paternal great-grandmother was a
dressmaker. She literally could copy anything she saw, including most types
of lace. I inherited many of her tools and a ton of handmade lace and lace
samples, which I used on my own wedding dress, and my niece's christening
Wow-- someone else had a Babette doll. Cool.
I started sewing when I inherited my great aunt's sewing machine. No one
else wanted it, but I sure did! I started making clothes for my Babette doll
by hand, and graduated when I got the machine to using the sewing
machine. I found a length of cloth
Hello all!
I am glad to see some discussion going again. To add to it I am
still (very slowly) working on this corset. My next question for those
who have made it before is about the busk. Based on the recent
discussion of the split busk being invented in 1853, it seems I should
use a
REBECCA BURCH wrote:
Can anybody tell me how many yards it will take to
make a ruff for a man with a 16 neck?
It depends on how wide and deep the ruff will be. For a relatively
narrow ruff (say 2-3 wide from neck to outer edge) that will be 2 or
less from top to bottom, you probably won't
My story is much like everyone else's. Mom sewed, came from a large farm
family where grandma made everything from the underwear out. I learned
to sew around the time I stopped putting things into my mouth. By 6 or 7
I was making doll clothes and quilts for them. Did home ec and high
school
I hate sewing, though I quite enjoy embroidery and knitting. My Mum hated it
too, and I got little help or encouragement from needlework classes at school.
I used to make clothes for teenage dolls, but they were very crude and
amateurish.
I've made a few garments for myself, but mostly on odd
I did a google search (acid free tissue uk) and came up with this UK
supplier among others:
http://www.conservation-by-design.co.uk/papers/papers26.html
Katy
On 5/22/06, Kate M Bunting [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You're lucky. It's cold and very wet in the UK (and I have my first camping
event
The magic wand is called a sewing machine (evil grin)
Oh, and coincidentally to the sewing conversation, we wondered if it
was a given that costume makers, whether professional, gifted
amateur, or occasional maker, have cats? All the ones I know do.
Ah, yes! They provide quality control,
Oh, and coincidentally to the sewing conversation, we wondered if it
was a given that costume makers, whether professional, gifted
amateur, or occasional maker, have cats? All the ones I know do.
Suzi (about to sew the 5th Mary Queen of Scots costume, and putting it off!)
Sadly, I don't have
I have a
cockatiel and an African grey parrot, and I would really prefer that they
not become kitty kibble.
I grew up in a home with a parrot and cats. Trust me, the cats are the ones
most likely to become kibble.
Sorry about your husband - he doesn't know what great pets cats can be.
I started sewing when I was about five. My mother made handkerchiefs for my
father and she would give me one to hem. I remember sitting there trying to
make tiny little stitches, and failing. However, my father was a love and used
them anyhow. Mother had a treadle Singer (we didn't have
In discussion with a couple of friends at the weekend, we fell to
talking
about when we started sewing.
When I first joined the SCA, I made some rudimentary costumes but never
particularly enjoyed it. What I enjoy tremendously is embroidery and
embellishment, which started when I was
Hi
I too have this bundle of 25 yds of linen staring at me...I'm
starting small with an 18th cent cap while carefully figguring and
measuring cuts for the underclothes--2 sets per weekend x 2 people x
3-4 Eras...
Hey at least I'll be savin on gas by being home and sewing like a mad
monkey!
I started sewing around age 4, well, actually, that is not entirely
true. I was knitting at age 4. Not my idea, it was Mom actually. She
was pregnant with my baby sister and was exasperated with my energy
level one day and handed me her knitting. Not only did I stop
talking and moving, which
I remember from a young age having a dress-up closet made up of less than
perfect vintage clothes my mother had picked up at the second hand store. There
was one very yellow gown made of either silk or satin with a tulle overskirt
and lace over the bodice that I remember well. So I guess I was
In a message dated 5/22/2006 10:03:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I started making clothes for my Babette doll
I dressed Babette as the Empress Josephine in her coronation gown for a high
school class and she still wears that to this day, 35 years later.
I started sewing when I was 5. My gran sewed clothing and made quilts. I
remember sitting on the floor watching the wheel spin on her treadle sewing
machine. I kept on sewing, making my own halloween costumes. I, too, became
interested in Star Trek and made several costumes for aliens to wear.
Hmmm... the first memory I have is with one of those little plastic
child-size Singer machines with a real needle, and playing with that. I
must have been about 6 at that point. As a child, my parents were convinced
that I'd become a fashion designer, as I'd take old shower curtains and
other
I started sewing as a child, doing my father's mending and alterations.
(My mother didn't sew much.) My father bought me an antique treadle
machine because it was cheap, simple to operate, and hard to break. He
also taught me what I knew about sewing at that point in my life.
I took Home Ec
I starting hand sewing things when I was pretty young, pretty much taking
fabric scraps from my mother's sewing room and making doll clothes, which
lead to making dolls too because I didn't think I had enough. I didn't
start regular sewing until I was nearly a teenager. What I remember most
Anne wrote: Based on the recent discussion of the split busk being
invented in 1853, it seems I should use a wooden busk for this transitional
corset. However, given the curve along CF, how is that going to work? (snip)
Do you suppose you need a specially made curved busk? The pattern
I made a fashion doll (pre Barbie) a Marie Antoinett gown, complete with a wig
made from cotton balls when I was in the ninth grade for a history project.
Don't have a clue what happened to her though. We moved a lot.
Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender
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From:
In a message dated 5/22/2006 11:19:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
ended up buying three pairs of slacks to take on a trip last month. I must
get around to making myself some modern clothes one of these days.
But why waste your precious sewing time making
Annette,
We have 2 Paso Fino horses. I sew Parade stuff for them and us. I got
into some historically oriented activities- volunteering at local
sites- one is Rev War and one is Victorian. When possible, I ride
sidesaddle in costume.
What type of horses do you have?
Susan
Slow down.
Alexandria Doyle wrote:
...As to costume sewing I regularlly look for garbie dolls, people
who need
costumes, but don't sew for whatever reason. Since they pay for the
fabric,
and sometimes for labor, I get to feed my habit without cost to myself.
*snicker* I love it! Garbie dolls. I'll
Without going downstairs to look at CC for the exact date, the modern style
of busk was invented in the late 1820s; 1828 sticks in my head. They didn't
come into widespread use until the 1840s, but it's definitely not impossible
to find them earlier.
-E House
I've been clearing my mother's house (she is now in a nursing home) and have
found some vintage garments. I know you are supposed to store such things in
acid-free tissue paper, but have no idea what kind of shops sell such paper.
Any suggestions?
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century
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. (I think this was because my mother, a
brilliant seamstress, had no patience with my clumsy efforts, and as
she was left handed, had problems
At 19:15 22/05/2006, you wrote:
In a message dated 5/22/2006 11:19:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
ended up buying three pairs of slacks to take on a trip last month. I must
get around to making myself some modern clothes one of these days.
But why waste your
I started sewing when I joined the SCA. Before that, my mother would
make me wonderful Halloween costumes, and I'd help her by sewing the
straight seams on the machine, but that's about it. I never even made
doll clothes, or anything of the kind before. But I LOVED historical
clothing. Ever since
Suzi Clarke wrote:
In discussion with a couple of friends at the weekend, we fell to
talking about when we started sewing.
(snipped)
Oh, and coincidentally to the sewing conversation, we wondered if it was
a given that costume makers, whether professional, gifted amateur, or
occasional
My copy of Moda a Firenze arrived in today's mail!!!
I'm so excited!! There are portraits that I've never seen in it AND there's
a page-sized image of the portrait of Laudomia de Medici as well.
Hurrah!!
kate
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I don't remember voluntarily sewing articles as a child. I remember
making a toy rabbit at Brownies, and Binker embroidered mats at primary
school, but I never made clothes for dolls or anything like that. My
mother was a needlework teacher, so I learned the basics, and we had to
do
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
In a message dated 5/22/2006 5:13:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
we wondered if it
was a given that costume makers, whether professional, gifted
amateur, or occasional maker, have cats? All the ones I know do.
3. As to my Current
In a message dated 5/22/2006 10:42:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I already have this problem on my existing 1830s corset when I
bend over to tie my shoe or cook.
Put your shoes on first...then the corset. ...:-P
Ok ok, I'm teasing. But
REBECCA BURCH wrote:
Can anybody tell me how many yards it will take to
make a ruff for a man with a 16 neck?
I think I found a deal on some lace trim, but I'm not
sure there will be enough for two ruff sets. There is
25 yds on the spool. Will that be enough for two ruff
and cuff sets?
Does anyone here have information on the type of material and weave that was
used during the ministry of Christ?
I am particularly interested in finding out more about the robe of Jesus that
is mentioned in John 19:23. I know one type article of clothing worn then was
a khiton. However, this
I'm about to start teaching myself goldwork. I've been doing embroidery
since I was 7 or 8, so I'm hoping some of that will carry over, but it's a
different enough technique that it all feels very new at the moment. Right
now, I'm trying to figure out what widths and lengths I need for the
snip
My first serious attempts came my first year in grad school, when I joined
the SCA. Although my first garment was something I now refer to as the
Ostrogothic prom dress (green taffeta bog-style gown), I got better
fairly quickly, since being a history grad student did make me start
My current projects are:
2 17th cen. shirts, a turkish coat, and a doublet, all for a customer. The
shirts need to be finished by Weds., I'd like to have the rest done by next
week.
A pair of goat leggings out of a microfibre fur that really does look
like goat hair, and a pirate coat.
My biggest daydream is to have someone to do the plain sewing. I love the
designing, the research, the patterning and even the initial cutting and
testing a garment. After I have it figured out, I don't want to do the
sewing. I love the finishing, especially fine details, but I'd love to
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
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Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 10:12:04 +0100
From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume?
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oh, and coincidentally to the sewing
I started sewing by age 9 or 10 - I remember begging my mother to let me
take a class at Sears in the summer when I was 12. She made many of our
clothes when I was under age 8 or so. I made all my long dresses for
whatever I needed them for in high school and college, but at that point my
Well, I haven't had a chance to upload recent pictures until this evening,
but here's a link to the late 1700's outfit I've been working on since the
fall:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=jq8t100.nqqmx58x=0y=-tik0qhttp://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=jq8t100.nqqmx58x=0y=-tik0q
I'm
On Monday 22 May 2006 4:13 am, Kate M Bunting wrote:
You're lucky. It's cold and very wet in the UK (and I have my first camping
event of the season next weekend!)
It's been drier than usual here in Pennsylvania, but also colder than
usual--it barely stayed warm enough for us to finish eating
I made dresses for my Barbie dolls largely because my parents couldn't afford
to buy lots of doll clothes for me, but my interest in historic costume dates
to my adolescence, when I saw the Masterpiece Theater series Six Wives of
Henry VIII on television. I dove into histories of the period,
[snip]
I've never had a cat; I keep dwarf hamsters because (apart from being cute)
they can look after themselves for a night or two when I'm away at weekend
events. I hope to get a dog when I have more spare time!
P.S. My father hated cats, and wouldn't allow us to have one; all of our pets
On Monday 22 May 2006 3:42 pm, Audrey Bergeron-Morin wrote:
[snip]
So, when I joined the SCA, sewing became the way to obtain the
costumes I wanted. I think to this day I like having made something
more than I like making it.
I am *so* with you there. That is *exactly* why I sew, and if I
When? 1994 or A.S. XXVIII, I was married and I wanted to be Elizabethan and
I did not know how to sew. I priced some gowns in the marketplace, but they
were not authentic enough to please me nor was their price in my range of
life.
I was living in An Tir, in Adiantum. I was approached by a
On Monday 22 May 2006 9:21 pm, Kristin wrote:
Well, I haven't had a chance to upload recent pictures until this evening,
but here's a link to the late 1700's outfit I've been working on since the
fall:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=jq8t100.nqqmx58x=0y=-tik0qhttp://www
Beautiful ! Thanks for sharing.
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 May 22, 2006, at 9:21 PM, Kristin wrote:
Well, I haven't had a chance to upload recent
In about 1948 or 1949. I wanted to be a princess like the pictures in one of
our books. Probably very styalised but thaniks to 4H training the costume
passed mustard.
Margaret
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On Monday 22 May 2006 5:32 pm, Kathy Bone wrote:
Does anyone here have information on the type of material and weave that
was used during the ministry of Christ? I am particularly interested in
finding out more about the robe of Jesus that is mentioned in John 19:23.
I know one type article
At 08:33 PM 5/22/2006, you wrote:
On Monday 22 May 2006 5:32 pm, Kathy Bone wrote:
Does anyone here have information on the type of material and weave that
was used during the ministry of Christ? I am particularly interested in
finding out more about the robe of Jesus that is mentioned in
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