Re: [h-cost] 17th c. blue jeans

2010-11-28 Thread albertcat
Interesting. Of course, what is this fabric we call denim? A heavy-ish cotton twill dyed indigo. It seems quite logical that an old and common weave used with a old and common dye would come up sooner than later. ___ h-costume mailing

Re: [h-cost] 17th c. blue jeans

2010-11-28 Thread Chris Laning
On Nov 28, 2010, at 10:30 AM, albert...@aol.com wrote: Of course, what is this fabric we call denim? A heavy-ish cotton twill dyed indigo. It seems quite logical that an old and common weave used with a old and common dye would come up sooner than later. True. I think the other major

Re: [h-cost] Amazon Dry Goods - OT

2010-11-28 Thread Emily Gilbert
The page on your site says they'll be closing within a month, but doesn't give a date. Do you happen to know how long we have to order things? Emily On 11/27/2010 5:06 PM, Franchesca wrote: Greetings Costuming Collective, I have been asked to help with the scanning of the pattern catalog

Re: [h-cost] 17th c. blue jeans

2010-11-28 Thread Pixel, Goddess and Queen
On Sun, 28 Nov 2010, Chris Laning wrote: I think the other major distinguishing characteristic of what we call denim is that it has colored threads in one direction and white threads in the other. Offhand I don't know which is warp and which is weft, though. Anyone? And of course

[h-cost] New-old drama with Colin Firth to come out on DVD

2010-11-28 Thread Lavolta Press
Camille. The DVD is supposed to be released in early January. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087028/ This is adapted from Dumas' /La Dame aux camélias. /One of those classic tragedies that, like that of Tess of the D'urbervilles, could have been avoided if only the central characters had had

Re: [h-cost] Costume-related calendars

2010-11-28 Thread Patricia Dunham
wow, the Lithuanian is GREAT! I poked around on-line a little and found these, among others... mostly 19thC. oh well. enjoy. chimene Erte at: http://www.amazon.com/Erte-Glittered-Wall-Calendar-2011/dp/B0040YSI9C Costume Society of Ontario: http://costumesociety.ca/wordpress/ Lacis

Re: [h-cost] Costume-related calendars

2010-11-28 Thread Lavolta Press
I just found some not directly related to historic costume that might appeal to costumers: http://www.amazon.com/2011-Nouveau-Wall-Calendar-Square/dp/3832741496/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1290978394sr=1-1

Re: [h-cost] Costume-related calendars

2010-11-28 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
Fran: Thanks for starting this thread. A few years ago, I couldn't find a good costume-related calendar for love or money. On Nov 27, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: What costume-related calendars is everyone buying for 2011? -- Cathy Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com If you can