In a message dated 2/1/2011 9:56:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
michaeljdeib...@gmail.com writes:
And Sweeny is set in 1846,
Ah, I stand corrected--fell into the trap of Victorian, when that was
actually a time span of 60 or so years. You're right that Perkin didn't
discover mauve until
Sorry for the delay in this post, but I had to check a document here at the
office.
My main point was, I don't think Prussian blue was used for to dye a dark navy
blue. Rita Adrosko, in Natural Dyes and Home Dyeing, says that Prussian blue
can produce a brighter blue than indigo. She also
What dye was used for the famous bluestockings? IIRC these began as actual
iteral blue worsted stockings (see basbleu.com) and were regarded as casual
ear.
Can't answer the first question, about indigo in the rainbow, and that is a
GOOD question--my mother also learned the rainbow colors
In a message dated 2/3/2011 9:17:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
annbw...@aol.com writes:
I think I have seen textiles that tend toward the greenish-blue, but I
can't document that right now.
I found a printed fabric used in a quilt that is documented to be colored
with Prussian blue.
Yes, and don't count your chickens before they hatch. Could pay
dividends down the road could pay dividends, or could lead towards their
always
taking for granted that you work for cheap.
So, yes, I agree, at least try to recoup your expenses--ALL of them. Also
remember that, if you are
Laissez les bons temps roulez, chere!
Ann Wass
In a message dated 3/7/2011 3:25:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
penn...@costumegallery.com writes:
I am at Mardi Gras having a blast. Monday and Mardi Gras Day we will be
in
New Orleans. I need some help! Mardi Gras morning there will
I'll look forward to meeting all you list members who are going to
Williamsburg next week. I'll be wearing a red H on my badge and looking for
others at the opening reception Sunday night.
Ann Wass
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May I just weigh in with some general comments? A friend of mine who has done
a great deal of creating modern patterns for historical garments has made it a
practice to research only primary sources (that is, PERIOD patterns,
illustrations, and actual garments) rather than looking at modern
Ann, In terms of reinventing the wheel, I almost have to because
am aiming to commercially sell either the end result or the pattern, or both.
herefore I couldn't use a current working pattern because of copyright issues.
Sorry you seem to have misunderstood what I said. I'm urging you to
In a message dated 4/28/2011 1:27:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
exst...@gmail.com writes:
along with my vintage
sewing pattern collection (though sadly g-ma-in-law was about a foot
shorter and much much thinner than I--sigh).
When and if you want to give away some of your patterns,
I figured the BBC coverage would be the best, so I watched BBC America. (This
was also what PBS stations carried.) They had a small panel of fashion people
weigh in, along with other coverage. Got great views of a variety of guests
arriving at the Abbey, hats and all! I watched from 5:00 (E
One of the things I found rather interesting, was one of the officiants, I
can't remember which now (Bishop of London???)
I think he was whatever the head of Westminster Abbey is called. That cope was
given in commemoration of something or other recently. (BTW--I didn't know
that the head
As to hats, my husband even commented that many seemed to be worn at quite an
angle. In fact, I saw one in the Abbey that looked like an ordinary picture
hat, but worn totally perpendicular on one side of the lady's head, with some
other stuff across the top of her head.
Ann Wass
When I taught history of costume, many years ago, I remember reading the
occasional reference to a white wedding dress for a royal/noble bride,
supposedly because it was difficult to bleach silk to a pure white color--hence
it was expensive and conferred status.
Let us also remember that
Think I found them--the Amanda series, published by Texas Tech University Press:
http://ttupress.org/_product_93964/Amanda_Series_Doll_Clothing_Patterns_(paper,_pattern)
Ann Wass
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From: penn...@costumegallery.com
To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com
Sent:
The maids were all along the route of the Azalea Trail run. I imagine they
are, or were, called out for a number of trademark events. Even though I
was running, I noticed them and thought they were a hoot.
Guess lots of cities have, or had, outlets for the debs. Of course in New
Orleans
In a message dated 6/16/2011 10:09:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
hhalb94...@aol.com writes:
So, while, they are historically inspired they are not billed or meant to
be historically accurate.
Well, shut my mouth! Of course they aren't meant to be historically
accurate! They are
The Art of Housewifery
Riversdale House Museum
4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park MD 20737
Saturday, July 16, 2011
9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Spend the day learning skills the early 19th century housewife used to manage
her household efficiently. Create ensembles from reproduction apparel and
In a message dated 6/17/2011 5:24:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
lis...@juno.com writes:
Although this sounds like a hoot and lots of fun, and is actually local
to me (I live in Ashton, MD), I am already obligated for a word day prio
to my County Fair that day.
Yours in cosutming, Lisa
Guess I have to weigh in that, in the early 1960s, my grandmother made me a
so-called squaw drees out of a nylon parachute that my dad provided.
In a message dated 6/17/2011 7:21:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
lynndownw...@gmail.com writes:
There's a side story line about a wedding
Arhhh--phantom send--about the squaw dress--I realize the term is not PC
now, but in the late 1950s, early 1960s, the squaw dress was a dress with
multiple tiers on the skirt, accented with rows of braid and rickrack,
often metallic. My grandmother made me such a dress out of a nylon
In a message dated 6/25/2011 3:01:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
anne.montgome...@googlemail.com writes:
I believe a sewing machine was considered a key item
with which to start from scratch and be able to support yourself
Years ago, one of my fellow costume history graduate students did
In a message dated 6/27/2011 2:29:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
praxis_...@hotmail.com writes:
But I have not been able to find a source for those white stockings.
I buy my husband the cream-colored silk knee highs from WinterSilks. He has
rather large feet--10 wide--and the extra large
BTW--I wear the WinterSilks (size medium), too. And as an alternative, I wear
the patterned trouser socks.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: annbw...@aol.com
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Mon, Jun 27, 2011 5:14 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Regency men's white stockings
In a message
Melanie, what did you use for your velvet trim? I'm wondering about
annabalizing my plastic robe for it .
I had great ambition to make my own robe, but then didn't stay in academia.
However, I bought lots of the stuff, including black velvet ribbon for the
trim. I think that would
And she also took advantage of the anti-semitism to throw her partner/backer
for Chanel No. 5 under the bus and take total control. I could sort of accept
her collaboration to save her relatives, which seems to be how it started, but
she went way beyond that to profit by it and keep living the
The review I read, in the Washington Post seemed to suggest this was all new
stuff, but I remember hearing years ago she was a collaborator. Evidently,
though, the author has found lots of records squirreled away in various
archives since WWII, including in the former Soviet Union, so the
In a message dated 9/5/2011 7:28:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
f...@lavoltapress.com writes:
_http://www.wintersilks.com/search.aspx?searchterm=spunsilk%20sock_
(http://www.wintersilks.com/search.aspx?searchterm=spunsilk%20sock)
I wear these all the time for early 19th century
I dont think Miss France has her skirt on straight.
At least she has a skirt! Many of them don't.
Ann Wass
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From: Cin cinbar...@gmail.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Mon, Sep 12, 2011 6:40 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Miss Universe 2011
My question is, what should I do, in future, to finish the ends of
the braid so that they do not unravel?
I haven't ever tried this, but I read years ago about a designer who actually
buries the ends of the trims in the fabric--bascially using them like giant
threads and pulling the ends
I, too, though, am leery of ordering anything from a website that gives no
indication of where they are. I think on-line retailers should take heed. Of
course, mail order rules don't apply to on-line commerce, only to orders one
snail mails. Not that on-line only retailers are deliberately
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From: otsisto otsi...@socket.net
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Tue, Sep 13, 2011 3:23 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Miss Universe 2011 national costumes
The costume was held up for a week and arrived after the National costume
ics (Sept 7) were
I was wondering why there was no Miss India? Wondered if they had enough sense
to not send anyone to the competition, but I see that isn't the case.
I liked Greece, too, and agree that Miss Egypt looked like Liz Taylor as
Cleopatra.
And someone commented on non-feather wings--well, Miss USA
I was hoping that was the case--that most are shed naturally, or, as you say,
by-products of the poultry industry.
But that doesn't mean the costumes aren't excessive!
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Land of Oz lando...@netins.net
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent:
every Coastal city/town
elebrates Mardi Gras differently.
Not only that--they have changed a great deal over time. Much of what you
described from last year in Bilxoi Mobile was not, as far as I can tell, in
existence back in the early 1980s when I lived on the Gulf Coast.
Ann Wass
Oh, my goodness, she is one of THE authorities. Of course, all of us costume
historians have learned a great deal in the last 15 years and, as you point
out, she was faced with an enormous task. She might very well have different
readings on some of these things now herself.
Also, even
Be sure to let us see the result.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Sharon Henderson henderson.sha...@gmail.com
To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Thu, Sep 15, 2011 8:37 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Movie Costume Question: McGonagall's Yule Ensemble
Thanks so much to everyone who
Looks to me like a couple of different types of garments, perhaps. The
perfectly plain one certainly looks like a man's shirt, except that front
opening. But the one with the ruffled neck also has a lace or sheer ruffle on
the sleeves, correct? Which suggests a morning jacket, or whatever
In a message dated 9/22/2011 2:28:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rubin.lau...@gmail.com writes:
I agree that these look like men's shirts, with the exception perhaps
of the one with the neck ruffle.
That one looks like a habit shirt as described briefly by the
Cunningtons in the History
Oh, and knowing how they were cut might (or might not) be instructive--that
is, underarm gussets, made in one piece from front to back, sleeves were
straight pieces gathered in, neck gussets?
Ann Wass
In a message dated 9/22/2011 2:28:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
When I read the original post, I thought it sounded like something that would
have to be made to order. Sounds like you have a couple of alternatives to
choose from, and enough lead time to have it done.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Becky Rautine zearti...@hotmail.com
To:
about the early life of Elizabeth I.
Slightly OT, but reminds me of the magazine ad a few years ago for Queen Anne
cordial cherries, that showed Queen Elizabeth I. I wrote the company, and got
the response that I was really sharp-eyed. Well, duh, a woman with curly red
hair and dripping
she's a
iddle-aged lady from Jamaica, may be a good seamstress, and mean well, but not
e very sophisticated about crediting and borrowing and stuff... IMHO a gentle
pproach might be a good idea, in case she is really a well-meaning
n-line/copyright innocent
Well, maybe, but she has
My dummy is wearing my husband's just finished brown wool tail coat with velvet
collar, cuffs, and pocket flaps. Tomorrow we, and it, will be off the
Mississinewa for the 1812 reenactment.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Cin cinbar...@gmail.com
To: h-cost h-cost...@indra.com
Sent:
Will you be wearing a rose in your lapel? (In other words, how will I know
you? Hadn't planned on wearing my red H--I just put it away and I don't
remember where.)
-Original Message-
From: penhalion penhal...@juno.com
To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Tue, Oct 4, 2011 5:19 pm
I get pounds of cloves, alspice and stick cinnamon for the
oliday pommanders
You can also get inexpensive bulk spices at Indian stores--we buy our cloves
for pomanders this way.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: REBECCA BURCH ctrvlyf...@sbcglobal.net
To: Historical Costume
(Praise the holy name of the saint who invented safety pins!)
His name was Walter Hunt.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Mary + Doug Piero Carey mary.d...@pierocarey.info
To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Wed, Oct 5, 2011 9:45 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your
Oh, yes, I've read about them. I would love to do something similar at the
house where I work, but, alas! we are limited in what we can do for men at our
site. Doesn't that place have fishing and am I remembering horses, too?
And yes, for me, too, the ideas and shopping are the fun part--the
It's not that I don't like to sew, but it is hard to fit in time. But I don't
much like really plain and boring things like men's shirt, and I need a new
period petticoat that I'm dreading.
Used to make things like flannel nightgowns, but never again--I wait for sales
and special coupons at
She earned fifty-cents a week, which would buy three yards of
ress goods to make a work dress.
Given that the fabric was probably no wider than 36 inches, I don't see how
three yards would make a dress as described.
Ann Wass
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From: AVCHASE
I wouldn't bother buying a cover. Just draft or drape a
rincess-seam sloper on yerself, with a center front seam and two
yelets at CF, at your bustline. Then you just need the zipper
I think $39.95 sounds lke a deal compared to doing this--leaves you more time
to sew something fun! Of
Wasn't expecting anything, but got a beautiful ceramic tile with a Chinese robe
on it--the giver has been to Shanghai recently.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:46 pm
Subject:
Oh, and I got a $15 JoAnn's gift card from a co-worker, which I think I need to
use for something totally frivolous and just for me!
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Catherine Olanich Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:34
Have you considered quilting it to another fabric?
That sounds like the best alternative to me. I don't think you would be happy
with anything else.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com
To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com
Sent:
Quick and dirty sewing like I haven't done in ages. Tomorrow is our square
dance for the local spring festival with the theme, Rollin' on the River. The
committee folks are doing full fantasy ante-bellum outfits with hoops and
ruffles, in blue and ginger, of all colors. Well, I don't have that
Gotta be age.
I beg to differ. Since we are talking about the INDUSTRY, surely size is what
counts, not age. 3-7 is the range for child sizes.
BTW, seems a good opportunity to announce the release of Dr. Jo Paoletti's
book, Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America, (Indian
Might this be of interest?
Trautman, Patricia Anne.
Title:
Clothing America : a bibliography and location index of nineteenth-century
American pattern drafting systems / / by Patricia A. Trautman.
Publisher:
Earleville, Md. : The Costume Society of America, Region II, c1987.
Yes, contact the school, or the community where it is--they may have a museum
for local history.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: stilskin stils...@netspace.net.au
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Wed, Feb 1, 2012 2:32 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] School boy's hat
How
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012
RIVERSDALE HOUSE MUSEUM
4811 Riverdale Rd., Riverdale Park MD 20737
WHAT TO WEAR? A GUIDE TO AMERICAN CIVILIAN CLOTHING IN 1812.
From 2012 to 2015, the U. S. and Canada will be commemorating the War of 1812.
This is your chance to put your love of Federal era history
Responding off list. This may be a failure of my work Outlook email system.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: lisa58 lis...@juno.com
To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com; Riversdale riversd...@pgparks.com
Sent: Thu, Feb 9, 2012 7:22 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Upcoming program
I haven't
Okay, folks, I may be getting a Steampunk urge, since a big event is right up
the road in May. I long ago wanted to do an 1870s bustle style and this seems
like a good opportunity. My question is, what pattern(s) do you all recommend
for an 1870s era bustle day outfit? I'm thinking bodice with
Truly Victorian has some nice patterns for the bustle era:
http://www.trulyvictorian.com/
Several of you recommended Truly Victorian, and I had already seen them on the
Great Pattern Review website. Any particular style or styles you found
preferable?
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
Thanks, both, for the specifics. That gives me a place to start. I do like the
look of the Truly Victorian bodice more than the Wisconsin Historical Society
one.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Catherine Olanich Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
What part of the 1870s do you mean?
I mean early 1870s, and sorry, Fran, but I don't want to go to all the work of
enlarging something--my time is so limited for this project that I definitely
want a full-sized, printed pattern that I can more or less run with! Besides,
as I said, for
If you want a very quick to put together dress the polonaise by Past
atterns is very easy,
Thanks, but I'm looking for more an early 1870s silhouette.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Katy Bishop katybisho...@gmail.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Thu, Feb 9,
Hope she looked at exant garments, too. Seem to be several authors lately who
try to tell the story of what was worn by just using literary sources.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Liliane Johnston 11086...@brookes.ac.uk
To: h-costume h-cost...@net.indra.com
Sent: Mon, Feb 13, 2012
I was wondering if someone carried it mail order--that looks like the stuff!
Argo powdered starch.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Betsy Marshall be...@softwareinnovation.com
To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 9:16 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] starch
hey are well-known for genealogy sources, but sure, lots of fun
istorical stuff. Fabulous resources.
Well, I had never heard of them--glad I found them!
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Marjorie Wilser the3t...@gmail.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Mon, Feb
One of my dummies is on display at the Riversdale House Museum, wearing a dark
brown short gown with dark blue floral design and a dark blue wool
petticoat--this is one variant of the dress of enslaved African Americans in
the early 19th century. There are four other figures included in
Calash, from the French caleche (with accents I don't know how to add in
email)--from the carriage of the same name with a similar collapsible top. But
where that term for the carriage came from, I don't know.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Bambi TBNL hippy_dippy_dan...@yahoo.com
And superfine sugar, and tarragon vinegar, and . . . .
Heard a woman the other day swear that our largest local chain deliberately
goes through and quits carrying x items a month that she buys all the time.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: stilskin stils...@netspace.net.au
To:
Many formerly readily available items are available via mail order, granted.
But that doesn't help if you need it tomorrow! I know, I know, just need to
plan ahead.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: R Lloyd Mitchell rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu
To: Historical Costume
Does seem rather ironic that we have access to all kinds of exotic things we
never thought we could get our hands on, via the Internet, but, locally, our
choices are less and less. I still have one JoAnn's that is run out and pick
up a spool of thread close enough, and two more, along with G
I stopped using the cotton wrapped polyester years ago, as my then-new Bernina
didn't like it. (It went through the top okay, but always seemed to gum up the
bobbin.) At that time, I switched to the long-staple European-made threads made
by Guttermann and Mettler. I've always found them
I knew answers on thread preference would be all over the map--some like fancy
pants European threads, some don't.Also interesting to note that some want to
match thread to fabric exactly, others don't care. As to color, I veer towards
the match exactly, but if I have a spool that is close, I
Looks gorgeous on the outside but the
mbroidery is shedding like mad on the underside.
Could you back it with a lightweight fusible?
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Aylwen Gardiner-Garden aylwe...@gmail.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Fri, May 18, 2012 5:12 am
Alas, my one at home is just a clothes rack right now. But I have two at the
museum where I work modeling early 19th century African American dress.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Cin cinbar...@gmail.com
To: H-costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Fri, May 18, 2012 5:26 pm
Subject:
GFDs
???
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Beteena Paradise bete...@mostlymedieval.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Fri, May 18, 2012 6:29 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?
I'm working on finishing two UFO GFDs. All that
I can't decide on feathers or flowers.
You can do both!
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Cin cinbar...@gmail.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Fri, May 18, 2012 7:59 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?
Euphrosnia is wearing
in Florida a couple of years ago, I
found pump spray starch, not aerosol--like that, too.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: annbwass annbw...@aol.com
To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Fri, May 18, 2012 8:27 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today
My very favorite steam iron ever was made by Norelco, but then they quit making
irons.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Sun, May 20, 2012 4:49 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] %$#* irons!
The Vermont
And what is it with the spitting dripping?
Just had a revelation--they spit and drip before they get hot enough to
generate steam, and, as they keep shutting off, then they have to keep heating
up again.
I have sometimes thought about getting a gravity-fed iron, with a separate
water
Naomoto
Thanks for posting. We bought this brand when I worked in a costume shop, but I
couldn't remember exactly how it was spelled. We preferred it to the other big
brand (whose name also escapes me) because it, at least 20 years ago, had a
nice tapered point.
But I still have the
irons all through the 70s 80s that DID NOT
DO THIS,
Actually, the first iron I recall having major problems with was in the 80s. I
don't remember the brand, but it had a three year warranty. When it started to
spit, I concluded it wasn't getting hot enough. There was an authorized service
Not really suggesting that sad irons are the way to go (although in some
ituations an iron with a bit of weight in it would be good so I don't have
o put so much arm power into pressing seams etc.)
And I think that is one of the advantages of a gravity-red iron--the iron
itself is heavier
Is it felt? You can buy hat sizing that you brush on.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: CC2010Milw cc2010m...@cs.com
To: h-costume h-costume@mail.indra.com
Sent: Wed, May 23, 2012 6:32 pm
Subject: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening
Hello!
I bought a Campaign hat from Janet Wilson
-Original Message-
From: lynlee o bahr...@live.com.au
To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Sun, May 27, 2012 6:17 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] water soluble
I believe Stiffy is essentially white glue.
It's water soluble, so you'd better make sure you don't wear your hat
in
Someone mentioned Leko. They sell hat sizing by the gallon. But they are
wholesale only, with a minimum order, and I'm not sure the hat sizing alone
makes the minimum.
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: lynlee o bahr...@live.com.au
To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Sun, May
Side seam if possible would be my choice.
I agree, and that is actually a very '50s solution. And yes, gores will usually
be lined up with seams at center front and back and sides. Now, granted, you
are putting the zipper into the bias seam of the gore, but that shouldn't be an
issue. You
opening continued down into the skirt as just an
open placket - no buttons or other closure in the skirt, just a wide
overlap.
The classic shirtwaist buttons down the front, with a placket in the skirt;
however, this works best with a pleated or gathered skirt so the overlap covers
the
I'm looking for a sewing book for my granddaughters. I DON'T want a book that
is just a series of projects, but rather one that is more general reference
book, like the Reader's Digest sewing book, for instance, but more age
appropriate. I'm going to be doing a sewing camp weekend with them,
This discussion just shed some light on a vintage dress I have. It is a 1950s
cotton sundress with a button-on halter strap. The bodice has elastic shirred
side panels. I now realize that is not just a design thing, but a fit thing--it
allows the bodice to adjust. But not something you can do
Well I have been sending emails for the past year or so trying to get
information
Your emails may be going into their spam folder. Have you tried snail mailing
them?
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Simone Bryan cil...@dracolore.com
To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Mon,
I think there are Singers and Singers--some good, some not so good, some
indifferent. I used a mid-1970s model until 200
-Original Message-
From: Beteena Paradise bete...@mostlymedieval.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Wed, Aug 15, 2012 11:40 am
Subject: Re:
To continue on Singers, I used a mid-1970s model until 2000, when I got my
Bernina, mainly because said Singer has a free arm. I still have it, but it
just doesn't form a satisfactory stitch anymore, and I even sent it out for
factory service for this problem. It stitches, but the tension isn't
Had a student once who got a machine at a pawn shop. It might not be the best,
but you probably wouldn't pay a lot for it, either.
Ann Wass
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From: fastusminimus cah...@zoominternet.net
To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Wed, Aug 15, 2012 4:26 pm
Subject: Re:
I need to find a good bicorne hat, for an XL head (7
7/8).
I know people who swear by Dirty Billy's, but I've never personally bought
anything from him.
http://www.dirtybillyshats.com/
Ann Wass
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From: C. Kinsey grnvi...@yahoo.com
To: h-costume
I have a pair of Ginghers left-handed shears. I can usually make them work if I
hold them with the blades flat of the table, as they are bent to be.
Ann Wass
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From: Lauren Walker lauren.wal...@comcast.net
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Sat, Sep 1,
Fran, if the Bernina has all the features you want, I recommend you go for it.
I have a 12-year-old Bernina (fancier than you want), and I am absolutely sold
on them.
Ann Wass
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From: stilskin stils...@netspace.net.au
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent:
And not just any dry cleaner. See if there is a boutique cleaner in your
area--one who will treat it carefully and not just throw it into a machine.
Ann Wass
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From: Susan B. Farmer sfar...@goldsword.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Tue, Sep 11,
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