A few years ago when I needed a mermaid costume, I looked at my bedroom curtains, which needed replacing anyway, and had a Scarlett O'Hara moment. The fabric was blue with a fan shape pattern, which when turned upside down created a perfect fishscale motif. It became a very effective fish tail skirt....
Katy On 4/9/06, Susan Data-Samtak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A friend had red curtains that were beginning to fade from the sun. > She replaced them but couldn't part with the fabric. Opportunity > knocked. She made a Wooden Soldier Costume for a Christmas Parade from > them. > > As one of our members says-"Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle > Neatness" Carol H. > > Susan > > On Apr 9, 2006, at 3:45 AM, Jayne Thomas wrote: > > > Hi! Dawn > > > > I will put my hand up and admit that I am the same! I have even > > bought a pair of second hand curtains to make into an Elizabethan > > costume - I had little to spend on fabric, as Christmas was coming up. > > The same costume had what was a luxury bedding sheet as the skirt > > contrast! I have a pair of red velvet curtains in my lounge which I > > am dying to cut up, but I won't as it belonged to my late Grandmother, > > though every so often when I open them, I imagine the Elizabethan I > > could make! > > > > All the best > > Jayne > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Win a BlackBerry device from O2 with Yahoo!. Enter now. > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
