Sure! Always! <giggle> I've got a variety of things going at the moment, some of them peripherally (sp?) associated with historical costuming, in that they're fiber-related. I'm preparing wool and yarns at the moment (getting them ready for a weekend natural dyeing workshop next weekend), and some of that will become historical clothing and accessories. I've got myself about a pound of lovely, loosely-plied unmercerized (natural-colored) cotton, half of which is going to get indigo'd but *good,* with the idea of making Mamluke stockings from it. I have about three pounds of a 2-ply fingering-weight wool that has been mordanted, and which I'll dye with indigo, cochineal, and a blend (not sure if I want purple or green ;o). 3 separate batches, that yarn, and it will make different pairs of 16th century stockings (English/Irish). I'm also processing a couple of raw fleeces, with the aim of spinning it myself and making woven fabric from it for a couple of earlier-SCA period outfits. One of the fleeces is a Romney, which is a more modern breed of sheep, but I lucked out *hugely* with it, and it's such a nice fleece, it just *needs* to be made into a garment. I have something like 6? 7? pounds of it, and if my spinning can do it justice, it'll become a tunic done in a broken lozenge twill. I'm also making a few new sets of (Western Norse/Danish, 10th c.) garb, all in linen and wool. Don't have the time to handsew them entirely, though. I've got a deadline on those, because the single largest regional event for my SCA area is coming up in early June. Oh, and I *am* working on a handsewn 12th century (Norman) outfit, using ideas I got from reading Robin's article of a few years ago..... What's going on in your neck of the costuming world? --Sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia J Ley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] hello out there?? > Thanks, Sue. :-) > > Feel like discussing latest projects? > > Arlys > > On Sat, 20 May 2006 08:48:46 -0600 "Sue Clemenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > You came through just fine, Arlys. At least, on my end. > > I think it's just really quiet.... > > --Sue, checking email before heading out to the gardens..... > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cynthia J Ley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 8:10 AM > > Subject: [h-cost] hello out there?? > > > > > > > Hi all. Have recieved nothing from this list since yesterday > > (Friday) > > > morning. Everything ok? > > > > > > Arlys > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
