In a message dated 9/12/2007 5:35:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
a bit like this guy with stockings and buckled shoes: *************** See, that's what he originally wanted. But a waistcoat sans coat? Nope. [Maybe a sleeved one. And that seems a bit old fashioned to me for 1770's. We also discussed a work smock and also a rifle shirt.] He can op to not wear the coat if he chooses. And, in an attempt to make the costume more interesting, I like the idea of gaiters, or riding boots. Making gaiters is less expensive than the right shoes. I really hate those fake buckle thingies! He can also op out of the gaiters if he chooses. I'm giving him a complete outfit. He can wear it the way he wants, I suppose, but I want to do my part correctly. It's for theatre [he's a story teller] however, not a museum, so I'm not doing handmade buttonholes. [I may do all the top stitching by hand though, because that really looks different from machine top stitching. There's also a trick we did on "Interview with the Vampire" where you just quickly do a whip stitch around machine buttonholes... not that close together. It just makes the buttonhole not look so machine-made neat. Still, I've seen hand made buttonholes that are perfect and look like no human hand has touched them.] ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
