At 03:35 04/12/2007, you wrote:
Can we get some photos of the work? For those of us who plan but don't get enough time, it would be great encouragement.
Oh, you mean you expect all this stuff to be finished? The only thing that has to be finished is the 18th century dress. I'm the one that was supposed to finish a silk quilt my great aunt started..............during the War (2nd World!) and am still not *quite* there yet!
Suzi
Sidney On Dec 4, 2007 12:48 PM, Susan Data-Samtak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And this is called retirement? > > > > Suzi > > ABSOLUTELY! Don't you LOVE it !?!? > > > My Dummy has an Edwardian blouse and a bustle skirt. The skirt fits, I > am trying to lose enough weight to wear the blouse. Progress is slow. > > Susan > > "Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel > too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark > Trail" by Louis L'Amour > > On Dec 3, 2007, at 8:49 PM, Suzi Clarke wrote: > > > At 01:43 04/12/2007, you wrote: > >> On Monday 03 December 2007, Cin wrote: > >> > It's that time of year: holiday parties, winter balls, company > >> dinners, > >> > New Years Eve, cocktail parties,12th Night, You might even be > >> > planning a sojourn to a balmy tropical locale. Whatever the reason, > >> > h-costumers are probably making something. So, what's your > >> > dressmaker's dummy wearing today? > >> > >> My metaphorical "dummy" (the clothes hanger than I use for this > >> purpose) is > >> still wearing the stand-collared linen shift that I mentioned the > >> last time > >> this meme came up on the list. ON the other hand, it's done except > >> for the > >> seam finishing, and I'm making sufficiently good progress on that > >> that I > >> expect the thing to be finished before the end of the year, and then > >> I can > >> start the wool tunic I'm aiming to do next. :-) > > > > > > Mine has an 18th century dress for a dance company, embroidered > > polysilk, ruffles, falaballas and all. The embroidery hoop has the > > quilted lining for my DIL's work basket, only about 18months late. The > > bag by my TV chair has a cardigan in the knit, and the bag under the > > table has a crocheted butcher boy cap that I pulled out and need to > > start again. > > > > And this is called retirement? > > > > Suzi > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Visit Sid's "Classic Japanese Motorcycle Restoration Site" http://z900.piczo.com/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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