On Thursday 24 April 2008, Penny Ladnier wrote: > This could be really fun to poll the list. Lurkers come out, wherever you > are! > > About how many costume/fashion related books or magazines do you own?
Oh, dear God, I can't begin to estimate. I could count, but that would take some time and it's late at night. It has to be over 300, based on the shelf space they take up. > > What was the first one you purchased? Where did you purchase it? Don't remember anymore. Really. > What was your most recent purchase? NESAT IX. > > What do you think was the best deal that you have every made when > purchasing a publication? Getting a copy of Margareta Nockert's book on the Hogom find for less than $10 USD (about $20 total, when shipping was taken into account). > > About how many period photographs do you own just for the costuming? Don't know exactly how to answer this--do you mean actual antique photos or photos reproduced in books, or both. > What book or magazine is your most treasured...if your house was on fire, > you would take it with you. Tough question; there are more than a dozen I'd hate to lose. Probably either my copy of "Cloth and Clothing in Medieval Europe", my copy of NESAT II, or Hald's "Ancient Danish Textiles", as they were the most expensive to get and would be the hardest to replace. > > What is the worse costume book that you own? I know Robin has a > collection! I have two of the Iris Brooke books on European costume; those are the worst by far. > > Do you have a room devoted to your collection? No, but then my house doesn't lend itsself to that. > > When did you start collecting? Probably sometime in the mid-1990s--before then, I didn't know of good sources to obtain the types of costume-related books in which I'm most interested. > Do you consider your collection for business or pleasure? Pleasure. I do not do costume-related research as part of my job and I don't sew well enough to sell my work. > > Optional questions: > > How many sewing machines do you own? What types and age? Only one, an inexpensive Kenmore my husband bought me for my birthday about 5 years ago to replace an ageing Kenmore from the 1970s. > > How many sewing patterns do you own? About 20, most of which I likely will never use again. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "You affect the world by what you browse."-- Tim Berners-Lee _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
