I will miss her emails about gloves and knitting. While they were few and far between they were always full of great conversations.
I have my bag of caramels that I will sob into now ... Franchesca > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:h-costume- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Marjorie Wilser > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 5:51 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fwd: R.I.P. Carolyn Kayta Barrows > > I especially appreciate your thought, Liadain. Thank you! Kayta was a close > personal friend for years. . . we had many fabric store runs together, many > fittings, and many thrift stores. Boy did I learn a lot! Kayta was a fearless > pattern-maker. She'd slap some paper on her dress form and begin > patterning on the fly. Or on me. Or have _me_ pattern on _her_. Everything > she knew about sewing she practically had to invent on her own, since she > didn't grow up with the skills. She was fond of telling about getting a copy of > Milia Davis' costume history when she was 8 years old-- and it had been > rebound once since then. > > If you ever went over to Kayta's for costume-related planning or making, > heaven help you-- every question would result in an open book being > plopped into your lap, turned to the appropriate photo. You had to read > _fast_, too, because another book would be sure to follow. And another. . . > and another! > > I'll always think of her in thrift stores. I shared her "joy of the hunt," and we > pawed through a LOT of places. Pretty soon I'd hear "Oh, Marjorieeeee!" and > Kayta would hold up some particularly egregious example of a froggy artifact, > grinning. "I''m being kind-- I'm not going to BUY it for you," she'd say, "but > you needed to know it existed!" > > Anybody know any costumers in Santa Barbara? I've lost my bestest fitting > buddy! > > == Marjorie Wilser > > =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:= > > "Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement." --MW > > http://3toad.blogspot.com/ > > > > > On Nov 8, 2010, at 4:46 PM, Tracy Thallas wrote: > > > May her memory be everlasting, and may it bring joy and comfort to > > all who knew and loved her... > > > > Liadain > > > > Practical Blackwork Designs > > "You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..." > > http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com > > http://practicalblackwork.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:h-costume- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of penny1a > > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 5:34 PM > > To: h-costume > > Subject: [h-cost] Fwd: R.I.P. Carolyn Kayta Barrows > > > > [Penny Ladnier] Forwarding this about Kayta. She was a h-costume > > member for years. Kayta sure will be missed. > > > > > >>> She is survived by two daughters, Eileen Martz, Eleanor Martz Gomez, > >>> Eleanor's husband Paolo Gomez, her "little" brother Gary, his wife > >>> Sabrina, and their children, and her mother. > >>> > >>> According to Eleanor, Kayta's stated wishes were that she did not > >>> want a funeral or big memorial service. As an alternative, I would > >>> suggest: > >>> > >>> Have a small gathering of friends, and serve caramels and > >>> butterscotch flavored items. Kayta greatly enjoyed butterscotch > >>> pudding. > >>> > >>> No matter which group Kayta was in, she was frequently a teacher. In > >>> S.C.A. and science fiction fandom, she taught hand crafts such as > >>> embroidery, hand sewing, and provided information on how to be a > >>> better costumer. For Dickens Faire, some remember her for helping > >>> them learn how to dance. So, if you have something that you can > >>> teach others, do so. It doesn't have to be hand crafts. Just share > >>> your knowledge with other people, and that will be a memorial to > >>> her. > >>> > >>> If you have a historical park in your neighborhood, help it out. > >>> See if > >>> they would like some historical re-enactors to put on period > >>> appropriate events. Kayta was involved with the Hyde Street Pier in > >>> San Francisco where she created period appropriate events, one of > >>> them being a Suffragette Protest in March, I believe. If someone > >>> local could step in and keep events alive there, that would be a > >>> living memorial. > >>> > >>> One of the best gifts that Kayta gave me was that she was > >>> diplomatically honest with me when no one else would tell me things > >>> that I needed to know. I encourage others to do this with someone > >>> that others may find difficult. > >>> > >>> At this point, Kayta's daughters have not stated any particular > >>> wishes. > >>> If people want to send condolence messages, I will forward them. I > >>> do not feel right publishing their e-mail addresses at this time. If > >>> anything is stated, I will let people know. > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > > Penny Ladnier > > > > Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites > > > > <http://www.costumegallery.com> www.costumegallery.com > > > > 14 websites of fashion, textiles, & costume history > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ======= > > Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. > > (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16250) > > http://www.pctools.com/ ======= > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
