well, h-cost. I got v.8 of the Kalamazoo papers for my birthday back on Dec 4. I got (for Himself) a couple more steampunk patterns for my Mad Scientist wanna'be, 8-). Myself, I mostly got children's illustrator books, and a few cookery bookeries, but quite satisfied overall.
well, Himself is researching steampunk era undergarments for me as medical adventures a few years ago left me in need of VERY baggy unders; that may turn into something sewing-related. oh yeah, we went into one of the fabric storage cupboards to review what we already have, re his new patterns, and almost killed ourselves on the musties. literally. he's still not sleeping well (too cloggy from moldy-spore-y yutch); I'm still laundering, 2 washes, both with hunters scent-killer additive! seems to be working so far, but I'm mostly only through the 100 % cotton-for-home-made patterns stash. it seems that pieces that still have original sizing in them are mostly OK. and, SO FAR, the woolens seem to be mostly OK... can hardly wait to get this cupboard re-built with improved ventilation; to unpack the OTHER cupboard! chimene On Jan 4, 2013, at 9:16 PM, Pierre & Sandy Pettinger wrote: > We've seen no messages since December 18 - is everyone really that busy? not really, it was quiet, but I have a couple of dozen posts for the intervening period... > > Typical post-holiday question - What costume goodies did you get this year? > > I got "Steampunk Fashion" by Spurgeon Vaughan Ratcliffe. what do you think of it? my steampunker has VERY decided ideas about what works and what doesn't, and has the sewing background to back up his preferences. ... _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
