Re: [h-cost] unsubscribing

As someone mentioned earlier, you have to use https://indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume and not the link that appears at the bottom of the messages. Does unsubscribing from this page not work? There seems to be hardly any traffic on the list anyway - all gone to social media, I suppose. Kate

Re: [h-cost] Help in dating an image

Lia, Can you give us a clue as to the general period the image is from? Is it a photograph, or something earlier? Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 12:18 AM, Hansen, Lia wrote: > Subject: Help in dating an image > > My friend is an

Re: [h-cost] Costumes in "War and Peace"

I wasn't snarking, merely asking for information. I thought the bare shoulders were wrong for the period, even as "extreme" fashion, and wanted to confirm my opinion. Kate Bunting On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 9:50 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: > Oh sure, I just don't understand why

[h-cost] Costumes in "War and Peace"

re at least two examples of evening gowns in this style as well as some with narrow shoulder straps which seemed jarringly modern to me. Kate Bunting ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Who's still here? & smock question

Hi, Susan, I take it you mean the agricultural worker's smock? (Smock was also used as a synonym for a woman's shift or chemise.) I've never heard of the outer garment being worn by women. Kate Bunting On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 5:10 AM, Susan wrote: > Hi all, > I'm stil

Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?

I'm still here too. I don't do much sewing but am still involved in historical reenactment. Kate Bunting On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond < ca...@thyrsus.com> wrote: > On 12/17/2015 09:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: > >> I have been gettin

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

I've been on this list for years; it used to be really busy. I assume the drop in numbers is because of the growth of social media. So far I've resisted joining Facebook. Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor. On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 6:39 AM, Patricia Dunham wrot

Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 13, Issue 85

lining to their clothes. A man's shirt counted as underclothing and a woman wore a shift/chemise with the same function. These would go in the laundry, and the outer clothes would merely be brushed/sponged to remove mud splashes etc. Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor. On

[h-cost] The shape of Chardin's girl with shuttlecock

Marie Hebbie wrote: Kate Bunting commented that you wear 17 century garb – can you achieve the same shape today as our shuttlecock girl? Dear Marie, No, I don't think I could achieve that shape. I've only once worn a pair of 18th century stays, many years ago. The 17th century costu

[h-cost] re wardrobe size, middle class

headed League" has mud on the knees of his trousers; he hasn't changed them or put on overalls. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] The shape of Chardin's girl with shuttlecock

also exaggerate the effect a little to suit contemporary taste, in the same way that modern fashion illustrators draw women with very long legs. Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@

Re: [h-cost] slashing fabric

the "conspicuous consumption" theory. BTW, the spelling is KNECHT (related to the English word "knight" which originally meant a manservant, then a military follower). Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor ___ h-

Re: [h-cost] Chemise/Shift question

"Seventeenth-Century Women's Dress Patterns" ed. North & Tiramani shows a chemise with all cut edges hemmed before the pieces are sewn together. Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor ___ h-costume mailing list h

Re: [h-cost] 1933 hat help - French magazine pattern

ot; seems to mean a dart, if I interpret my dictionary correctly. "Batissez-la" - literally "build it" - i.e. stitch it? "Du sens oppose a la premiere" = "in the opposite direction to the first". Surely you are meant to bring points E and E' together? Hope t

Re: [h-cost] t-top? Tank?

H-cost archives and can't find the thread giving the swimsuit explanation, but Wikipedia agrees with it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweater_vest Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor Derby, UK ___ h-costume mailing list h-co

Re: [h-cost] t-top? Tank?

x27;s swimsuits. I don't think we would ever call the lightweight garment a tank over here. Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor Derby, UK ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Regency era beard

me back into fashion in the mid-19th century. Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Edwardian School Attire Question

www.darcyclothing.com/shop/elasticated-snake-belts-br750.html for a modern version). I remember them from my childhood, I also remember my father (b. 1907) saying that he wore one as a boy. So maybe these evolved from the "scarf" mentioned in 19

Re: [h-cost] Boning and corsets for musicians

ts of later periods extend below the waist, increasing the problem. Having once worn an 18th century corset, I've often wondered how the lady singers of Handel's time managed. Of course, as Maggie says, they were used to it. Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17t

[h-cost] 1919 hairstyle

came in in the '20s, wouldn't women have put their hair up? Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Modern hairstyles, was The White Queen

-that's the point! My hair is so thick and heavy that hairspray wouldn't have much effect, but I cover my fringe (bangs) with a forehead cloth worn under my coif. Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor ___ h-costume m

[h-cost] The White Queen

ostume, but my impression is that they have fallen into the same trap as the designers for "The Tudors" - the women show too much hair and not enough linen. Only a few older women wear headdresses. I assume this is supposed to make the leading ladies more attractive to modern eyes. Ka

Re: [h-cost] : Mary Rose jerkin patterns

Early 17th century pikemen wore these suspended from the front of the breastplate. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor Derby, UK Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:55:45 + From: "Wilson, Annette" To: "h-cost...@indra.com" Subject: [h-cost] Mary Rose jerkin patterns

Re: [h-cost] Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball

I saw this on TV and very much enjoyed it. Would have liked to see a bit more of the musicians, but as it was they managed to include a lot of interesting stuff. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor Derby, UK _

Re: [h-cost] Children's fashions

;). Now that (a) most clothes are easily washable, and (b) adults are wearing casual styles more of the time, I don't think there's an obvious difference between adult and children's styles. Kate Bunting Librarian &

Re: [h-cost] Terms for pants

hey had an extra four inches in the width (rather than the length). Don't know how correct that is. I think we were looking at an old photo of my dad in them. He was never a golfer, so the fashion must have been taken up for general wear. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century

Re: [h-cost] Fabrics Medieval vs Modern

this is true of stinging nettle fibre, which I once had a try at hand-spinning. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor Derby, UK _ The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the r

[h-cost] Re: Sir Edmund Verney's gold doublet

a remarkably wide neckband the doublet has. Of course the fashionable look was to have the collar close up to the throat, but you never see the neckband uncovered in pictures to realise quite how high it was. Kate Bunting Librarian &

[h-cost] Polite request, was : Cotton stockings (was Amazon dry goods)

Could I remind people replying to messages from the Digest to kindly remember to delete the unwanted bits before sending? If you don't, it makes the digests very long and the new messages difficult to find among all the repetition. Many thanks, Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century

[h-cost] Re: Hello again!

Hello, Sybella, The list is still active, but not as busy as it used to be. Teddy left a few years ago because his employer objected to his using his work email to subscribe, and a lot of the other old names seem to have disappeared. Glad to see you back! Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th cen

[h-cost] Hair and Reenacting

lly all my hair. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor Derby, UK _ The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was

[h-cost] Nottingham Textile Museum

ries. Hardwick Hall is in Derbyshire, close to the M1 motorway, if Ginni's friend can travel that far. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor Derby, UK _ The University of Derby has a published policy regardin

Re: [h-cost] Interesting underwear find

ich should be more authoritative. Any UK list members have access to this? Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email t

Re: [h-cost] Nell Gwyn

How about this? http://www.traceyourdutchroots.com/art/zigeunermeisje.html ...which is from the right century! Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The University of Derby has a published policy regarding e

[h-cost] OP - Pret-a-Papier, Isabelle de Borchagrave

tell me why the saque-back dress is caught up like that? I thought that style was always worn with the pleats hanging straight down to the floor. This is where we need Bjarne! I love the blue 1908 dress. Kate Bunting Librari

[h-cost] More on hard to find items at grocery stores

I emailed Sainsburys and they said there was no longer a demand. Luckily I found that there is a Chinese grocer's in Derby where I can get it. The supermarkets now sell "cook-in sauces" rather than the basic ingredients. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17t

Re: [h-cost] Schoolboy's hat

Actually it's Hounslow (without the "d"). Not local to me, but it's a district of Greater London. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The University of Derby has a published policy rega

Re: [h-cost] 1968 boys' wear

I don't know about the USA, but when I was a child in the '50s British children's clothes were sized by age. Being of slight build, I wore sizes that were supposed to fit someone younger than I was! For Parisian apaches, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_(gang) Kate Bu

Re: [h-cost] Scranton Lace Company History

ile production. About 40 years ago I had a summer job at a local factory which made synthetic yarns and wove or knitted them into fabric. There was an old man who operated a machine which cut the punched cards for making patterned fabric on Jacquard looms. Seeing the cards in the photos reminded

Re: [h-cost] Not tying your bonnet strings?

. Was there some ettiquette behind glove-wearing too? As you say in your 3rd paragraph, I think before the mid-20th century everyone routinely wore a hat out of doors, even if they only had a very shabby one. We used to sew elastic to our school panama hats. Our winter hats were knitted

[h-cost] (h-cost) Re: costume on book covers, argh

r, in which the male figure had apparently been copied from a magazine photo of a reenactor and didn't even have the right hair colour. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The University of Derby has a pu

[h-cost] Re:Pink?

It's my understanding that the flower was named after the fabric treatment (because of its petals' jagged edges), and the colour after the flower. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The University

Re: [h-cost] Need information on "sacque" garments (NOT the dress)

"VCR" means "video cassette recorder". Perhaps the writer had seen some historic garments described on a video? I thought that women began to wear drawers in the Regency period (in its broadest sense), when bulky petticoats ceased to be worn for 20 years or so. Am I

Re: [h-cost] Where is everyone hanging out these days?

list). Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, please n

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian lady

...and, of course, before the 20th century if you were having an illicit affair and hadn't much time, you made love with most of your clothes on! Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The University of De

Re: [h-cost] Dressing a Victorian lady

The person mentioned in the article who wondered about Georgian underwear - hasn't she heard of shifts? Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The University of Derby has a published policy regarding

Re: [h-cost] Jaw Dropping: Final Price for Debbie Reynolds costumes

I saw a news report on the forthcoming sale on BBC breakfast news before I read the first discussion of it here (but I only get the list in digest form on my work computer). I think they just said that her plan to set up a museum had fallen through. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th cen

Re: [h-cost] 18th c. man's waistcoat on ebay

It's lovely, but someone has some crossed wires somewhere. It's the garment itself that dates from the time of Pitt the Younger, not the period when the last wearer is said to have been Speaker! Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th cen

Re: [h-cost] 1620s jacket vs waistcoat

n the seventeenth century context as the loose, often fur-trimmed women's garments often seen in Dutch genre paintings, but I don't know if that's a period term. The heavily embroidered ones from earlier in the century are also described as jackets in the modern context. My two penn

Re: [h-cost] 15th Year Anniversary--A shout out!

I can't remember exactly when I joined the list, but I do remember Penny starting up her website. Most of it is way after my main period of interest, but congratulations and thanks for the free access! Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century

Re: [h-cost] Queen Maud's wardrobe

We had family friends in Norway (my father did military service there in the aftermath of WW2). I've heard it said that in later life Queen Maud used the public passenger ships to visit England and would sit in the lounge knitting. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17c

Re: [h-cost] Fur trims

Mary Piero Carey wrote: >On 12/4/2010 9:39 AM, Kate Bunting wrote: >Political correctness has made it impossible to buy old fur coats in >charity >shops... >Huh? >Kate, where are you? The 2nd hand stores around here still sell fur >>sometimes& the yard sales&

Re: [h-cost] Fur trims, was What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?

mplate but haven't had time to do anything more yet. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you

Re: [h-cost] Italian "Bolognaise" style

when you try to google it). At the risk of stating the obvious, have you tried using Advanced Search and asking it to exclude spaghetti recipes? Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The University of Derby ha

Re: [h-cost] Need help identifying furs

sewing project will be working out how to trim my new 17th century jacket with it. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor Message: 7 Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:12:31 -0500 From: "Land of Oz" To: "Historical Costume" Subject: Re: [h-cost] Need help identifying f

Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 9, Issue 298

ginal stories. Personally I liked the first and third best. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you

Re: [h-cost] Words for clothes

"Costume" doesn't have the same ambiguity for British people, as we would call the sort of thing Americans wear at Hallowe'en "fancy dress" (though my late father, born in 1907, used to call a woman's suit a costume). In my re-enactment society we, too, ca

Re: [h-cost] OOPS - forgot subject line - Chemise pattern

cently heard a talk by Stuart Peachey, the British expert on the 17th century, and asked him a question about this. He confirmed the above statement. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor. _ The University of D

[h-cost] Stuart Peachey talk

ut drawstring necks on women's shifts, which we have discussed here. Stuart confirmed that there was no evidence for these; the gathers were sewn to a neckband. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor. _

[h-cost] OT Padley Martyrs (was What would my ancestor have worn?)

l.org/st_marys.asp Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in erro

[h-cost] [ h-cost] Tom Tierney, was Fashion crisis!

a beaded edge - the beads pass OVER her arm. Looks very awkward to modern eyes, but I suppose you didn't have to do anything energetic in that kind of outfit! Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _ The Univ

Re: [h-cost] Victorian hair

my face. I did once style it like the young Queen Victoria, with plaits/braids looped round my ears and the back hair in a bun. Not much use for the lady who wanted 1880s styles, though. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of D

[h-cost] Dolly Varden, was Victorian gown?

sn't one of them. -- Carolyn Kayta Barrows Actually, Dolly Varden is a character in Dickens' "Barnaby Rudge", a historical novel set in London in 1780, so just a little after what you would call "colonial"! The play must have been based on it. Kate Bunting Lib

Re: [h-cost] What is this woman making?

with the needle ends down - but I have seen a Norwegian lady knitting in that position. As these ladies are presumably Swedish, I guess it's a Scandinavian technique. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reser

Re: [h-cost] [ h-cost] Questions

alled) in the 18th century, in various shapes including flattened so as to project at the sides. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to y

Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 9, Issue 37

a bunch of > subsections. > >Look in the right-hand column of that page, toward the bottom, > long paragraph > >dated 1428. > >But I'm not! By "virtual clipping" I meant a reproduction of a >section of the page not much more than an inch wide. Clicking

Re: [h-cost] The term "hennin"

>dated 1428. But I'm not! By "virtual clipping" I meant a reproduction of a section of the page not much more than an inch wide. Clicking on it had no effect. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and rese

[h-cost] Re: The term "hennin"

How do you get to see the story? Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, please notify the

[h-cost] Re: Mangle

milk etc. fresh.) Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, please notify the sender an

Re: [h-cost] Asynchronous fashion photography

Great photos! Why is the girl in her underwear wearing black lipstick, though? Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this

[h-cost] Colour names

Marjorie Wilser wrote : What color *IS* unburnt umber? My childhood paintbox also had "raw umber" (and raw and burnt Siena). I see raw umber is listed on the site that Fran recommended. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The Unive

[h-cost] Current project

I'm making good progress (in what little spare time I have) with my 17th century jacket. The triangular gores worked out all right in the end - thanks to all those who sent me advice. Now I need to scour the charity shops for some fur to trim the edge with. Kate Bunting Librarian &

[h-cost] Quiet list?

Is it me, or has the list been very quiet lately? I've not received a digest for days... Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffi

Re: [h-cost] 17c jacket sewing advice

Many thanks to everyone who sent advice on this (inserting triangular gores). I'll let you know how I get on. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to moni

[h-cost] 17c jacket sewing advice

27;m finding it difficult to get the points of the gussets to fit neatly. I'm only working with the lining material as yet, and have only tacked the pieces together. Can anyone offer any advice before I start sewing properly? With thanks, Kate Bunting Libr

Re: [h-cost] Another "view of the back" of a costume

Kneeling figures on tombs are another occasional source of back views. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, pl

Re: [h-cost] Holkeboer

Laurie Taylor wrote: Also, does anyone know if there's a connection between Katherine Strand-Evans and Katherine Strand Holkeboer? Just curious. According to the Library of Congress Authority File, they are the same person. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?

I don't own a dummy, but at the Sealed Knot's August Bank Holiday event at York I finally bought the woollen fabric to make the jacket I have been wanting for ages (to wear over my bodice when it's cold). Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor _

Re: [h-cost] early 17th century stays and bodice

light boning in the bodice. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, please notify the sender and delete this email. Pl

Re: [h-cost] [ h-cost] What period is this Butterick from?

Melody Watts wrote: >My mom's weddding dress was a Rettingcoat / Rettingote (sp) style dress >with >the under dress styled exactly like theirs. I think the word you want is Redingote, an 18th century (?) French word for a man's coat, which was a corruption of the English &

Re: [h-cost] 1960s hippie fashions

onger dress for a family friend's wedding around 1969-70. As a (university) student in the early 70s, I was wearing full-length skirts. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and res

Re: [h-cost] Question about a portrait

colour! As Elizabeth Walpole said, my first thought was that the Lady Jane Grey image must have been one of those from the Houses of Parliament. We had a discussion of a similar one of Mary Tudor a while back. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor Sharon Collier wrote: >Don'

Re: [h-cost] London's Hidden Gems

Not a London expert, but I do know that it's actually Bethnal Green. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor From: Alexandria Doyle Subject: Re: [h-cost] London's Hidden Gems To: Historical Costume Message-ID: <870801590906060945p50638188o76f87ddc3087b.

Re: [h-cost] Mascara advice

My advice would be to look for stuff that says it's suitable for contact lens wearers; that should be tear-proof. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right t

Re: [h-cost] Headkerchiefs

. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, please notify the sender and delete this e

[h-cost] Peacock wedding dress

I live). Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in error, please notify the sender and delete

Re: [h-cost] 18th century Tricorn hats ....round heads...not!...maybe

I think they were designed to be worn straight. When I did 18th century re-enactment 30 years ago, we were told that soldiers' hats should be worn with the front point an inch above the left eyebrow. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor -- M

Re: [h-cost] Victorian corset on UK TV

ught the subject might provoke some discussion, though! Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor. The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this email was sent to you in err

[h-cost] Victorian corset on UK TV

supposedly to show how a lady couldn't dress herself; however, in close-up you could clearly see the hooks in the front that should have enabled her to do so! Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor. The University of Derby has a published pol

Re: [h-cost] [ h-cost] Lobster back

>On Feb 13, 2009, at 5:05 PM, Penny Ladnier wrote: > Kate, > > This was a term used in a French fashion magazine. Although maybe > the French too used the term during the American Revolution. > > Penny Ladnier Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor. The Univer

Re: [h-cost] Lobster back

I've learned something new from this thread; I didn't know that "lobster back" was an American term for British soldiers in the 18th century. In "my" century the idea of lobsters in a military context was associated with the hardness and segmented form of their s

Re: [h-cost] Lobster back???

t must be something small, and the "lobster" be a reference to red coats as Ruth says. All sorts of headgear were worn during the "redcoat" era, but I guess this could refer to some kind of forage cap from the late 19th century. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenact

Re: [h-cost] Stockings query

e a go and report on my progress. Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Stockings query

In some sets of instructions for knitting period stockings, you are told to "fold the heel flap in half". I'm a fairly experienced knitter, but I can't make sense of this. Can anyone advise? I assume it means to fold the flap edge-to-edge rather than to double it back on i

Re: [h-cost] Which end of the thread?

My late aunt (born 1911) once saw me struggling with a knotted thread and told me that you should always thread the end that came off the spool. Since then I've always threaded my needle before cutting so as not to lose it. I still get knots, though! Kate Bunting Librarian & 17t

[h-cost] Sharpe's Rifles

he Peninsular War in which most of the Sharpe books and films are set!) Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 7, Issue 390

(7 >Nov 2008) Paperback: >128 pages ISBN-10: 0333570820 ISBN-13: 978-0333570821 >Sometime back, this list discussed this new edition of Vecellio and >it has been much anticipated. I catalogued a copy (of Vecellio) for the library last week. It's beautifully

Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 7, Issue 384

that the women show too much hair and not enough linen. None of the leading ladies looks as though she is wearing a smock under her gown. Kate Bunting Cataloguing & Data Quality Librarian, University of Derby ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] What to see in the UK

on Hall in Derbyshire is worth seeing as well as Hardwick Kate Bunting Librarian & 17th century reenactor ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume