Re: [h-cost] Costume Books on eBay

[Edith Reardon]

Looked couldn't find them are they only for sale in the USA??
 
Brin Kendall

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I'm delurking to mention that I just listed several hard to find costume books 
on eBay that I just got at an estate sale (I had to buy them all to get the 
ones I wanted, the ones on eBay are outside of my area of interest). The 
easiest thing to do is a seller search for MAYFLOWER, they are all listed with 
"Buy it Now" prices, they are mostly related to 15th and 16th century 
costuming, but there is one about Regency costume and one about English 
chlidren's costume from 1300-1900.

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Re: [h-cost] a holiday idea - questions answered

[Dawn]

Right, well it looks like we have sufficient interest. :)

I'll try to answer the questions folks have asked:



My only comment is are you going to limit it to the U.S.


Anyone on the H-Cost list is invited. US and non-US members, men and 
women, and especially the new members and lurkers.


If folks feel that shipping to a foreign country is troublesome, they 
have the option to ask for a US recipient, or of just not participating.


>I would prefer that given the nature of the list, the gift be somehow 
>related to costume--a book, fabric, trimming, a pattern, a sewing tool


That is the general idea of the exhange -- sewing, costume, or 
historical clothing related gifts to each other. And even then that's a 
pretty broad range of things.


It could be something you make, or something you buy. There are any 
number of sewing related gift items this time of year.



>Virtually everything sent from the U.S seems to incur a charge

I have found, from my experience, that smaller and lighter packets are 
less likely to get noticed by Customs. Under a certain weight and it 
doesn't even require a customs form. YMMV.


If folks overseas know their duty free limit, they should plan to put 
that it their description of themselves.



> Not all of us celebrate the holidays in the same way (or for
the same reasons)

I've purposely left the "holiday" ambiguous. :)


>If i get someone who has interrest in medieval, i would not be much 
helpfull, have never done any medieval and what then?


You should have enough information about the person to be able to find 
something suitable for one of their interests. Use your best judgement.



>I won't have time to make anything ... but I have a huge stash of 
fabrics, art postcards, trims, patterns, etc. that I'd be delighted to 
delve into,



Purchased gifts would be fine. I didn't figure everyone would have the 
time or inclination to make something by hand, and probably many people 
would love to have trims or patterns related to their interests.



> is it going to be like a lottery who we are going to send for?

Yes, you will randomly get matched up with one person to send a gift to. 
And a different person will get your name to send a gift to you. So you 
will get to know two new H-Costumers.



>how much would I have to slip you to make sure that Bjarne is my gift 
exchange?


Ha! I was going to keep him for myself! :)


Additional info; I will send out a formal invitation very soon. Folks 
will have about a week to sign up. After that I will take it off the 
H-cost list. I will email reminders to folks as the Dec 20 deadline 
approaches. People are on their own and are responsible for getting 
their gifts mailed on time. We have almost two months, and that should 
be enough for everyone. Please be sure when you sign up that you can 
follow through with your committment.




Dawn

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Re: [h-cost] a holiday idea

[Lynn Downward]

I'd love to be part of this exchange!
LynnD

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Re: [h-cost] Re: Rick Rack

[Lynn Downward]

I'm coming late to this topic. I have several pairs of pillowcases made by
my mother's aunt, probably late 1920s-40s. Three sets have designs based on
rick-rack, all are crocheted. Only one set has white rick-rack; the other
two are pink and blue respectively. Last year at a vintage clothing sale, I
saw an early 1950s pattern for a short-sleeved blouse made entirely of
rick-rack in straight lines - they went all around the body and were
connected only at the tips of the rick to the rack above and below it. I
bought another blouse pattern - late 1930s-early 40s - where the rick-rack
was used like Battenberg lace, in swirls with the loopy stitches in between.
The pattern is way too small for me but it was such a lovely piece that I
thought at the time, yeah, sure, I'll rework that pattern and make it up
some day.
LynnD

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> The Victorians liked "fancy braids" to make tape laces, and lacy
> crocheted, knitted, and tatted constructions. That's the sort of thing
> rickrack and its variants (in terms of the depth and pointiness of the
> "waves") seem to have been made for originally.
>
> I have seen a few original garments dating from circa 1880 to circa 1910
> with areas of rackrack lace (yokes, cuffs, whole bodices, wide hem
> trims) that did not include any fancy stitches, but which merely had
> rickrack sewn in patterns, held with ordinary (hand) whipstitches at the
> points. I have an 1880s dress with rickrack wide cuffs and I think some
> other sections somewhere in my collection, but I can't find it. The
> rickrack was coiled into small circular medallions, and then the
> medallions were sewn together. I've also seen it sewn together in
> straight designs. It's really quite effective. People who expect
> rickrack to be just a few rows machine sewed on a child's dress don't
> recognize the rickrack in rickrack work for what it is.
>
> There are obvious geometric possibilities for small square medallions,
> straight horizontal or vertical rows, square medallions, and so on. I'd
> like to find some original Victorian and Edwardian patterns though. I
> mail ordered a 1910s rickrack pattern booklet from a used bookseller
> yesterday but I don't know what's in it yet.
>
> BTW, all the examples I've seen so far were white and were on "lingerie"
> type dresses or wrappers.
>
> Fran
> Lavolta Press
> http://www.lavoltapress.com
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> Carolyn Kayta Barrows wrote:
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> >
> >> I don't remember it in either my facsimile of Mrs. Beeton, or Therese
> >> de Dillmont.
> >
> >
> > Wave braid crocheted together is really big in the 1880s, after Mrs.
> > Beeton's and M. Dillmont's time. Start looking for it then.
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RE: [h-cost] a holiday idea

[Carolann Schmitt]

Add me to the list!

Carolann Schmitt
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Re: [h-cost] a holiday idea

[Susan B. Farmer]

Oh, yeah.  Put me down, too.

Susan
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Re: [h-cost] a holiday idea

[Red Bear]

Dawn sign me up as well, and how much would I have to slip you to make 
sure that Bjarne is my gift exchange?


Stephen - Only half Joking

Dawn wrote:

Is there any interest among listmembers for a holiday gift exchange? I 
envision it working something like this: folks sign up with their 
name, address, and a 'favorite' (color, period, animal, technique).  
Each participant receives the name of another participant and is then 
charged with buying or making a small ($10 -ish) gift and sending it 
to that person by Dec. 20th.


I'm willing to coordinate, of course. :)



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[h-cost] Costume Books on eBay

[morses3]

I'm delurking to mention that I just listed several hard to find costume books 
on eBay that I just got at an estate sale (I had to buy them all to get the 
ones I wanted, the ones on eBay are outside of my area of interest). The 
easiest thing to do is a seller search for MAYFLOWER, they are all listed with 
"Buy it Now" prices, they are mostly related to 15th and 16th century 
costuming, but there is one about Regency costume and one about English 
chlidren's costume from 1300-1900.
 
Perry
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Re: [h-cost] dipping silk in cold water

[Audrey Bergeron-Morin]

Just wondered, what will happen if a silk taffeta was dipped in cold 
water?

Would it get spoiled?


Spoiled no. But you'd probably lose some of the shine and crispness. It 
works well on any kind of silk I've tried (though I've never tied taffeta). 
Fix your dye with vinegar though, or use silk specific dye. You might also 
want to try with a little more than a "small" sample, something big enough 
to judge changes in the way fabric will drape, because that can change after 
the fabric got wet. 
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Re: [h-cost] a holliday idea

[Robin Netherton]

On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, Lavolta Press wrote:

> If people are worried about monetary value or gift-making time, we
> could just make it a "stash and duplicate tool/book/etc." gift
> exchange.  Giving, of course, something in new condition that we
> really believe the recipient would want. Just the giver faced up to
> the fact that they themselves shouldn't wear that color fabric; or
> they somehow acquired two copies of a perfectly good book or DVD and
> one is still new; or they have several yards of lovely trim that it
> looks like they'll never use in their lifetime; that kind of thing. So
> people could give something perfectly nice without spending anything
> but postage.

I would like this very much. I have lots of great stuff I will never use,
but someone else might love.

--Robin

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Re: [h-cost] a holliday idea

[Genie Barrett]

At 10:38 AM 10/24/2005, you wrote:
Bjarne, It wouldn't make a bit of difference what you sent, we would 
all die to get something you made!


Laugh Out Loud. That's for sure.

Genie 



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[h-cost] Re: a holiday idea

[Kahlara]

That does sound like a wonderful idea. I have done this in years past on 
another list I belong to and even when it is an inexpensive item, shipping 
internationally can easily surpass the expense limit if it is not a small and 
light weight item. Shipping overseas from the U.S. should also happen within 
the next few weeks if anyone wants to guarantee a package arriving in time for 
the holidays without having to pay a higher postage rate.
 
It does sound like great fun, but I'll have to nod out this year.
 
Annette M
 
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:38:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lalah 
Subject: Re: [h-cost] a holliday idea

Bjarne, It wouldn't make a bit of difference what you sent, we would all die to 
get something you made!

Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender
--- "Bjarne og Leif Drews" wrote:
From: "Bjarne og Leif Drews" 
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:46:33 +0200
To: 
Subject: [h-cost] a holliday idea
Hi.
I would like to participate in this also, but wouldnt there be
problems?
If i get someone who has interrest in medieval, i would not be
much
helpfull, have never done any medieval and what then?
Bjarne
Leif og Bjarne Drews
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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:39:48 -0700
From: Lavolta Press 
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: Holiday gift
To: Historical Costume 
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>
> Aslong as the value of the package is not more then 22 Euro you get no 
> charge.

And the sender declares the value of the package, at least when shipping 
from the US.

>
> It would be a challenge to make someting from a period I don't know 
> much about.
>

But you don't necessarily have to make something. You could give someone 
a sewing tool or some trim or some dye or a pattern or a book, and 
that's just what I can think of off the top of my head.

Fran
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:47:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chris 
Subject: Re: [h-cost] a holiday idea

Sounds fun. Count me in!

Chris G.

Dawn wrote:
Is there any interest among listmembers for a holiday gift exchange? I 
envision it working something like this: folks sign up with their name, 
address, and a 'favorite' (color, period, animal, technique). Each 
participant receives the name of another participant and is then charged 
with buying or making a small ($10 -ish) gift and sending it to that 
person by Dec. 20th.

I'm willing to coordinate, of course. :)



Dawn
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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:24:40 +
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] a holiday idea

Sounds like fun. I would like to join the gift exchange also. I can basically 
do anything from medieval to Elizabethan - along with some Victorian.

Roscelin


> Is there any interest among listmembers for a holiday gift exchange? I 
> envision it working something like this: folks sign up with their name, 
> address, and a 'favorite' (color, period, animal, technique). Each 
> participant receives the name of another participant and is then charged 
> with buying or making a small ($10 -ish) gift and sending it to that 
> person by Dec. 20th.
> 
> I'm willing to coordinate, of course. :)
> 
> 
> 
> Dawn
> wet, windy and cold in KC
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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:37:21 -0500
From: Carol Kocian 
Subject: Re: [h-cost] a holliday idea


>Hi.
>I would like to participate in this also, but wouldnt there be problems?
>If i get someone who has interrest in medieval, i would not be much 
>helpfull, have never done any medieval and what then?
>Bjarne

It's funny that some people are suggesting gift categories 
without even getting a recipient! If Bjarne got a name of someone 
who likes medieval, for example, he could go to a museum shop and get 
some post cards of medieval paintings with costume. The person would 
likely not be from the same country, and probably not be familiar 
with those paintings.

The idea of a $10 limit is that it's a token, and a cultural 
exchange. Much as we admire each other's work, I would not expect 
someone to make something that would sell for $50, even if it only 
contained $5 worth of materials. Time is valuable too, and 
especially close to the holidays when a lot of people are shopping 
for/making gifts for family and friends already.

I like the idea of several "clues" that someone suggested 
earlier - besides time period(s), also a favorite color and animal, 
and maybe another thing or two? Maybe one dislike, such as "nothing 
gray" or "allergic to wool".

Say somebody lists 5th century, red and dragons. The giver 
might find a stack of postcards, or a red dragon figurine, or a yard 
of white linen (which is not specific to any of the clues but a 5th 
century 

Re: [h-cost] a holliday idea

[Lavolta Press]

If possible I think it would be a really good idea for participants (or 
as many as feasible) to put  up a little web page and just give the link 
to the coordinator.  They can then list their ten favorite colors and 
their five allergies without increasing the coordinator's work load. In 
addition to the info contained on their regular website--presumably if 
someone's regular site has dress diaries for their Viking costumes 
people can figure out they like that era without being told much about 
that on the gift list.   I'm talking a simple list here; but if, for 
example, someone morally objects to wearing fur, and also has no moral 
objection to animal fibers but is allergic to mohair only, just that 
gets too complicated for the "one dislike" slot on a list. 


And then they could just give the link to the coordinator.

While it's kind of tacky for people to put so many requests and 
restrictions on gift lists that it's practically a mail order, most of 
us know by heart our various friends' and relations' allergies, favorite 
colors, etc., so the holiday season is just a matter of finding out what 
they want or need this year.  Which is not true of a stranger.


On the other hand, of course gift situations always involve the risk of 
getting or giving something unwanted and knowing it's the thought that 
counts.


If people are worried about monetary value or gift-making time, we could 
just make it a "stash and duplicate tool/book/etc." gift exchange.  
Giving, of course, something in new condition that we really believe the 
recipient would want. Just the giver faced up to the fact that they 
themselves shouldn't wear that color fabric; or they somehow acquired 
two copies of a perfectly good book or DVD and one is still new; or they 
have several yards of lovely trim that it looks like they'll never use 
in their lifetime; that kind of thing. 

So people could give something perfectly nice without spending anything 
but postage.


Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com

Carol Kocian wrote:


Hi.
I would like to participate in this also, but wouldnt there be problems?
If i get someone who has interrest in medieval, i would not be much 
helpfull, have never done any medieval and what then?

Bjarne



 It's funny that some people are suggesting gift categories 
without even getting a recipient!  If Bjarne got a name of someone who 
likes medieval, for example, he could go to a museum shop and get some 
post cards of medieval paintings with costume.  The person would 
likely not be from the same country, and probably not be familiar with 
those paintings.


 The idea of a $10 limit is that it's a token, and a cultural 
exchange.  Much as we admire each other's work, I would not expect 
someone to make something that would sell for $50, even if it only 
contained $5 worth of materials.  Time is valuable too, and especially 
close to the holidays when a lot of people are shopping for/making 
gifts for family and friends already.


 I like the idea of several "clues" that someone suggested earlier 
- besides time period(s), also a favorite color and animal, and maybe 
another thing or two?  Maybe one dislike, such as "nothing gray" or 
"allergic to wool".


 Say somebody lists 5th century, red and dragons.  The giver might 
find a stack of postcards, or a red dragon figurine, or a yard of 
white linen (which is not specific to any of the clues but a 5th 
century person could use it).  You may decide to shop, or you may have 
the perfect thing ripening in your fabric & trim stash already.


 I think once names are distributed with their clues, a gift idea 
will be obvious.  And if not, perhaps some people with different eras 
of interest could advise.


 It may be more complicated for the organizer, but if some people 
are concerned about customs or postage perhaps they could specify 
getting a name of someone in their own country.


 Great idea - take a chance!  Where do we sign up?

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Re: [h-cost] A Holiday idea

[Robin Netherton]

I won't have time to make anything (and most of what little I do make is
not in the "token" range anyway) but I have a huge stash of fabrics, art
postcards, trims, patterns, etc. that I'd be delighted to delve into, if
that's acceptable. I think I could find *something* that would be
appropriate regardless whose name I get (I figure nearly anyone can use a
nice piece of linen or silk, right?). So, if it's OK for me to plan on
doing that, count me in.

If you get enough takers, I do think it might be smart to keep the
exchanges on the same continent -- e.g. match up the US people as a group,
and match up the Europeans as a group. Not sure about Aussies ;-)  Much as
it would be cool to get an overseas package, it would keep the time and
shipping costs manageable and fair to stay more local.

Will we be matched in pairs, or will I be giving to one person but
receiving from a different person?

Also, will the matchups be secret -- e.g. we each know who we're giving to
but not who we're receiving from? I think that would be the most fun -- to
learn who your gift-giver is only when you get the surprise package.

--Robin


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[Carolyn Kayta Barrows]

I would like to participate in this also, but wouldnt there be problems?
If i get someone who has interrest in medieval, i would not be much 
helpfull, have never done any medieval and what then?


I rarely wear anything like the costumes you make.  But I'd love to get 
anything you did, whether it was my exact century or not.



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Re: [h-cost] a holiday idea

[Carolyn Kayta Barrows]

Would people choose names of recipients from the list or get randomly 
drawn ones?


It would be randomly drawn.


Would we get some other info about the person so that it can kinda be a
"get to know you" thing also?


That's an option.

I'm open to suggestions. I'd like it to be fun for everyone who wants to 
participate.


How about this:

Everyone who wants to participate sends a short paragraph about themselves 
to Dawn, telling what periods they're into, what they're doing, and their 
mailing address, BY A DEADLINE.  When Dawn gets these e-mails, she mixes 
them up and e-mails a different one back to everyone who sent one.  (This 
could simply be done by sending person one's info to person two, person 
two's info to person three, etc., down the list.)  Then every participant 
has till mid-December to send their person their gift, based on the 
paragraph or generically related to costuming.


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[Carolyn Kayta Barrows]

I like the idea, too, but it might be better off if it were left
"themeless."  Not all of us celebrate the holidays in the same way (or for
the same reasons), or even do the same kind of sewing.


Certainly there are many religious holidays in December, and different ways 
of celebrating them.  Some people connect their favorite December religious 
holiday with the American commercial tradition of December gift giving, and 
others don't.  I happen to like giving/receiving gifts, and December is 
when all my other friends do it, so that's the month I pick.  But whatever 
the month, the gifts I give are usually handmade or of a historical nature, 
because I hand-make historical stuff anyway and because most of my 
recipient-friends are into historical costuming.


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Re: [h-cost] a holiday idea

[Carolyn Kayta Barrows]

Is there any interest among listmembers for a holiday gift exchange? I 
envision it working something like this: folks sign up with their name, 
address, and a 'favorite' (color, period, animal, technique).  Each 
participant receives the name of another participant and is then charged 
with buying or making a small ($10 -ish) gift and sending it to that 
person by Dec. 20th.


I'm willing to coordinate, of course. :)


Sure.  I'm doing cloth-doll exchanges right now, and this could be fun too.


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Re: [h-cost] a holliday idea

[Carol Kocian]

Hi.
I would like to participate in this also, but wouldnt there be problems?
If i get someone who has interrest in medieval, i would not be much 
helpfull, have never done any medieval and what then?

Bjarne


 It's funny that some people are suggesting gift categories 
without even getting a recipient!  If Bjarne got a name of someone 
who likes medieval, for example, he could go to a museum shop and get 
some post cards of medieval paintings with costume.  The person would 
likely not be from the same country, and probably not be familiar 
with those paintings.


 The idea of a $10 limit is that it's a token, and a cultural 
exchange.  Much as we admire each other's work, I would not expect 
someone to make something that would sell for $50, even if it only 
contained $5 worth of materials.  Time is valuable too, and 
especially close to the holidays when a lot of people are shopping 
for/making gifts for family and friends already.


 I like the idea of several "clues" that someone suggested 
earlier - besides time period(s), also a favorite color and animal, 
and maybe another thing or two?  Maybe one dislike, such as "nothing 
gray" or "allergic to wool".


 Say somebody lists 5th century, red and dragons.  The giver 
might find a stack of postcards, or a red dragon figurine, or a yard 
of white linen (which is not specific to any of the clues but a 5th 
century person could use it).  You may decide to shop, or you may 
have the perfect thing ripening in your fabric & trim stash already.


 I think once names are distributed with their clues, a gift idea 
will be obvious.  And if not, perhaps some people with different eras 
of interest could advise.


 It may be more complicated for the organizer, but if some people 
are concerned about customs or postage perhaps they could specify 
getting a name of someone in their own country.


 Great idea - take a chance!  Where do we sign up?

 -Carol
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[h-cost] A Holiday idea

[Diane Maynard]

I think this sounds like fun also.  Please count me in.

 

Diane

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Re: [h-cost] Re: ballgown

[Hope Greenberg]

Thanks everyone for the comments on the regency gown. I expected the 
sheer embroidered fabric to be a pain to sew but it was surprisingly 
easy--a new, tiny, sharp needle probably helped. I'll consider adding 
the satin to more than just the sleeves.


Next up: this one!
http://www.vintagemartini.com/clothing/victorian/pages/1431.html
They say c. 1810 but I'm betting it's later given the heaviness of the 
bodice decoration. It would probably require some heavy stylised 
skirt/hem piped decoration and a corded petticoat as well. What do you 
think?


And for fabric I'm thinking silk taffeta...

- Hope
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[h-cost] dipping silk in cold water

[Bjarne og Leif Drews]

Hi,
Just wondered, what will happen if a silk taffeta was dipped in cold water?
Would it get spoiled?
Thoaght about the water solluble solution for transfer of embroidering 
pattern to silk.

I could try a small sampler, but thoaght some of you already tryed?

Bjarne





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Re: [h-cost] a holliday idea

[Ailith Mackintosh]

I think it would be fun, too. Count me in.

kate


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Re: [h-cost] a holliday idea

[Bjarne og Leif Drews]

Hi Lalah,
Thanks a lot, very nicely said of you
What i ment was that i would like to make something period, but it would be 
super if it was within same range of time as the receiver.
I have never tryed this before, is it going to be like a lottery who we are 
going to send for?


Bjarne
- Original Message - 
From: "Lalah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] a holliday idea


Bjarne, It wouldn't make a bit of difference what you sent, we would all 
die to get something you made!


Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender
--- "Bjarne og Leif Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: "Bjarne og Leif Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:46:33 +0200
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [h-cost] a holliday idea
Hi.
I  would like to participate in this also, but wouldnt there be
problems?
If  i get someone who has interrest in medieval, i would not be
much
helpfull, have never done any medieval and what then?
Bjarne
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Re: [h-cost] a holiday idea

[roscelinlimoges]

Sounds like fun.  I would like to join the gift exchange also.  I can basically 
do anything from medieval to Elizabethan - along with some Victorian.

Roscelin


> Is there any interest among listmembers for a holiday gift exchange? I 
> envision it working something like this: folks sign up with their name, 
> address, and a 'favorite' (color, period, animal, technique).  Each 
> participant receives the name of another participant and is then charged 
> with buying or making a small ($10 -ish) gift and sending it to that 
> person by Dec. 20th.
> 
> I'm willing to coordinate, of course. :)
> 
> 
> 
> Dawn
> wet, windy and cold in KC
> 
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Re: [h-cost] a holiday idea

[Chris]

Sounds fun.  Count me in!
 
Chris G.

Dawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Is there any interest among listmembers for a holiday gift exchange? I 
envision it working something like this: folks sign up with their name, 
address, and a 'favorite' (color, period, animal, technique). Each 
participant receives the name of another participant and is then charged 
with buying or making a small ($10 -ish) gift and sending it to that 
person by Dec. 20th.

I'm willing to coordinate, of course. :)



Dawn
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Re: [h-cost] Re: Holiday gift

[Lavolta Press]

Aslong as the value of the package is not more then 22 Euro you get no 
charge.


And the sender declares the value of the package, at least when shipping 
from the US.




It would be a challenge to make someting from a period I don't know 
much about.




But you don't necessarily have to make something. You could give someone 
a sewing tool or some trim or some dye or a pattern or a book, and 
that's just what I can think of off the top of my head.


Fran
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[h-cost] Re: ballgown

[Gail & Scott Finke]

Hope:

That's a lovely dress. The sheer fabric on top looks a lot like some fabric
I used for part of an Easter dress for my daughter, but the flowers were
white on white. It was awful to sew! I hope yours was better.

Gail Finke

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Re: [h-cost] a holliday idea

[Lalah]

Bjarne, It wouldn't make a bit of difference what you sent, we would all die to 
get something you made!

Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender
--- "Bjarne og Leif Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: "Bjarne og Leif Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:46:33 +0200
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [h-cost] a holliday idea
Hi.
I  would like to participate in this also, but wouldnt there be
problems?
If  i get someone who has interrest in medieval, i would not be
much
helpfull, have never done any medieval and what then?
Bjarne
Leif og Bjarne Drews
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http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/
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Re: [h-cost] First Regency

[AlbertCat]

 
In a message dated 10/23/2005 11:24:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Thanks!  Yes, it must be the flash. I used green silk satin 


It looks fine. Perhaps because you only see it on the sleeve it looks a bit  
"shocking." All you need is a bit of it elsewherelike a belt of it at the  
high waist line or a bow at the CF neck.or both The beautiful [and not  
too modern IMHO] fabric of the gown is light and lacy and the satin is solid 
and  plain. But just find a place to incorporate it more into the overall 
gown.[stay  away from the hem , is my adviceit's actually a good attention 
getter so  keep it up around the bodice] 
Very nice.
 
Cover the shoes in the satin too! [I know...I just said stay away from the  
hem. But if the satin is on the bodice morethe shoes will be fine I  think]
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[h-cost] Re: a holiday idea

[Catherine Kinsey]

Sounds like a fun idea Dawn :), please count me in.

And I agree with some of the ideas being tossed around, keep it simple
and costume related.  How about an accessory or sewing notion/tool?

Catherine
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[h-cost] Re. 2. a holiday idea

[Debloughcostumes]

Sounds like a really good idea to me, so I'd be in (although I agree with 
Suzi about British customs, it works the other way round too (ie whether they 
charge or not is completely at random!!)

But an idea of exactly what people's interests are would be essential.

Debbie.
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[h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 4, Issue 678

[Debloughcostumes]

In a message dated 10/22/05 6:08:14 PM GMT Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> At 16:50 22/10/2005, you wrote:
> >Victorian Costume - and Costume Accessories (ISBN:0903585170) Buck, Ruth.
> >
> >
> >Another book I'm considering purchasing... does anyone have this or 
> >know if the contents are worth it? It's an older title so I'm not 
> >sure if the photos are going to be that good.
> 
> 
> 
> That's Anne Buck, not Ruth. It is a very useful little book indeed. I 
> bought it in a second hand shop, and find it very handy.
> 
> Suzi 
> 

Was about to say exactly the same thing! - very useful book.
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[h-cost] Re: Holiday gift

[Deredere]

Hi,

I really like the idea.
I live in the Netherlands.
Unfortionally it doesn't seems to matter anymore if it is a gift or not.
Aslong as the value of the package is not more then 22 Euro you get no 
charge.


It would be a challenge to make someting from a period I don't know much 
about.
But maby it is better to also say in wich period you are really not 
interested in.

I don't mind to get a gift from a period I am not, or not yet active in...
Maby it would even be inspiring!.
And you could give some ideas like: I would love to have a little purse 
tho use with my 1885 dresses...


Greetings,
 Deredere

Lavolta Press wrote:

I thought that if you filled out the label saying it's a "gift," and if, 
besides, it's not an expensive item, there would be no trouble with 
customs.  I buy stuff from overseas all the time, and I've only been 
charged for customs once over many years; even though the packages were 
labeled as merchandise. Of course, that's the US, not the UK.


Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com

Sue Clemenger wrote:


Could we sneak-mail them from a 3rd party in Canada or something?
--sue, who didn't even get nailed by Customs when she mailed *all* those
books back from the UK three years ago
 

 


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[h-cost] a holliday idea

[Bjarne og Leif Drews]

Hi.
I would like to participate in this also, but wouldnt there be problems?
If i get someone who has interrest in medieval, i would not be much 
helpfull, have never done any medieval and what then?

Bjarne





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