Re: [h-cost] Disposing of fabric
And if it's just too hideous to inflict upon humans, your local animal shelter would welcome it to use for bedding or just rags. The shelter is also a good place to donate clothes, towels, and sheets that are too worn out for people but still have some use in them. - Original Message - From: Suzi Clarkemailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costumemailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 6:36 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: Disposing of fabric At 11:24 05/12/2005, you wrote: Is there a charity in your area that could use the fabric---perhaps to make quilts? Or a school, for art projects? I too have trouble throwing away any but the smallest scraps! My local centre for the less able (!) is glad of scraps and odd buttons and scraps of lace, braid and so on for their craft projects, as is my local junior school (5-11 years.) Suzi ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.commailto:h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costumehttp://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Regimental coat pattern
Thank you very much for that. It'll be a few months before i get to it as i'm on a diet (yaaay) -- Yours sincerely Thomas Hayman ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] commercial serger use
Lloyd Mitchell wrote: Are you Sure that this dress was not altered some time? Of the dozens of dresses I have from this time period, none of them is serged! perhaps it has to do with the nature of the garment? Katy described hers as a 'lingerie dress with lace insertion' and Fran has a 'lingerie blouse' both of which have serged seams, yet Kathleen's regular dresses are not serged. Sounds like either the 'lingerie' nature got serged, or different companies were sewing different methods and the serging was just coming in but not everywhere?? Interesting. -Judy Mitchell ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] commercial serger use
Great! Thanks, Ingrid. I'll follow up on that. -Judy Mitchell Ingrid G. Storrø wrote: On Sun, 4 Dec 2005, Judy Mitchell wrote: very interesting! Hmm, Merrow is saying early to mid- 1920s. I had wanted to write the Husqvarna company about when they started (especially since I'm particularly interested in Sweden), but they have no contact info and just want you to contact your local distributor (who, esp over here) won't have a clue to the answer! Hi! I tried calling the Norwegian Husqvarna branch to ask, but they were clueless. Unfortunately I don't have time to pursue this right now, but he gave me the number to the Swedish factory (or so he said): +4636146000, if you would like to contact them directly. The Swedish website also gives an e-mail address for the Swedish branch: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know if they would know the history at that particular address, but they should be able to forward it to someone who does. According to Husquarna's webpage, they started manufacturing sewing machines in 1872. No mention is made specifically of sergers/overlockers, but they do give a link to a museum that seems like it covers the enitre tchnological history of the area, including the arms manufacture but also the sewing machines: http://www.husqvarna-museum.nu/ Maybe they would know! :) Hope this helps, Ingrid ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Disposing of fabric
I found a place in the Philadelphia area where I BOUGHT hideous fabric from the 1950s. Actually I think it's cool, a pink, black gray (with a touch of turquoise) modern print for curtains. I agree that you should de-stink the stash and find the market for it. Otherwise you could be destroying something that is EXACTLY what someone else is looking for. -Carol ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] embroidery teckniques of 18th century
Gosh, i found a new book wich is published in january. Its about embroidery teckniques of the 18th century. Amazon sells it. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1861084765/qid=1133882199/sr=1-517/ref=sr_1_0_517/026-8705729-9238062 Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] sergers
Interesting thread on the history of overlock machines. I can probably save you some effort in the Husqvarna department--as far as I know, sergers are not manufactured by sewing machine companies. They are all made in various factories in China, Korea, and perhaps Japan. When you buy a serger labelled Singer or Viking or Bernina, whatever, it has been made NOT in their facotry, but to their specifications by one of the serger manufacturers. Kim (ex-sewing machine and serger dealer) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] re: pennsylvania charity guy
michael tartaglio wrote: Hi, All. I just saw a telly program on a fellow from Pennsylvania (US) that is the guru for used fabrics. He started out by convincing the mill that he worked at that they should give him the scraps they would throw out. Now folks send him stuff and he sends it out to anyone who wants it. Folks make quilts for charities with his stashes. I don't remember his name or what his website is called, but the show was on local public TV (WHYY Philadelphia/Wilmington) The show was called Pennsylvania Quilts and is pretty good. The man Michael mentioned, though, no longer collects fabric. He used to get waste from mills and distribute it for free, but now he is disabled and there are no more mills where he lives. But it was an inspirational story nevertheless, one of several about quilters of various kinds and types (family quilters, Amish quilters, art quilters, etc.) in the state. Gail finke ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] embroidery teckniques of 18th century
Ooh, and my birthday is next month! Thanks for the info, Bjarne. Michelle ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Disposing of fabric
michael tartaglio wrote: Hi, All. I just saw a telly program on a fellow from Pennsylvania (US) that is the guru for used fabrics. He started out by convincing the mill that he worked at that they should give him the scraps they would throw out. Now folks send him stuff and he sends it out to anyone who wants it. Folks make quilts for charities with his stashes. I don't remember his name or what his website is called, but the show was on local public TV (WHYY Philadelphia/Wilmington) That's probably Magic Mike. I remember when he started offering boxes on rec.quilting. Nice to know his charitable efforts are still being supported by the companies. His original supplier cut him off thinking they could sell the scraps since people wanted them. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] No Subject
I recently finished an embroidery project using reeled silk. What with my nasty rough hands and putting it into and out of the work bag I can certainly understand covering up all but the part being worked. The bag is gorgeous but snags like crazy. I keep it in a plastic food bag before putting it into my work bag. I'm afraid to wear it because it snags so easily. Julie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: H, you have my curiosity up. Isn't the edge of the fabric on the hoop protected by the outer hoop? If it is the rest of the fabric you are worried about then I could see why you'd want to place a piece of tissue paper over the entire embroidery (with the inner hoop underneath) place the outer hoop on top, then tear the paper off where you want to work. Not to argue with Tania-you guys over there call stuff differently than we, but silk paper over here is rather expensive. Tissue paper is really cheap and is mostly used for wrapping gifts. It is the same as the paper most patterns are made of over here (very light and easily torn). ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] 18th century military jacket pattern
If you want it to be correct for 18th century British army, you have to be very careful about the shape of the lapels (the turn backs). And the pattern of the lacing (the braid) can be quite tricky, too. (I think you'd be working from the 1740s clothing regs.) Would recommend contacting lace wars (the re-enactment group) - especially Mark, through the 18th century bit of the LH site. He's far more up on this than me, as most of the 18th C stuff I do is civilian. It's dead right that military clothing follows civilian in style, although for the average uniform there's a bit of a time lag. Of course, all this depends how accurate you want it to be - if you just think the general cut's cool and want to give it a shot, you don't necessarily have to worry about the regimental lacing and lapel shapes and all that. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 18th century military jacket pattern
Why, that looks like the coats I made for Last of the Mohicans. -Original Message- From: Thomas Hayman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 00:53:09 + Subject: [h-cost] 18th century military jacket pattern Hi there, the 18th century has some truly nifty clothes and i decided i just have to make something. It's likely that this will take a long time and end up somewhat crap but i'd like to try anyway :-) I'm looking for a pattern for a coat like this man is wearing. http://www.gilliesandsaxxon.com/Redcoat.htm I'm not really sure where to start because i don't know the proper name for it (redcoat?) and wondered if you fine people could help me :-) Thank you for any and all help. -- Yours sincerely Thomas Hayman ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 18th century military jacket pattern
Oops...hit send before I finished saying what I wanted to say The coats we made were essentially just like a civilian coat except for the reveres [the folded back sections on the front] and the mariner cuffs. Ours were rather full in the back [because it was 1757] but the get narrower and more cut away as the century progresses. -Original Message- From: Thomas Hayman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 00:53:09 + Subject: [h-cost] 18th century military jacket pattern Hi there, the 18th century has some truly nifty clothes and i decided i just have to make something. It's likely that this will take a long time and end up somewhat crap but i'd like to try anyway :-) I'm looking for a pattern for a coat like this man is wearing. http://www.gilliesandsaxxon.com/Redcoat.htm I'm not really sure where to start because i don't know the proper name for it (redcoat?) and wondered if you fine people could help me :-) Thank you for any and all help. -- Yours sincerely Thomas Hayman ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: tissue
I've obviously missed a chunk of this somewhere along the line, so sorry if am repeating. H, you have my curiosity up. Isn't the edge of the fabric on the hoop protected by the outer hoop? The main reason to use the tissue is to protect the fabric from the hoop itself, as it can cause indentations if working with a soft fabric. Also, if the hoop you have to hand is smaller than the overall piece, and you have to reposition it, the tissue will protect the work you've already done from being squashed by the hoop. Plus, I tend to find that my fingers always overlap the edge of the hoop (I use quite thin wooden ones), and the natural oils from my fingers will sooner or later mucky up the bit I'm holding. If I can manage to hold onto tissue instead that doesn't happen as much, so easier to clean. If it is the rest of the fabric you are worried about then I could see why you'd want to place a piece of tissue paper over the entire embroidery (with the inner hoop underneath) place the outer hoop on top, then tear the paper off where you want to work. That's exactly the way you're meant to use it. (But that's much better but than when I tried to describe it.) Not to argue with Tania-you guys over there call stuff differently than we, but silk paper over here is rather expensive. Silk paper here (UK) is also quite expensive (couple of quid a sheet), and is the handmade stuff with raw silk in it - it's an art paper, and I wouldn't ever suggest using that (the uneven texture could in fact do more harm than good with a particularly delicate piece). Tissue paper is really cheap and is mostly used for wrapping gifts. It is the same as the paper most patterns are made of over here (very light and easily torn). That's what tissue is in the UK, too. Although we tend to use wrapping paper for gifts instead. As a guide, a ream (500 sheets) of tissue paper about A2 sized would cost me about 8 pounds (I think - something like that). I also always try to use acid free tissue, as well (although if only a quick job it wouldn't matter *that* much). I just tend to keep projects going for ages, so like to be safe! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] sergers-Juki?
What about Juki? Kate -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kim baird Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:57 AM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: [h-cost] sergers Interesting thread on the history of overlock machines. I can probably save you some effort in the Husqvarna department--as far as I know, sergers are not manufactured by sewing machine companies. They are all made in various factories in China, Korea, and perhaps Japan. When you buy a serger labelled Singer or Viking or Bernina, whatever, it has been made NOT in their facotry, but to their specifications by one of the serger manufacturers. Kim (ex-sewing machine and serger dealer) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] sergers-Juki?
Good question. I know they make sergers, but evidently they make other sewing machines as well as other industrial equipment. I THINK they may have gotten into the domestic machine market after their beginnings in industrial machines. Anybody know? Kim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kate Pinner Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:29 AM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: RE: [h-cost] sergers-Juki? What about Juki? Kate -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kim baird Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:57 AM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: [h-cost] sergers Interesting thread on the history of overlock machines. I can probably save you some effort in the Husqvarna department--as far as I know, sergers are not manufactured by sewing machine companies. They are all made in various factories in China, Korea, and perhaps Japan. When you buy a serger labelled Singer or Viking or Bernina, whatever, it has been made NOT in their facotry, but to their specifications by one of the serger manufacturers. Kim (ex-sewing machine and serger dealer) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Using poly knits from the sixties.
I belonged to a ladies church group who were making lap robes for the wheelchair bound at a local nursing home. The nursing home requested polyknits such as you mentioned as useless because nothing stained them, they never wore out and they were just enough to protect from drafts and chills when backed with a cotton without any batting or fill. the poly knits were cut into 4 or six inch squares and sewed into about a 2'x3' or 2.5'x3' cover backed with a cotton which is also used for ties. there were yarn ties at each corner or maybe the center of each square and that was it! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Disposing of fabric
I did a little searching and found this http://www.nepanetwork.com/magicmik/ Doesn't sound like he's doing that great health wise. Brin michael tartaglio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, that's the name I remember. I guess he is still in business so to speak...Can you reach him still at rec.quilting? Thanks, Mike T. That's probably Magic Mike. I remember when he started offering boxes on rec.quilting. Nice to know his charitable efforts are still being supported by the companies. His original supplier cut him off thinking they could sell the scraps since people wanted them. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume - Find your next car at Yahoo! Canada Autos ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] eBay Listing Removed: Keyword Spamming
Hi, just want to warn others - I got this message tonight - I did not realise I was spamming. What are your thoughts? I make Regency dresses for sale. Thanks, Aylwen Garden Original Message Subject:eBay Listing Removed: Keyword Spamming (=LS 7193 JM5023424) Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 21:22:44 PST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear cottager87, We appreciate that you chose eBay to list the following multiple item listing(s): 8359259226 - Regency Dress: Jane Austen 1800s Pride Prejudice Gown However, your listing was in violation of eBay's Keyword Spamming policy and has been removed from eBay. We have credited all associated fees to your account and notified eBay users associated with the transaction that it has been cancelled. We would like to take this opportunity to let you know what part of your listing is not permitted. Your listing(s) contains the following information: In Title: Jane Austen 1800s Pride Prejudice Keyword spamming is not permitted on eBay. This typically occurs when members place brand names or other inappropriate keywords in a title or description for the purpose of gaining attention or diverting members to a listing. * Use of Brand Names: Our policy does not permit members to include any brand names in the listing title other than the specific brand name used by the company that manufactured or produced the item being offered in the listing. * Custom-made items: Although an item may be fabricated to visually match a specific product line of a recognized brand name, members are not permitted to include the name of the product line, or the related brand name in the listing title. * Use of Celebrity or Artist Names: At present, our policy does not permit members to include celebrity names, or the names of artists, authors, or other known figures in the listing title other than the specific celebrity or known figure that has created, written or officially endorsed the item being offered in the listing. From the perspective of our policy, celebrity names are treated as being synonymous with brand names. This means that although a celebrity may have worn a similar item, or made such an item popular in current pop-culture, members are not permitted to use the names of these celebrities or known figures in the listing title. Our policy permits a seller to use *one* name as a comparison within the subtitle or description section of the listing. For more information on Keyword Spamming visit the following Help page: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/keyword-spam.html Please note: violation of this or other eBay policies may result in forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings, limits on account privileges and account suspension. Please review eBay's Listing Policies and User Agreement at the following locations: http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/policies.html http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/user-agreement.html For more information on why eBay removes multiple item listings, or to write to us with questions, please review the following Web page: http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/listing-ended.html We thank you in advance for your cooperation. Regards, eBay Trust Safety ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
