Re: [h-cost] Blocking a Wool Felt Hat
If you have a wool hat, it's incredibly easy to steam it to the shape you want! You need to find something that will be a good shape for a block, like a flower pot. Make sure it's a good size to match your head size. Remove all the addition hat stuff from inside the felt, like the hat band and such. Then using you kettle, steam the inside of the felt and then pull it down over the block. Keep trying until you get the desired shape. the felt will move around quite a bit! Have fun! Kelly in Nova Scotia - Original Message - From: Wanda Pease [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: H-Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 10:48 PM Subject: [h-cost] Blocking a Wool Felt Hat I'm going to try and make a Tudor Style tall hat with the pleated crown. I went to the local GoodWill and they had a hat that fitted perfectly of 100% wool felt. Problem is that it is a domed crown rather than square. Is there a way to steam that crown and get it fairly fat? I intend to play with an thick interlining that I have to get the brim shape, then I'll cut the actual hat brim. Does this sound reasonable, or does it sound like it will be more work than simply creating the under-structure out the interfacing and paper and going from there? Wanda Pease/Regina Romsey Never attribute to malice what can as easily be attributed to simple social ineptness ___ 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] mending techniques
I would lean toward mending and leave patches for tears. If you are 'respectable', I think you would not advertise that you are also dirt poor. Somehow, I think illustrators of children's books have contributed to our concepts of how people of the past dealt with worn clothing. I find mending to be the proper way and patches, a quick fix. It is akin to using safteypins in place of lost buttons. Kathleen - Original Message - From: Joy Shillaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 7:27 AM Subject: [h-cost] mending techniques Hello, I would be very gratefull for advice as to how to sort out my 1670 midwives clothing which I've just retrieved from storage to discover a fair bit of moth damage. The whole set, boddice, and two pleated skirts all wool lined with linen ,the design based on Vermeer's mikmaid has to be remade anyway as I've dropped from english size 20 to a 10. Re-making the kit is no problem but how should I repair the moth holes? I can darn and patch.I have lovely woolen yarn in a matching colour for darning and also scraps of the cloth for patching. Should I use a mix of darns and patches? I'm hoping to make the repairs part of the costume part of my presentation. My character is a respectable midwife, licesnsed by the Bishop, well repected etc etc but not hugely wealthy.Any ideas gratefully recieved. Not downhearted about this as the kit is beggining to look like real clothing as oppossed to a costume, and making kit smaller is easier than making it bigger. sorry about my speelling mistakes. regards Joy ___ 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] mending techniques
At 04:27 AM 2/6/2006, you wrote: Hello, I would be very gratefull for advice as to how to sort out my 1670 midwives clothing which I've just retrieved from storage to discover a fair bit of moth damage. The whole set, boddice, and two pleated skirts all wool lined with linen ,the design based on Vermeer's mikmaid has to be remade anyway as I've dropped from english size 20 to a 10. Re-making the kit is no problem but how should I repair the moth holes? I can darn and patch.I have lovely woolen yarn in a matching colour for darning and also scraps of the cloth for patching. Should I use a mix of darns and patches? I'm hoping to make the repairs part of the costume part of my presentation. My character is a respectable midwife, licesnsed by the Bishop, well repected etc etc but not hugely wealthy.Any ideas gratefully recieved. Not downhearted about this as the kit is beggining to look like real clothing as oppossed to a costume, and making kit smaller is easier than making it bigger. sorry about my speelling mistakes. regards Joy I would recommend that any holes above 1/2-inch or so should be patched. Anything smaller could be darned fairly easily. And it goes without saying that you would make the repairs as unobtrusive as possible (which will be much easier than patching a cotton print dress since there is no matching of patterns to worry about, just matching the grain). Congratulations on your weight loss. Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] embroidery threads on habits francaises
Hi again, This is just a question i have for some of the members who makes or study 18th century embroideries. I have noticed that most of the french habits, are embroidered with 2 kinds of silk thread. The monofillament silk (reeled untwisted silk) for the motifs, and then that the stripes wich are made as borders are embroidered with a twisted silk. This makes sence to me, as the borders will be mostly worned out, and therefore have to be made with a stronger thread. Has any of you noticed this? 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] about jas townsend
Hi, Sorry about this but i wondered if any europeans have ordered from him, Jas Townsend. How fast does he ship to Europe. Do you think i could order some stockings and have them here in cirka 14 days? 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
Re: [h-cost] about jas townsend
Hi, Bjarne. I'm not in Europe, but I've ordered from Jas Townsend in the past, particularly stockings and hat blanks. I ordered by telephone and found the company very helpful and accommodating. I also had a short deadline for the stockings etc., and they made my deadline easily. You'd probably have to pay extra shipping costs, but if they say they can meet your deadline I believe they will. You should phone them if possible, though, so you can talk to a person and discuss your needs. Of course I can't say if my experience is typical, but I can attest to their excellent service in that one experience. --Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer -Original Message- From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Feb 6, 2006 10:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] about jas townsend Hi, Sorry about this but i wondered if any europeans have ordered from him, Jas Townsend. How fast does he ship to Europe. Do you think i could order some stockings and have them here in cirka 14 days? 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-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] about jas townsend
I don't know how fast he can get things to Europe, but I have dealt with them by US mail and in person for many years. They carry good quality products and the management is extremely involved. I know they will make every effort to get your order to you as quickly as possible. Karen Seamstrix On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:48:35 +0100 Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, Sorry about this but i wondered if any europeans have ordered from him, Jas Townsend. How fast does he ship to Europe. Do you think i could order some stockings and have them here in cirka 14 days? 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-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] about jas townsend
Hi Ruth and Anne, Thanks. Well yes, they promise to send quicly, ill pay 12 dollars for the posting, and then i could get it soon. I needed stockings, and i found some other goodies two. Thanks, and forgive me that i used the bandwidth for this. Bjarne - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] about jas townsend Hi, Bjarne. I'm not in Europe, but I've ordered from Jas Townsend in the past, particularly stockings and hat blanks. I ordered by telephone and found the company very helpful and accommodating. I also had a short deadline for the stockings etc., and they made my deadline easily. You'd probably have to pay extra shipping costs, but if they say they can meet your deadline I believe they will. You should phone them if possible, though, so you can talk to a person and discuss your needs. Of course I can't say if my experience is typical, but I can attest to their excellent service in that one experience. --Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer -Original Message- From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Feb 6, 2006 10:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] about jas townsend Hi, Sorry about this but i wondered if any europeans have ordered from him, Jas Townsend. How fast does he ship to Europe. Do you think i could order some stockings and have them here in cirka 14 days? 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-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] embroidery threads on habits francaises
At 15:44 06/02/2006, you wrote: Hi again, This is just a question i have for some of the members who makes or study 18th century embroideries. I have noticed that most of the french habits, are embroidered with 2 kinds of silk thread. The monofillament silk (reeled untwisted silk) for the motifs, and then that the stripes wich are made as borders are embroidered with a twisted silk. This makes sence to me, as the borders will be mostly worned out, and therefore have to be made with a stronger thread. Has any of you noticed this? Bjarne My waistcoat fragment, from about 1780, is embroidered with what I think is tambour stitching with a twisted thread, in pink and green mainly. If you go to my fotopic site http://suziclarke4384.fotopic.net/c382113.html it forms the background for my fashion plates, and you can see it in some detail. Suzi ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Lecture at the Riversdale House Museum
The Riversdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Road in Riverdale Park, Maryland, announces a lecture, March 7, at 7:30, with light refreshments served at 6:30. Cost is $5. The How and Why of Accurate Cut and Fit of 19th Century Men's and Women's Clothing Saundra Altman, creator of Past Patterns, and Ericka Mason, of Connor Prairie, share their experience gathered through many years of studying extant garments and working with living history interpreters. Call 301-864-0420 for more information. Ann Wass Riversdale ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: tricorn decoration (was another question)
Bjarne, could you put a cockade over the ends of your bobbin lace? http://www.jastown.com/hats/th-905a.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockade Tea Rose Message: 2 Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 20:49:20 +0100 From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] another question, To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Sorry i keep you buisy. but i was thinking also about making the trimming for a tricorne. Make it in gold bobbin lace. I have some lovely thick gold gimp i could use. Does any of you have any good ideas i could do with the ends of the bobbin lace. I cant sew away all the threads so i get an invisible joint. What could i place at the joint to hide it? A button? Would it be two much to make a looped lace flower? Any idears would be greatfull apreciated! Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] the Fram Oil Filter hat politics
Cynthia V other h-costumers: Thought you might enjoy this pic forwarded to me from a friend. It's very much like the Fram Air Filter hat seen in a Rogier van der Weyden's Madelena seen here: http://pintoresfamosos.juegofanatico.cl/images/van_der_weyden/magdalena.jpg Like the original sender, If find it amusing to compare the Madelena the local mayorial candidates politicians. PS. for non-US folks, the Fram reference is to a car part formerly made in the US. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi guys... I know I've had a discussion about a weird period hat with some people, but I'm not sure which of you I've discussed it with (maybe someone else...). In any case, I thought you both might be interested. snip... In today's Mercury News, there's a photo of two guys sucking up to the Vietnamese vote in San Jose, and they're wearing traditional Vietnamese garb -- including hats that look a _lot_ like the one I was mentioning above. They're out of some kind of brocade rather than the linen that the 15th c. one looks like it's made of, but... Here's a url for the story; the picture is part way down on the left side: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/elections/13802934. htm It just seemed to me that if one found out how the Vietnamese hats were done it might offer some ideas for the 15th c. ones, too. Hope this is of some use... If anyone knows an address for Cynthia du Pres Argent, she might be interested too. --Matt ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] about jas townsend
Am in Europe (UK) and we've used them before - not for a few years, and we weren't in any hige hurry at the time, but they were very helpful (my boyfriend ordered by phone). This may be too late, but I'd suggest phoning them to make sure they know you're in a hurry, and that way, they can tell you whether they can get them to you in time. Debs In a message dated 2/6/06 9:20:15 PM GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:48:35 +0100 From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] about jas townsend To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Hi, Sorry about this but i wondered if any europeans have ordered from him, Jas Townsend. How fast does he ship to Europe. Do you think i could order some stockings and have them here in cirka 14 days? Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
