RE: [h-cost] VA weddingdress
I remember seeing a gown that could be tied up as you describe. It was online, being sold last(?) year. There was some discussion on this site that it wasn't completely authentic, that it had been perhaps re-made or altered. Sorry, that's all I remember. Maybe someone saved the picture. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bjarne og Leif Drews Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] VA weddingdress Hi, Many of you may know the white satin weddingdress wich is in Norah Waughs Cut of Womens Clothes. A Robe Francaise with intricate puffs pleatings as decoration in the under and overskirt. This dress has tape ties in the back section with the watteau pleats. I just wondered if any here have seen any pictures where a francaise dress is lifted up in the back with these tapes? I am just wondering because i am starting a new projekt in the new year with a francaise dress, and my client would like to have this opportunity to lift up the train. I dont recall to have seen any pictures where this is shown. 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] VA weddingdress
Turns out I saved it. http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_238.htm I don't know if this is what you're talking about, but it may help. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bjarne og Leif Drews Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] VA weddingdress Hi, Many of you may know the white satin weddingdress wich is in Norah Waughs Cut of Womens Clothes. A Robe Francaise with intricate puffs pleatings as decoration in the under and overskirt. This dress has tape ties in the back section with the watteau pleats. I just wondered if any here have seen any pictures where a francaise dress is lifted up in the back with these tapes? I am just wondering because i am starting a new projekt in the new year with a francaise dress, and my client would like to have this opportunity to lift up the train. I dont recall to have seen any pictures where this is shown. 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-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 5, Issue 781
Ruth anne wrote: Thanks--the Mickey Mouse remark was in an e-mail I had skipped over. I reacted that fast because when I directed and costumed The Rivals, my Lydia Languish wore her lover's miniature on a chain around her neck and tucked into the bosom of her gown (in one scene she takes it off and throws it at said lover, with appropriate remarks)--and when I saw the miniature on this lady's wrist I thought, Dang, that would have looked cool on Lydia! A similar bracelet is shown in this Joseph Wright painting which hangs here in Derby - http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/MuseumsGalleries/Sarah_Carver_and_her_daughter_Sarah.htm Kate Bunting Librarian and 17th century reenactor ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: fiber in paper
And the way I remember it, he attributed to rise in paper production to the increased popularity of underwear, esp underbreeches, which meant a lot of discarded soiled linen--with the chamberlye already in, so to speak. --Ruth Anne On Dec 14, 2006, at 7:56 PM, Andrew T Trembley wrote: On Dec 14, 2006, at 4:33 PM, Onaree Berard wrote: On 12/11/06, Gail Scott Finke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember the television program Connections from my youth saying that after the Black Plague paper production soared because of the huge quantities of linen available from dead people. I don't know if that's really true. Gail Finke Actually it was the survivors spending their inheritace and when they (the linen) wore out it was perfect for the printing industry thus the bone man became the rag and bone man or something to that effect. On the other side of the equation, mummy wrappings were (for a time) a popular source of cloth for rag paper. At one point, a food- borne illness outbreak was tracked to butchers using unbleached rag- paper from mummy wrappings to wrap meat. -- andy trembley, Bitchy Design Queen - http://www.bovil.com/ San Jose, CA - '72 R75/5 '86 R100 (mine) - '92 K75sa '03 R1150R (Kevin's) It's not pink, it's peach-colored. Pink is tacky. --Manfred Pfirsich Marie Rommel read the FAQ... Ridicule: http://www.idiots-r-us.org/ read the FAQ... IBMWR: http://www.ibmwr.org/faq-files/ read the FAQ... AirList: http://www.airheads.org/faq.html read the FAQ... Hoaxes Urban Legends: http://urbanlegends.about.com/ ___ 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] H-Cost: Fwd: New Google Patent Search
Hey guys, Try this! There is a new Google search of Patents that is in Beta. I guess they're only U.S patents, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I searched on corset and got 835 hits with full technical drawings and many with text descriptions as well! I also tried Stays--it got a lot of hits, but not all were dress related. But one was interesting--how to process rawhide into dress stays. Kathy Hoover http://www.google.com/patents ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 0f belts and hanging sleeves
Cin wrote: Funny, I see this same red as the shadow of the sleeve, robe, etc, not as a second skirt. I needed another reason to go back to the UK! Here's some of the copies. What do you think? http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/Eliza32.jpg http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/Eliza29.jpg http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/Elizathanksgiving.jpg Dawn, arent you going soon? I was there over Thanksgiving. I could use a good excuse to go back, too. :) Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] VA weddingdress
Hi Sharon, Thanks for your help, but this is not the same way i ment to tuck up the skirt in the sides. I just ment its strange that no portrait or painting shows a lady wearing her francaise dress with lifted up back train as in the wedding dress from VA. It has lift up tapes in the back like a polonaise dress would have, only it is a watteau pleated back. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Sharon at Collierfam.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Historical Costume' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:29 AM Subject: RE: [h-cost] VA weddingdress Turns out I saved it. http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_238.htm I don't know if this is what you're talking about, but it may help. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bjarne og Leif Drews Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] VA weddingdress Hi, Many of you may know the white satin weddingdress wich is in Norah Waughs Cut of Womens Clothes. A Robe Francaise with intricate puffs pleatings as decoration in the under and overskirt. This dress has tape ties in the back section with the watteau pleats. I just wondered if any here have seen any pictures where a francaise dress is lifted up in the back with these tapes? I am just wondering because i am starting a new projekt in the new year with a francaise dress, and my client would like to have this opportunity to lift up the train. I dont recall to have seen any pictures where this is shown. 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] 0f belts and hanging sleeves
Last one, i have always thoaght of being an oval shaped farthingale, am i right about this? Bjarne - Original Message - From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] 0f belts and hanging sleeves Cin wrote: Funny, I see this same red as the shadow of the sleeve, robe, etc, not as a second skirt. I needed another reason to go back to the UK! Here's some of the copies. What do you think? http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/Eliza32.jpg http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/Eliza29.jpg http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/Elizathanksgiving.jpg Dawn, arent you going soon? I was there over Thanksgiving. I could use a good excuse to go back, too. :) Dawn ___ 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] Silk Flowers
Hi, Does anyone know the history of fabric/paper flowers. How early they were made? Thanks if you have any information. Or ideas of how to look to find what I want. Happy Holidays :) -annette ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy)
It's been a bit dampish here lately...(mocking grin) and I'm ever so glad that Nick and I went into debt on getting a new roof this year with the wind and rainstorms we've been having. My son has 4 staples in his head from the weather causing an accident at school, but is otherwise ok-and I'll have lots of fence/yard repairs to do, but otherwise we're ok. I have to do this at work, as I have no contact with the outer world at home other than my cell phone. Between that and the problems my baking has been giving me this week, I've come *THIS* close to opening up my pretty purple package from the gift exchange (which arrived 11/23!) instead of waiting until the 23rd for our Yule (Teren goes to his dad's on Xmas Eve for 4 days--we celebrate early instead). Hoping that everyone is fine and enjoying the holidays--I have my Mod books in from the library, and hope to read them on the 25th. Jonnalyhn Wolfcat/ Angharat (very glad she's a SCAdian, and thus has heating and cooking equipment!) Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy)
We had a large rotten maple tree fall on a row boat owned by my cousin, and our power was out for about 30 minutes. But the tree is going to be a huge mess to clean up. We stayed up for hours watching the light show of transformers - and were very thankful that ours is on the ground and we live on a highway that has a main powerline. We were a bit worried, though, because both our septic field and well are uphill from us...water becomes an issue. Yes, we have a creek and the bay in front of us...but still. Very thankful in Poulsbo for power and praying for those who don't! (Your comment about being a SCAdian made me laugh - we're set because my dad kayaks and has tons of gear!) Quia Christus Perpetuo Regnat, Elisabeth -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Angharad ver' Reynulf Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:07 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy) It's been a bit dampish here lately...(mocking grin) and I'm ever so glad that Nick and I went into debt on getting a new roof this year with the wind and rainstorms we've been having. My son has 4 staples in his head from the weather causing an accident at school, but is otherwise ok-and I'll have lots of fence/yard repairs to do, but otherwise we're ok. I have to do this at work, as I have no contact with the outer world at home other than my cell phone. Between that and the problems my baking has been giving me this week, I've come *THIS* close to opening up my pretty purple package from the gift exchange (which arrived 11/23!) instead of waiting until the 23rd for our Yule (Teren goes to his dad's on Xmas Eve for 4 days--we celebrate early instead). Hoping that everyone is fine and enjoying the holidays--I have my Mod books in from the library, and hope to read them on the 25th. Jonnalyhn Wolfcat/ Angharat (very glad she's a SCAdian, and thus has heating and cooking equipment!) Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.19/587 - Release Date: 12/14/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.19/587 - Release Date: 12/14/2006 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 0f belts and hanging sleeves
Dawn wrote: Funny, I see this same red as the shadow of the sleeve, robe, etc, not as a second skirt. I needed another reason to go back to the UK! Here's some of the copies. What do you think? http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/Eliza32.jpg http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/Eliza29.jpg http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/Elizathanksgiving.jpg I'm looking at the Ditchley portrait, the allegory of Elizabeth and therefore England standing over the world. This is explicitly what Kathleen asked about. I think we're looking a different pictures all of which are painted by Mannerists, which means they are explicitly not photo-perfect copies of what the painter saw. (Especially since in Elizabeth's case the painter almost never saw Elizabeth herself. As I understand it, he usually saw a Lady of the court modelling Liz's gown jewels plus an official portrait of Liz from which to model her face hands.) In your examples, I dont see open robes, and yes, in your illustrations, the overskirt exposes a huge swath of forepart. When I challenged someone to find a large forepart, I meant a large *extant* example rather than a picture. I do not know of any in the Manchester, VA, NYMet or Harwick collections that could ever be as wide as those illustrated. The only exceptions I know of are those widened in a later period, and my knowledge is far from encyclopedic. This is fun! Thanks for challenging my views implementations. Certainly we'll never know the right answer and I'm more than happy with my interchangeable ensemble solution. I'm not making these ridiculously complex clothes for political ends as Liz was. My aim is much more social. I wanted to prove I could dance in that get up! There's video proving I can. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy)
Oil lamps and candle lanterns were the order of the day for us as well, or should I say the night. Most of our county (Clark) lost power at some point, but we were only down about three hours. Our first year in the Pacific Northwest about 12 years back, we had a nasty February ice storm that toppled big trees in our neighborhood and left us without power for five days. When it came time to buy the house, I made sure there were NO BIG TREES close enough to fall on us. What I gave up in ambience more than pays off in peace of mind. LuAnn in Vancouver - Original Message - From: Elisabeth Doorninkmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Historical Costume'mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:48 PM Subject: RE: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy) We had a large rotten maple tree fall on a row boat owned by my cousin, and our power was out for about 30 minutes. But the tree is going to be a huge mess to clean up. We stayed up for hours watching the light show of transformers - and were very thankful that ours is on the ground and we live on a highway that has a main powerline. We were a bit worried, though, because both our septic field and well are uphill from us...water becomes an issue. Yes, we have a creek and the bay in front of us...but still. Very thankful in Poulsbo for power and praying for those who don't! (Your comment about being a SCAdian made me laugh - we're set because my dad kayaks and has tons of gear!) Quia Christus Perpetuo Regnat, Elisabeth -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Angharad ver' Reynulf Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:07 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy) It's been a bit dampish here lately...(mocking grin) and I'm ever so glad that Nick and I went into debt on getting a new roof this year with the wind and rainstorms we've been having. My son has 4 staples in his head from the weather causing an accident at school, but is otherwise ok-and I'll have lots of fence/yard repairs to do, but otherwise we're ok. I have to do this at work, as I have no contact with the outer world at home other than my cell phone. Between that and the problems my baking has been giving me this week, I've come *THIS* close to opening up my pretty purple package from the gift exchange (which arrived 11/23!) instead of waiting until the 23rd for our Yule (Teren goes to his dad's on Xmas Eve for 4 days--we celebrate early instead). Hoping that everyone is fine and enjoying the holidays--I have my Mod books in from the library, and hope to read them on the 25th. Jonnalyhn Wolfcat/ Angharat (very glad she's a SCAdian, and thus has heating and cooking equipment!) Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.comhttp://new.mail.yahoo.com/ ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.19/587 - Release Date: 12/14/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.19/587 - Release Date: 12/14/2006 ___ 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
RE: [h-cost] 0f belts and hanging sleeves
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/4260/ditchley.html De ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] New book 14th C Italy
Robin wrote: ...after Moda i Firenze, Dressing Renaissance Florence, and so many others. I picked the wrong part of Europe to focus on, apparently. No, it is just that Italy was ignored for so long! Monica -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robin Netherton Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:42 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] New book 14th C Italy On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, Beth and Bob Matney wrote: After all the talk about books that are delayed in publication, I thought that I'd mention one that I've just got in today. Has anyone else seen it? Beth Gilding the Market: Luxury and Fashion in Fourteenth-Century Italy by Susan Mosher Stuard 336 pages | 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 | 14 color, 10 b/w illus. Cloth Dec 2005 | ISBN 0812239008 http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/14208.html We have a review of it in our upcoming volume of MCT. Our reviewer liked it. It apparently has a social/economic focus but uses everything from sumptuary laws to visual arts as sources. Yet another great resource for people studying Italian clothing ... after Moda i Firenze, Dressing Renaissance Florence, and so many others. I picked the wrong part of Europe to focus on, apparently. --Robin ___ 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] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy)
Would that have been 1990? Because I was 3 months old during that storm (can you believe it!) and we moved out of the house we were renting for a week to my Grandmother's - we were loosing 5 degrees an hour inside and pack up when the cat's water froze. INSIDE. My grandparents had a stove that the water was plumbed into and the water was gravity fed, so they had it pretty good, even though the transformer blew. Our friends, on the other hand, were housebound for a week due to huge trees. They had a stick penetrate their roof - my dad's picture of it is really amazing. There is just a stick straight through their roof to the inside. It gives me a huge respect for the families that moved here, especially from places like Norway and Finland, where my ancestors lived. They moved here (to the land we live on now) sometime around 1895. To brave the wet and rain and dry in the summer to farm for a living in this rocky soil...amazing. Quia Christus Perpetuo Regnat, Elisabeth -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LuAnn Mason Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 5:10 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy) Oil lamps and candle lanterns were the order of the day for us as well, or should I say the night. Most of our county (Clark) lost power at some point, but we were only down about three hours. Our first year in the Pacific Northwest about 12 years back, we had a nasty February ice storm that toppled big trees in our neighborhood and left us without power for five days. When it came time to buy the house, I made sure there were NO BIG TREES close enough to fall on us. What I gave up in ambience more than pays off in peace of mind. LuAnn in Vancouver - Original Message - From: Elisabeth Doorninkmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Historical Costume'mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:48 PM Subject: RE: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy) We had a large rotten maple tree fall on a row boat owned by my cousin, and our power was out for about 30 minutes. But the tree is going to be a huge mess to clean up. We stayed up for hours watching the light show of transformers - and were very thankful that ours is on the ground and we live on a highway that has a main powerline. We were a bit worried, though, because both our septic field and well are uphill from us...water becomes an issue. Yes, we have a creek and the bay in front of us...but still. Very thankful in Poulsbo for power and praying for those who don't! (Your comment about being a SCAdian made me laugh - we're set because my dad kayaks and has tons of gear!) Quia Christus Perpetuo Regnat, Elisabeth -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Angharad ver' Reynulf Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:07 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy) It's been a bit dampish here lately...(mocking grin) and I'm ever so glad that Nick and I went into debt on getting a new roof this year with the wind and rainstorms we've been having. My son has 4 staples in his head from the weather causing an accident at school, but is otherwise ok-and I'll have lots of fence/yard repairs to do, but otherwise we're ok. I have to do this at work, as I have no contact with the outer world at home other than my cell phone. Between that and the problems my baking has been giving me this week, I've come *THIS* close to opening up my pretty purple package from the gift exchange (which arrived 11/23!) instead of waiting until the 23rd for our Yule (Teren goes to his dad's on Xmas Eve for 4 days--we celebrate early instead). Hoping that everyone is fine and enjoying the holidays--I have my Mod books in from the library, and hope to read them on the 25th. Jonnalyhn Wolfcat/ Angharat (very glad she's a SCAdian, and thus has heating and cooking equipment!) Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.comhttp://new.mail.yahoo.com/ ___ 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/mailm an/listinfo/h-costume -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.19/587 - Release Date: 12/14/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.19/587 - Release Date: 12/14/2006 ___ h-costume mailing list
[h-cost] FW: Mushrooms!!
From another list. I wonder if this is a lost art. De -Original Message- Natural dying with mushrooms: http://www.sonic.net/~dbeebee/web_mush-history.htm Look at those fantastic colours. Old technique re-discovered? Gullveig. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy)
If my memory serves, it would have been January or February of 1996. My daughter was born in December of 1991, and we moved here when she was 3 1/2, in the summer of 1995. We only lived at the house in Tigard for a year, so it had to be the winter of 1995/96, and I remember it was after Christmas. Eek, it's hard to get old LuAnn - Original Message - From: Elisabeth Doorninkmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Historical Costume'mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 5:20 PM Subject: RE: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy) Would that have been 1990? Because I was 3 months old during that storm (can you believe it!) and we moved out of the house we were renting for a week to my Grandmother's - we were loosing 5 degrees an hour inside and pack up when the cat's water froze. INSIDE. My grandparents had a stove that the water was plumbed into and the water was gravity fed, so they had it pretty good, even though the transformer blew. Our friends, on the other hand, were housebound for a week due to huge trees. They had a stick penetrate their roof - my dad's picture of it is really amazing. There is just a stick straight through their roof to the inside. It gives me a huge respect for the families that moved here, especially from places like Norway and Finland, where my ancestors lived. They moved here (to the land we live on now) sometime around 1895. To brave the wet and rain and dry in the summer to farm for a living in this rocky soil...amazing. Quia Christus Perpetuo Regnat, Elisabeth -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LuAnn Mason Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 5:10 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy) Oil lamps and candle lanterns were the order of the day for us as well, or should I say the night. Most of our county (Clark) lost power at some point, but we were only down about three hours. Our first year in the Pacific Northwest about 12 years back, we had a nasty February ice storm that toppled big trees in our neighborhood and left us without power for five days. When it came time to buy the house, I made sure there were NO BIG TREES close enough to fall on us. What I gave up in ambience more than pays off in peace of mind. LuAnn in Vancouver - Original Message - From: Elisabeth Doorninkmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Historical Costume'mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:48 PM Subject: RE: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy) We had a large rotten maple tree fall on a row boat owned by my cousin, and our power was out for about 30 minutes. But the tree is going to be a huge mess to clean up. We stayed up for hours watching the light show of transformers - and were very thankful that ours is on the ground and we live on a highway that has a main powerline. We were a bit worried, though, because both our septic field and well are uphill from us...water becomes an issue. Yes, we have a creek and the bay in front of us...but still. Very thankful in Poulsbo for power and praying for those who don't! (Your comment about being a SCAdian made me laugh - we're set because my dad kayaks and has tons of gear!) Quia Christus Perpetuo Regnat, Elisabeth -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Angharad ver' Reynulf Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 12:07 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] OT: Checking in from the Pacific NorthWET (and Windy) It's been a bit dampish here lately...(mocking grin) and I'm ever so glad that Nick and I went into debt on getting a new roof this year with the wind and rainstorms we've been having. My son has 4 staples in his head from the weather causing an accident at school, but is otherwise ok-and I'll have lots of fence/yard repairs to do, but otherwise we're ok. I have to do this at work, as I have no contact with the outer world at home other than my cell phone. Between that and the problems my baking has been giving me this week, I've come *THIS* close to opening up my pretty purple package from the gift exchange (which arrived 11/23!) instead of waiting until the 23rd for our Yule (Teren goes to his dad's on Xmas Eve for 4 days--we celebrate early instead). Hoping that everyone is fine and enjoying the holidays--I have my Mod books in from the library, and hope to read them on the 25th. Jonnalyhn Wolfcat/ Angharat (very glad she's a SCAdian, and thus has heating and cooking
Re: [h-cost] FW: Mushrooms!!
I vaguely remember something about mushroom dyeing with the Scots (16th century or so), but I may be mistaken. I know they did lichen dyes back then (they did purples with lichens), and there is some work on that in modern times. But this is cool. Thanks for sharing. Kimiko otsisto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From another list. I wonder if this is a lost art. De -Original Message- Natural dying with mushrooms: http://www.sonic.net/~dbeebee/web_mush-history.htm Look at those fantastic colours. Old technique re-discovered? Gullveig. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
