[h-cost] 1895 gown
I normally peruse this site once in a while. Found this http://www.antiquedress.com/item6303.htm and thought that some here that make 1800s garments would like it. De ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Tatting before 1600?
Thank you all for your answers. You reinforced what I thought I knew/remembered...it's out of our period. I've saved your messages and will used when challenged again G Julie ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Janome MC 6600 Professional
Hi, I am planning to buy a new sewing machine - I have one cca 7 years old Pfaff (don't know the type by heart, but it was one of the basic sewing machines at a rather low cost) and I am looking for something more professional, solid and quiet. Firstly I thought about buying an industrial sewing machine, but since I don't sew day and night (I sew once in two days and usually the whole weekend), I thought I won't make the best of it. And anyway, I would really need full automatic buttonholes and lacing holes. I would also profit from some decorative stitches. I know there are half-professional sewing machines or home-sewing machines of higher quality (better materials, more metal, less plastic). I've been recommended the Janome MC 6600 Professional. I have a Janome overlocker and am very satisfied with it, so I suppose all Janomes are of a good quality. Do you know this sewing machine or any other you think that's good? I plan not to spend on it more than $1500. I also have a special question regarding the lacing hole stitch. Can it be enlarged? Does it work? Is it possible to use for lacing when I have no time for hand-made buttonholes? How much stress can it take? Thaks for advice, Zuzana _ Sartor...custom-made costumes www.sartor.cz ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Ohio lecture day, pre-registration update
(Feel free to forward or repost this message as you like.) Someone on this list asked me to post when pre-registration is open for my upcoming lecture day, Oct. 11 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Pre-registration information and additional details are now online at http://www.greneboke.com/robinnetherton/robinnetherton.shtml I'm very happy to note that because the university is helping cover the cost of getting me there, the student group that is sponsoring my visit was able to set a very reasonable fee. Perhaps that will help make up for the high gas prices for people driving in! I'll be giving five lectures: - The Gothic Fitted Dress - The Greenland Gored Gown - Will the Real Sideless Surcote Please Stand Up? - The Fifteenth-Century V-Neck Gown - When Medieval Meets Victorian: The Roots of Modern Costume Sources More detail on the website. --Robin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Janome MC 6600 Professional
Just to add, I do not quilt, but very often make dresses with large skirts. I heard this machine is more for quilters, what do you think? ___ Sartor...custom-made costumes www.sartor.cz ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Janome MC 6600 Professional
Zuzana Kraemerova wrote: it was one of the basic sewing machines at a rather low cost) and I am looking for something more professional, solid and quiet. ... I would really need full automatic buttonholes and lacing holes. I would also profit from some decorative stitches. You should be able to get a lot of stitches and buttonholes on any high end machine. The best way to tell how good the stitches are (professional looking) is to go test drive one. Take some fabric scraps of the kind you normally sew with. Testing it will also tell you how smooth and quiet the machine is, and whether YOU like the placement and use of the controls. I have a Janome overlocker and am very satisfied with it, so I suppose all Janomes are of a good quality. I have heard mixed reviews over the years. Like automobiles, a manufacturer's name is not always a sign of a trouble-free machine. Do you know this sewing machine or any other you think that's good? I plan not to spend on it more than $1500. You will be able to get a lot of features for $1500. I heard this machine is more for quilters, what do you think? A quilter's machine usually means it has a knee pedal instead of a foot operated control, and that there is a 'needle down' setting for turning corners (which I find very useful for doing square necklines). Also, some of the 'quilt' machines have a built-in walking foot for sewing multiple layers without them shifting. Those are extra features, there's no reason it can't be used for costume sewing, home dec, or mending as well. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Janome MC 6600 Professional
I have a lower end MC model (2000 series). The lacing hole stitch on that is not very adjustable, and seems more decorative than usable to me. It is not why I bought the machine, and I love my Janome (also known as New Home in the USA). However, they could have modified the lacing hole stitch in the newer models. I would suggest test driving it locally, and put it through the paces you would normally, with your own fabrics. Good luck, and have fun with whatever new machine you end up with. Kimiko --- On Tue, 9/2/08, Zuzana Kraemerova [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been recommended the Janome MC 6600 Professional. ... I also have a special question regarding the lacing hole stitch. Can it be enlarged? Does it work? Is it possible to use for lacing when I have no time for hand-made buttonholes? How much stress can it take? Thaks for advice, Zuzana ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Janome MC 6600 Professional
They still allowing Janome to make sewing machines? Bah! A waste of thin plastic! -C. This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Tatting before 1600?
On Sep 2, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Julie Tamura wrote: Thank you all for your answers. You reinforced what I thought I knew/remembered...it's out of our period. I've saved your messages and will used when challenged again G It sounds to me as though several stories got confused together and came out as one g. Chaucer is often cited (incorrectly, I think) as an early source for blackwork; needle tatting does seem to appear at least as early as shuttle tatting if not earlier (but not in Chaucer ;) and as others have explained, fishing nets do use knots. Put 'em all together and you get what you heard g. A lot of word-of- mouth history seems to travel this way. OChris Laning [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Davis, California + http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Tatting before 1600?
Actually, I think that what most of us are saying is that the word 'tatting' used alone may not have existed in the sca period. (Careful when posting to this list when you say our period. ;) ) What most of us, researchers - sca - non sca - lurkers - costumers, are saying is that the process that was labeled as tatting evolved before and through the sca period. That we have not found the words in a book or in someone's thesis is the other thing that we are saying. There is currently lots of textile research going on that is not associated with our list membership that may in the next year or so prove all of us wrong. You just have to look for textile researchers that are writing about needle arts and thread arts. The Tut tomb for instance, they are still working on the textiles from that tomb. It is a never ending job. ♫ Chiara Francesca -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julie Tamura Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 1:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Tatting before 1600? Thank you all for your answers. You reinforced what I thought I knew/remembered...it's out of our period. I've saved your messages and will used when challenged again G Julie ___ 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
