[h-cost] Has everyone seen this?
Talk about costume in literature! (or is this vice versa?) http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/mar/07/gown-exhibit-dumaurier-cornwall?CMP=twt_gu --Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] A Victorian/steampunk pattern question
Hello the list! The theme of Convergence (July, Twin Cities) this year is steampunk. And for some reason I have not yet figured out, I decided that my husband needs to have this costume: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20041220 I can find patterns. That's not the problem. My problem is that I am an intermediate sewer at best (I mostly do 13th century, and that's all rectangles and triangles, no tailoring), and I have no idea which patterns are good and which are hard to follow. What I am hoping is that someone has a recomendation for patterns for the coat, shirt, and vest (I am going to fake it on pants) that will fit a short (5'6) round guy. He wears a size 2XL vest. Thanks in advance! Jen ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] A Victorian/steampunk pattern question
Vest: Laughing Moon Merchantile, http://www.lafnmoon.com/ though you'll have to do a little improvisation to get the double hem effect. You won't find a pattern exactly like that. The coat looks like a loose-fitting version of a standard, single-breasted coat, with a capelet attached (that's my reading, anyway). Unfortunately no coat patterns are percolating to the top of my brain at the moment, but I'm sure something like that is find-able. Simplicity had a set geared towards the Deadwood look, but I don't recall if it included a coat. The pants don't have a lot of detail, so if you an find any plain pant pattern that fits, then you can add the cuff decoration. Claudine - Original Message From: Pixel, Goddess and Queen pi...@hundred-acre-wood.com To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 1:35:19 PM Subject: [h-cost] A Victorian/steampunk pattern question Hello the list! The theme of Convergence (July, Twin Cities) this year is steampunk. And for some reason I have not yet figured out, I decided that my husband needs to have this costume: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20041220 I can find patterns. That's not the problem. My problem is that I am an intermediate sewer at best (I mostly do 13th century, and that's all rectangles and triangles, no tailoring), and I have no idea which patterns are good and which are hard to follow. What I am hoping is that someone has a recomendation for patterns for the coat, shirt, and vest (I am going to fake it on pants) that will fit a short (5'6) round guy. He wears a size 2XL vest. Thanks in advance! Jen ___ 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] A Victorian/steampunk pattern question
You might try Simplicity's Sherlock Holmes costume. RA On Mar 8, 2011, at 4:46 PM, cw15147-hcos...@yahoo.com wrote: Vest: Laughing Moon Merchantile, http://www.lafnmoon.com/ though you'll have to do a little improvisation to get the double hem effect. You won't find a pattern exactly like that. The coat looks like a loose-fitting version of a standard, single- breasted coat, with a capelet attached (that's my reading, anyway). Unfortunately no coat patterns are percolating to the top of my brain at the moment, but I'm sure something like that is find-able. Simplicity had a set geared towards the Deadwood look, but I don't recall if it included a coat. The pants don't have a lot of detail, so if you an find any plain pant pattern that fits, then you can add the cuff decoration. Claudine - Original Message From: Pixel, Goddess and Queen pi...@hundred-acre-wood.com To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 1:35:19 PM Subject: [h-cost] A Victorian/steampunk pattern question Hello the list! The theme of Convergence (July, Twin Cities) this year is steampunk. And for some reason I have not yet figured out, I decided that my husband needs to have this costume: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20041220 I can find patterns. That's not the problem. My problem is that I am an intermediate sewer at best (I mostly do 13th century, and that's all rectangles and triangles, no tailoring), and I have no idea which patterns are good and which are hard to follow. What I am hoping is that someone has a recomendation for patterns for the coat, shirt, and vest (I am going to fake it on pants) that will fit a short (5'6) round guy. He wears a size 2XL vest. Thanks in advance! Jen ___ 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] Mardi Gras update
The photos were great Penny! I came across Joe Cain when researching mourning hats a while back and was fascinated by the whole thing! Here in the Canary Islands we are just finishing Carnival too and our funeral service is today...but instead of a person we bury a giant sardine :) All the grieving 'widows' dance along behind the sardine float until it is finally cremated at the end of the afternoon. We had a great time on Monday at our Grand Parade. I had a group of 9 kids and 4 adults to dress in 'Alice in Wonderland' theme which has kept me busy for the last few months (I always mean to start earlier in the year) I am more used to working a miniature so it takes me a while to re-adapt to working on big stuff! Thanks for letting us have a preview! Janine http://missameliasminiatures.com/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
