Re: [h-cost] Dating vintage sewing stuff
In a message dated 4/28/2011 1:27:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, exst...@gmail.com writes: along with my vintage sewing pattern collection (though sadly g-ma-in-law was about a foot shorter and much much thinner than I--sigh). When and if you want to give away some of your patterns, please consider donating them to the Commercial Pattern Archive at the University of Rhode Island _http://www.uri.edu/library/special_collections/COPA/_ (http://www.uri.edu/library/special_collections/COPA/) Have fun with all your stuff! Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Dating vintage sewing stuff
If you want to scan in some photos of the vintage buttons,Im pretty good with identifying glass Czech buttons from pre-Communist, to Communist, to post-communist, having been to the Czech Rep. twice on trips for beads and buttons. And they do sound yummy. Yours in coustming, LisaA On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:25:51 -0400 Elena House exst...@gmail.com writes: Speaking of costume-related inheritances, I recently inherited my 93-year old grandma-in-law's sewing stuff--all of it, including some stuff she probably should have thrown away 50 years ago! But since I find old wooden bobbins with only a couple of feet of thread left on them fascinating, I'm definitely not complaining. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Conserving Royal Wedding Dresses
Here is a link to an article Conserving Royal Wedding Dresses:- http://www.victorianamagazine.com/royalty/Royal_Wedding_Dress.html It talks about the wedding dresses belonging to Princess Charlotte (1816), Queen Victoria (1840), Alexandra of Denmark (1863), Princess Mary of Teck (1893), Princess Margaret (1960) and Princess Alexandra of Kent (1963) with many interesting details and some very good photographs. There was an item about this project on the BBC News recently, but I couldn't find a link on their website, so I'm delighted to be able to pass on this: although the pictures are not so good as the film, there is a lot more technical information. Enjoy! Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Conserving Royal Wedding Dresses
Enjoyable indeed; the rest of the site equally so. Enjoyed the cruise. Thank you! == Marjorie Wilser On Apr 28, 2011, at 10:17 AM, Linda Walton wrote: Here is a link to an article Conserving Royal Wedding Dresses:- http://www.victorianamagazine.com/royalty/Royal_Wedding_Dress.html It talks about the wedding dresses belonging to Princess Charlotte (1816), Queen Victoria (1840), Alexandra of Denmark (1863), Princess Mary of Teck (1893), Princess Margaret (1960) and Princess Alexandra of Kent (1963) with many interesting details and some very good photographs. There was an item about this project on the BBC News recently, but I couldn't find a link on their website, so I'm delighted to be able to pass on this: although the pictures are not so good as the film, there is a lot more technical information. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Royal Wedding Dresses - more and better pictures
A friend has sent me the link to the BBC News item on the exhibition of royal wedding dresses from the last 200 years:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13207649 It is an audio slide show, and there are some lovely close up photographs of the dresses, showing the construction of some, and the beautiful old lace. There is also a commentary by the exhibition's curator, Joanna Marschner. Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., where the sofa is ready and waiting - for watching the latest royal wedding dress to appear on television tomorrow). ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Dating vintage sewing stuff
This won't help much but- I have in my collection: J P Coats Clark Company Coats Clark White Star Thread Company Some of the older cotton thread is mercerized boil-fast I have wooden spools, styrofoam spools (probably 70's), plastic spools, paper pre-filled sewing machine bobbins (the company went out of business in 1950's) IF anyone has a link (or two) to dating sites.. I would appreciate them also. Katheryne On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 1:25 AM, Elena House exst...@gmail.com wrote: Speaking of costume-related inheritances, I recently inherited my 93-year old grandma-in-law's sewing stuff--all of it, including some stuff she probably should have thrown away 50 years ago! But since I find old wooden bobbins with only a couple of feet of thread left on them fascinating, I'm definitely not complaining. snippage -E yay! House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Dating vintage sewing stuff
This might help: http://www.fabrics.net/joanthread.asp On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Purple Kat purplkat...@gmail.com wrote: This won't help much but- I have in my collection: J P Coats Clark Company Coats Clark White Star Thread Company Some of the older cotton thread is mercerized boil-fast I have wooden spools, styrofoam spools (probably 70's), plastic spools, paper pre-filled sewing machine bobbins (the company went out of business in 1950's) IF anyone has a link (or two) to dating sites.. I would appreciate them also. Katheryne On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 1:25 AM, Elena House exst...@gmail.com wrote: Speaking of costume-related inheritances, I recently inherited my 93-year old grandma-in-law's sewing stuff--all of it, including some stuff she probably should have thrown away 50 years ago! But since I find old wooden bobbins with only a couple of feet of thread left on them fascinating, I'm definitely not complaining. snippage -E yay! House ___ 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] Conserving Royal Wedding Dresses
Thank you Linda for the links. Here is the original source of the article: http://tinyurl.com/6cm6geu it is a press release. Penny Ladnier...waiting in a NJ hotel for Costume-Con to start Friday. The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] British Royal weddings attire history for 100 years
An interesting table comparing attire for eight royal weddings for the past 100 years: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12830494 . The table includes the bridal dress designers. Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites http://www.costumegallery.com/ www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-Gallery-Websites/107498415961579 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
