Re: [h-cost] ping? nothing since Jan 13
not really well, not much... my husband found a duvet cover at St Vinnie's the other day, lovely cherry cotton velveteen. he's crowing about making a summer-weight frock coat for his steampunkery, since I got him the patterns last Christmas... of course, the pattern came with 2 vests, but not a double-breasted one like he wants... or maybe we'll experiment with this stuff and use it for a lining eventually? for myself, he also found a P(urdue?) black melton stadium blanket at the same store?, the preceding week, for, again, $11.99, for MY current daydreaming project, a Caucasus "burka", men's winter garment, as per this pic... http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/11/02/1032423/-Why-Winter-is-Good-for-Occupy-Wall-Street And of course, as soon as we found this fabric, it got warmer! Still working through cleaning up the blanket, deciding what to do with the excess fabric (probably going to leave it attached but hemmed up or something...), and whether or not the cleaned-up wool will be nice enough against the skin, or if I'll have to figure out some sort of lining... Part of the clean-up involved leaving it out on a clothes-line for several days... the way the water beaded on the surface was just classic! chimene On Jan 17, 2012, at 12:16 AM, wrote: > Hi Patricia! I see you! Anything costuming wise up? > > Kathleen Mitchell is coming to visit me today! Very excited! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Scranton Lace Company History
Really interesting in that it shows the clothing of the working women at the factory and also the fancy clothes of the folks at the wedding. Love the shoes! Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of penn...@costumegallery.com Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 1:25 AM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: Re: [h-cost] Scranton Lace Company History Here is a great silent film from 1930 Nottingham, England lace factory. This shows the process of making the lace. At the end of the film, there is an interesting wedding featuring the lace. Love the bridesmaid with the beret hat! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLznPSTUyQo&feature=related Penny Ladnier, owner 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-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Civil War rashion
Yes, I also have Carbonite, AND I keep an up-to-date back up on an external hard drive. Yours in costuming,Lisa A On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:17:25 -0500 Audrey Bergeron-Morin writes: > > > > I do have it on a flash drive, and am > > constantly adding more--just trying to get through and scan > everything in > > my collection before the next flea market season begins. > > > > Please remember that a flash drive is not particularly reliable. It > would > be a very good idea to have a backup somewhere... > ___ > 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] flash drives & archives
my husband, a high end flash engineer, had this to say about flash & archives in response to a question from my digital photo class. this is the "short" version. the actual version is highly technical & mind-numbingly dull except to those in the industry. this is what you need to know for most practical, consumer uses: "Regarding long term backup the full answer is complex and depends on how the flash was used and exactly what kind of flash is used inside the card/USB drive as well as the flash management algorithm and the level of error correction and detection that is implemented in the hardware. The short answer is:" "If the flash is stored at room temp (up to a maximum of about 50C) in a relatively dry place, and the flash was not used heavily (i.e. the entire card was filled up and erased less than 10 times) prior to being left in storage, then even the cheapest flash cards or USB drives should provide a minimum of 10 years of storage. The better quality flash should be able to provide up to 100 years of storage. The plastic parts and connectors may not last for 100 years but the bits inside the flash should. While the card is in storage, if it is periodically read, let's say once a year, then that can improve the retention time for the data. If the entire card is read and rewritten once every few years that can also increase the retention time." "Of course, all of this depends on how the flash management algorithm was implemented and on the the type of flash used inside. The big name brand cards (not just SanDisk but others too) use better flash. The really cheap cards that you can get online from all kinds of shady Chinese vendors use flash that may not even last one year." "I hope this helps." --cin Cynthia Barnes (still typing one-handed) cinbar...@gmail.com On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Audrey Bergeron-Morin wrote: >> >> I do have it on a flash drive, and am >> constantly adding more--just trying to get through and scan everything in >> my collection before the next flea market season begins. >> > Please remember that a flash drive is not particularly reliable. It would > be a very good idea to have a backup somewhere... ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Civil War rashion
> > I do have it on a flash drive, and am > constantly adding more--just trying to get through and scan everything in > my collection before the next flea market season begins. > Please remember that a flash drive is not particularly reliable. It would be a very good idea to have a backup somewhere... ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Civil War rashion
Hi Katy-- HAving gone through getting into costuming with children, I totally understsand. It's very hard to find time or dedicated space. None of my photos that are vintage that I have scanned, are online at this point. I don't know how to go about it, and don't really have the time to mess with it currently. I do have it on a flash drive, and am constantly adding more--just trying to get through and scan everything in my collection before the next flea market season begins. The Titanic Vintage Dance sounds fabulous--I saw your flyers at Arisia in the rack, I only wish it were something closer. Plus at that point I"ll be working flat-out for Costume Con the following month. (not to mention work, meetings, etc). I am planning on Lunacon in March, will try out my next historical costume presentation there--just have to complete one more piece for it, workout a soundtrack, and some short documentation. Arisia was a blast, and I Was thrilled to be able to present the costume I got the idea for last year at Arisia. Once I get back seriously into trying to ID my vintage photos, I will definitely love to use you for a reference. I have a costumer friend that I always ask about uniform identifying--he's really smart about it, and it's great to ahve other folks too. Maybe sometime we can talk about how to get the photos online. Have you thought about going to Dress U. in June? Yours inc osutming, Lisa A > hopefully. Do you have any of the pictures on-line? If you are > stuck > on any of them I'd be happy to give my opinion. > > I have not have the chance to do much costuming recently, so had > nothing fun or new to wear to Arisia. Life's just too stressful at > the moment and I don't have a sewing space right now--my 2 year old > took the remaining available space. I did throw together an outfit > to > wear to the Girl Genius Ball. > > My husband wants to go to Lunacon, one of his favorite authors is > the > guest, but I don't think we can as he is having surgery a week > later > and $ is just too tight. We might stop in at Boskone, but not sure > yet. > > The next thing we are going to is taking my boys to PAX East in > April, > and then our huge Titanic Vintage Dance Weekend in April which, due > to > my co-organizers new baby, I am now the primary organizer! Between > that and Newport in August I have not a minute to spare for > anything. > But they'll be fun events I can enjoy once they are here... > > Katy > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:16 AM, wrote: > > Dear Katy-- > > > > It was lovely meeting you at Arisia, thank you somuch for > introducing > > yourself. I would love to have time some time to sit and talk > about > > historical fashion. I am very involved with collecting and > scanningm y > > Victorian photos, and love images of all natures of Victorian > life. I > > have decided to attend Lunacon, in Rye, NY in March. Perhaps I > will se > > eyou there. > > > > Yours in cosutmign, Lisa Ashton > > > > > > On Sat, 5 Nov 2011 16:08:25 -0400 Katy Bishop > > > writes: > >> It looks really nice, where can one order the book, or does one > just > >> email > >> the bookstore? > >> > >> Katy > >> > > ___ > > h-costume mailing list > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > -- > Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian > katybisho...@gmail.comwww.VintageVictorian.com > Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. > Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. > > ___ > 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] Civil War rashion
It was nice to meet you too. It would have been nice to sit down and chat. I had hoped to get back to doing some panels again this year (I had a baby 2 1/2 years ago and just couldn't take part in much recently) but by the time I realized I was not getting any emails about joining panels it was too late to get added. Next year, hopefully. Do you have any of the pictures on-line? If you are stuck on any of them I'd be happy to give my opinion. I have not have the chance to do much costuming recently, so had nothing fun or new to wear to Arisia. Life's just too stressful at the moment and I don't have a sewing space right now--my 2 year old took the remaining available space. I did throw together an outfit to wear to the Girl Genius Ball. My husband wants to go to Lunacon, one of his favorite authors is the guest, but I don't think we can as he is having surgery a week later and $ is just too tight. We might stop in at Boskone, but not sure yet. The next thing we are going to is taking my boys to PAX East in April, and then our huge Titanic Vintage Dance Weekend in April which, due to my co-organizers new baby, I am now the primary organizer! Between that and Newport in August I have not a minute to spare for anything. But they'll be fun events I can enjoy once they are here... Katy On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:16 AM, wrote: > Dear Katy-- > > It was lovely meeting you at Arisia, thank you somuch for introducing > yourself. I would love to have time some time to sit and talk about > historical fashion. I am very involved with collecting and scanningm y > Victorian photos, and love images of all natures of Victorian life. I > have decided to attend Lunacon, in Rye, NY in March. Perhaps I will se > eyou there. > > Yours in cosutmign, Lisa Ashton > > > On Sat, 5 Nov 2011 16:08:25 -0400 Katy Bishop > writes: >> It looks really nice, where can one order the book, or does one just >> email >> the bookstore? >> >> Katy >> > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian katybisho...@gmail.com www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Steampunk apartment
I know there are several list members who are into steampunk. I thought this might amuse, even if they can't afford the million dollar plus price tag: http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/17/10151093-listing-of-the-week-steampunk-apartment-with-all-the-bells-and-whistles-and-gears-and-pulleys Janet ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Civil War rashion
Dear Katy-- It was lovely meeting you at Arisia, thank you somuch for introducing yourself. I would love to have time some time to sit and talk about historical fashion. I am very involved with collecting and scanningm y Victorian photos, and love images of all natures of Victorian life. I have decided to attend Lunacon, in Rye, NY in March. Perhaps I will se eyou there. Yours in cosutmign, Lisa Ashton On Sat, 5 Nov 2011 16:08:25 -0400 Katy Bishop writes: > It looks really nice, where can one order the book, or does one just > email > the bookstore? > > Katy > ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Scranton Lace Company History
Here is a great silent film from 1930 Nottingham, England lace factory. This shows the process of making the lace. At the end of the film, there is an interesting wedding featuring the lace. Love the bridesmaid with the beret hat! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLznPSTUyQo&feature=related Penny Ladnier, owner 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
Re: [h-cost] ping? nothing since Jan 13
Hi Patricia! I see you! Anything costuming wise up? Kathleen Mitchell is coming to visit me today! Very excited! Penny Ladnier, owner 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] ping? nothing since Jan 13
On the one hand, I know that's probably 12th night weekend a lot of places, but it does seem like a long time... thanks! On Jan 13, 2012, at 7:46 PM, R Lloyd Mitchell wrote: > fran, if there is any special type of button you might need for a project, I > too havea wonderful collection of said buttons , some in the counts of > 12/18...we could do some kind of exchange if I should have what you are > looking for... > KSM > -Original Message- > From: "Lavolta Press" > Sent 1/13/2012 1:43:36 PM > To: "Historical Costume" > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Source for buttonsI've been using original Victorian > and Edwardian buttons for years. I > used to buy big cards wherever I could find them, and my father bought > me lots of button boxes and jars from estate auctions. I still get ... ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
