Re: [h-cost] where to buy lucet?
From: Kim Baird kba...@cableone.net To: 'Historical Costume' h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] where to buy lucet? I got mine at Lacis http://www.lacis.com/ Kim I haven't purchased a lucet from him, but the maker of my inkle loom also sells lucets, and if their quality is on the same level as the looms, they should be excellent. http://www.palmerlooms.com/ Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is anyone there?
--- On Thu, 1/10/13, Claire Clarke angha...@adam.com.au wrote: From: Claire Clarke angha...@adam.com.au Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is anyone there? To: h-cost...@indra.com Date: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 10:20 AM Message: 1 Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:16:27 -0600 From: Pierre Sandy Pettinger costu...@radiks.net To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Is anyone there? Message-ID: e1trm9d-0005vs...@elasmtp-junco.atl.sa.earthlink.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed We've seen no messages since December 18 - is everyone really that busy? Typical post-holiday question - What costume goodies did you get this year? -- I've lost much of my sewing mojo for quite a while now--been doing very little SCA the last couple of years, and missed Pennsic the last two. But we're planning to go this year, so the sewing is going to have to get going again! I've been knitting, weaving on a rigid heddle loom, and trying to gird up my loins to learn how to warp my table loom. In February, I'll be acquiring a four-shaft floor loom, and I have ambitious dreams of garb sewn from hand-woven fabric. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] cotton velvet/velveteen?
From: Kimiko Small kim...@kimiko1.com To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] cotton velvet/velveteen? Unfortunately, my next project is solidly working class, and I really don't have space for a fabric stash anymore, so no shopping for me till this project is finished. And I havenn't even started it yet--unfortunately, the local SCA group meetings are about forty minutes away, and with my husband's extremely erratic work hours, I haven't been able to really get involved here in the Middle Kingdom. There is an event I'd like to attend coming up in December, though, and I do need a new dress for it. Probably should get started,,, Dianne aka Queen of Procrastinators I'll keep hunting. And thanks for the link to Fabric Guru, I don't think I've shopped there before. Kimiko Fabric Guru is awesome. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is this real or not?
I found a photo on eBay that is being described as a post-mortem bride photo. What do you think, is she death or not? Read the description the seller has of the bride. The item number is 380202466338 I don't believe this is a post mortem photo. I don't think that woman looks dead, she has the same rigid posture as almost any photo taken at that time--sitting utterly still for that long would not be conducive to a relaxed posture! The flowers do look off, but I believe brides and grooms often posed for their wedding portrait some time after the ceremony, so it could be her bouquet had been dried for preservation. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Query on sewing machines
Get an old black Singer sewing machine, one that does straight stitch. Cheap, and you can't kill it. A model 201 or 15-91, or 301 slant stitch Hear hear! I adore my Singer 99K, it does everything I want and it's gorgeous too. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?
I've got a princess seamed fantasy pirate vest on my virtual dress form. Saturday is opening day of the local ren faire and opening weekend is pirate weekend so it seemed the natural thing to do. I made a new skirt out of red scrim, and I re-furbed an old one to wear over that for modesty. Most sewing I've done in years. One of my dress forms is wearing a linen undergown and linen overdress I just hemmed for a friend. She bought it ready made, and it was pretty, but about six inches too long. The other one is sadly, at the moment naked except for a couple Viking things belonging to another friend that need work and are just tossed over the top. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] HELP!
Thank you everyone so much for your suggestions. The recommendation on using a projector has always intrigued me but the unfortunate thing is that now days people who would or did once use them are less likely to, since the upgraded technology has led many to discard the old projector and adopt newer systems such as power point slides, etc. You can, however, still find small projectors at craft stores. I've purchased the gridded pattern interfacing at JoAnn's, and in fact, as soon as DH finds a job, I'm going to have to make a serious supply run. Need interfacing, embroidery stabilizer, just general basics. When I don't have the gridded interfacing on hand, a roll of white paper from an office supply store and a quilter's ruler work too. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Pennsic Get Together
That would be fun! Hmm..need to nail down a time.. I will be there from middle Saturday on. Monday may be the best for me. Tuesday, members of my camp are involved in a vigil. Not IN our camp, but I do want to be available if they need me, Wednesday is Midnight Madness, and Thursday is EK Court. Friday is iffy, as I am not sure yet if I am going home Friday or Saturday. Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday during the day appears to work. I do need to check the class schedule, though, both to double check the one time I am teaching, or the classes I want to take. Last year I didn't get to any classes, and sorely missed it. Dianne/Laurensa Silverlock ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Pennsic
I'll be at Pennsic--my very first one! I'll be staying down at Willow Point. Kerri-Ellen a/k/a Lady Margrett Norwoode I'll be in N03 (right down the road from Pennsic University) with House Gallowglass. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] visiting eastern USA - recommendations of things tosee?[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
We hope to get to Plimoth and Jamestown reenactment villages but are looking for other places of interest to see - historical or costume-related, but not as late period as the Civil War. Any recommendations? The Smithsonian in Washington DC springs to mind. Or all of DC, really. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What costume things did you learn in the 60s?
I watched my mother sew from the time I was very young.? She learned from her mother and had designed and made her own formals in the late '40's. At 5'11 in a day with no Tall Catalogs, it was a necessity!? She made a Princess dress for me for a second-grade production of Sleeping Beauty.? It was pink with a net skirt.? I also had a Pilgrim's dress in 5th grade for Halloween made from a sheet that she dyed grey.? By the '60's I was sewing for myself I was born in '63, so I wasn't exactly learning to sew in the 60's, but my mom sewed, and I used to take the snaps and make clothes for my dolls. I'd leave them scattered everywhere and Mom would get aggravated--she said years later that if she had known what I would learn to do, she never would have said a word! The first costume I remember having, other than Halloween, was when our little town celebrated its Centennial, in 1973. Mom made us all pioneer gowns, complete with sunbonnets. I think my love of costuming can be traced right back to that dress. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Help! Tear Away Stabilizer
I am working on my daughter's prom dress. There is an outer layer of organza that is very slippery. Is there a trick to keep it from sliding all over the sewing machine when stitching? On the list, I recall someone mentioning a few years ago, a tear away stabilizer. Can someone point me to a webpage that tells how to use this. All I have found are embroidery webpages. I have to finish the dress tonight. So I have to find a stabilizer at Hancock Fabrics, Joann's, or Michael's. BTW, I can't use the iron-on stabilizer because the organza, because the organza has a plastic type glitter on it. The glitter melt when an iron touches it. In the notions section of JoAnn's or Hancock Fabrics, look in the embroidery stabilizer section. I buy non-iron-on tear-away stabilizer there all the time. It pins into place. At JAF, the brand is Sulky. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Eyelets with a buttonholer?
They didn't want to fit through the (mind blip, whatever the name is for that space between the needle part and the body of the machine) I believe it's called the harp. Laurensa ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Italian sleeve question
The caps the cuffs and bodice look more like a part of the fabric then embroidery. The bodice, if you enlarge the pictures appears to be pleated. http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/wardrobe/CARIANISeduction.JPG http://tinyurl.com/8q48hy But if you enlarge it and look closely at her right sleeve, you can see the pleats from the section at the top running down into the sleeve itself, and the sleeve certainly appears voluminous enough to have been cartridge pleated. I think the white dots are beads run between the cartridge pleats. However it's done, it's a beautiful dress and is now in my folder of Garb Inspirations! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume- and sewing-related Christmas gifts
This is funny — the Air Space Museum has a monkey in a space suit, which I got for a friend as flying monkey. There are all manner of toy monkeys available, and all you need to do is add wings. The little vest and pillbox hat wouldn't hurt... :-D -Carol No, no, don't want the vest and hat. I'll settle for just the monkey (planning to get some of those Screaming Flying Monkeys to take to Pennsic) and I will add wings. Now, if I can only find white ones... Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Costume- and sewing-related Christmas gifts
Oh yeah, and a flying monkey :). I need to make him a little vest.. Catherine perk? Flying monkey? My SCA coat of arms is a winged monkey. Any clue where he came from? Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] sewing machines
Hear, hear. That's been my experience also. Within ten years or so, the Singer name was sold, so the new Singer machines are not really the Singers that we all know and love. I have been able to get old, black Singers for under $100.0, and they are by far the best machines I have ever owned. Marjorie My old Singer was $60. It came IN a cabinet, complete with matching bench, and all accessories, including the buttonholer. I had to replace the motor, which cost all of $17 including shipping, and involved two screws to attach it to the machine. Not only does it run like a dream (though I haven't tried the buttonholer) but it is a thing of beauty in itself. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] celtic embroidery design
You are looking at couching. You just take 3 cords and lay them down and cross them at matched interrvals. Pin them at where they cross and couch them down. This looks like a silver cord, but it could be done with any color. It is one of the easiest kinds of knotwork to do. It can be done in cross stictch and is in a lot of cross stitch books that have knotwork. Good luck. *(* Aspasia Yes, but she specified PES or HUS format; those are formats for machine embroidery. I'd be interested in finding more designs like that myself. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] walmart fabrics
PS But at least you seem to have gotten a reasoned response. And I will be writing, too. Thanks again for letting us see that at least someone is paying attention. I'm sorry to add to your disappointment, but that is a canned form letter that gets sent to everyone inquiring about the fabric departments going away. I got the same letter last year. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Patterns - free to good home
Are you still interested in old patterns? Sharon Collier Yes. Email me privately, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Patterns - free to good home
Are they still available? Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Number of machines.Was Sewing and Embroidery Machines
I, for one, collect them. I specialize in old treadles and handcranks. I make mine fully functional. I have found the old Singers, prior to the 600 series, can sew through almost anything without a problem. Amen! My little Singer 99K is a gorgeous machine. The two Brother machines (one sewing, one embroidery only) are functional, and look it. They create beautiful things, but they aren't beautiful things in and of themselves. Of course, I still want a treadle machine, and a handcrank, and a Featherweight, and ooh of course that shiny Duetta with the HUGE embroidery field. :-) Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] How Many Costume Books/Magazines/Photos Do You Own
The Illustrated Hassle-Free Make Your Own Clothes Book - a hippie book from the 60's or 70's - a quarter or so at a library sale Hee hee. I have that book too. It's..uminteresting! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Machines
But I could do the downloads myself, right? As I do for the s/w on my computer. I see what you mean about local tech support though, as there's always some chance, however small, of getting a defective machine or otherwise having technical problems. BTW, are their embroidery sticks machine-specific in any way, or can you use any computer data stick/flash drive? Thanks, Fran I never bought a machine from a dealer before my embroidery machine, because I never was buying the higher-end machines. (And my PE750D is not exactly high end, still, but it's the most I ever spent on a machine.) After this one experience, I can't imagine buying from a store instead of a dealer ever again. My dealer has been terrific. AFAIK, the higher-end embroidery machines can use regular USB memory sticks. My machine takes a reader/writer card and a convertor box. I almost got the machine with the thumb drive capability, but I really liked the operation of the one I chose instead, and since I already had the convertor box, it wasn't much of an issue. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Husqvarna Viking Machines
Where's a good website to buy machine embroidery thread BTW? As I said, my old Viking is perfectly functional, though not top-of-the-line in its time. Is there any convenience to having one machine set up for sewing and another for embroidery, considering I already have one just for sewing? http://www.bfc-stash.com http://www.longcreekmills.com http://www.melco-mart.com http://www.anembroideredaffair.com All have good prices on thread and stabilizers. The only one I have personal knowledge of is bef-stash, as I have purchased several designs from them, and I have always been satisfied. The others, I've heard numerous good reports on. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] embroidery machines, was: How Many Costume Books...
What kind do you have and what do you like about it? Fran I have a Brother PE750D. (got the D version so I can make Goofy stuff for my collector husband) I like it because it is fairly easy to use, it stitches beautifully, it has a 5x7 embroidery field (4x4 field is just too limiting) . I've embroidered dense designs on towels, beautiful airy free-standing lace, and quilt blocks, and it handles whatever I throw at it. Reasonable price helps too. Right now I've got about $1000 into, for hardware and software, and if I sat down and diligently worked on learning to digitize my own designs, I could quite feasibly never have to buy anything else other than thread and stabilizer. Of course, now I am drooling over the professional level machines:-) Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Clarification: Questionaire
Time to come clean...What was the most price of you have ever paid for a book, collection of work, etc. I think it's a toss-up between $177 for the St. Louis Psalter facsimile (which I wrote to the publisher for), and the ABEGG book, which was something like $160. If I'd thought I might have money I could have had a copy of Christie's English Medieval Embroidery for $1500 about five years ago. *sigh* Jen The most I've ever paid for a book was $132 for Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd. Jen, if it's any comfort--my music-collector-DJ husband once had a copy of the Beatles Butcher Cover in his hands, and it was only $300. But he was young and poor (now he;s middle aged and poor) and he had a car payment he had to make. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] How Many Costume Books/Magazines/Photos Do You Own
This could be really fun to poll the list. Lurkers come out, wherever you are! About how many costume/fashion related books or magazines do you own? Not all that many--finances are limited, so I try to only buy the ones that are truly useful to me. Since my costuming interests are strictly 15th-16th century, that helps. Though interests are expanding, and I have done everything from t-tunics to Viking to Elizabethan for customers. I traded a pile of custom-made t-tunics for a pavilion. What was the first one you purchased? Where did you purchase it? My first big (and so far biggest) purchase was QEWU, about two years ago. Purchased it from a German seller via ABEbooks. What was your most recent purchase? The Tudor Tailor. Next will be The Medieval Tailor's Assistant and Moda a Firenze. (I may wait and try to get that from Poison Pen Press at Pennsic) ? About how many period photographs do you own just for the costuming? None What book or magazine is your most treasured...if your house was on fire, you would take it with you. QEWU undoubtedly What is the worse costume book that you own? I know Robin has a collection! See above--I have learned enough from other people to not spend my limited funds on books I won't use Do you have a room devoted to your collection? My books are in a bookcase in my sewing room, so not directly, but yes, only computer and sewing activities happen in this room. (I understand there is a whole house attached to this room, but I think it's a dirty lie...) When did you start collecting? About when I found the SCA, so about eight or nine years ago Do you consider your collection for business or pleasure? Both Optional questions: How many sewing machines do you own? What types and age? I have an old Kenmore that is in need of minor repairs, and 1948 Singer 99k that is gorgeous and runs like a dream, a cheapo Brother that I use on a daily basis, and a Brother PE750D that does strictly embroidery. How many sewing patterns do you own? Not so many any more. I decided it was silly to hang onto most of my Big 3 patterns, when my tastes (and skills!) have gone in a more accurate direction, so I got rid of most of them. I have about 30 from the independent pattern companies (Margo Anderson, Reconstructing History, Alter Years, and Fantasy Fashion) that live in a drawer of my sewing table where they are easily accessible. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] embroidery machines, was: How Many Costume Books...
I am aware that people did free-machine embroidery even with straight stitch machines, I just want to get fancier than that. Frankly, I want a new techno-toy. Fran They are an awful lot of fun. I'm enjoying mine thoroughly. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] How Many Costume Books/Magazines/Photos Do You Own
What I find both interesting and depressing in this discussion is that (a) judging from the books discussed, almost all the people who collect and spend much money on costume books are in the SCA and (b) a lot of people would rather spend money on fabric and sewing machines. Fran Not always a matter of would rather--but if money is limited, I might buy a book this month, some fabric next month...I have to be judicious with my purchases. And we don't use credit cards, everything is cash only. Most of the time, if I regretfully sigh and put back the book I'd love to have, it's because the household bills have to come before pleasure. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Dream Costume (was Making history hip (OT)
I made that dress years ago for a bride--she had the perfect figure and personality for it. When she first called me, after trying several other bridal dressmakers, who had barely even heard of Gone With The Wind, she was thrilled when I knew exactly the dress she was talking about immediately. The original dress I picked out for my first wedding looked just like Scarlett's barbecue dress, only in solid white. I was going to wear a big picture hat with it. It was so beautiful.. And then the manufacturer's warehouse burnt down, taking my dress with it, and I wound up with something completely different. I've never quite gotten over the loss of that dress. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] [ h-cost] Regional accents, was Making history hip
Dianne wrote: Can you tell the difference between a Michigan accent and a Pennsylvania accent? How about Kentucky and Texas? OK, point taken! Good. I thought at first I might have come off snotty, and I didn't intend to do so. Point was simply that it would be harder for an American to distinguish between regional British accents, as it would be hard for someone from England to distinguish between say, Michigan and Ohio. As a native Michiganian, the main difference I notice between MI and my current residence of Pennsylvania is more of phrasing--PA says soda, Michigan calls it pop. And I don't recall ever hearing a waitress in MI asking if we want your drinks a while till your food is ready?, or a Michiganian saying youse guys. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] [ h-cost]Making history hip
Trust an American not to know the difference between Yorkshire and Cockney accents! I believe Bernard Cornwell originally created Sharpe as a Londoner, but Sean Bean comes from Sheffield. Can you tell the difference between a Michigan accent and a Pennsylvania accent? How about Kentucky and Texas? Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Adding color to silk
Acrylic will make it stiff. -Original Message- I have a length of silk taffeta that has an embroidery pattern that is invokative of an Elizabethan pattern, except that it is all off-white on off-white. I would like to add color to the flowers without embroidering them all. So I was thinking of painting dabs or washes of color to those flowers. I know that there are special paints that are typically used on silk, but I was wondering about using paints closer to hand - watercolors, gouaches, acryllics and oils? I can't imagine that watercolors or oils would work well at all. I would either use acrylic, heavily thinned with a textile medium, or bite the bullet and buy silk paints from Dharma. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: black linen costume
(I have to stop buying material for which I have no immediate use, I keep telling myself but I always give in!) Many of us do that--I bought twenty-seven yards of wool in the last couple of weeks. I know where about eight of it will be used, the rest I bought because it was on sale and really really cheap. (10 yards of a lightweight wool blend for $2.99 a yard!) Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's wearing?
At 07:57 PM 12/3/2007, you wrote: So, what's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mine is wearing a white linen Elizabethan shift. And an elastic waisted terra-cotta linen street-length skirt that I made because I had pretty fabric and needed a new skirt and it took all of two whole hours to make. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?
At 08:52 PM 11/24/2007, you wrote: Heh. You win. I can see my sewing machine. However, I do NOT have a place to plug it in. Liadain Having just returned from venturing to town, and buying MORE stuff I'm still working on my embroidered Elizabethan commission and cursing my embroidery machine for dying so I have to do this embroidery BY HAND (and it's elaborate, too.) But just yesterday, the new motor arrived for my Singer 99K so at least part of today will be spent plugging that little beauty in and playing with it! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?
At 02:13 PM 11/25/2007, you wrote: Embroidery? MACHINE?!? What manner of sorcery is THIS? G It is a wondrous thing, this sorcery--except when you have spent months planning out the designs for this outfit (it is for Carnevale in Venice, and accuracy is not a requirement) and then the bloody machine DIES in the middle of it! If I wasn't in a hurry, I'd be enjoying the process, and I'm thinking of making some hand-embroidered garb for myself (in a slightly more leisurely fashion) after I'm done with this but WAAAH I want my machine! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth
At 12:55 PM 10/27/2007, you wrote: I am betting on jewels or studs too. We would have to look at all the other portraits of her to really figure out what they are. And we need to track where this painting ends up so that someone can go look at it!! :) They look like studs to me, too. Isn't it jsut a gorgeous dress? I wish I thought I would ever get such a project finished Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Who licenses or acts as an agent for textile designs
At 12:52 AM 10/9/2007, you wrote: Personally, I want the butterfly design on a velvet cape (a real shaped cape, not as shown; for which the design would probably have to be re-shaped) as an antique gold butterfly on a warm brown background, maybe with some beaded accents. Fran Wow, those are incredibly beautiful! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Request for 18th C Costume Book recommendations
At 06:31 PM 10/6/2007, you wrote: These are not cheap books (most of them anyway) but they are some of the best for the period. Amazon.com carries most of them, but not always at the best price. My favorite place for buying books like these is http://www.abebooks.com Sometimes the prices can be absolutely fantastic. I got Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd from Germany for $132, including shipping. It was the most I had ever spent on a book, but I'm so glad I did--and I could never have even come close to that price on Amazon. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: coffee
At 11:11 PM 8/20/2007, you wrote: Kudos! I have the world's blackest thumb, myself; I can kill spider plants without really trying. Me too. I love beautiful gardens, but I just can't seem to manage it. I love that sunflower, Penny. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 1880 Ball Gown
At 07:08 PM 7/27/2007, you wrote: And I had forgotten the term pocket Venus. That will thrill Terry, who is tired of being the shortest of her peers no matter what group she's with at the time. As I'm the same height as Terry, I rather like that term myself. :-) Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] RE: Heat-n-Bond Hell
At 08:27 PM 7/29/2007, you wrote: Did you say you used the ultra heat-n-bond? I did that once for a baby quilt I was making with the exact same results. Heat-n-bond LITE is the product made for applique projects. Never once had a problem with it during sewing or in use of quilt. Jodi Yes, never, NEVER use the Ultra Hold for projects you intend to sew. Ultra Hold is supposed to hold on its own, though they do recommend finishing the edges with fabric paint. I don't trust it--but then I don't applique much, with or without fusible web. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Order of the Phoenix
At 10:22 PM 7/16/2007, you wrote: What I found so interesting is that I, at least, don't usually associate pink with a mean character. I think that and the kittens on the wall and her constant smiling were intended to point up the fact that she was the evil-that-thinks-itself-good. Either that or pink is the new black, lol! Laurie Yes, it was the juxtaposition of the really very little-girly, ultra-feminine (sickeningly sweet) appearance and attitude that makes her evilness even more appalling. She's not supposed to APPEAR commanding or authoritative, so when you find out how cruel she is, the shock makes it that much worse. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Order of the Phoenix
At 11:44 PM 7/16/2007, you wrote: Hi Harry Potter fans! may we come to a concensus here and now about the last book, due to be released in the US July 21? Please, no discussing it on the public list for at least a month! No spoilers, ok? thanks! Arlys, another fan Works for me. I may well avoid the internet altogether till I have had a chance to read the book. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Order of the Phoenix
I was going to see the movie this coming weekend as I hate dealing with large crowds, but the last Harry Potter book will be hitting my mailbox sometime Saturday, so I will have to read the last book first!! Cindy Abel I went to see it yesterday afternoon, and was pleased to find it not terribly crowded at all. Of course, that could be because they had it showing in three theaters, at staggered times, but whatever the reason I was rather glad. No one kicked my seat, I didn't hear anyone talking, and no one's cell phone rang through the whole thing! Oh, and I enjoyed the movie. And wished I could go see it again, when I stepped out into the parking lot where the temp was well over 90 degrees. bleccch. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Another leine question
At 12:58 PM 7/9/2007, you wrote: I've also seen them with drawstrings alone in the same area--both make a very pretty presentation, but I'm wondering if they are documentable in period? I have some gorgeous saffron linen here that I really want to make into a leine, but I'd like it to be as correct as possible. Drawstring sleeve leines are a Ren Faire invention. Pretty, but not accurate. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: RE: [h-cost] Hellooooo?
At 05:34 PM 6/23/2007, you wrote: Katheryne who is trying to recover from the first week of (paid) work in over 2 years of unemployment. You found a job! GREAT!! I'm so happy for you! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Your dream costume
At 05:40 PM 6/18/2007, you wrote: Clark Gable Oh, yum! Or Cary Grant Or James Stewart Or George Clooney, who reminds me more and more of Cary Grant as he ages... But my dream costume would be either Elizabeth I's Pelican gown, or Jane Seymour's Holbein gown Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Women in Art Retrospective
At 04:33 PM 6/13/2007, you wrote: It was pretty strange but cleverly done. The part that worried me was how many faces I recognized !! Anne I didn't whether to be pleased or worried by how many that I not only recognized the painting, but could identify the subject or painter or both... Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] DC area :)
At 02:07 PM 6/6/2007, you wrote: I'm not a policy wonk, but I AM in the DC burbs (NIH contractor) - didn't realize that there were other local people here! I'm not in DC, but not too horrendously far--I am in York, PA. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] robe a la francaise grande panier.
At 08:47 AM 6/3/2007, you wrote: Hi, Just wanted to share, i happily got to make the dress before she comes and pick it up friday next week. I dont think i have ever worked so hard in my life before, sewing wise, never a moments piece. http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/sofie3.htm Bjarne It's beautiful, Bjarne. Will you take more pictures when she comes to pick it up so we can see the dress on her? Dianne 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] RE: Off Topic: What's your day job?; Was: robe a la francai
At 08:00 AM 6/5/2007, you wrote: I make costume for a living too... historical stuff for museums and re-enactors mostly - odd bit of tv chucked in - I also make bridal and evening wear, etc. oh, and have my first british army commision as a tailor now, so most definitely full time :o) debbie I do some costuming for pay, but right now it's a sideline. (I'm a full-time parent.) Next year, when my youngest finally goes off to school, I hope to get into it much more seriously. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 16th century dress question embroidery
At 12:33 PM 5/30/2007, you wrote: In a message dated 5/30/2007 12:29:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is the name for that stuff? Sounds wonderfull! Most like it is fusible webbing. Sold under brand names like Steam A Seam or Heat-n-Bond. Warning! Do NOT get the Ultra Hold webbing products, they are NOT sewable. You can also look for fusible embroidery stabilizer, which might do the same job. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Testing...
At 08:22 PM 5/27/2007, you wrote: Obligatory Costume Content: I, myself, am spending a good part of the weekend getting my garb ready for SCA tourney seasonMending, finishing hems, finally making that outer garment I swore I didn't want to do without for another year;o) --Sue And I am frantically getting ready to buy linen for Pennsic undies...I have a feeling I'm really going to miss that extra week this year! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Re: Theater vs. Historic
At 05:13 PM 5/4/2007, you wrote: MaggiRos ~who loves A Knight's Tale a whole lot . (grin) So do I. In fact, I just watched it today. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Beau Brummel (was Theater vs Historic )
At 04:52 PM 5/3/2007, you wrote: I can't see any mention of multiple parts, so it appears to be a 1-shot thing. BBC Four calls it a full length feature, and apparently ran an hour and 20 minutes, which for BBC America means 2 hours. That looks just yummy. THAT I will stay up to watch! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] i cant deside.........
At 03:01 PM 4/30/2007, you wrote: If you would give me your 2 cents, i would be very pleased. I spended this day desiding wich trim to use on the red francaise dress i am going to make. But desided i have not yeat! On the left side i made box pleatings with a tiny gold trim in the edge. On the right side i have made the trim ruched and used a bigger gold trim. I think the left box pleated side is two boring, its flat, and not at all like i wanted it, the ruched one gives more shading to the silk. Is the gold trim two much? What do you think? http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/sofie3-35.htm Bjarne I prefer the one on the right, myself. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Book question...
At 03:56 PM 4/25/2007, you wrote: I'm thinking about selling a book I have entitled Medieval European Jewellery by Ronald Lightbown. I know this isn't exactly ... ...snip... ... idea where I can find the value of this book? It's in very good condition and still has the intact dust cover. Talia Talia I will tell you, a friend of mine still cackles when she talks about snatching up this book for over $800. I would not be the least surprised if you could get well over $1000 for it. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Order of the Sealed Knot
At 12:03 PM 4/20/2007, you wrote: Just for fun, I'm planning to dress four 16 vinyl dolls(Wilde Imaginations Ellowyne Wilde doll)in historical or at least historical cut/modern fabrics in RenFaire-inspired dress. What a pretty doll. Wouldn't the Basic Brunette make a lovely Anne Boleyn? Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] The Tudors on the BBC
At 01:00 PM 4/20/2007, you wrote: And at least it isn't that goddawful Robin Hood. MaggiRos heee. I LIKE Robin Hood. (When I remember to watch it, that is.) For me, Robin Hood has always been at least 90% fantasy anyway, so I don't care about the costumes. But The Tudors is supposed to depict real people, that we KNOW really did exist, and we have pictures of how they dressed. That, for me, sums up the problem with The Tudors in a nutshell. But then, I don't read romance novels, either. And no, I haven't watched it. I figger I'd throw things at the TV, and I can't afford a new TV. :-) Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Dotted Swiss
At 09:13 PM 4/14/2007, you wrote: I was looking for dotted swiss for a show I was costuming last fall. It was impossible to find white on white at a reasonable price. I don't think the fabric has been in style since the 1950s when my play took place. Lots of little girl dresses were made of it then. I finally found 1 yard on an auction website. Sylrog I needed some a couple of years ago to make a chemise for someone--the price of it simply boggled my mind! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Dotted Swiss
At 01:32 PM 4/14/2007, you wrote: I somehow got the impression that pin-dotted fabric is in style so it would be easy to find, but I think I was wrong about that. I went to the dentist in Berkeley on Wednesday and consoled myself by going to three fabric stores over there (Poppy, Stonemountain, and Discount Fabrics), and I wasn't seeing much in the way of pin dots. As for the dotted Swiss, I asked Baltazor how well their $15/yard 100% cotton batiste white Swiss would dye. (Why is it manufacturers are so locked into the white/blue/pink/pale yellow colors for dotted Swiss?) They said they didn't know whether the fabric would stand up to machine dyeing, but offered to send me half a yard free of charge to test. Fran Fran, I was doing some poking about just a little while ago, and found this site--don't know if you can use these, but here they are--and at considerably less than $15 a yard! http://www.reprodepot.com/dots1.html Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] AIR DATES: THE TUDORS: ROYAL STYLEMAKERS
At 05:13 PM 4/12/2007, you wrote: At 20:15 12/04/2007, you wrote: Check out your friends in their Tudor garb tonight. Tune into Style Network. Sadly, these days 10:00 is past my bedtime. :-) But I've got my DVR set to record it! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Movie influences on fashion - shoes
At 12:51 PM 4/9/2007, you wrote: Marie Antoinette, the monarch who liked her hair big and her shoes embroidered, would have swooned over these. Not a bad heel, I wonder if you could re-cover them .. Actually, I'm picturing them with a pink or citrus-y green linen sundress! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Wal-Mart fabric
At 02:10 AM 4/7/2007, you wrote: I also haunt my local Pendleton outlet. I dropped the better part of $250 there today, but that was for a total of 64 yards of beautiful Pendleton wool. I was a happy. I walked out with nothing every time I went for the past three or four months, because there wasn't anything worth taking home, at least for me. LuAnn I'm not lucky enough to live near a Pendleton outlet, but we do have a fabric outlet near me and it's easily my favorite place to shop! I've gotten wool blends for $3.98 a yard, ultrasuede pieces for 7.98 a pound, and linen and linen blends for $4-5 a yard. I get especially happy when they send out the 50% off your entire order coupons, though my DH groans when he sees them arrive! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Hancock's closing and Walmart
Walmart carries garment quality fabric? I suppose it does depend on location. The Walmart here (NW WA) has a somewhat diverse craft department, carries a limited selection of patterns and I haven't seen any fabric there that I would want to make clothing from unless it was a one time use/halloween costume type thing. It seems to cater to quilters and home crafters. However, my MIL used to be the fabric/craft department manager for a Walmart in Utah and she says they sold a lot of dress fabric. I can't imagine they would eliminate the fabric in a location that had decent sales. Annette I've never seen actual clothing fabric at my local WalMarts either. However, I find it simply astonishing that, apparently, raising a big enough stink can even have an effect on WalMart. Where both of the store in my town were losing their fabric department previously, in at least one of them it will now remain. (Still nothing I want to buy there as far as fabric goes, but it does come in handy for the occasional spool of thread...even if going in there makes me claustrophobic.) Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Best styles for tall girls - OT
At 11:06 PM 4/2/2007, you wrote: My youngest sister dresses in the Florida teacher casual look, I dress artsy/dramatic, and my older sister dresses in sexy or in club wear. My older sister was born at the beginning of the baby boomers and youngest at the end of the generation. I don't think I have ever seen my sisters in a business suits or stripes. We are all very expressive of our personalities in our mode of dress. My sister has been known to dress in themes, depending on her mood when she gets dressed. She used to come over to my hose and twirl, and say Guess today's theme! Sometimes it was fairly easy (the celestial theme was usually easy to spot) but not always! It might be the colors that she was wearing, or some other subtle clue. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] RE:hippie pants-suit vs. Corduroy pants-suit
At 06:42 PM 3/30/2007, you wrote: By 1971 or 1972 (grade 10 for me) the pant suit was being worn by those of us who considered ourselves very fashionable. I had several. One which my mother made in a gorgeous canary yellow crepe polyester with wide white collar, sort of a tunic dress, quite short, and bell bottom pants. My mother made my sister and myself matching pant suits, of a similar style. Ours were powder blue polyester, with a lace jabot at the neck. They were beautifully made, but polyester...blech! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Backing Spangles
At 03:33 PM 3/21/2007, you wrote: Just back them with a small piece of your fabric (with applied interfacing) the has been cut to a little more that the original shape of the spangle. Lady Margaret 10. Re: RE: oval metal spangels (Bjarne og Leif Drews) I just got a Be-Dazzler (yes, just like the ones from when I was kid, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth.) I don't plan to use it on costumes, but I can have some fun with bags and jackets and jeans! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] oval metal spangels
At 10:50 AM 3/20/2007, you wrote: I found a substitute for the oval leaf spangels i searched for. This place has some nailsheads wich are suitable. they also have some gorgeous silk ribbons, real silk! http://www.mjtrim.com/catalog/family.aspx?family=26%3a06 Bjarne Great minds think alike, I guess. I was just browsing the nailheads at this same site half an hour ago! Dianne feeling a need for some sparkly summer clothing... ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: paillets...
At 03:18 PM 3/5/2007, you wrote: just was at a friends house and she showed me this *AWESOME* press. It did metal flashing and soda can metal the same as paper. There are leaf dies for it was well as flower dies and a bunch of terribly cute ones... It's called a Wizzard(sp) and is all the rage amongst the stamping/journaling/scrap booking set... And the results are just what you are looking for! Ta Carol--Darn, new shelves will be full soon G Ok, Carol, who amongstus has this wonderful toy? I must see it! Dianne SCA known as Laurensa ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] anglaise dress.
At 02:33 PM 2/20/2007, you wrote: t was a nice day, but also a sad day today, my little birdie died this afternoon. He was ancient old, and it was the best because he had difficulties to keep his ballance at the stick. Bjarne I'm sorry about your bird, Bjarne. What kind of bird was he? I have a cockatiel and an African Grey parrot. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost]Colour names, was Need Help
At 12:13 PM 1/26/2007, you wrote: So my housemate got the job of making three bridesmaids' dresses in two weeks from some OTHER color. grin I hope she charged them a hefty rush fee! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 2007
At 11:11 AM 1/2/2007, you wrote: When thinking realistic, what do you think you will finish of historical costumes in 2007? I am planning to finish the blue velvet pearled-and-spangled Elizabethan, a Spanish 16th century doublet gown, and several tunics and linen undergarments for Pennsic. Realistically, this is what I believe I can accomplish. Anything else, of course, is just an extra treat! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] re: The other Boleyn girl
At 01:19 PM 12/22/2006, you wrote: As for the novel itself, it was disappointing, but the Constant Princess made me nuts. It was so PC! And it had no end-- it ... ...snip... ... person and the narritive. UGH. The only person I have ever seen do that well is Diana Gabaldon. Now that woman can write! Oh, yeah! Preach it, sister! Any news on The Next Book? susan (dons flameproof suit) (whispering)Can't stand Diana Gabaldon either... Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Tardis
At 04:53 PM 12/11/2006, you wrote: I have one in my garage (don't ask), -C. Now you KNOW we have to ask! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] burn test
- Original Message - From: E House [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 3:38 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] burn test - Original Message - From: Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED] (E.g. if only the warp threads dissolve, take a bunch of weft threads and burn just those for a clearer test.) ...but please don't burn the bleach-soaked weft threads; get fresh weft threads from a new sample instead. Spoilsport. ;-) Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Casanova on PBS
- Original Message - From: E House [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Casanova on PBS Drat. As I was flipping though the tv guide, I saw this, and almost decided to watch it, but found something else. I assumed it would be... something entirely different from what it apparently was. Honestly and no offense intended, a lot of the costume flicks that my fellow costumiers like just plain bore the crap out of me. Here's hoping that they or bbc america show it again sometime! (Oooh, look, Dr. Who!) obligatory cheer...Yay Dr Who! Now if I could just remember to watch it before the DVR wipes it automatically Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Dancing with the Stars (US version)
- Original Message - From: Gail Scott Finke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: [h-cost] Re: Dancing with the Stars (US version) Sara whatever-her-name-is, the one who is such a bad dancer, was supposed to be a sort of undead passo doble dancer, I think. My husband and I laughed all through that dance, and when it was over he reminded me that Olympic ice dancing had to ban dying at the end of the routines, because so many couples had done tragic death dances. I don't know if this one would count, though, because I think she was supposed to be dead already. But the Goth-inspired flamenco dress? Ugh!! I liked the guy's suit, though. I loved the colors of Viveca's paso doble dress. I was sorry to see her leave, especially before Sara Evans, who, as bad as she is, is still a better dancer than I am! I told my DH he should be grateful he works nights, or I'd be hauling his butt to the local Arthur Murray school. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bad historical costume movies
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Bad historical costume movies In a message dated 9/24/2006 8:56:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Conqueror, with John Wayne? ( Said conqueror is Genghis Khan, right? Ann Wass I believe so. I've never seen the movie, but the few photos I have seen from it made me shudder! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bad historical costume movies
- Original Message - From: Catherine Olanich Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Bad historical costume movies On Sunday 24 September 2006 1:35 am, Melody Watts wrote: hmmm. what about The Vikings with Kirk Douglas,Tony (yonda lies da castle of my Fadda) Curtis and Janet Leigh, all leather and fur and quasi med-evil looking dresses,made of some gawd awful shiny fabric,and chiffon headgear on Janet Leigh. How about The Conqueror, with John Wayne? (I feel this Tartar woman is for me, and my blood says Take her!) Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Basic medieval costume sources
- Original Message - From: Susan B. Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Basic medieval costume sources Depending on what you have in mind, this just might fit the bill http://www.mccallpattern.com/item/M5207.htm?tab=costumespage=1 It has patterns for the veil and *drat* I've lost the word! I'm only coming up with barbette. *sigh* Brain Fade is an ugly thing. Filet. :-) Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is this wool flannel appropriate for any costuming uses?
- Original Message - From: Guenievre de Monmarche [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Historical Costume' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 9:24 AM Subject: RE: [h-cost] Is this wool flannel appropriate for any costuming uses? I don't believe in wool gabardine for medieval clothing; it looks way too shiny, even if it is 100% wool. Yes, but you can often unshine it by ignoring all the care instructions and washing it/drying it a couple times really roughly... Guenièvre I wash and dry mine when it needs it...doesn't appear to have hurt it in the least! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Jewelry plaques?
- Original Message - From: Sharon at Collierfam.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 8:11 PM Subject: [h-cost] Jewelry plaques? Someone within the past few months posted a link to a place that sells jewelry findings, especially flat plaques, in filigree-ish styles, etc. I've lost the link. Please, if you know where I can get these, let me know. Thank you, Sharon C. On list, please! Dianne 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] Scientific explaination of my addiction
Then there are the poor souls who can hear the sound of all types of fabric and they do quilting, historic costuming, mundane sewing and can't possibly leave a fabric shop without something because one of their addictions will catch them. :-) Elizabeth Yep, that would be me... Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: knit and crochet
Fiant simii!! - Original Message - From: Gail Scott Finke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 12:41 PM Subject: [h-cost] Re: knit and crochet I did a couple of crocheted afghans when I was around 12, and lots of knitted scarves and things (I wasn't interested enough in knitting to learn to make sweaters). Knitting and crocheting are both very simple. Gail Finke I know how to knit, no problem. I just don't enjoy it. My mother liked to knit, but wasn't nuts about crochet. I sew, crochet, paint, and embroider. I can live without knitting. :-) Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Multiple textile techniques...
A friend has been trying to teach her daughter to knit (she's 8), and I may suggest crochet first for her. It's a lot more instant gratification, useful for those with a small attention span. grins..yup, that's why I like it so much! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] in search of a lost person
- Original Message - From: Marie Schnoor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] in search of a lost person . I always say, it's like being a Beatles fan or and Elvis fan; most people I know are either one or the other. I don't know anyone who can do both knit and crochet. lol...My parents were of the first rock and roll generation, so I was lucky enough to learn to appreciate both Elvis AND the Beatles--my mom adored Elvis, and the first album I remember owning was Beatles 65, though I know we had Monkees albums before that.. I don't know what it is about knitting that bothers me so. I just know it drives me up a wall. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume?
I hope to get a dog when I have more spare time! P.S. My father hated cats, and wouldn't allow us to have one; all of our pets when I was growing up were dogs. Big dogs, like Labradors and Weimaraners. But my mother liked all kinds of animals, and so did her second husband. The pet they had the year they both died was a charming gray and white tabby, who is now my costuming companion. :-) I grew up with cats, so sometimes I miss them. But I don't miss litter boxes. I do mis having a dog, especially when I have three little boys here, and I firmly believe a boy should have a dog. When I buy a house, hopefully within the next year, I'm going to buy a dog. They want just a dog--I want a Sheltie, and I won't settle for anything else. That's what I grew up with, and that's what I want. They are the perfect dog--smart, gentle, and beautiful. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: OT--the Weather (was Re: [h-cost] hello out there??)
- Original Message - From: Kristin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:00 AM Subject: Re: OT--the Weather (was Re: [h-cost] hello out there??) We just finished up with some very heavy rains here in Eastern PA... and now it's chilly! A group of us Eastern PA fiber geeks had gotten together on Saturday to dye fabric and fibers, and we were intending to make a felted wool rug--had the frame set up and everything--but it was just too blasted cold to get that wet and messy. Quite annoying, really, I really wanted to learn how to do that! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume?
- Original Message - From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 5:12 AM Subject: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume? In discussion with a couple of friends at the weekend, we fell to talking about when we started sewing. One friend is a re-enactor, the other a former wardrobe mistress for the National Theatre among other things. Both of them had started very early, making clothes for themselves and for dolls. And they did it for pleasure! (And I am a professional costume maker.) Now I never made clothes for dolls that I remember. As a teenager I occasionally, and very badly, made the odd skirt or blouse for myself. I, too, started out making Barbie clothes. And I loved Madame Alexander dolls for their exquisite costumes. But I still hate sewing up the costumes! I love the working out of what the customer wants, the choosing of the fabrics, the making of the patterns and cutting them out, (skip the next bit - the sewing up) love hand finishing, trimming, and fitting. But please could someone tell me where to get a magic wand to sew everything together? The only part of the above that I DON'T love is the fitting. I truly, truly enjoy sewing. I do get impatient toward the end of the finishing up stage first. For my own costumes, I've started sewing by hand , mostly for authenticity, partly because it forces me to slow down and really savor the process. coincidentally to the sewing conversation, we wondered if it was a given that costume makers, whether professional, gifted amateur, or occasional maker, have cats? All the ones I know do. Nope. I rent my house, and my husband hates cats. Besides, I have a cockatiel and an African grey parrot, and I would really prefer that they not become kitty kibble. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Current projects
- Original Message - From: Catherine Olanich Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 12:15 AM Subject: Current projects (was Re: [h-cost] hello out there??) Since nothing else is going on here, this may be a good time for people to talk about their current costume/textile-related projects. Currently working on: 2 wedding dresses--one a simple Irish Dress in cotton, the other is an Italian gown, with chemise, undergown, and open-front overgown. The two bottom layers are linen (white and a gorgeous dark green), the overgown is a pretty burgundy that the bride purchased. For myself- restitching a few of the pearls on my velvet Gown of Doom so I can wear it to an event next Sunday, and I'm in the planning stages of a new dress for Pennsic. I have eight yards of ivory tropical weight wool, and I'm considering sleeves and forepart in either gold or navy silk. And the Evil Mentor to whom I am Minion showed me Saturday how to make spangles out of gold wire! I also have 25 yards of 3.5 oz linen to make underwear for Pennsic. The ultimate goal is underwear equaling number of days at event +1, but I won't quite be there by Pennsic. I promised my husband I would reduce what I'm taking thyis year, and I'm thinking along the lines of all my underwear and four-five gowns. I also need hats and veils. Busy busy busy! Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewelery
- Original Message - From: Melody Watts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 3:15 AM Subject: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewelery HI, Can anyone reccomend a book ,with drawings or photos , of Tudor and Elizabethan jewelery? There is one called Tudor Jewelry by Diana Scarisbrick that is just jammed with pretty pictures. It's out of print, but I've seen it at abebooks, for under $50. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: ringling museum
If anyone if planning a trip to Orlando, you might want to take a side trip to Sarasota and visit the Ringling Museum. It is well worth it! Penny Ladnier, Owner I have a dear friend I grew up with whose (now ex) wife was the one who introduced me to Ren Faires and the SCA. His brother graduated from the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Clown College. He also was in charge of the jail at the Michigan Ren Faire the first year I went, 1994. And you know, knowing that family, I wasn't at all surprised. grins Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Titanic film/live
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 11:42 PM Subject: [h-cost] Titanic film/live If you thought that awful Celine Dion and the skull-scraping heart-going-on song was bad, you'd better go hide under the blankets for a couple of years. Someone is doing Titanic the Musical, rehearsals start mid-year. AAARGHH!! Oh, well, Greg works at a Classic Hits station now, so at least he won't have to play any of the music. And I doubt if they'll be going on the road to York, PA, so I'm probably pretty safe from it! Dianne Anyone got an ice maker? -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 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Historical Films
- Original Message - From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Historical Films ** Hopefully, every once in a while, there's some ART! The line between entertainment and art is extremely flexible, unless there's so much art you can't possibly view it as entertainment. With novels, it's like Charles Dickens, and many other authors, are one generation's entertainment. Then later, just because they're old, they get canonized in English Lit classes as ART. Don't get me wrong, I'm perfectly happy to read the stuff and discuss the symbolism in it to my and everyone else's heart's content. But it still seems a little ironic. And some of us still see it as entertainment--I found The Pickwick Papers to be one of the funniest books I ever read, and Sam Weller is quite possibly my favorite book character of all time. There are parts of that book that made me positively roar with laughter, and others that made me cry. Sometimes, the entertainment of previous days survives as entertainment as well as art, just because it's GOOD. To drag this kicking and screaming back on topic (at lest somewhat) I ahve always wanted to make a Sam Weller doll. Now I have to delve back into the book and read up on his clothing. Oh, the pain! (insert obligatory dramatic pose) Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Historical Films
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 6:53 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Historical Films In a message dated 4/25/2006 5:24:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sometimes, the entertainment of previous days survives as entertainment as well as art, just because it's GOOD. * Why is it assumed that art is not entertaining? Weird. Perhaps because everyone has heard of this wonderful artistic film or book (insert film or book of your choice) that turns out to be an absolute crashing bore, but receives rave reviews because it's art. (It's late, I am seriously caffeine deprive, please don't ask me tonight for specific examples.) I know that Picasso is considered fine art. I still don't like it. It simply doesn't appeal to me. The Harry Potter books are *not* considered fine art, but they are entertaining. I happen to enjoy them thoroughly. I haven't read the DaVinci code, or seen *any* of the films we've been discussing here. Amusement parks bore me to tears, museums bring me to tears of joy. To each his own, right? Dianne ___ 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] Knight's Tale
- Original Message - From: Land of Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:45 PM Subject: [h-cost] Knight's Tale They did the same thing with A Knight's Tale. Decent story, fun characters and okay clothing but the music..Very rock and totally out of place (along with the icky lampshade hat on his girlfriend). It would have been great without the rock music and some of the questionable clothing I loved that movie. But I wasn't expecting authenticity, I was expecting FUN, and I got that. The characters were enjoyable, and the story was classic poor boy makes good, which is timeless. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
