Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant)
I just went to Fabrics R Us last week, and they had cotton velvet in 2 or 3 dark colors (forget which ones) for $9/yard. Hancock Fabrics in south San Jose also had cotton velvet as of November, they had black, blue, green and red. They call it velveteen and some of their less than knowledgeable employees do not understand cotton velvet. I think it is something like $12 a yard. Hancock Fabrics on line may also have it if you search for velveteen. -Kathy From: the3t...@gmail.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:31:17 -0800 Subject: Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant) I'm no longer up there, but Kayta or Cin Barnes will know. == Marjorie Wilser =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:= Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On Jan 18, 2010, at 11:57 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: There is a place in San Jose, Ca, called Fabrics R Us. I haven't been there recently, but they had cotton velvet, and at very reasonable prices. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ ___ 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?
Currently my dummy is wearing a black garbage bag, her usual garb when vacationing in the basement. However, as Halloween approaches she may venture upstairs to try on my planned Dia De Los Muertos Halloween outfit, then stay to be outfitted in garb from the 1910s in order to accompany the 1910s steam engine from Kinetic Steam Works to a party in January. P.S. When you ask this question, Cin, you are supposed to tell us what your dummy is wearing! -Kathy my crafty blog: www.medievalartcraft.blogspot.com Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:24:48 -0700 From: cinbar...@gmail.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today? It's that time of year! We're planning for holiday parties, fall winter balls, company dinners, New Years Eve, cocktail parties,12th Night and theater season. You might even be planning a sojourn to a balmy tropical locale. Whatever the reason, h-costumers are probably making something. So, what's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today? --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com PS. It's ok to run into the sewing room, toss something spiffy on the dummy and *then* tell us about it. It's also ok to tell what's on your worktable, at the sewing machine or in the embroidery hoop. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] custom made brocades
That sounds much better! I would be interested in doing a silk brocade if maybe some others want to go in on it for a nice medieval pattern. -Kathy my crafty blog: www.medievalartcraft.blogspot.com Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 03:26:58 -0700 From: zkraemer...@yahoo.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] custom made brocades I realized I made a mistake when typing the prices!!! Actually the price for creating a pattern is much lower - $10 is not per one square centimeter, but per 1 x 1 cm. So a 5x5 pattern would cost 5*$10 = $50. If the pattern is a rectangle, you take it as if it were a square by using the longer side (ex. pattern 6x8cm is regarded as a 8x8rectangle = 8*$10 = $80). The problem was communication between our company and the manufacturer in China, who only speaks Chinese, so that's why the information was so blurred. Zuzana ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd1_052009 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Image piracy - Anyone know who this is?
I sent her a message similar to Cynthia and received a similar response. I'm glad she took it down! -Kathy From: wickedf...@msn.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 07:05:16 -0700 Subject: Re: [h-cost] Image piracy - Anyone know who this is? Well, she did take it down! I also had sent her an email telling her to take it down and that I had reported her to Ebay. She hasn't responded to me at all. She has a different image now up - wonder if it belongs to her or not. Sg Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 05:08:06 -0500 From: cvir...@thibault.org To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Image piracy - Anyone know who this is? Got a response! I asked: *Dear witchesbrewha,* The red one looks rather different than the other picture; are the green and white ones for sale also? And received: *Dear C,* smaller ones are for sale, I will remove the picture is is confusing people. - witchesbrewha ___ 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 _ Windows Live™ Groups: Create an online spot for your favorite groups to meet. http://windowslive.com/online/groups?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_groups_032009 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] 100% Silk Velvet is available
I have not seen it yet (I just ordered a yard), but this seller has undyed 100% silk velvet. Here is the link:http://www.aurorasilk.com/fabrics/silks_shiny/ALLSILKVELVET.htmlHere is the description from the website:All the silk velvet I've seen on the market has been RAYON pile inserted into a woven silk back. This allows the popular burnt out velvet because acids will burn the cellulose of the rayon, but not appreciably damage the silk. Rayon pile is not the same as silk pile! Visually, it is glassier, and of course does not dye like the silk at all.Silk feels so wonderful, rayon does not. The electricity of silk means that wearing this 100% silk pile side next to the skin has the physiological effect of feeding the body with energy!Machine woven of reeled cultivated silk, very even and standard. Because the weave is so tight, this is a most durable velvet. Dyes beautifully. Drapes incredibly, especially when cut on the bias. VERY LIMITED SUPPLY!It is $60/yard for 1-4 yards, 5+ yards are $50/yard.-Kathymy crafty blog: www.medievalartcraft.blogspot.com _ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_012009 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 100% Silk Velvet is available
You have to look at the website to see that all the product descriptions are a bit hippy-dippy, but if you want silk velvet, there it is.As for having to dye it, I think that would be fun as I will likely be making purses and things and this way I can get several different colors.$60 is a real splurge but a little splurge once in a while isn't such a bad thing. And aside from self-promotion, the company owner also claims to investigate and invest in sustainable harvesting and fabric sources with good working conditions, so I am willing to pay a bit more if I can buy something that isn't made under horrible conditions.I will test the velvet when it arrives to make sure it is all silk. I have used her silk embroidery floss because a friend is into dyeing and gave me a bunch and I really like it. I hope I like the velvet as much. From: albert...@aol.com Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:00:15 -0500 To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] 100% Silk Velvet is available In a message dated 1/18/2009 4:16:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ksto...@hotmail.com writes: The electricity of silk means that wearing this 100% silk pile side next to the skin has the physiological effect of feeding the body with energy!(This is part of the description from the website, not my take on it. My body feeds on chocolate for energy.) Oh good grief! You'd feed your body with more energy by eating the silk than wearing it. What they're describing here sound more like it'd just make your hair stand on end. C'mon! You don't need to make up things to make all silk velvet desirable. **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/10075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Chat. Store. Share. Do more with mail. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_hm_justgotbetter_explore_012009 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] All Hallows
My house is decorated as a spider-filled graveyard so I am dressed as spider graveyard queen. I have a bony crown and an all black outfit which includes short puff sleeve (cartridge pleated) jacket over black canvas Victorian corset over skirt which is below knee a-line in front and floor length knife pleated in back and draped in black gauze swag. Plus spider accessories. Subtract the spider accessories and change the shoes and it looks kinda steampunk. I didn't have to go to work today so I'll be wearing it at home to scare kids and have people over for drinks and scary movies. Kathy So who dressed up for work today and what are you wearing? I grabbed random stuff out of my closet and ended up looking like a rather Gothy/Victorian dolly. My newly sewn corset seems to be a lot more comfortable than I was expecting - win! :0) Sheridan P ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ When your life is on the go—take your life with you. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298558/direct/01/ ___ 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?
My dummy is wearing the muslin of a cropped, puff sleeved velvet jacket which is part of my Halloween costume. I am going to be the Spider Queen to go with the spider overrun haunted graveyard which is this year's Halloween theme. Also the dress form is wearing my corset in an attempt to make my Uniquely You smaller. I bought it too big and although it is compressible it is not THAT compressible (medium-large Uniquely You for sale, good condition, in the Bay Area). Cin, when you ask what others are doing you should tell us what you are doing. So what are you doing? -Kathy my crafty blog: www.medievalartcraft.blogspot.com Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:09:42 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing? It's that time of year: holiday parties, winter balls, theater season, company dinners, Diskens Fair, New Years Eve, cocktail parties,12th Night. You might even be planning a sojourn to a balmy tropical locale. Whatever the reason, h-costumers are probably making something. So, what's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS. It's ok to run into the sewing room, toss something marvelous on the dummy and *then* tell us about it. It's also ok to tell what's on your design sketchbook, worktable, at the sewing machine or in the embroidery hoop. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together—at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Quick suggestions for Hawaii
Clarification: Just looked at my post and something is unclear: the fabric shops and mumu shops are not at the Stadium. They are various places in town. The Stadium is strictly for souvenir stuff. I remember going on Wednesday. -Kathy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [h-cost] Quick suggestions for Hawaii Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 13:35:56 -0800 CC: Yes, there is a great market at the stadium (forget what it is called) but I do not remember that is was everyday. You can buy all the same Hawaii-theme souvenirs, seat covers, clothes, jewelry, etc. but it is cheaper than elsewhere. Worth it to do one-stop souvenir shopping then you can basically forget shopping the rest of the trip. Watch your purse, though. Lots of petty theft. Also the fabric stores there sell Hawaiian print fabric if that is interesting to you. They also have shops dedicated to selling mumus. Check the Yellow Pages when you get there if you can't find out any other way. There used to be a shop in Ala Moana mall that sold Hawaiian quilting themed items; they were nice to look at. There should be Hawaiian style quilts on exhibit someplace. Sorry I can't be more specific; it was eight years ago that I spent a few months there and my memory is hazy, plus a lot may have changed. Have fun! P.S. The number 8 bus runs up and down the main drag of Waikiki pretty frequently and it is often easier to take the bus in this area as parking is terrible. However if you are debating renting a car it is worth a day to circumnavigate the island (1/4 tank of gas in an economy car). The North Shore is very pretty and the waves should still be quite high this time of year. Also the Polynesian Cultural Center (run by the Mormons, incidentally, and next to their college campus) is very nice and is on the windward side of the island. You can take the bus but it is a long ride. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 00:42:06 -0500 CC: Subject: [h-cost] Quick suggestions for Hawaii Saturday morning I am leaving for Honolulu, Hawaii...tagging along with my husband on a business trip. I will be returning Sunday the 17th. Can anyone please suggest museums or places of interest for history, costume, and fashion related. I also love gardens and flowers. I have planned to go to the Palace, Pearl Harbor, and someone suggested the market where the Pro Bowl is held (of course after Sunday's game). This person told me there is a great market at the Pro Bowl arena during the week. Is this true? I will be going to no mail for email lists Thursday night. If you have suggestions after that time, please email me privately. I will be checking private email messages starting Monday-Friday from Hawaii. Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com www.costumelibrary.com www.costumeclassroom.com www.costumeencyclopedia.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] removing blod stains
I am a nurse and do get spattered with blood on occasion. Hydrogen peroxide works very well in most cases and has saved many of my shirts. It works well for both fresh and old blood. It froths up when first applied and the area will become warm. I rinse well with cold water then launder as usual. On cotton and cotton/poly I have had no problems with fabric damage. I have never tried it on silk, linen or wool. -Kathy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:29:46 +0100 CC: Subject: [h-cost] removing blod stains I remember i saw a tv programme from the workshop at Chanel where all the work of the couturieres was shown. It happened from time to time, that some of the ladies, stuck their fingers and bleeded on the haute couture creations, but then they had a lady they send for who emediately came and removed the blod stains. What do you think they used? I have often wondered about this, and also because sometimes it happens for myself two. What do you do? Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] My dressmaker's dummy is wearing wool for winter
My dressmaker's dummy is graced with a navy blue wool dress with a round red neckline and (future) red cuffs, seams in progress of finishing with dark green wool herringbone stitch on outside. It is a semi-fitted gored tunic type dress. Future embroidery in Medici wool for collar, cuffs and hemline. Original styling of dress loosely based on dresses in Codex Manesse, embroidery to be German influenced but I'm not trying for period perfect. According to the proprietor of the store where I buy Medici wool, it has been discontinued by the manufacturer (DMC). This is a shame as it is much finer than anything else I have seen in wool. Anyone know of a good substitution for the day when I use up all my stash? -Kathy ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Looking for fabric shopping in Rome and Prague
Okay, since there are requests for good places for fabric in Ireland and Germany, how about Rome and Prague (Rome especially!)? I will be there at the end of this month/early next month. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Kathy ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
