[h-cost] Gingher Scissor Service
FYI all - I sent my Gingher pinking shears in to their repair service on July 30 and the postmark on the return package says August 9. Fast service and they cut like a dream again! Highly recommended if you have Ginghers that need a little fixing up. Best, Martha ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Cleaning rust from sewing scissors
The Ginghers you can send back to Gingher if necessary and they will be restored to a functionally new condition. Don't know if this includes rust or not, but you could call and ask. Cost is $7.50 for the service return shipping, plus your cost to send them in the first place. They don't do other brands of scissors. I'm sending in my Gingher pinking shears at the end of the week before I leave for Pennsic. http://www.gingher.com/pages/sharpening-and-repair-service/4/ Best, Martha Message: 1 Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:59:37 -0700 From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Cleaning rust from sewing scissors Message-ID: 4c4e4b99.6060...@lavoltapress.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I have two pairs of Gingher scissors (with fairly short blades, the kind you use for trimming seams rather than cutting out) and two pairs of fancy embroidery scissors (brand unknown) that are unusably coated with rust. They are all relatively new and I'd prefer to make them usable instead of replacing them. Long story, but the rust is my husband's fault. I insisted that he clean them. First he tried a product called Never-Dull that comes on precoated little fibrous sheets (and is supposed to clean practically any metal), then he tried naval jelly and a toothbrush. They still have a fair amount of rust on them. Does anyone know of a product or method for cleaning them? I am sorry, but I don't know what metal the blades are made of. Fran Lavolta Press Books on making historic clothing www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Sound of Music
So hubby and I watched The Sound of Music last night (there was nothing else on and those old classics are fun sometimes anyway) and I found myself wondering about the authenticity of the costuming. The outfits that Baroness Schraeder wears struck me as not particularly 1930s, but I really don't know anything about that period, so I thought of asking what this list had to say. Any opinions? Many thanks and happy holidays! -Martha ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Cotehardie Help
Period Patterns #23, view IV. I've made several of these for my husband, without the tippet oversleeves. -Martha Hi, my partner wants something like a knee-length cotehardie with a standing band collar. Does this actually exist? Is it called something specific? Thanks, Regina in L.A. -- ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume End of h-costume Digest, Vol 8, Issue 306 * ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Another Off-Topic Fabric Search
Greetings to the list! Does anyone have a recommendation as to where I could buy some good quality, midweight cotton flannel. I want something like what you find good flannel bedsheets made of - stuff that isn't thin flimsy and doesn't pill up like crazy the first time you wash it. I suppose I could just try and find some white flannel sheets from a brand I know has good fabric, but sometimes yardgoods are better. Thanks! -Helena ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
