Re: [h-cost] Bran vs sawdust
Sawdust from a bandsaw is much more consistently fine than from a table saw or radial arm saw -- that from a belt sander will be even finer. Try a cabinet making shop or a theatre. Even college maintenance shops. Kate My experience making pincushions (ObCostume: surely these are a fashion accessory? g) has led me to prefer sifted sawdust over bran, for anything but the shortest-term use. The reason being -- if bran has enough nourishment in it to be fed to horses, it also has enough nourishment in it to attract bugs. Having a couple of pincushions riddled with carpet-bettle holes was quite enough to convince me to use sawdust in the future. Crumbled and finely sifted peat moss from the garden store works, too. -- OChris Laning [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Davis, California + http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.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
Re: [h-cost] Bran
At 9:38 AM -0700 7/29/05, Alex Doyle wrote: The context is that the dolls' cloth or leather bodies were filled with bran or sawdust. While I can get the sawdust, right at the moment I don't have the quanity I need for the several dolls I'm putting together in the next two weeks. My experience making pincushions (ObCostume: surely these are a fashion accessory? g) has led me to prefer sifted sawdust over bran, for anything but the shortest-term use. The reason being -- if bran has enough nourishment in it to be fed to horses, it also has enough nourishment in it to attract bugs. Having a couple of pincushions riddled with carpet-bettle holes was quite enough to convince me to use sawdust in the future. Crumbled and finely sifted peat moss from the garden store works, too. -- OChris Laning [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Davis, California + http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Bran
Bran is fed to horse in the form of a mash for a light feeding. You can get bran at a feed store. Wendy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jul 29, 2005 1:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Bran Technically speaking, the bran would have been a waste product left over from processing grain. It would be what was left after cleaning and winnowing. It wouldn't have been the whole grain (wheat, barley, whatever). I suppose you could pop out to the store and buy a box of bran (not bran cereal, just the bran) but it would be easier (and less expensive) to go to your local Lowes, Home Depot, etc and just ask them if you can have the leavings of their wood sawing area. They might look at you a little funny, but I'm sure they'd be happy to get rid of it. Just a thought, Karen Seamstrix -- Alex Doyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I have a question that is only sort of costume related, but more of a language question. Background I'm making a series of dolls as close to 16th century art/artifacts and records as I can. My base sources include the basic doll history books that I am not sure if the authors are British or American, and therefore I ask this question. Is bran a generic term used to refer grain of various types or is it a specific grain type? The context is that the dolls' cloth or leather bodies were filled with bran or sawdust. While I can get the sawdust, right at the moment I don't have the quanity I need for the several dolls I'm putting together in the next two weeks. and to add costume content, I making making several historical outfits for these dolls, from an 1503 Spanish gown, 1530's German, 1550 English and 1570's Italian for just a few of them. alex ___ 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
