Re: [h-cost] visiting eastern USA - recommendations of things to see?
At 12:16 AM 7/8/2009, you wrote: Pierre & Sandy Pettinger wrote: Well, we just heard of an interesting-sounding fabric store, via one of our friends on another costume list - and it also applies to the current thread about 60's and 70's clothing! Which costume list? ICG-D - a Yahoo group - stands for International Costumers' Guild - Discussion, but is not limited to ICG members - all are welcome. Re Gombar's Fabrics, if they put up a website I'd be interested in buying from them that way. Fran Lavolta Press Books on Historic Costume New book on 1820s clothing! http://www.lavoltapress.com Sandy Our friend Sophia Kelly Shultz sends this information: Gombar's Fabrics is located in St. Clair, PA (home of the famous St. Clair fern fossils, for you fossil collectors out there). It is the last fabric store in Schuylkill "Those Who Fail to Learn History Are Doomed to Repeat It; Those Who Fail To Learn History Correctly - Why They Are Simply Doomed." Achemdro'hm "The Illusion of Historical Fact" -- C. Y. 4971 Andromeda ___ 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 to see? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
> I am travelling to the USa next week with my husband and we will have > about a week near the East Coast between about Philadelphia and > Richmond. We will be hiring a car in Pittburgh and travelling around > before we go to the SCA's Pennsic War. The area of travel is influenced > by where friends live. > If you are interested in boats, there is a neat tall ship (reconstructed from about 1812) in Erie, PA (1 hour and 15 minutes north of Pennsic). If you're interested, check the sailing schedule ahead of time - I think it is sailing to Ohio for a week or 2 sometime this summer, or, (if you're lucky) there are occasional day sails that the public can go on. Less than 2 hrs. from Erie is Cleveland where the art museum has a fine medieval collection and also home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. By taking I-80, you could get back to Pennsic probably in 2 and a half hours. (I'm guessing on that one, as it's been years since I took that route.) Is this your first Pennsic? Be warned - once you get there, you may not want to leave to go anywhere else! Janet (or Lady Leah Janette) ___ 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 to see?
Pierre & Sandy Pettinger wrote: Well, we just heard of an interesting-sounding fabric store, via one of our friends on another costume list - and it also applies to the current thread about 60's and 70's clothing! Which costume list? Re Gombar's Fabrics, if they put up a website I'd be interested in buying from them that way. Fran Lavolta Press Books on Historic Costume New book on 1820s clothing! http://www.lavoltapress.com Sandy Our friend Sophia Kelly Shultz sends this information: Gombar's Fabrics is located in St. Clair, PA (home of the famous St. Clair fern fossils, for you fossil collectors out there). It is the last fabric store in Schuylkill ___ 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 to see?
Well, we just heard of an interesting-sounding fabric store, via one of our friends on another costume list - and it also applies to the current thread about 60's and 70's clothing! Sandy Our friend Sophia Kelly Shultz sends this information: Gombar's Fabrics is located in St. Clair, PA (home of the famous St. Clair fern fossils, for you fossil collectors out there). It is the last fabric store in Schuylkill (if you're from Philly you pronounce this "Skoo-kull"; natives here call themselves "Skooks" which I find scary) County. Thanks to Wally World and the general economy, she is in trouble financially and it would be a tremendous loss to the sewing world if she went out of business. This store has not gotten new fabric in since about 1988, and most of the fabric dates to well before that. I have not gone through a fraction of the stock and have seen loads of fabric dating back to the 70s and before, and LACE...if you like vintage lace (not the stuff everybody's grandma saved from the Victorian era, but things like the cotton laces of the 60s and 70s--beautiful stuff, really, and in quantity) this is the place to go. Her prices are AMAZING (read: the prices have not gone up since they got each piece of fabric in. Gathered 2" wide cotton lace can be had for .69/yard.) She also has vintage TRIMS, some of it hilariously dated (think MOD) but most in beautiful condition. If you are interested in millinery, she has millinery blocks in profusion, including specialty ones for wide brims. Her mother got her start as a milliner and I hope to find more feathers like the ones I found in the basement last week. We do not have set prices on the blocks, but no fair offer will be refused. (And please be fair: she is fighting for her life here.) BUTTONS...they are everywhere and I haven't taken inventory yet, but there are a LOT, dating back maybe to the 50s. PATTERNS...if you like vintage patterns she must have at least 500 of them (looks like a thousand.) Some are without envelopes but were apparently "samples" provided by the pattern companies, so they are not cut or anything, just without envelopes. They date from the 40s to the 80s, and include hat patterns, classic dress patterns, bridals, and men's clothing. Interestingly, she has many of the same pattern in multiple sizes, particularly from the 70s. I am hoping to start a database soon, starting with the really old patterns. We plan to inventory all of the patterns and make sure each one has all its pieces. REMNANTS... Some .25 and .50 each. Tidbits of the past! So as you can see, this place is a treasure trove, with 30% off her already low prices on fabric (one time I bought something and she said, "Now, you know this is $3.49/yard" like that was a lot!) I have been helping clean out and we find new things every time I am there. I suppose I can update this as we find things. If you call in advance, we will open specially for parties or individuals wishing to fish around. We are right off of I-81 (at the Frackville Exit) and Route 61 South (directions are available or you can use google maps.) If you're coming some distance, please call me at 570-691-6327 and I will be happy to put you up at my house if you can tolerate two energetic Springer Spaniels, a pissed off cat (one of the dogs is new) and my rock collection. Please help to save this store! Gombar's Fabrics 15 West Carroll St. St. Clair PA 17970 570-429-0403 The owner's name is Mary Beth. Thanks in advance!! Sophia At 06:04 PM 7/7/2009, you wrote: Hi everyone, I am travelling to the USa next week with my husband and we will have about a week near the East Coast between about Philadelphia and Richmond. We will be hiring a car in Pittburgh and travelling around before we go to the SCA's Pennsic War. The area of travel is influenced by where friends live. 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? thanks in advance Annette Wilson (Canberra, Australia) "Those Who Fail to Learn History Are Doomed to Repeat It; Those Who Fail To Learn History Correctly - Why They Are Simply Doomed." Achemdro'hm "The Illusion of Historical Fact" -- C. Y. 4971 Andromeda ___ 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 to see?[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Colonial Williamsburg -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Wilson, Annette Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 4:04 PM To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Subject: [h-cost] visiting eastern USA - recommendations of things to see?[SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Hi everyone, I am travelling to the USa next week with my husband and we will have about a week near the East Coast between about Philadelphia and Richmond. We will be hiring a car in Pittburgh and travelling around before we go to the SCA's Pennsic War. The area of travel is influenced by where friends live. 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? thanks in advance Annette Wilson (Canberra, Australia) -- If you have received this transmission in error please notify us immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies. If this e-mail or any attachments have been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information in the e-mail or attachments. Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- ___ 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] visiting eastern USA - recommendations of things to see? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED
Welcome to America!?? If you are planning to visit Jamestown, Williamsburg (colonial capital of Virginia) is right next door and Yorktown (British surrender) just a few miles away.? They call it the Historic Triangle.? Virginia Beach has an outdoor drama about the First Landing (before they got to Jamestown) this summer.? That is about an hour east of? Williamsburg, on the coast.? From what I've read, performances depend on weather (it's on the beach) and security (it's on Fort Story).?? Richmond is about an hour west of Williamsburg.? If you want to go a little further south, Manteo, North Carolina has the outdoor drama "Lost Colony" about the settlement that disappeared a few years before Jamestown. ? If you want SCA references, Jamestown/Williamsburg/Yorktown are in the Barony of Tir-y-don and Virginia Beach is in the Barony of Marinus.? Enjoy your stay and have fun at Pennsic!? Wish we were going this year. Sigh.? Catherine Norfolk, Virginia Barony of Marinus, Atlantia -Original Message- From: Wilson, Annette To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Tue, Jul 7, 2009 7:04 pm Subject: [h-cost] visiting eastern USA - recommendations of things to see? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Hi everyone, I am travelling to the USa next week with my husband and we will have about a week near the East Coast between about Philadelphia and Richmond. We will be hiring a car in Pittburgh and travelling around before we go to the SCA's Pennsic War. The area of travel is influenced by where friends live. 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? thanks in advance Annette Wilson (Canberra, Australia) -- If you have received this transmission in error please notify us immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies. If this e-mail or any attachments have been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information in the e-mail or attachments. Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- ___ 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
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In a message dated 7/7/2009 7:05:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, annette.wil...@environment.gov.au writes: Any recommendations? A friend told me that the current exhibit of Spanish armor at the National Gallery of Art in Washington is fabulous, and she is by no means an armor enthusiast. Ann Wass **Looking for love this summer? Find it now on AOL Personals. (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove0003) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] visiting eastern USA - recommendations of things to see? [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Hi everyone, I am travelling to the USa next week with my husband and we will have about a week near the East Coast between about Philadelphia and Richmond. We will be hiring a car in Pittburgh and travelling around before we go to the SCA's Pennsic War. The area of travel is influenced by where friends live. 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? thanks in advance Annette Wilson (Canberra, Australia) -- If you have received this transmission in error please notify us immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies. If this e-mail or any attachments have been sent to you in error, that error does not constitute waiver of any confidentiality, privilege or copyright in respect of information in the e-mail or attachments. Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
