Re: [h-cost] 1879-80 trim conundrum-- HELP!
But no holes showing it was ever attached to anything! And why would you do something requiring tedious pinning/sewing when the rest of the train was an easy on/off solution? Any ideas? I'm baffled. Astrida In the 19th-century, it was quite common for women to hand baste accessories and other parts onto a garment to change the look, even though this seems labor intensive from our point of view. This made the wardrobe more flexible, almost larger, without costing much more money. Bear in mind that the wearer did not necessarily want to alter the with-train/without-train look every time she wore the garment. She could easily have decided to wear the train for a number of events in a row. She even might have added the train for an entire season, as in This season trains are in fashion, but I can always remove this one next season if they go out of fashion. 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
Re: [h-cost] 1879-80 trim conundrum-- HELP!
Good point. I've examined the trim loop with a magnifying glass, though, and still can't find any attachment holes. Hmmm… Since it does seem to so clearly belong at the skirt hem, perhaps I'll suggest either a minimum pin job or really large basting stitches to the curator. On Sep 20, 2011, at 4:03 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: But no holes showing it was ever attached to anything! And why would you do something requiring tedious pinning/sewing when the rest of the train was an easy on/off solution? Any ideas? I'm baffled. Astrida In the 19th-century, it was quite common for women to hand baste accessories and other parts onto a garment to change the look, even though this seems labor intensive from our point of view. This made the wardrobe more flexible, almost larger, without costing much more money. Bear in mind that the wearer did not necessarily want to alter the with-train/without-train look every time she wore the garment. She could easily have decided to wear the train for a number of events in a row. She even might have added the train for an entire season, as in This season trains are in fashion, but I can always remove this one next season if they go out of fashion. 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-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 1879-80 trim conundrum-- HELP!
Cleaning is certainly a possibility, though the dress seems to have avoided alteration in any other aspect. At any rate, thanks! On Sep 20, 2011, at 6:01 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: If someone cleaned the garment at any point since it was worn last, this may be enough to have made any thread holes disappear. Something else I as a clothing collector have sometimes run into, is the remodeling project some Victorian or Edwardian abandoned partway through. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 9/20/2011 2:37 PM, Astrida Schaeffer wrote: Good point. I've examined the trim loop with a magnifying glass, though, and still can't find any attachment holes. Hmmm… Since it does seem to so clearly belong at the skirt hem, perhaps I'll suggest either a minimum pin job or really large basting stitches to the curator. On Sep 20, 2011, at 4:03 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: But no holes showing it was ever attached to anything! And why would you do something requiring tedious pinning/sewing when the rest of the train was an easy on/off solution? Any ideas? I'm baffled. Astrida In the 19th-century, it was quite common for women to hand baste accessories and other parts onto a garment to change the look, even though this seems labor intensive from our point of view. This made the wardrobe more flexible, almost larger, without costing much more money. Bear in mind that the wearer did not necessarily want to alter the with-train/without-train look every time she wore the garment. She could easily have decided to wear the train for a number of events in a row. She even might have added the train for an entire season, as in This season trains are in fashion, but I can always remove this one next season if they go out of fashion. 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-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
