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From: Jacqueline Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] puffed sleeves
What Anne so dearly longs for is leg o' mutton sleeves. Just google it.
The Anne books take place from
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From: E House [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 10:25 PM
Subject: [h-cost] OT vacuums
I can't be the only one with this problem--little threads, all over my
carpet, and a vacuum that just can't handle 'em.
In a message dated 10/17/2005 1:07:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I regularly make doublets for a rather large gentleman
I made two doublets for some guys about the size you mentioned [I called
them quadrupletsbut I'm BAD!] Anyway, the draping idea is an
My mother always used to swear by her old-fashioned
Fuller-brush carpet sweeper (and we kept my child's
version for an extra decade for the same reason). Now
that it's AWOL (went missing in the move), we are also
quite disappointed with most modern vacs.
I'm likely going to purchase a
At 16:41 17/10/2005, you wrote:
My mother always used to swear by her old-fashioned
Fuller-brush carpet sweeper (and we kept my child's
version for an extra decade for the same reason). Now
that it's AWOL (went missing in the move), we are also
quite disappointed with most modern vacs.
I'm
Tell me about the UK and wool. All the sheep we passed on the way to
Litchfield (We actually slept quite near a place called Yarnfield) should have
been a clue.
We were there in the beginning of September. The first few days were
(unseasonalbly) warm to hot. Then it cooled off to what
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 21:25:48 -0500
From: E House [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [h-cost] OT vacuums
I can't be the only one with this problem--little threads, all over my carpet,
and a vacuum that just can't handle 'em.
I have one of those rubber-bristled brooms like you see on TV, and it
Okay, I know what leg o'mutton sleeves are, but I was under the impression
that these were something different. Can't say why, exactly. But I thought
this was a little girl's style or variation of some kind, not a generic
1890s style. Am I totally off-base?
Gail Finke
Don't know if you get Dyson vacuum cleaners in the U.S. Mine is a
heavy brute, but takes up cat hairs and cat litter and crumbs and
threads like nothing I have ever had before. And the brush thingy on
the end of the hose gets in all the corners I try to avoid.
We do have Dyson vacs but they
Leg of mutton(because of its resemblance and size to a leg of a full
grown sheep or ram)was just one of many styles of full sleeves. I
believe it is more often referred as such more by costume historians and
critics of the times, rather than in fashion periodicals and discussions
between actual
No, ME!
Not that I need 14 yards of green wool.
Fight! Fight! Me too! I was going to say: oh, Dawn, it's just not you!
However, it is exactly me! G
I have such visions of a fabric scramble. lol
I haven't used up the wool I have from Pendleton yet, so I'm just watching
everyone else
At 18:08 17/10/2005, you wrote:
Don't know if you get Dyson vacuum cleaners in the U.S. Mine is a
heavy brute, but takes up cat hairs and cat litter and crumbs and
threads like nothing I have ever had before. And the brush thingy on
the end of the hose gets in all the corners I try to
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From: Branwyn Maura [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My mother always used to swear by her old-fashioned
Fuller-brush carpet sweeper (and we kept my child's
version for an extra decade for the same reason).
Thanks all, for the responses--I still hope to hear more reviews if
Hello Bjarne,
Although this is not a period that I have worked with, I am a little familiar
with it and I have enjoyed looking at your pictures of costumes and your
exquisite embroidery.
It does sound like you have made your decision about the waist coat - but my
mind's eye came up with
Well no. They had this type of sleeve for a little girl's dress. Someplace
in fact I have a baby dress with these sleeves and they are stupidly large.
It's as generic as it gets. I think at some point Marilla says that the
sleeve sizes are getting ridicoulous and are waste of good fabric which is
I've even seen the 1916 (?) version. I've YET to see a good version or play
of this series. And what BBC recently did to poor Anne is disgusting beyond
words. The books are aso basic and simple there is simply NO good reason
that a more accurate version can't be done. The best out of all would
Random interesting fact: There are still the same number of sheep per
person in Britain as there were in the 15th century. Just that now, a
lot fewer people spend their time looking after the sheep.
Ever since I learned that I've wondered where I can go to claim my
sheep. I think it's about
$400 is about the equivalent of what you'd pay for a newer version of a dyson
over here these days - but from my experience they're probably not worth the
outlay (we've got one - can't remember which model). Was brilliant for a few
months, but it just couldn't cope with cat hair, cat litter
I'm reading an article: Objets archéologiques; Témoins dune quaiité de vie
urbaine dans le bourg monastique: by Nicole Meyer Rodrigues in Dossiers
d'Archaologie no. 297 (Oct. 2004) pp. 94-101.
On page 94 there is a picture of a knitted cap from the beginning of the
14th century - it's
At 04:49 PM 10/17/2005, you wrote:
I'm reading an article: Objets archéologiques;
Témoins dune quaiité de vie urbaine dans le
bourg monastique: by Nicole Meyer Rodrigues in
Dossiers d'Archaologie no. 297 (Oct. 2004) pp. 94-101.
On page 94 there is a picture of a knitted cap
from the
At the restaurant where I work we use Bissel carpet sweepers all the time. We
cannot use vacuum cleaners in the restaurant because they kick up dust and
stuff. These sweepers are fantastic!!! They even pick up french fries and ice
too!!! They are $27 at Walmart.
Linda S.
Personally, I have never tried to collect byssal threads from mussels,
though here's an article showing how to work with
them. http://www.designboom.com/eng/education/byssus_howto.html
I don't necessarily believe all the stuff in that article, nor in the links
from it. For example, one
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From: Jacqueline Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: puffed sleeves
Hope that helps to pin costuming dates down a bit better. And it's made me
realize that I analyze
I was reading my Colonial Williamsburg magazine this morning and saw this
article about tailors in the 18th century. It is also online so I thought
I would share it with you
The most interesting thing to me is what tailors do versus
seamstresses versus mantua makers. Have a look:
If you love good kids' lit -- as I do, passionately -- then you owe it to
yourself to find everything you can by Edith Nesbit, if you haven't discovered
her already (The Story of the Treasure Seekers, the New Treasure Seekers, The
Wouldbegoods, The Magic City, The Magic World, Wet Magic, The
Thank you!
The Sense and Sensibility pattern is perfect. Just needs a couple of
tweaks to get the exact look I want.
Michelle, happily contemplating her new winter coat.
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I recently posted about this on my livejournal (if you are on there and want
to add me my name is Jaie up there) So I'm going to simply post what I wrote
up there as my response:
I've got a couple of books I'm also keeping an eye on as well. Someone has
an entire collection of the Waverly
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