I'm just getting back from holiday and trying to get
caught up on e-mail, so sorry if this is really late.
I had to plug my favorite corset supply store, Grannd
Garb. See their site here:
http://www.grannd.com
I haven't purchased anything from them for a while,
being a student and hence very
I'm wanting to make a decorative pin cushion for a Christmas gift., but
not sure what to fill it with. Does anyone have any suggestions besides
sand or fiberfill?
Roscelin
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I have made several, and tend to favor chinchilla dust. No, no, not dust
made from
And not only do you have to consider the costumes and the direction of the
production, with opera and any other Period Music, You have to consider
whether it is one with period instruments and sensibilities, or if it is done
with a modern orchestra. (and vocal talents...were there castrati or
I have come to this thread late so do appologise if this sorth of
thing has been mentioned before. As a singer putting on a proper
corset to sing means you can't get the air in nearly so well as
without. The notes are then naturally shortened, compressed and
quiter. Now perhaps the very 'big'
Hi folks.
Also coming in late... but this I can comment on. I do sing opera,
and I do wear corsets, sometimes both together.
(side note) Remember, corset shapes are not all the same. (/side note)
What I tend to wear are 1550+ to about 1700 corsets. Most of these are
somewhat cylindrical in
Wow so many singers who are interested in costuming. I have to admit
I have only done a small amount of singing and only once in a circa
1800 corset. It did feel strange but those of you with more
experience would suggest that more practice in it would probably
help..
On 28/11/05, Marie Stewart
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From: McClure, Kate [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 6:57 PM
Subject: [h-cost] RE: OT - Pin Cushion
I'm wanting to make a decorative pin cushion for a Christmas gift., but
not sure what to fill it with. Does anyone have
Thinking on illustrations I have seen.
The mid 18th c opera women must have sun in stays. I'm working from memory
here, but the engravinfgs I can remember of Handel operas show full-bore 1700's
court dress, wigs, paniers out to there, feathers on the tops of heads. And
all of this
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From: michael tartaglio [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi. Pg 228 of Geoff Egan and Hazel Forsyth's article Wound Wire and
Silver Gilt in Oxbow Monograph #98 shows the wire from the headdress
that I believe you are talking about. The full title of the book is The
Age of
In a message dated 11/28/2005 1:49:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I can't even begin to
think how to sing something like the Queen of the night aria in a
corset.
I've always wondered about this. I mean they certainly wore corsets for the
1st production. But
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005, E House wrote:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/190199239X/104-1649257-0753564?v=glancen=283155s=booksv=glance
or
http://snipurl.com/kav3
Can anyone compare the two, taking into account that the latter from amazon
is 1/3 the price of the former?
Amazon is wrong --
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From: Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Amazon is wrong -- the newer one has yet to be released. My contact at the
publisher told me today that with luck we may yet see it before the end of
the year. See another description here:
I dunno about 1800s for real but for fake it works:
Costuming Barnum (set in 1800s) a few years back, I put Jenny Lind (chick with
high voice) into a steel-bone Victorian corset. She loved it, saying that she
was able to press against it from the inside for additional control,
-C.
How to explain this... (insert useless floundering) gahh... I just
really can't think of a way to explain without putting my hands on
peoples backs, bellies and sides...
Opera, any well supported singing for that matter, is not about big
lungs and gasping for air, It's about support, flow of
Browsing eBay and found this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Exquisite-Victorian-Soutache-Trim-Jacket_W0QQitemZ8358250073QQcategoryZ48864QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Sigh, the sort of thing that looks great period, but would also go great with
a pair of jeans! I love Victorian
AlbertCat wrote:
So what's you're point?
My point is exactly what I said: If you're going to do a rare performance
but do it in an unusual style, then tell people. That way people know what
they're getting into.
I, personally, don't like bizarre and modern costumes. But if I know I am
going
I've costumed a lot of period style operas-- for me the best way was to
lightly bone the bodice of the gown so it gives the look , but doesn't drive
the singers crazy...
Dame Catriona MacDuff
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Behalf Of Caroline
Sent:
I took one of my pin cushions apart lately and found no less than 31
needles stuck insideI thought I had a needle eating monster (I know
I have a sock eating monster!), now I know where to look next time!
Sg
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At 11:41 AM 11/28/2005, you wrote:
Wow so many singers who are interested in costuming. I have to admit
I have only done a small amount of singing and only once in a circa
1800 corset. It did feel strange but those of you with more
experience would suggest that more practice in it would
At 18:43 28/11/2005, you wrote:
I have come to this thread late so do appologise if this sorth of
thing has been mentioned before. As a singer putting on a proper
corset to sing means you can't get the air in nearly so well as
without. The notes are then naturally shortened, compressed and
I have something of a dilemma. We're finally getting around to dealing with
some of my late mother's huge collection of odds-and-ends, and there is an
entire *drawer* full of thread that I rescued before Dad threw it out. Old
thread on wooden spools--Coats Clark, a brand called Blyda, and Belding
At 07:30 PM 11/28/2005, you wrote:
I have something of a dilemma. We're finally getting around to dealing with
some of my late mother's huge collection of odds-and-ends, and there is an
entire *drawer* full of thread that I rescued before Dad threw it out. Old
thread on wooden spools--Coats
Anyone have some favorite velvet tricks they'd like to share? It's
been ages since I worked with the stuff.
I'm particularly concerned about dealing with areas where multiple
layers meet. I'm doing an early Stuart informal doublet with set in
sleeves and epaulettes. That's a lot of layers. In
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