Danielle Nunn-Weinberg wrote:
Does anyone have a record
of these threads or a good tip that they can email me off list since I
had an encounter with an exploding bottle of salad dressing (wearing new
clothes, naturally), and I need to deal with a large blob of olive oil
right in the middle of
I did the same thing to my new expensive dressing gown last week.
I just threw it in the heavy duty laundry soaker and fairly hot water, and
it came out quickly and easily.
Must be the week for it - I just dropped some tartare sauce on my top
(eating prawns - the wonders of Christmas in
My mother in law swears by cheap kid's bubblebath...kinda like the father in
my Big Fat Greek Wedding and his 'Windex', the bubblebath will remove
almost any stain.
Kelly
Bravery is something you can experience on the spur of the moment, faced
with danger. To have courage, you must think
In a message dated 12/15/05 11:53:16 AM GMT Standard Time,
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I was disappointed that Mrs. Beaver didn't get her new sewing
machine from Father Christmas in the movie.
now that's just not fair - poor mrs beaver.
a couple of weeks the telegraph newspaper (UK) were
From: Karen R Bergquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...rhodesiensis) was still in Africa. The mummies of Urumchi date to about
4,000 years ago and are homo sapiens although they appear to be caucasian
rather than oriental which is why finding them in the interior of China
is so remarkable.
Except that it
Yes, do try to get her to upgrade to a more authentic dress, instead of a
costume. Bottom line, it looks better. you don't have to go the whole hog
authentic route, many adjustments can be made to make it easier/faster/more
accessible
1. wear correct underpinnings. That corset stays
Well, since the ethnic Chinese who discovered them and the locals in the area
thought it was weird that the mummies were Caucasian, that's good enough for
me. While the Silk and Spice Roads were known to be in operation 1000 to 2000
years ago, finding these people in that area put the whole
Okay, I went to the book. Here's one of the pertinent passages.
According to Chinese historical documents, the Han Chinese themselves began to
move into Central Asia only around 120B.C., struggling to open up regular trade
with the West. So historians would not particularly expect Chinese
http://www.18cnewenglandlife.org/18cnel/delorey5.htm
This si old, so of course the picture is dead or something
Mia in Charlotte, NC, now done trying to convert costume to clothes. as in
Wait, this isn't a costume, these are my clothes!
I make no claims about the costuming, but the concept is cute:
http://www.mcphee.com/categories/action.html
Dawn
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I had to snicker over this blurb from the Marie Antoinette doll, er figure:
This 5-1/2 tall, hard vinyl figure features amazing Ejector Head Action, and
comes with a removable plastic wig and dress.
;-)
~Kimberley
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To: Historical
Mongoloid, I believe is a physical description not an ethnic description.
Perhaps you are looking for Mongolian?
Sorry I stand corrected:
A genetically and physiologically identifiable race of the human species.
Includes people of north and east Asia, Malaysians, and American Indians.
Orientals
At 17:25 15/12/2005, you wrote:
I had to snicker over this blurb from the Marie Antoinette doll, er figure:
This 5-1/2 tall, hard vinyl figure features amazing Ejector Head
Action, and comes with a removable plastic wig and dress.
I'm very taken with the lederhosen!
I actually did shy away from using that term, but it's a quote from the
book. And I believe one of the reasons that what used to be called
'Mongolism' is now known as Down's Syndrome is to get away from
unflattering ethnic comparisons. Besides, I have it on good authority
that children with DS in
What is the fiber content?
If not silk, usually a pre-treatment of the spot or the whole blouse, in
Shout, Dreft, oxi-clean, goop, Era, Woolite...etc.
Wash in warm.
Sometimes a second wash is needed (but rarely).
De
Who worked at a McDonalds for six years and had to deal with oil and grease
on
Danielle Nunn-Weinberg wrote:
Does anyone have a record of these threads or a good tip that they
can email me off list since I had an encounter with an exploding
bottle of salad dressing (wearing new clothes, naturally), and I
need to deal with a large blob of olive oil right in the middle
In fact, the lederhosen is THE gift for my brother-in-law, who's usually quite
difficult to shop for!
Thanks for this site--I've dropped a few bucks but it was a lot of fun. I do
wish Wilde had been more accessorized, but I'm not sure what I would have
added. Perhaps a lace handkerchief.
I
During my trip to England this past summer I happened upon a doll that I think
dates to the late 17th, early 18th century, based upon the style of doll that
it is. The doll was in a museum that didn't have a date on the doll and of
course I was deep in a whole other project at the time and
I had to snicker over this blurb from the Marie Antoinette doll, er
figure:
This 5-1/2 tall, hard vinyl figure features amazing Ejector Head
Action, and comes with a removable plastic wig and dress.
;-)
~Kimberley
Trust me, m'dear, you aren't the only one. ;)
I may have
I have had reasonable luck using dish washing detergent on such stains.
Jeanine
Danielle Nunn-Weinberg wrote:
Greetings,
I know this has been discussed ad nauseam in the past but the changed
archives don't seem to give me what I need. Does anyone have a record
of these threads or a good
Hello!
I was just perusing the web a bit, and ran across this:
http://www.thistlehillweavers.com/
They do reproduction weaving of period fabric, which I thought might be
of use to some.
Kate McClure
Grand Pooh-Bah
Beyond Reality Costumers Guild
www.brcg.org
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Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:19 PM
Subject: [h-cost] historical action figures
I make no claims about the costuming, but the concept is cute:
Thank you for that link; it certainly cheered up my day. Although I am not
a big fan of unicorns, I could be persuaded to make an exception for the one
on this site...
-Helen/Aidan
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Hi Dawn,
Its hillarious, Marie Antoinette has a removable head
Bjarne
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Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 6:19 PM
Subject: [h-cost] historical action figures
I make no claims about
Dear Alexandria.
It develloped trough the 1730ies and became the largest size in the 1740ies.
It started to be a dome shaped pannier, became flattened and started to
extend to the sides. Then in the 1760ies it grew smaller again, and ended up
with bumrolls in 1770ies and 80ies.
The french
Bjarne wrote
It develloped trough the 1730ies and became the largest size in the
1740ies. It started to be a dome shaped pannier, became flattened
and started to extend to the sides. Then in the 1760ies it grew
smaller again, and ended up with bumrolls in 1770ies and 80ies.
The french claims
Naturally you tell us about this site AFTER we're finished shopping for
the H-Cost gift exchange.
A friend I were recently discussing who is sexier, Ben Franklin or Elvis...
-Carol
I make no claims about the costuming, but the concept is cute:
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Well, since the ethnic Chinese who discovered them and the locals in the
area thought it
was weird that the mummies were Caucasian, that's good enough for me.
Glad to hear it. There are apparently plenty of Chinese records of the
Tocharians being
I don't know if the sleeve drape was like a lower circle sewn
on, like
you see on some young women's sleeves today, or if it was
another sleeve
like the angle-wing ones. This particular picture seems like
it must be
more like the circle-on-the-sleeve sort, but the TRH ones look a bit
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
FYI, there is a Italian (I think) style (a bit earlier then the time
of the Tres Riche Hours) that has what looks like circles attached
to/acting as the cuffs of the gothic fitted dress's sleeves. There is
a picture in _Parades et Parures_ by Odile Blanc. (it's
Greetings--
McClure, Kate wrote:
I had to snicker over this blurb from the Marie Antoinette doll, er
figure:
This 5-1/2 tall, hard vinyl figure features amazing Ejector Head
Action, and comes with a removable plastic wig and dress.
For the 13th century geek like me, the Pope Innocent III
I've been pondering the long, circle-ona-fitted-sleeve type of early 15thC
sleeves for a while, and I've noticed... there doesn't seem to be any seam
between the circly type part and the rest of the sleeve. In other words,
NOT a circle sewn on, but rather a dramatic flare starting at the
Following on the discussion of this link:
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/images/aria/sk/z/sk-c-1454.z
+++
(snip) For example, in the recently posted painting, there seems to be no
disconnect in the fabric's pattern... it looks like it was cut all of a
piece with the rest of the sleeve.
-E House,
*cool* Are any of these images online anywhere?
In my quick (~15 minutes) on-line search I didn't find anything. But I'm not
very familiar with the on-line manuscript archives... My search was limited to
goggling various terms. Sorry! I would've liked to have given links in my
earlier
The whole houppelande discussion got me in the mood for something: I think I
wanna wear a bunch of bells on a gown. At the hem, or maybe tiny bells all
over, like spangles. Funfunfun. Cold medicine. I'm thinking late
14thC/early 15thC would be the right era for it, but I've never really
E House wrote:
The whole houppelande discussion got me in the mood for something: I
think I wanna wear a bunch of bells on a gown. At the hem, or maybe
tiny bells all over, like spangles. Funfunfun. Cold medicine. I'm
thinking late 14thC/early 15thC would be the right era for it, but I've
Maybe you could do a masque costume? (You know, you're in the 16th or 17th
century, and the local high muckety-muck is having a fancy event, and people
are encouraged to come in a costume--it'd be what someone *then* would think
someone from the 14th/15th century would wear). Find some historical
No offense meant, but I just don't buy it. =} If the seam were far enough
up to be concealed by the oversleeve, the whole look/drape would be changed.
Even with really careful tailoring and stretching of the bias, a
circle-on-a-tube type of sleeve just doesn't give the same shape as one that
http://www.philosophersguild.com/index.lasso?
page_mode=Product_Detailitem=0195
St. Sebastian pincushion... you know you want one.
I know I do!
griz
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griz wrote:
St. Sebastian pincushion... you know you want one.
I know I do!
That's two for today. Thanks,
-Helen/Aidan
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Oh how tacky. The things people create to sell.
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St. Sebastian pincushion... you know you want one.
I know I do!
griz
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For some reason my system doesn't access the pictures as only three pictures
show up and the rest are frames with a little box and red X in the upper
left hand corner.
De
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In some 30 minutes or so my updated bells-with-garb page will be live.
Its at
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No offense meant, but I just don't buy it. =} If the seam were far enough
up to be concealed by the oversleeve, the whole look/drape would be changed.
Even with really careful tailoring and stretching of the bias, a
circle-on-a-tube type of sleeve just doesn't give the
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