Re: [h-cost] Moliere

It surely is not, its more than 18 years ago i had french lessons in school, and i never used it. So its all forgotten again. If you like the period, you should also look for L'Allée du Roi its a 2 DVD long film about Madame de Maintenon, the mistress of Louis XIV. Its packed with beautifull

Re: [h-cost] straight/bias gore question

The other trick I've found is start at the BOTTOM of the gore and sew upwards. No matter what. THEN hang the dress for 3 - 7 days and hem. Works like a dream. Have three gowns done this way for myself and one for a friend that still haven't 'bagged' out after two years. Starr At 09:44 PM

RE: [h-cost] straight/bias gore question

*rotfl* you betcha!!! Starr At 09:47 AM 7/28/2007, you wrote: I find this to be exactly opposite of my gore inserting' experience! If I start at the hem and work up, then the point always comes out wonky and ugly. I start at the top and work down, or at least hem-to-point-to-hem when I'm hand

Re: [h-cost] Moliere

In a message dated 7/28/2007 7:49:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The french are as good as the BBC when they make their own history. * They just don't want anyone else to understand it. :-P ** Get a sneak

[h-cost] I was looking for a Lucrezia Tourabuoni portrait

I was looking for a Lucrezia Tourabuoni portrait and found her among some other famous faces that had been reworked in a surrealistic fashion. http://www.martinlaspina.com.ar/g%20Pintura%201-a%20comparacion.htm Generally, I think they're beautiful, but nothing I'd take home to my Craftsman era

RE: [h-cost] I was looking for a Lucrezia Tourabuoni portrait

Nope... not for me. Personally, I hate surrealism... my life is surreal enough, thank you. I don't want it on my walls! :-) Monica -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Cin Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 11:34 AM To: h-cost Subject: [h-cost] I

Re: [h-cost] straight/bias gore question

I make all my own dress patterns, and I specifically design them so that I can sew straight-to-bias on the skirt area whenever possible. The straight edge goes on the front, bias to the back; to my eye, it hangs best that way, since the skirt sort of tends to flow out behind you better.

[h-cost] Heat n Bond Hell

NOW I remember why I hate that stuff. I just had the weirdest thing happen while using it. I am appliqueing a cotton/linen blend midweight fabric and used the ultra bond, the thread is Gutermann cotton thread. The first two appliques went fine- a total dream; I was using plain cone thread for

Re: [h-cost] straight/bias gore question

I was told once that when sewing bias, go from widest to narrowest and you get the smoothest seams. Kate - Original Message - From: Linda Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Historical Costume' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:47 AM Subject: RE: [h-cost] straight/bias gore

Re: [h-cost] Article on Russian Viking-era find

On Friday 27 July 2007, E House wrote: Not surprisingly, I don't speak Russian, but on the Russian site it looks to me like that second smaller sketch shows the front of the apron folded into that shape--sort of like a giant box pleat held in place by the brooches--rather than with a second

[h-cost] If you could -

which book/story would you like to costume? Why? We were having a discussion the other day about this topic and had some really interesting choices. I myself decided on Brian Daley's Jinx on a Terran Inheritance series for the book selection and any Firefly script for the story. Mostly because

Re: [h-cost] If you could -

I'd do the Dorothy Dunnett House of Nicolo series. A 15th century piece (if I remember correctly) in Bruges. There are several costumes described which I think would be so much fun. One of them is where the main characters clothing was stolen while he was sleeping, sewn with many bells, and

RE: [h-cost] 1880 Ball Gown

Hi, Lynn, well, the dark blue and rustle part is easy--- Blue/black changeable taffeta! I don't have the book, what will it look like? Sharon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lynn Downward Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 1:40 PM To: [EMAIL

RE: [h-cost] If you could -

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Saragrace Knauf Sent: Sat 7/28/2007 4:37 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] If you could - I'd do the Dorothy Dunnett House of Nicolo series. A 15th century piece (if I remember correctly) in Bruges. There

RE: [h-cost] Article on Russian Viking-era find

I have not seen the sketch but does it say anywhere that there are loops at all on this specific dress? Why do you feel that all apron dresses at the time had loops? Could there not have been an exception somewhere? De -Original Message- To do that, though, you'd need a second set of