Re: [h-cost] Fabrics bought in England in August, September, 1485 for Henry VII his Affinity

2009-10-16 Thread Käthe Barrows
Cloth of gold, riche, Cloth of gold, riche purpille Cloth of gold, grene I inherited some of what I believe is purple cloth-of-silver. It has a purple silk warp and a silver-plated copper weft. It doesn't drape worth diddly, and hangs slightly angular, not smooth, and it catches the light

Re: [h-cost] Vinegar, yuck!

2009-10-16 Thread Cynthia J Ley
Let it air outside for a few days. Arlys On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:54:17 -0400 Michelle Plumb mpl...@wideopenwest.com writes: Hello, all. I purchased a lightweight denim jacket dyed a dark blue. It's lovely, but reeks of vinegar! I've washed it three times, and the smell lingers on.

Re: [h-cost] long 'hair' for a lion costume

2009-10-16 Thread landofoz
Sorry, can't recall who posted the question about trying to find long 'hair' for a lion costume. I replied at the time that I'd lucked into some human hair wefts on sale locally for my Aslan. Have since completed the costume and thought you might enjoy seeing how the wig and mane turned

Re: [h-cost] long 'hair' for a lion costume

2009-10-16 Thread Rickard, Patty
I think the list strips attachments. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of landofoz Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 1:55 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] long 'hair' for a lion costume Sorry, can't recall

Re: [h-cost] long 'hair' for a lion costume

2009-10-16 Thread landofoz
Sorry, can't recall who posted the question about trying to find long 'hair' for a lion costume. I replied at the time that I'd lucked into some human hair wefts on sale locally for my Aslan. Have since completed the costume and thought you might enjoy seeing how the wig and mane turned out.

[h-cost] Image Gallery: Dresses from 1920's, 1930's 1940's

2009-10-16 Thread Wendi
Hi everybody! I'm working on a research project and I wanted to find out if anyone knew of a good image gallery for dresses from the 1920's, 1930's and 1940's. Thanks! Wendi ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Image Gallery: Dresses from 1920's, 1930's 1940's

2009-10-16 Thread Sharon Collier
http://www.costumes.org/HISTORY/100pages/costhistpage.htm Lots of stuff here. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Wendi Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 4:01 PM To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Image Gallery: