[h-cost] Has everyone seen this?

2011-03-08 Thread ruthanneb
Talk about costume in literature! (or is this vice versa?) http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/mar/07/gown-exhibit-dumaurier-cornwall?CMP=twt_gu --Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer ___ h-costume mailing list

[h-cost] A Victorian/steampunk pattern question

2011-03-08 Thread Pixel, Goddess and Queen
Hello the list! The theme of Convergence (July, Twin Cities) this year is steampunk. And for some reason I have not yet figured out, I decided that my husband needs to have this costume: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20041220 I can find patterns. That's not the problem. My

Re: [h-cost] A Victorian/steampunk pattern question

2011-03-08 Thread cw15147-hcost01
Vest: Laughing Moon Merchantile, http://www.lafnmoon.com/ though you'll have to do a little improvisation to get the double hem effect. You won't find a pattern exactly like that. The coat looks like a loose-fitting version of a standard, single-breasted coat, with a capelet attached (that's

Re: [h-cost] A Victorian/steampunk pattern question

2011-03-08 Thread Ruth Anne Baumgartner
You might try Simplicity's Sherlock Holmes costume. RA On Mar 8, 2011, at 4:46 PM, cw15147-hcos...@yahoo.com wrote: Vest: Laughing Moon Merchantile, http://www.lafnmoon.com/ though you'll have to do a little improvisation to get the double hem effect. You won't find a pattern exactly like

[h-cost] Mardi Gras update

2011-03-08 Thread Janine Crocker
The photos were great Penny! I came across Joe Cain when researching mourning hats a while back and was fascinated by the whole thing! Here in the Canary Islands we are just finishing Carnival too and our funeral service is today...but instead of a person we bury a giant sardine :) All the