On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com wrote:
Um, you are aware that there could be accompanying text and the link could
still contain a virus? All the junk my ISP's spamcatcher dumps into my
graymail has accompanying text.
This is a ridiculous discussion, as
Sorry for the intrusion, but I know there are librarians on the list.
I guess I could make the argument that how to do research is
on-topic. :-)
I'm looking for a 1979 thesis from OSU. It's not available via UMI. My
local library (Fort Bend County, TX) can't get the microfiche via ILL.
It's not
clothing patterns
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On 9/4/2012 1:10 PM, Charlene Charette wrote:
Sorry for the intrusion, but I know there are librarians on the list.
I guess I could make the argument that how to do research is
on-topic. :-)
I'm looking for a 1979 thesis from
I wasn't able to find the pinking blades on Fiskar's web site
(possibly not under sewing/quilting), but I did find them on Olfa's:
http://www.olfa.com/RotaryCuttersList.aspx?C=21
Searching Amazon (rotary pinking blades) turned up both Fiskars and Olfa.
--Charlene
On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 12:01
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com wrote:
What's everyone using for hand washing clothes? I hand wash my modern
lingerie, some delicate modern clothes, and vintage clothes. I am not
looking for an archival product. I am wondering if I should switch from
404
--C
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com wrote:
Probably similar to this:
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=17th+century+woman+in+chemise+and+bodiceum=1
hl=enbiw=1055bih=734tbm=ischtbnid=vjpwIaiUWaQ-KM:imgrefurl=https://kar
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Data-Samtak Susan pasov...@aol.com wrote:
I just tried the link with no success BUT when I copied the url then pasted
it into google, it worked.
Computers. Go figure!
Even stranger...
When I clicked the link I got an error. I then highlighted the link,
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Franchesca Havas
franchesca.ha...@gmail.com wrote:
I hear you I do but I have to say that the very first few paragraphs of
the book thoroughly describe exactly the man we see portrayed on the
screen.
Franchesca
I think part of the issue is more people are
These are a bit grainy, but I found the picture here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Beatrix_of_Rethel_Constance_of_Sicily.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Beatrix_Konstancie_Roger2.jpg
--Charlene
On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 11:30 AM, snsp...@aol.com wrote:
I know that the subject of
The only thing I was able to find about their website is it was
registered through GoDaddy.
--Charlene
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 2:00 AM, Margo Anderson
li...@margospatterns.com wrote:
I've been trying to find any information about them, including doing a
Business Entity search for their
Taking a trip through the OED It seems that the origins of the
words pink for the flower and pinking for the jagged edge are
uncertain. Their supposition is the flower was named for the fabric
treatment.
--Charlene
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Bambi TBNL
hippy_dippy_dan...@yahoo.com
A dictionarie of the French and English tongues
Randle Cotgrave
London, 1611
Coutil: m. A Ticke, or Quilt stuffed with flecks, wooll, or feathers;
a Mattresse, wooll-bed, Flock-bed, Feather-bed.
I know there are early French dictionaries, but I don't have those
references to hand. It might help
Process of elimination... Two other sources that didn't help. They
describe coutil as either a bed or the ticking, but don't say anything
about the fiber or weave.
John Palsgrave, Lesclarcissement de la Langue Francoyse (1530)
John Baret, An Alveary or Triple Dictionary, in English, Latin, and
Are either of these the image you're thinking of?
http://www.vandaimages.com/results.asp?image=1106BF7074-01itemw=2itemf=0001itemstep=1itemx=3
http://www.vandaimages.com/results.asp?inline=trueimage=1006BF7020-01wwwflag=1imagepos=9
--Charlene
On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Sunshine
For many people in the US, this week was Spring Break so they may have
gone on holiday or are dealing with having kids home from school.
--Charlene
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Rebecca lotsofteap...@charter.net wrote:
Same for me - so I guess everyone went underground :)
Rebecca Schmitt
When the first book came out I ordered a dozen directly from the
publisher and got a really good discount. They sold so quickly I
regretted not getting more. If you have a group of friends who are
interested, you might consider gettting them from the publisher.
--Charlene
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011
On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Wanda Pease wan...@hevanet.com wrote:
On 2/13/2011 7:16 AM, Charlene Charette wrote:
When the first book came out I ordered a dozen directly from the
publisher and got a really good discount. They sold so quickly I
regretted not getting more. If you have
It's The Order of Myths and is available via Netflix streaming.
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The-Order-of-Myths/70084136?trkid=438403#height1659
--Charlene
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:42 PM, penn...@costumegallery.com wrote:
Thank you Charlene. What was the name of the show?
Penny
One interesting tidbit from the show was when the new queen went for a
fitting and discovered how much hardware she had to wear to carry the
weight of the fabric. It was a quite interesting documentary.
--Charlene
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Charlene Charette
charlene...@gmail.com wrote
The picture you posted in Simplicity #4559, but I don't see it in
their current catalog. For giggles and grins I did a bit of searching,
but didn't come up with anything else useful.
--Charlene
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Audrey Bergeron-Morin
audreybmo...@gmail.com wrote:
Good afternoon,
I recently watched a documentary on Mobile, Alabama's Mardi Gras and
the costume designers kept refering to the detachable part as a train.
--Charlene
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 3:58 AM, penn...@costumegallery.com wrote:
I feel so silly asking this question. I am working on photos of coronation
Good grief. This is the highest price I've seen so far. And for
ex-library, at that. But they'll generously donate £0.25 to charity.
Bah!
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=3510504977cm_ven=nlcm_cat=trgcm_pla=wantcm_ite=viewbook
--Charlene
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Ever notice that when you try to
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=3365786214cm_ven=nlcm_cat=trgcm_pla=wantcm_ite=viewbook
This book is hard to come by and this is the best price I've seen in
several years. No affiliation; I've bought from ABE, but not this
particular vendor, and this is one of the notifications I
On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Susan Hiner suhi...@vassar.edu wrote:
Can anyone help me find the word for the long reaching tool with a kind of
hook on the end used by cloth merchants to remove bolts of cloth from hight
shelves? I'm happy to receive responses off-list.
I'm not familiar
Ugh..I hate sites that auto-play music.
--Charlene
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com wrote:
http://www.magnoliapearl.com/shop/clothing/clothing-gallery3.htm
http://www.magnoliapearl.com/shop/clothing/clothing-gallery2.htm
Fran
Lavolta Press
Books on
...@collierfam.com wrote:
How does it work?
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Charlene Charette
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:26 PM
To: Historical Costume; Historic Needlework
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Unidenitified object
This was found in my grandmother's things after she passed. She kept
it with her sewing stuff although that doesn't necessarily mean it's
sewing-related. Any idea what it is?
http://picasaweb.google.com/Charlene281/20100404?feat=directlink
--Charlene
--
Gossip is when you hear something you
:=:=:=
Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW
http://3toad.blogspot.com/
On Apr 4, 2010, at 9:02 PM, Charlene Charette wrote:
This was found in my grandmother's things after she passed. She kept
it with her sewing stuff although that doesn't necessarily mean it's
My grandparents and great-parents worked in the Maine textile mills.
I've inherited several weaving bobbins/spools still wound with white
thread (mostly discolored, some coming unraveled). Does anyone know if
they are worth anything and where to sell them if they are? I did a
quick check of ebay
I'm not familiar with this company. Their site lists a fax number.
Perhaps send a letter that way?
--Charlene
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Hanna Zickermann h.zickerm...@gmx.de wrote:
Good afternoon,
I have placed an order with this company http://www.militaryheritage.com/
last weekend.
This is an excerpt from P. Hilleström's A Conversation at
Drottningholm, 1779 (I wasn't able to find a detailed picture online,
so I scanned this from a book):
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ol-58sQg9RMLMYpBYDFiBg?feat=directlink
What is the second woman from the right making (using the
Mangle is the British term for what Americans call a wringer.
--Charlene
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 3:03 AM, Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com wrote:
I am reading a book, What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew and in
the part about laundry, the author says, This made laundry day such a
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Don Eisele
quix...@toysmakeuspowerful.com wrote:
2) Buy a Bernina
a) pros - local repair, an attachment exists for everything
b) cons - costly
Not necessarily costly. Someone already mentioned checking Craig's
list. You can also check with sewing machine
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/ListingDetails?bi=1415884424cm_ven=nlcm_cat=trgcm_pla=wantcm_ite=viewbook
If you REALLY want a copy; this one is US$650. I find maybe one copy
every two years and this is the cheapest I've seen it quite some time.
--Charlene
--
The trouble with most people is
And the last couple of copies I've found were in the US$2000+ range.
I've told my friend to guard her copy!
--Charlene
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:11 PM, app...@aol.com wrote:
Take the Amazon copy. This book lists on abebooks.com for $900 to $1300.
Kathleen
http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/sca-rapier-ansteorra.org
--Charlene
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Dawn d...@reddawn.net wrote:
Does anyone know where this might be found? I have someone who needs to talk
costume/clothing/armor with someone who knows the details.
Dawn
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 8:40 PM, Dawn d...@reddawn.net wrote:
Does it ever come in black? All I can find is white, and I know it won't dye
well.
I found this via Google:
http://www.housefabric.com/categorysubview.asp?CategoryID=109CategorySubID=299
Will that work?
--Charlene
--
If fifty
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Ulrika O'Brien ulrika.obr...@gmail.com wrote:
There is a type of handicraft formerly practiced in Scandinavia that
is neither knitting nor crochet, but worked with (wool) yarn and a
bone needle very like a tapestry needle. It's more
historical/traditional than
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:12 PM, etienne...@comcast.net wrote:
I was wondering if anyone knew of a source for Inkjet printable fabric.
My Mom is looking for such an animal.
Found lots of online sources:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=inkjet+fabric
--Charlene
--
I know that you believe that you
This just showed up on my library's new books shelf. All of the
drawings are from Hottenroth (1884) and Racinet (1888). Each section
as a brief description of the timeframe along with captioned drawings.
Probably not too bad as a basic beginner's book. Definitely not for
anyone interested in
Netflix has a DVD entitled Electric Edwardians. It's a collection of
Edison films shot c. 1900-1906 in the UK. You need to go into the
set-up menu to turn on the commentary. The films include everything
from military dress, school children, community parades (in fine dress),
factory
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/england/northamptonshire/7421051.stm
This article is about a month old, but I've just come across it. Does
anyone know of a site that has a picture of this painting?
--Charlene
--
A politican's words reveal less about what he thinks about his subject
Andrew T Trembley wrote:
...it would be here.
I'm looking for North American retailers/wholesalers of ramie cloth. For
that matter, I'm interested in any vendor who ships to the US...
andy
These might give you some leads:
http://www.teonline.com/fabrics/ramie-fabrics.html
I'm asking this for someone on another list. Is there a specific term
for the flapper era headband (I'm assuming she means in the US) other
than headband?
TIA,
--Charlene
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The first time this book came around, I ordered a dozen copies directly
from Italy -- from an Italian bookseller, not the publisher. Since I
bought in quantity, I got a decent discount. They took Visa so payment
was easy. I sold them locally (no additional shipping costs involved)
for $75/each.
I apologize if this has been posted; I did a scan through the list snd
didn't see it.
http://www.crochetme.com/blog
Scroll down to Where Wool Comes From; there are three videos.
--Charlene
--
There is no way to make people like change. You can only make them feel
less threatened by it. --
Did this book ever get printed? Our library had it listed as on order
and now I don't see it anywhere.
Thanks,
--Charlene
--
The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate
knowledge of its ugly side. -- James Baldwin, US author (1924-1987)
--
No virus found in
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Beth,
Sorry for the delay, mundane life got a hold of me. :-) The book I have is:
Le Costume - De L'Antiquite A La Renaissance Francaise by L. Lejeune-Francoise
and L. Lamorlette. The book is so old that there is no copyright in it.
Happy New Year,
Rose
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