[h-cost] for Robin

Hi Robin, the Royal Armories might be able to help you http://www.royalarmouries.org/ regards Joy ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Re: welcome back

Hi Liadain, your blackwork is absolutely gorgeous! How are the kittens? regards Joy ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Re Women spies and the British wars

Hi Linda, further to Mike and Bjarne's comments, I tried a little experiment and found the easiest place to hide a letter 'about my person' was between my shift and corset. Stevie Davies, 'Unbridled Spirits, Women of the English Revolution: 1640-1660 is a very useful source. regards Joy

[h-cost] re lady spies

Hi again Linda, it is also very easy to suspend a pouch or similar from a belt between under and outer petticoats. regards Joy Shillaker ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Re: angleise dress

Absolutely lovely Bjarne, thanks for sharing the pictures. all the best Joy Shillaker ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Disaster!

presentations in September. Thanks for listening. regards Joy Shillaker ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Re: Disaster

Thankyou so much for all the advice and suggestions. It feels so much better that there might be a way to sort things out. As my knowledge of Chemistry is rudimentary, I'd assumed that if good old bleach didn't work nothing would. Is Rit an American product? thanks again regards Joy

[h-cost] Re mending

Thanks for all the tips and advice. I've made a good start on darning the holes. Some of the small darns are practically invisible. kelly, I could send you a ball of(sob sob) hand spun yarn full of moths to put in with your riding habit but I think there may be some laws about sending insects

[h-cost] Where to Go In London

Hi All, this might seem like a strange request from a brit but I'm having a day to myself in London tommorow and i wondered if anyone has any ideas of where to go that's costume related? My original plan was 'Handweavers Studio then the museum of childhood, but just discovered museum is closed

[h-cost] Delicate Subject

http://www.mum.org/ fascinating website. Quite a bit of evidence that for some women nothing was used! With regard to sanitary protection, for some women perhaps they didn't need protection that often anyway. A combination of pregnancy and full breast feeding could mean only a fraction of the

[h-cost] Thanks

Thankyou Michaela and Sunny for your suggestions. looks like I need another trip up to London! Fortunately I only live in Portsmouth and the mega Bus gets me up there for £2.50 return! (About the same cost for me to go to portsmouth Dockyard and the historic ships!) And thankyou, Robin for