Re: [h-cost] help for removing creases in silk?

2006-06-13 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
You can also try the vinegar/water trick. Sylrog On Jun 13, 2006, at 6:23 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: On Tuesday 13 June 2006 5:30 pm, Dawn wrote: I bought some of that pleated silk that was popular a few years ago, and I'd like to remove the creases. Does anyone know how this can

Re: [h-cost] When the fabric shop employee asks So what are you making with ...

2006-06-09 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
As a part-time employee of Jo-anns, I know they tell us to ask customers what they are making but I've never seen any salesperson at my store ask rudely or be rude at all with a customer. I usually don't ask the question unless I'm genuinely interested in what the customer is making, which I

[h-cost] online portfolios, resumes, etc

2006-05-26 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
I currently have my portfolio online but want to spice it up a little in adding a cover page, photo, other info. Do any of you out there have such online portfolios/resumes that I could look at just for some style suggestions? WHile I am very creative at costuming, I kind of draw a blank at

Re: [h-cost] Two questions

2006-04-14 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
Speaking of stretching hats, is there any way to stretch out a leather cowboy hat? I left mine in the back of my car on a hot summer day and it shrank. to where it won't fit any more. Sylrog On Apr 12, 2006, at 11:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/13/2006 12:36:02 AM

Re: [h-cost] Two questions

2006-04-14 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
I live in the Denver area and haven't come across any such place. Maybe I'll check a shoe repair shop. On Apr 14, 2006, at 4:16 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/14/2006 5:44:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Speaking of stretching hats, is there any

[h-cost] satin taffeta

2006-03-28 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
Since I work at Joanns part time, I can't help but have noticed the fabric they sell called satin taffeta. I can't figure out how you can combine satin and taffeta. Aren't each of them a distinctive weave? Sylrog ___ h-costume mailing list

[h-cost] Eyelet insertion trim

2006-03-23 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
Does anyone have any good online trim resources besides Jay Trims and Cheaptrims? I am looking for black eyelet insertion or dyeable white and can't seem to find it anywhere. Sylrog ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Olympics costumes

2006-02-20 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
On Feb 20, 2006, at 10:38 PM, Penny Ladnier wrote: Any opinions on the ice dancing costumes? There must have been a sale on skin-toned beige. LOL! I heard today that one rule is that the women could not show their navels. The featured swan costume was molting! Maybe she should have met

[h-cost] OT-donating to charity

2006-02-10 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
I made a whole slew of those fringed fleece boas that were popular a couple years ago, with the intention of selling them all. I did sell a few on ebay but am stuck now with about 25-30 of them and no one wants them anymore. Does anyone have any ideas about an organization I might donate

Re: [h-cost]April 1, was Medieval Clothing and Textiles II--Any news?

2006-01-16 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
On Jan 16, 2006, at 9:45 AM, Robin Netherton wrote: On Mon, 16 Jan 2006, Kate M Bunting wrote: If you mean April Fools' Day, Robin, we do have that in Europe too! I learned that when I was six years old and my mother took me and my sister to Europe for 3 months. On April 1, I found that

Re: [h-cost] PBS Henry VIII

2006-01-09 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
Why on earth would they cast a woman who was that pregnant at the time of filming? Did they think no one would notice her odd shape? Sylrog On Jan 9, 2006, at 4:25 AM, kelly grant wrote: Ahhh HA!( to quote a comercial on the local french network right now) Thanks for the insight,

[h-cost] PBS Henry VIII

2006-01-08 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
I've just been watching the new Henry Viii on PBS with Helena Bonham Carter as Anne Boleyn. I noticed that all her dresses go straight down from bust to waist, not pinching in at the waist at all, and making her look somewhat pregnant when she's not. While I realize this era's silhouette is

Re: [h-cost] hatmaking

2006-01-03 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
I have From the Neck Up, which I highly recommend. Sylrog On Jan 3, 2006, at 7:06 PM, Dawn wrote: Those of you who make hats... Would you suggest a good book or two? I'm totally intimidated by the process but eager to try it if I can get good instructions. I've seen one book that makes it

Re: [h-cost] Japanese clothes patterns

2005-11-07 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
I think Folkwear still has a pattern for hakamas. Sylrog On Nov 7, 2005, at 4:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to help a friend with his Japanese persona's costume. We are needing to find patterns for these items: hakama, manchira, and hitatare. If anyone could point us in

[h-cost] children's sizes

2005-09-02 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
. A measurement from waist to floor would help too. And let me know their age and gender. I think I am going to make stuff for about ages 1-11. If I get enough responses, I can figure out averages. Thanking you all in advance, Syrog (Sylvia Rognstad

Re: [h-cost] children's sizes

2005-09-02 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
. A measurement from waist to floor would help too. And let me know their age and gender. I think I am going to make stuff for about ages 1-11. If I get enough responses, I can figure out averages. Thanking you all in advance, Syrog (Sylvia Rognstad) Sylvia, Have you considered going to the web

Re: [h-cost] Hippie sightings...

2005-09-02 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
I just have to laugh when you place Berkeley in the sixties with historic dress. I was one of those Berkeley hippies of the '60s and I didn't realize I was considered historic! Sylrog On Sep 2, 2005, at 9:41 PM, Carolyn Kayta Barrows wrote: Maybe because they were out of style by

Re: [h-cost] Flour Sack Fabric

2005-08-01 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
I thought it was osnaburg (osnaberg?) Sylrog On Aug 1, 2005, at 10:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to buy flour sack fabric by the yard. I was introduced to the towels by my mother-in-law and would love to use this fabric for other

Re: [h-cost] Re: Flour Sack Fabric

2005-08-01 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
The osnaberg we sell at Joanns isn't stiff at all. Did the bolt say osnaberg? On Aug 1, 2005, at 12:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sylvia, I was looking at Osnaberg at the store and it seemed too stiff; I'll have to look again and take a towel along with me for comparison. Thanks, Wendi

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