Re: [h-cost] dressing Sherlock Holmes

2010-03-21 Thread Talia
I believe it's an Inverness Coat. Talia On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Dawn d...@reddawn.net wrote: The character is often portrayed wearing a long heavy coat and the infamous 'deerstalker' cap. Is there a name for the coat? I'm not sure what I should be looking

Re: [h-cost] Silk velvet and closure of fabric sources

2010-01-19 Thread Talia
I'm really lucky in respect to fabric...my man is posted with the military in Seoul, Korea and he actually knows about fabrics, so I can just tell him what I want and he gets it for me at the fabric district. :) It's not that much cheaper over there though, since the bad economy has pretty much

Re: [h-cost] Silk velvet and closure of fabric sources

2010-01-19 Thread Talia
Yeah, he's good about that sort of thing. He's that rare man that actually knows fabrics. He hasn't gotten tricked yet :) On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:17 AM, SPaterson sjpater...@eastlink.ca wrote: Tell him to be careful, many times the guys in Seoul tried to sell my mum, polyester-silk as silk.

Re: [h-cost] Godey's lady Books

2009-11-17 Thread Talia
I can be your drop point. I'll respond via private mail. Talia On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Sid Young sid.yo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I am after Godey's lady books, I have found some on eBay but none of the sellers are keen to ship to Australia. I am looking for someone in the US

Re: [h-cost] Herald's Renaissance Dress in Italy

2009-10-06 Thread Talia
Is it out of copyright? I've got one that if it's out of copyright, I'd scan it off and email it. If it's still under c-right though, no can do. Talia On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Charlene Charette charlene...@gmail.comwrote: And the last couple of copies I've found were in the US$2000

Re: [h-cost] Herald's Renaissance Dress in Italy

2009-10-06 Thread Talia
series. Ginni Morgan Talia tali...@gmail.com 10/6/09 4:46 PM Is it out of copyright? I've got one that if it's out of copyright, I'd scan it off and email it. If it's still under c-right though, no can do. Talia On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Charlene Charette charlene...@gmail.com

Re: [h-cost] Herald's Renaissance Dress in Italy

2009-10-06 Thread Talia
Nice gift! I see them every few months for a couple hundred dollars. On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 7:46 PM, monica spence monicaspe...@optonline.netwrote: I had 2 and gave one to a friend (my SCA apprentice) as a gift. :-) Monica -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com

[h-cost] Parachute silk?

2009-04-14 Thread Talia
Hi all, I need to find a source for lightweight, tightly woven, yet soft silk...like parachutes used to be made from. What would I call that type of silk? When I Google parachute silk all I get are synthetics. Thanks! ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] Dry cleaning a large gown

2009-02-05 Thread Talia
When I had my daughter's beaded wedding dress (with long train) cleaned after her reception, it was almost $300. But, it was an outdoor wedding and there was a good lot of mud on the hem from the rain. Talia On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Cin cinbar...@gmail.com wrote: Ladies gents, Do