Re: [h-cost] Catching up

2008-05-06 Thread Claire Clarke
Message: 9 Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 10:42:52 -0700 From: Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Catching up To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed At 02:07 AM 5/5/2008, you wrote: I

Re: [h-cost] Catching up

2008-05-05 Thread Penny Ladnier
2. Image: http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/P1030429.jpg . These medallions are borders on a three-tiered net dress. My question: What is the name of the type of hand-crochet around the medallions? It is a cotton thread very similar what is used on doilies. I am so embarrassed that I

Re: [h-cost] Catching Up

2008-05-05 Thread Penny Ladnier
One more time...Rebecca suggested lattice crochet. I found this example of a lattice bookmark: http://www.yarncat.com/mybookmark.html . This example does look like what is on the dress. But other images that I found on http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/search.php look kinda like the

Re: [h-cost] Catching up

2008-05-05 Thread Leif og Bjarne Drews
] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 8:45 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Catching up 2. Image: http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/P1030429.jpg . These medallions are borders on a three-tiered net dress. My question: What is the name of the type of hand-crochet around

Re: [h-cost] Catching up

2008-05-05 Thread Penny Ladnier
I just sent another image to the web with a close-up of one medallion. Feel free to download it and zoom in to see the stitches. http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/P1030429A.jpg If using IE, place your cursor on the lower right corner, an arrow will appear, and click on it for the

Re: [h-cost] Catching up

2008-05-05 Thread Joan Jurancich
At 02:07 AM 5/5/2008, you wrote: I just sent another image to the web with a close-up of one medallion. Feel free to download it and zoom in to see the stitches. http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/P1030429A.jpg If using IE, place your cursor on the lower right corner, an arrow will appear, and

Re: [h-cost] Catching up

2008-04-26 Thread Claire Clarke
1. Image: http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/P1030368.jpg . This is a skirt section of a dress. The overdress has two panels hanging from the waist. They are gathered on the hanging end and married by a rosette. My questions: Is there a period term for these hanging panels? I know

[h-cost] Catching Up

2008-04-25 Thread Penny Ladnier
First, I want to thank everyone who helped two weeks ago with the dance terms and origins from the Ringling Mansion's Ballroom murals. I compiled most of your answers and put them on the slideshow. I know have a website for all the slideshows. You can see them at www.costumeslideshows.com .

Re: [h-cost] Catching Up

2008-04-25 Thread REBECCA BURCH
I don't know about Image 1, but Image 2 is bordered by what my Grandmother called lattice work. I don't know if that is general usage, but that is what I know it to be. --- Penny Ladnier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. Image: http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/P1030368.jpg . This is a skirt

[h-cost] Catching up on old miniseries [was, Virgin Queen]

2007-01-11 Thread AlbertCat
And I'm seeing for the 1st time the Bleak House with Gillian Anderson. I liked very much the Diana Rigg version. This one is much bleaker...babba bing. Everyone looks great, but it's all too grey and dreary so far. I know much of it is SUPPOSED to be but part of that is the contrast with

[h-cost] Catching up

2005-09-08 Thread Kahlara
Wow, just a few days and my inbox is overflowing. Three day weekend meant I wasn't able to get online very much, but finally got through the discussions on various topics - all interesting and educational, or at least entertaining. ;-) Most of the comments and observances I had have already been