Re: [h-cost] Holiday gifts

2006-01-06 Thread Red Bear
Behind the power curve as normal for me. I want to thank Gia Gavino for her lovely Holiday Gift. I got a lovely piece of wide lace, some chiffon with a woven spot pattern, and very nice roll of gold and white trim. My wife is thinking partlet on her new Italian, I am thinking very fancy

Re: [h-cost] Holiday gifts

2005-12-30 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Tuesday 27 December 2005 10:05 pm, Robin Netherton wrote: On Tue, 27 Dec 2005, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: A Perfect Red, by Amy Butler Greenfield (a history of the red dyes used in textile production in Europe, particularly cochineal) Mauve, by Simon Garfield (a history of the

Re: [h-cost] Holiday gifts

2005-12-28 Thread Sue Clemenger
, December 27, 2005 10:30 AM Subject: [h-cost] Holiday gifts Are we not going to have the traditional discussion of what costume-related gifts everyone got? Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Holiday gifts

2005-12-28 Thread ruthanneb
December) snowfall. It will serve as my holiday greeting card to you all Meanwhile, ho ho ho! --Ruth Anne Baumgartner scholar gypsy and amateur costumer -Original Message- From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Dec 27, 2005 12:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Holiday

Re: [h-cost] Holiday gifts

2005-12-28 Thread Audrey Bergeron-Morin
Are we not going to have the traditional discussion of what costume-related gifts everyone got? I got Nora Waugh's Cut of Men's Clothes! Yay! But that's all for costume-related stuff. Non-costume, I got A Series of Unfortunate Events tomes 4-5-6, the whole Narnya series, a couple of DVDs,

[h-cost] Holiday gifts

2005-12-27 Thread Lavolta Press
Are we not going to have the traditional discussion of what costume-related gifts everyone got? Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Holiday gifts

2005-12-27 Thread AnnBWass
In a message dated 12/27/2005 12:32:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Are we not going to have the traditional discussion of what costume-related gifts everyone got? I'm ready! My husband gave me a paisley shawl in shades of brown, orange, and turquoise. I

RE: [h-cost] Holiday gifts

2005-12-27 Thread Kelly Grant
] Subject: [h-cost] Holiday gifts Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 09:30:53 -0800 Are we not going to have the traditional discussion of what costume-related gifts everyone got? Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

RE: [h-cost] Holiday gifts

2005-12-27 Thread Rebecca Schmitt
I got Fashions of the Gilded Age Vol 1 and 2 - just started to read the first one today :-) Also, a Barnes Noble gift card that will most likely go to something costume related. Oh, and my secret Santa sent me lucet cords - just beautiful colors. I really have to learn how to do that for

Re: [h-cost] Holiday gifts

2005-12-27 Thread Lavolta Press
The best gift was from my husband--two bound annual volumes of _La Mode Illustree_, complete with all issues, pattern sheets, and color fashion plates, pristine, looking like they've never been opened before. My Secret Santa, Carolann Schmidt, gave me a couple of dozen like-new vintage Art

Re: [h-cost] Holiday gifts

2005-12-27 Thread Robin Netherton
Few people dare to get me costume-related gifts because I don't need fabrics/trims/patterns (I have a huge stash and extremely particular needs, plus I sew relatively few things these days). And I buy my research-related materials outright so I can deduct them on my taxes. So nearly all my

RE: [h-cost] Holiday gifts

2005-12-27 Thread Carolann Schmitt
My costume-related gifts included several books, a lovely selection of ribbons and braids from my h-costume secret Santa, Ann Wass, and sock-knitting pattern software. I'm anxious to see how it interprets original mid-19th century patterns. :-) Carolann Schmitt

Re: [h-cost] Holiday gifts

2005-12-27 Thread Robin Netherton
On Tue, 27 Dec 2005, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: A Perfect Red, by Amy Butler Greenfield (a history of the red dyes used in textile production in Europe, particularly cochineal) Mauve, by Simon Garfield (a history of the invention of that particular dye) I heard an interview with the