Re: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-26 Thread AlbertCat
This fall, I made myself a long [to the ankle] cotton robe to bum around the house in when I don't want to get dressed. I found some great and interesting batiks and some wonderfully outrageous African prints so I'm making everybody one. They take about 8 hours to prepare, cut and sew [one

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-25 Thread Dianne Greg Stucki
At 08:52 PM 11/24/2007, you wrote: Heh. You win. I can see my sewing machine. However, I do NOT have a place to plug it in. Liadain Having just returned from venturing to town, and buying MORE stuff I'm still working on my embroidered Elizabethan commission and cursing my embroidery

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-25 Thread Rickard, Patty
Maybe a breaker bar and a lg extension cord? Ceit From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Frank A Thallas Jr Sent: Sat 11/24/2007 8:52 PM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts? Heh. You win. I can see my sewing

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-25 Thread Frank A Thallas Jr
OFO wildernesse, the Outlands http://www.flickr.com/photos/liadains_fancies -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dianne Greg Stucki Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:47 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-25 Thread Frank A Thallas Jr
, Patty Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 6:55 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts? Maybe a breaker bar and a lg extension cord? Ceit From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Frank A Thallas Jr Sent: Sat 11/24/2007 8:52 PM

Re: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-25 Thread needlethread96
I'm handsewing some baby doll clothes from the 1960's, from?the Simplicity recent re-issues for my daughters Christmas box (or should that be huge stocking?!).? Handsewing them because I am doing jury service, and most of the time is spent waiting around.? Regards Jayne -Original

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-25 Thread Frank A Thallas Jr
PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 12:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts? I'm handsewing some baby doll clothes from the 1960's, from?the Simplicity recent re-issues for my daughters Christmas box (or should that be huge stocking?!).? Handsewing them

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-25 Thread Dianne Greg Stucki
At 02:13 PM 11/25/2007, you wrote: Embroidery? MACHINE?!? What manner of sorcery is THIS? G It is a wondrous thing, this sorcery--except when you have spent months planning out the designs for this outfit (it is for Carnevale in Venice, and accuracy is not a requirement) and then the

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-25 Thread Frank A Thallas Jr
/photos/liadains_fancies -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dianne Greg Stucki Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 3:52 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts? At 02:13 PM 11/25/2007, you wrote: Embroidery

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-25 Thread Sharon Collier
Holiday gifts, hah! I just finished making may daughter's Dickens dress and hat. She said she wanted to make it herself, but with college, she didn't have time and so, I was asked to do it1 week before Fair opening. But I managed. If you go to Dickens, she's Miss Kate Nickleby, all in black.

Re: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-24 Thread Jean Waddie
I have just had a week off work making curtains for the new house. I'm pretty pleased - two pairs of muslins, two pairs of full curtains, and two pairs for our two garden sheds, to stop people seeing what we are keeping in there. We've spent today putting up new poles and hanging the

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-24 Thread Frank A Thallas Jr
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rickard, Patty Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 8:51 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts? Greetings Liadain, What's the next step past artistic - I think I'm there. Currently, even the sewing

Re: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-23 Thread AnnBWass
In a message dated 11/23/2007 4:01:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm making blackwork rushnyki (icon scarves) for friends at church (progress can be seen at my flickr page below), Good heavens! How ambitious! I don't know how others feel about making

Re: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-23 Thread Susan Data-Samtak
Magnificent! Thanks for sharing. Susan Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness Carol H. On Nov 23, 2007, at 4:00 PM, Frank A Thallas Jr wrote: I'm making blackwork rushnyki (icon scarves) for friends at church (progress can be seen at my flickr page below), in between nursing orphan

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-23 Thread Frank A Thallas Jr
, the Outlands http://www.flickr.com/photos/liadains_fancies -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Data-Samtak Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 5:23 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts? Magnificent! Thanks

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-23 Thread Frank A Thallas Jr
wildernesse, the Outlands http://www.flickr.com/photos/liadains_fancies -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 3:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts

Re: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-23 Thread REBECCA BURCH
I'm not yet to the gift sewing phase - right now I'm concentrating on getting through my youngest son's Eagle ceremony tomorrow. My folks are headed to a month in India over Christmas, so we had our big family get together this weekend and combined Thanksgiving and Eagle and a couple birthdays. A

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-23 Thread zelda crusher
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:23:25 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Then Ansel wants a new Frobisuit for Bristol next year A what? Laurie _ Connect

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-23 Thread Frank A Thallas Jr
I'm making blackwork rushnyki (icon scarves) for friends at church (progress can be seen at my flickr page below), in between nursing orphan kittens and now trying to housebreak a very cute puppy with no clue about inside and outside... I don't think I'm going to finish my Christmas presents

RE: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts?

2007-11-23 Thread Frank A Thallas Jr
23, 2007 10:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Busy making holiday gifts? I'm embarking on making blackwork kits for my granddaughters. They're old enough to learn now. :-) Arlys On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:04:20 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dear list, Since the traffic has been light