[h-cost] Valuation of collection

2007-09-23 Thread Kathy Page
Hello everyone, The divorce saga continues. Ugh. My collection is large enough that it's going to wind up on the inventory list for the division of assets. Oh joy. I have to reduce my collection to a bunch of numbers. Some of these things were for my personal collection and thus I never

[h-cost] Costume Valuation

2007-09-23 Thread Kathy Page
Gah! It's the missing link! Sorry I didn't include it. http://picasaweb.google.com/49victor/KathySCostuming Kathy Ermine, a lion rampant tail nowed gules charged on the shoulder with a rose Or barbed, seeded, slipped and leaved vert (Fieldless) On a rose Or barbed vert a lions head erased

[h-cost] Fringe source? Ltl OT

2007-09-23 Thread Saragrace Knauf
Hi all, I am making the monkey costume for a nephew from this pattern. http://img.sewingtoday.com/cat/4/itm_img/M8938.jpg I have no idea where to get the fringe for the face. Have any of you seen anything like it? Worse comes to worse, I'll get horsehair and make my own, but. Thanks,

Re: [h-cost] Fringe source? Ltl OT

2007-09-23 Thread Melody Watts
It doesn't loook like fringe per say to me, it looks more like a weft of wig hair, like if you took apart a halloween wig, i.e: an old lady or white witch wig. I'd say try that. Melody Saragrace Knauf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I am making the monkey costume for a nephew from

RE: [h-cost] Fringe source? Ltl OT

2007-09-23 Thread otsisto
Looks like long haired fake fur almost similar to the skunk ridge. Their notions section doesn't say fringe but it doesn't say long hair fake fur like it does for the skunk. You might get a clue from the instructions and you might want to notify McCall about they oversite with the monkey face

Re: [h-cost] Fringe source? Ltl OT

2007-09-23 Thread Ruth Anne Baumgartner
They don't mention what the lion's mane is made of, either (looks like crinkled strips of Kraft paper, which I don't think I'd want to put on a toddler...). Wouldn't a shopper want to know these things before getting home (if in fact the directions provide this information)? --Ruth Anne

RE: [h-cost] Costume Valuation

2007-09-23 Thread Wanda Pease
Kathy, This is an incredible collection and should be worth a lot. However the pool of buyers who can actually pay what they are worth is small. It is even smaller when you realize that these are garments meant to fit one person. This means that the lovely lady of size 6 may have to

RE: [h-cost] Valuation of collection

2007-09-23 Thread Sharon Collier
Remember, they're only worth what someone is willing to pay, so don't overvalue them. It's probably in your best interest to sell first, then split whatever they bring. Your ex may think they're worth more than you can actually get. Hoping for the best for you, Sharon C. -Original

Re: [h-cost] Valuation of collection

2007-09-23 Thread Heather Rose Jones
On Sep 23, 2007, at 8:57 AM, Kathy Page wrote: Hello everyone, The divorce saga continues. Ugh. My collection is large enough that it's going to wind up on the inventory list for the division of assets. Oh joy. I have to reduce my collection to a bunch of numbers. snip Just a brief