Congratulations on your recovery, Barbara - hope you continue to do well.
Sharon wrote:
I hope you have a speedy and complete recovery! Handwork is perfect for
recovery. My mom embroidered a whole tablecloth while recovering from
surgery and every time we used it, she'd tell us the story. :-)
Hi,
It as been so long since I was able to make a historic costume.
Not much time anymore so now I make them in smaller size :-) .
It is for a doll that hopefully will arrive soon from Korea.
I am making her a beautiful sheer cotton bustle dress.
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Dolls/BJD.html
I
I've been told, but haven't ever gotten around to trying it, that if
you wash the wool in hair shampoo and rinse in conditioner that you
can unshrink it.
Katy
On Jan 6, 2008 10:44 AM, Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 12:17 AM 1/4/2008, you wrote:
I accidentally washed a wool sweater
Deredere, what period of bustle do you have in mind? Sheer cotton dresses
for the late 19th dresses with bustle would be rather unusual. Satin,
faille, medium weight cotton (think eyelet), or light weght wool or other
linen are more the fabrics found in historical costumes of the period.
You
Zuzana,
I've made a pourpoint for my husband based on the
Charles de Blois model. It has been used successfully
in SCA combat for a number of years. I've made several
forms of fabric armor over the years and have usually
added two inches all around to the pattern, flat
quilted all the layers, and
Deredere:
I would suggest a fairly plain straw hat with a ribbon , either a boater, or
a wider brin, perhaps tied under the chin.
Kim
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I stand corrected... a muslin is just what she says...I looked back to confirm..
Bambi
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Bambi TBNL wrote:
she DOES say in the instructions to cut a sloper and fit it..
This has always been a pet peeve of mine (nothing personal, Bambi). If I
wanted to cut a sloper
Thanks for both the replies, it was a definite help, I'll try to do the
fitting and basting on the body and when it won't help, I'll use the 2 inches
rule:-)) When talking about it, the Charles de Blois garment has many pattern
pieces, which of them would you sew together BEFORE fitting and
I rented the disks from Blockbuster this weekend and had a couple of
questions/comments.
There is substantial mention of a sweating sickness that killed thousands
during Henry VIII's time. What was that? No mention of buboes like for plague
or marks like smallpox. Did this really happen or
It as been so long since I was able to make a historic costume.
Not much time anymore so now I make them in smaller size :-) .
It is for a doll that hopefully will arrive soon from Korea.
I am making her a beautiful sheer cotton bustle dress.
http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Dolls/BJD.html
I
Yes, the sweat really happened. Try googling sweating sickness for
more info.
Arlys
On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:37:33 -0800 Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
At 12:19 PM 1/7/2008, you wrote:
I rented the disks from Blockbuster this weekend and had a couple
of
questions/comments.
There
On the contrary, many white dresses in sheer fabrics(although layered so
the effect was opaque)were worn in the summer months were worn by the
fashionable during the bustle period, see Harper's Bazar(yes, that's the
spelling) on microfilm in many larger public libraries. There are lots
of
Ok, here is the story. I offered to make the christening gown for a friend
who just had a kid. His wife said no-no, we have a family gown! I said ok,
less work for me, thats nice. The christening is on the 20th of this month,
and just today they pulled out the family gown and instantly called
In a message dated 1/7/2008 12:03:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I am making her a beautiful sheer cotton bustle dress.
*
Mmmm...lov-er-ly!
A straw would be perfect, like Kim suggests. I think a boater is too
masculine for the frilly frock.
On a related note: What do I do about white fur that has yellowed?
Bleaches are somewhat safe to use on celulosic fibers (cotton, linen),
but bleach dissolves protein fibers (silk, wool). Furthermore, furs
are difficult to clean, because immersion can be a very bad idea. But
there's a
I wonder if you could use whitening products that are made for protein
fibers. I forget the names as I havent used them for awhile. Dharma
Trading or Pro Chem can tell you.
Sylrog
On Jan 7, 2008, at 6:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On a related note: What do I do about white fur that has
I've heard lemon juice works.
Sylrog
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On Jan 7, 2008, at 5:21 PM, J A Urbik wrote:
Ok, here is the story. I offered to make the christening gown for a
friend
who just had a kid. His wife said no-no, we have a family gown! I
said ok,
less work for me, thats nice. The christening is on the
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