I know the subject header looks funny! Tonight I watched Jesus Christ
Superstar, On Demand. During JC's visit to Herod, two men with blonde wigs in
the chorus were wearing what appears to be tiny white Speedos. I am not sure
but there may have been ties at the hips, which could have been
I'd probably know what is the trouble, I'd say the bobbin is in the wrong
position. This happens if the thread stucks in the machine and you move the
bobbin here and there to get the thread out. Especially Pfaff is very sensitive
to this - if you force too much, the bobbin will move
I remember too many Canadian men wandering around in tiny Speedos as they
wended their way south to Old Orchard Beach in the '70's. Thank you for
reminding me of this bewildering childhood memory!
Marjorie
Marjorie Gilbert
author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set in Georgian England
Oh (he said with eyes watering), they were that tight back then.
Also, Jockey had a pair of underwear with little more than the elastic strap at
the hip...could it have been that?
-C.
I know the subject header looks funny! Tonight I watched Jesus Christ
Superstar, On Demand. During JC's
Oh yeah, in Australia we call them budgie smugglers,
-C.
in the chorus were wearing what appears to be tiny white Speedos. I am not
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Interestingly, the costume designer of JC Superstar is Yvonne Blake, I
believe. She designed one of the BEST costume extravaganzas of the 70's:
Three
Musketeers [and of course Four Musketeers too since they were
conceived as one film during filming]. Y'know, the one with Michael York,
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Interestingly, the costume designer of JC Superstar is Yvonne Blake, I
believe. She designed one of the BEST costume extravaganzas of the 70's: Three
Musketeers ...
She's done a lot of good work. I first noticed her name on Robin and Marian,
which had far better
I have a multi-size tissue pattern that I would like to use several times,
and make in more than one size.
What is your favorite method of preserving patterns to keep them intact?
In the past, I have fused the tissue to muslin, but those were *very* simple
children's play clothes, and
I always trace the thin patterns to brown wrapping paper, it holds a lot
better and it wont fade away so easy. All the patterns i use frequently are
made of brown wrapping paper.
Bjarne
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I'm generally a lurker, but I can chime in here from personal experience. I
was on a swim team as a kid and it was actually around that time -- and yes,
the speedos (which have earned a bad rap due to their abuse!) were always
small! They were also baggy in those pre-lycra days. Now -- were they
I always trace the thin patterns to brown wrapping paper, it holds a lot
better and it wont fade away so easy. All the patterns i use frequently are
made of brown wrapping paper.
That is similar to what I am doing now. I have separated the pieces, but not
cut them closely. Then I tape each
Land of Oz wrote:
I have a multi-size tissue pattern that I would like to use several
times, and make in more than one size.
What is your favorite method of preserving patterns to keep them intact?
I cut the largest size I will use and iron onto fusible interfacing.
Or I trace the size I
I use either sturdy clear plastic drop sheets (the sort painters use, very
inexpensive) or I go to the dollar store and get clear shower curtains or
tablecloth protectors. I just spread out the pattern on the table or floor,
throw the plastic over top and trace with a sharpie marker. Even the
What is your favorite method of preserving patterns to keep them
intact? In the past, I have fused the tissue to muslin, but those
were *very* simple children's play clothes, and eyeballing the
cutting line for a smaller size was simple.
I rarely use commercial patterns; usually I
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Interestingly, the costume designer of JC Superstar is Yvonne
Blake, I
believe. She designed one of the BEST costume extravaganzas of the
70's: Three
Musketeers ...
She's done a lot of good work. I first noticed her name on Robin and
Marian,
which had far better
My method, which is not always successful, is to trim the pattern to the
outer-most line and then fold over the larger sizes, clipping where necessary
on
curves. If a piece is really confusing, I'll trace it onto paper, either
computer paper if it's small, freezer paper, or brown
I trace the various sizes onto that gridded nonwoven stuff and then cut them
out. I use the tracings and save the original.
Kate
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To: Historical Costume
Penny Ladnier wrote:
During JC's visit to Herod, two men with blonde wigs in the chorus were wearing
what appears to be tiny white Speedos. I am not sure but there may have been
ties at the hips, which could have been women's bikini bottoms.
They were women's bikini bottoms. The whole
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Subject: [h-cost] Speedos by name
Oh yeah, in Australia we call them budgie smugglers,
in the chorus were
the size I want this time. It's taking me a long time! :-)
It doesn't work for stiff white paper patterns, but for tissue paper
patterns, you can lay your pattern on a stiffer paper and trace right
through the tissue with a sharpie marker...
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Subject: [h-cost] Speedos by name
Oh yeah, in Australia we call them budgie smugglers,
-C.
Oh, mercy. You made me spit iced tea on my keyboard with that
Liadain
Still laughing and picturing little birdie feet poking out
THL Liadain ni Mhordha OFO
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 8:00 AM, Carol Kocian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What is your favorite method of preserving patterns to keep them intact?
In the past, I have fused the tissue to muslin, but those were *very* simple
children's play clothes, and eyeballing the cutting line for a smaller
I totally agree with the Christmas paper. You can sometimes find it with
grid patterns on the back side. I usually just use my tracing wheel the
tracing paper for sewing, especially when the paper is multi sized on heavy
paper. A little more expensive but very well worth it if you
I trace out the pattern on muslin and put any marks that I may need on it. It
also saves time in the long run because you won't need to do any pinning when
you lay the pattern out on fabric.
Carol Kocian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What is your favorite method of preserving patterns to keep
As a former swimwear designer (including the Spedo-like briefs) I am laughing
myself silly. Thanks!
Monica
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From: Frank A Thallas Jr
Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:59 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Speedos by name
To: 'Historical Costume'
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We use drafting/tracing paper. It's 36 wide, so
many pattern pieces fit on one width. It's
really transparent, erasable, and pretty
durable. It gets a bit brittle after about 5
years but not too much. We used to get it at
Office Depot, but we now get it at our
university's bookstore -
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