Unfortunately Deb has been delayed completing the book on textile
definitions, Fran. I'll make an announcement when it's closer to a living,
breathing entity.
Regards,
Lorina Stephens
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First my sweetie Dan wanted to know if I could make him a 1750's (FI War)
officer's coat for his portrayal of General Braddock next April. Nothing
fancy, of course, not a lot of trim--just something simple. And he had a white
waistcoat and breeches, so no need to worry about them. Sounds
Well, this is a first for me... I washed some brand new natural
colored cotton coutil, and burgundy spots popped up all over it.
Looks like some dye powder got on it before it was shipped to me, and
now I'm stuck wondering: does dye remover weaken cotton? I've got a
bunch of the stuff sold by
Why bother with dye remover? Personally, I'd just dye the fabric some
color darker than the spots. Burgundy or purple sounds ideal.
Fran
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Elena House wrote:
Well, this is a first for me... I washed some brand new natural
My husband made his OWN coat and drop front pants for Dickens, as I was
making costumes for the 2 kids and myself. Up until then, he had only ever
made one item, a VERY simple dashiki type shirt before. If your husband is
at all a DIY kind of guy, he can help! It's like working with wood, only
I would do that in other cases, but this is for a client--they want a
light peachy-tan color, so I've got to lighten up the spots somehow!
I just emailed the seller (Lost Coast) in the hopes that they can at
least tell me what the spots ARE...
-E House
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Lavolta
Elena House wrote:
I would do that in other cases, but this is for a client--they want a
light peachy-tan color, so I've got to lighten up the spots somehow!
I just emailed the seller (Lost Coast) in the hopes that they can at
least tell me what the spots ARE...
Or else maybe replace the
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com wrote:
Or else maybe replace the flawed fabric with one guaranteed not break out in
spots?
I can but hope...
-E House
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I was hoping to have some good advice, but my appropriate text is for
1768-96, so not early enough. However, the uniform of a general is
different from a regimental uniform (generals were staff rather than
belonging to any particular regiment), and may well have worn a buff
waistcoat and
Cascio Michael wrote:
Will lining the bodice stabilize the stretch? Would I cut the lining on the
bias or the straight. I'm considering tacking snowflake buttons at intervals
to decorate the bodice and keep the layers together. Any thoughts or
suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Dawn,
Did ironing on the interfacing flatten the pile to any degree ?
I have seen Panne velvet really cheap but was put off by the stretch factor, I
wondered if fusable interfacing would cure this., but worried about the
pressing making more problems then it cured.
melody
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