I assume that you mean Bibliography and not a bib garment piece. it will come
later...Kathleen
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From: Sharon Doig po_box_...@yahoo.com.au
Sent 4/21/2010 7:15:22 PM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: [h-cost] References to silk ribbon embroidery for clothing in regency
I use a ziz-zag (two rows) and cut the line between for sweaters or other
knitted items. I have become somewhat adept in unpicking high neck/cowls from
necklines or other areas where the seam is sewn or applied.? Tedious to be
sure, but doable,
Kathleen
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From: Lavolta
Grandmother taught me that to change knits machine sew a grossgrain ribbon of
the desired length on the line to be cut. Cut below the line. Sew on the
outside if a rounded finish is desired, turn and hand hem on the ribs. Sew on
the inside for a more casual look. Use for sleeves, armholes,
Okay, lets try this again. Here is the link (I think!) that will get you to the
pictures of the OA regalia I finally finished for Weston. It took me about a
year. Mostly delayed due to running out of beads and having to find a new
source. The design is a modified Potwatamee motif. It took over
That's classy!
Fran
On 4/22/2010 7:32 AM, AVCHASE wrote:
Grandmother taught me that to change knits machine sew a grossgrain ribbon of
the desired length on the line to be cut. Cut below the line. Sew on the
outside if a rounded finish is desired, turn and hand hem on the ribs. Sew on
the
I was wondering if you felted them, which seems to be the technique du
jour for cutting up sweaters to use as fabric.
Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com
On 4/22/2010 4:55 AM, R Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
I use a ziz-zag (two rows) and cut the line between for sweaters or other
knitted
For one of my classes A while Back I had to recycle mens wool garments
into a tailored jacket. Pics can be seen here closer to the bottom of
the page: http://izodiea.livejournal.com/10371.html I was amazed how
much fabric this project ate up. I used four full garments to make one,
and all I
That's dedication! Very impressive job, Rebecca.
LynnD
On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 8:49 AM, REBECCA BURCH ctrvlyf...@sbcglobal.netwrote:
Okay, lets try this again. Here is the link (I think!) that will get you to
the pictures of the OA regalia I finally finished for Weston. It took me
about a
For one of my classes A while Back I had to recycle mens wool garments
into a tailored jacket.
Recycling garments into other garments became popular in the Great
Depression of the 1930s, and became unpopular when it didn't have to
be so necessary.
--
Carolyn Kayta Barrows
--
“The future is
Recycling garments into others was routine long before the 1930s. I've
always thought that the 1920s would have killed the habit, because 20s
styles used so little material in comparison to most garments of
previous generations, and because ready-to-wear became the prominent
method of
Grandmother taught me that to change knits machine sew a grossgrain ribbon of
the desired length on the line to be cut. Cut below the line. Sew on the
outside if a rounded finish is desired, turn and hand hem on the ribs. Sew on
the inside for a more casual look. Use for sleeves, armholes,
Today of MSN.com there is a link to photos of clothes made from other clothes
or other things. Just about anything can be restyled
http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/staticslideshowdg.aspx?cp-documentid=23728245gt1=32055
Sincerely,
Rebecca Rautine
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:28:29 -0700
On 4/22/2010 5:10 PM, Becky Rautine wrote:
Today of MSN.com there is a link to photos of clothes made from other clothes
or other things. Just about anything can be restyled
http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/staticslideshowdg.aspx?cp-documentid=23728245gt1=32055
Sincerely,
Rebecca Rautine
Lots of examples of too-arty-to-be-wearable.
Except to a science fiction convention, or an evening event in San Francisco
(by a twenty-something), or to a Wearable Art or Fiber Art event.
--
Carolyn Kayta Barrows
--
“The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed.”
-William Gibson
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