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From: "Anne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "H-Costume List Post"
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:41 AM
Subject: [h-cost] 1844 Corset Again-Busk Questions
Hello all!
I am glad to see some discussion going again. To add to it I am still
(very slowly) working on this
> Dannaman's in Newark had great bolts of Buddhist
> Orange silk for $1 a yard...which overdyed so
> well as well as other great ends.
I remember when Dannemann's was built, which gave the death knell to
Sharrah's. I once got in to the back room to see the wondrous things
at Sharrah's. It's
Janet,
I would be interested because I'm becoming a sucker for wardrobe
accounts.
Are you saying that the Records are composed of two volumes (I and II), or
that there are two copies, or that there are two sets of copies?
I would also be interested in the two Calendar books depen
Count me in...and thanks!
Chris G.
JAMES OGILVIE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
A British remainder dealer just notified me that RECORDS OF THE WARDROBE AND
HOUSEHOLD 1285-1286 , published by HMSO, has been sent to them. I have no idea
whether it has much information for costumers but I thou
A British remainder dealer just notified me that RECORDS OF THE WARDROBE AND
HOUSEHOLD 1285-1286 , published by HMSO, has been sent to them. I have no idea
whether it has much information for costumers but I thought I'd ask if there
are folks interested in taking the gamble. There are 2 volume
... promised her that we won't spend too much time fabric shopping.
So, long-winded way of asking: can anyone recommend one or two SPECIFIC
stores ( or even a specific block) for:
- good quality lightweight linen
- silks (not dupioni, which is easy enough to find elsewhere) but
especially taffetas
Maybe take it to a cleaner who has one of those old mangle irons, like for
ironing sheets or tablecloths. They do a big area at a time.
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Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 10:19 AM
To: Historical Costume
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It helps if you have access
to a dye vat, which I did. And steam setting afterwards can be
important.
See...a pain! What if one just has a washing machine and a stove top?
Yeah, that expl
I'd love to know what brand then, because I haven't found it sold by any of
my sources--most of which tell you straight out that their dye won't work on
silk. I've gotten some very lovely dark plums using black washfast acid dye
on silk.
(I don't mean to sound pugnacious; I really would LOVE
I got this message requesting renting costumes for Oklahoma. I don't
really rent costumes. Does anyone have a source or recommendation?
Katy
American Musical Theater of San Jose rents to groups all over the
country as do many other large theater groups. It keeps costume costs
down, cuz they g
Look at it this way, Bjarne--if you go wearing something old, and anyone
asks you why you aren't wearing something new, you'll have a funny story to
tell them!
-E House
(If I couldn't make fun of my past sewing disasters, I'd have to quit sewing
entirely.)
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On Wed, 21 Jun 2006, Cin wrote:
> Sure! I was a child then, my grandmother would take me down to look
> at fabrics, but around Xmas, I was there for the dressed models in the
> windows.
> Stop making me feel old!
If you were a child then, then it's not you who should feel old! I was
shopping th
I always starts to make the sleaves of a suit, as it is so easy going. I had
just finished both cuffs, and was sewing the buttons on to the cuffs and
sleaves, when i stuck my hands so badly and bleeded all over on the inner
cuff side for the left sleave. I tryed everything, spit on it, and used
ea
I was at G-Street Seven Corners last weekend ... Remember when there
was stuff piled all over, and you had to dodge the piles to get
around?
Better yet, I remember when they took up seven floors of an ancient
building on G Street, with stuff piled everywhere. If you were willing to
dig, you cou
At 8:23 AM -0600 6/21/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dannaman's in Newark had great bolts of Buddhist Orange silk for $1 a
yard...which overdyed so well as well as other great ends.
Newark? NJ Is Dannaman's still there? Newark is close-by to me.
Not my favorite place to visit but .
In a message dated 6/21/2006 10:25:37 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It helps if you have access
to a dye vat, which I did. And steam setting afterwards can be important.
See...a pain! What if one just has a washing machine and a stove top
I second that ! Go ! Enjoy the people and the event.
Don't let a piece of fabric keep you home! You can always "beat it
into submission" when you return from your event.
Susan
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling f
Bjarne wrote
had hoped to go to an event at the Gustavians in august, but now i am
sure, i wont make it because i wanted to wear something new. I guess
reenacting is canselled this season...
Don't let a difficult piece of fabric get in the way of having a good time.
You recently wr
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From: "Diana Habra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
If it is 100% silk, yes. *Very* dyeable ;~>
Diana
Except for black. You can _paint_ silk black, but dyeing it black is a
nightmare.
I've dyed silk black before with no trauma--I used one of the Jacquard
silk dyes fr
Not if you use washfast acid dyes. I dye silk black alot very
successfully.
Sylrog
On Jun 21, 2006, at 1:04 AM, E House wrote:
- Original Message - From: "Diana Habra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
If it is 100% silk, yes. *Very* dyeable ;~>
Diana
Except for black. You can _paint_ silk bl
I get my shirt/chemise linen from A&M Fabric at 214D W. 39th Street
(between 7th and 8th Ave). 212-642-4318 To my knowledge, they have no
website. Unless their prices have gone up since last I bought from
them, they'll sell you nice white linen at $6 a yard if you buy 20
yards, or a bit more
What a sad thing!
Do you ever use a thimble, Bjarne? I never found a metal one I could
stand, they made me so clumsy, and I usually wound up not using that
finger at all! But now I have two thimbles I use when hand-sewing
(quilting, making a multi-layered seam, attaching snaps, hooks, or
butto
I got this message requesting renting costumes for Oklahoma. I don't
really rent costumes. Does anyone have a source or recommendation?
Katy
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From: April Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Jun 1, 2006 12:28 PM
Subject:
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello Ms. Bis
On Jun 20, 2006, at 9:07 PM, cahuff wrote:
Dannaman's in Newark had great bolts of Buddhist Orange silk for $1 a
yard...which overdyed so well as well as other great ends.
Newark? NJ Is Dannaman's still there? Newark is close-by to me.
Not my favorite place to visit but ...
Susan
In a message dated 6/20/2006 7:16:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
had hoped to go to an event at the Gustavians in august, but now i am
sure, i wont make it because i wanted to wear something new. I guess
reenacting is canselled this season...
I do sympa
Why? Not enough saturation? There is some theatre paint, Roscopaint, I
think, which they said could be used to dye material, if thinned a lot.
Their black paint was lovely, a true velvet black, not grayed like "black"
house paint. I wonder if that would work (not that I'm looking for black,
more li
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From: "Diana Habra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
If it is 100% silk, yes. *Very* dyeable ;~>
Diana
Except for black. You can _paint_ silk black, but dyeing it black is a
nightmare.
-E House
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