[h-cost] sheared faux fur
Greetings I'm searching for a source for a faux sheared white fur. When I say sheared, I mean fairly closely sheared--the pile is quite short and flat. I used to be able to get a really good-quality fur of this type from Fabulous Furs, but to my dismay they no longer carry it. I'd like to avoid any of the low-quality teddy-bear fur. I'm willing to pay $60 or so a yard to get a good fur. Any ideas? Thanks, Melanie Schuessler ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] sheared faux fur
Melanie Schuessler wrote: Greetings I'm searching for a source for a faux sheared white fur. When I say sheared, I mean fairly closely sheared--the pile is quite short and flat. I used to be able to get a really good-quality fur of this type from Fabulous Furs, but to my dismay they no longer carry it. I'd like to avoid any of the low-quality teddy-bear fur. I'm willing to pay $60 or so a yard to get a good fur. I'm not sure how you gauge quality, but Hancocks (the chain) carried a number of nice faux furs this spring, including a very soft, short sheepskin looking one that came in pastels and an off-white. I forget how much it was, it was over $20 a yard and I put it into the when pigs fly category for potential purchases. The stores in this area made displays of a couple of those shearling jackets that were popular for about a week this spring. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] What do you do?
What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What do you do?
What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore,
and when your costumes gets bored to look at?
When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two?
What is left then?
Wait till the feeling passes and do some more re-enactment later? Get
different re-enactment friends? Write historical fiction? Costume for a
theatre? Do live action role playing gaming?
CarolynKayta Barrows
dollmaker, fibre artist, textillian
www.FunStuft.com
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Hi Carolyn
You are always full of god soutions, you never stopped replying my mails.'
Many thanks.
I think i am going to stop now..
Its over...
Bjarne
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What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore,
and when your costumes gets bored to look at?
When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two?
What is left then?
Wait till the feeling passes and do some more re-enactment later? Get
different re-enactment friends? Write historical fiction? Costume for a
theatre? Do live action role playing gaming?
CarolynKayta Barrows
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www.FunStuft.com
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Re: [h-cost] What do you do?
I go through phases where I just can't motivate myself to work on yet another
costume. Sometimes, I don't want to bother with all the preparation and time
involved in going to a live action roleplay event. That's when I take a break
for a month or two, and then I'm ready to go again!
I hope things work out for you, Bjarne. I am new to the list, but have loved
looking at every picture you put up. You are truely more talented then I will
ever be.
Natalie
I'm an addict, but the only 12 Step program I'm interested in is the twelve
steps from here over to that bolt of fabric over there...
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From: Bjarne og Leif Drews
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Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 3:38 PM
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Hi Carolyn
You are always full of god soutions, you never stopped replying my mails.'
Many thanks.
I think i am going to stop now..
Its over...
Bjarne
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What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore,
and when your costumes gets bored to look at?
When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two?
What is left then?
Wait till the feeling passes and do some more re-enactment later? Get
different re-enactment friends? Write historical fiction? Costume for a
theatre? Do live action role playing gaming?
CarolynKayta Barrows
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www.FunStuft.com
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Re: [h-cost] What do you do?
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: What is left then? All my other hobbies. As much as I love sewing, costuming and dressing up, it's not my entire life. Go outside, try something new. Resurrect old hobbies that you used to enjoy. Try out a hobby you've never done before. Go to the beach. It's normal to get tired of an activity after a while and want to do something else. Give yourself the time off. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Many thanks . In my youth i used to be good at telling storiesm perhaps thats an obsion? Thanks for you being there... v - Original Message - From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] What do you do? Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: What is left then? All my other hobbies. As much as I love sewing, costuming and dressing up, it's not my entire life. Go outside, try something new. Resurrect old hobbies that you used to enjoy. Try out a hobby you've never done before. Go to the beach. It's normal to get tired of an activity after a while and want to do something else. Give yourself the time off. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What do you do?
I just stop for several months, and look around, go visit my family (just got back from a three month trip driving from long island, NY to Dallas, TX, and back again. put on over 7,000 miles on my truck. i stopped all along the way to visit any family that i know about, even one third cousin and several great aunts and uncles). I had not been very interested in sewing or much of anything for several months, but now that i'm back i am itching to get back to it... I am spending today unbarring my sewing area from what i piled up as i was leaving and what my husband littered the room with, and hoping i can get in one small project before the i should cook dinner. -- Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What do you do?
Take a break! It sounds like the thought of doing more costuming work right now would stress you out; pay attention to that and just ...let it go for a while. You don't have to do it if you don't want to. But do keep up your contacts--the people who've entered your life through costuming don't have to leave it just because of a shift in interests. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What do you do?
Bjarne, Telling stories? Like historical stories? Dress up in your fabulous clothes and volunteer to share your talents! Or, just take a break for a while and try something completely different. Best of luck. We all get in a slump sometimes. Good friends help pull us out! Susan Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for. - Ride the Dark Trail by Louis L'Amour On Jul 5, 2006, at 3:53 PM, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: Many thanks . In my youth i used to be good at telling storiesm perhaps thats an obsion? Thanks for you being there... v - Original Message - From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] What do you do? Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: What is left then? All my other hobbies. As much as I love sewing, costuming and dressing up, it's not my entire life. Go outside, try something new. Resurrect old hobbies that you used to enjoy. Try out a hobby you've never done before. Go to the beach. It's normal to get tired of an activity after a while and want to do something else. Give yourself the time off. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: What to do???
At 3:59 PM -0600 7/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Try to do other non related activities...even before getting burned out. Seen to many get in waaay to deep and then just up and vanish. Balance and moderation can be a good thing, of course having t many diff hobbies may be just as badVBEG Or buy an old house/garden. That will keep you humble and looking forward to a break from plaster/paint/weeding/digging/grouting/etc/etc! Ta Carol, just in from huge 4 day dog event to needing to do mowing and sewing! -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What do you do?
What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Take a complete break from it. Set yourself a week to avoid all activities related to it, make sure all your fabrics and notions are out of sight as well. You will either find yourself going mad thinking of things you could be doing, in which case you know the passion is still there and you need to find a better way of expressing it (finding a new group, maybe even a new era) or you'll find yourself heaving a huge sigh of relief in which case you know you need a holiday. I go through periods where I wonder what I'm doing with a certain group or more especially with my website/online interaction with other costumers. I find a few days break is enough to find what I really want from it, and then I make any necessary changes to how I deal with issues that have upset/angered me. Your situation is of course much more complex. It sounds like you need to find what really drives you, costuming and reenacting are often outlets for a great deal of inquisitiveness and creativity. A lot of people burn out having focussed on a single time frame/group. If you still feel the need to create something beautiful, try out some other areas of art just to take a break. I find photography makes me happiest, I like to find shapes and colours in everyday items. Actually what I love photographing more than anything are cloud formations. Regards, Michaela de Bruce http://glittersweet.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.9/382 - Release Date: 4/07/2006 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What do you do?
You pack everything up and you put it away cause as soon as the bug hits you again you will regret your action of giving or selling them in the very worst way. It will hurt in your chest, it will make you cry, it will make your throat go dry. Pack it up nicely and as you touch each piece remember something good about it and fold it neatly as you put it away. Then go and find a new set of friends that do nothing of what you did. Enjoy your time with them. Find a new partner or 5, have some fun. Someday you will go back to what you loved. - Original Message - From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 2:21 PM Subject: [h-cost] What do you do? What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] What do you do?
Go see your doctor--it sounds like you're depressed! If you really do not want your costumes, consider donating/selling them to a theatre group or movie costume company. Of course, if they are your costumes, Bjarne, perhaps a museum would like them for items people can handle when the old ones are too fragile. Sharon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bjarne og Leif Drews Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 12:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] What do you do? What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] What do you do?
Oops, I forgot this one. You could teach. You do such fantastic work, perhaps you could teach others how to do what you do. Some people might not want to be re-enactors, but would like to learn just because they enjoy creating a thing of beauty. Or go dancing, that always cheers me up. Sharon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bjarne og Leif Drews Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 12:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] What do you do? What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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- Original Message - From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 2:21 PM Subject: [h-cost] What do you do? What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Bjarne, having been there and done that more than I care to remember -- is it possible that you're depressed? That's one of the hallmark signs -- that stuff that you love doing no longer has any attraction for you. If there's *nothing* that attracts you, I'd seek a medical evaluation especially if that feeling lasts longer than a week or two. There are some nice self-evaluation questionaires on the web. Just give it a little time. It could just as easily mean that you need some space from your costumes and your embroidery for a while. But, do pack things away nicely. You'll come back to it again. susan - Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Tennessee Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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May I add, don't get rid of all your stuff yet! You probably do need a break--I bet that the problems you had with the green silk were more discouraging than you told us at the time. I wish you could come here to the States and meet some of your fans. Now that is an idea--could you plan a trip to come here? That would be a break, and you would meet new people and see new places. Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] sheared faux fur
Some of the stuff carried by Denver Fabrics is very nice--get samples, though, as some is sft and feels very natural, and some feels just plain unpleasantly polyester. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] What do you do?
Find something new that you love to do! T. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bjarne og Leif Drews Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 2:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] What do you do? What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.9/382 - Release Date: 7/4/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.9/382 - Release Date: 7/4/2006 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Maby take a break and do something totally different. Take some distance. But some things will never dissapear totally. I love ballet and making costumes. I quit ballet when I was around 15. But started again when at 27. I do it now twice a week and love it even more than before. With costumes, I started to make 16th century clothing while in the SCA. But at some point in time I noticed that I didn't have fun anymore in the SCA. Sometimes You grow out of things and it is time to move on. I started doing reenactment. But now my top priorety is triening to make a little money with making fantasy costumes. Mostly because I love making fantasy costumes for my self. And this way I can afford them. And making Bunny backpacks that a lot of people find totally childish but I just love them. And I hope some people who buy them will have as much fun with them as I do. Don't worry and give yourself time. Just endyoy whatever you do. Sometimes it is just to find a way to a different angle to look at things. At least you know that the work you have done is loved by many people. But what ever you do don't let it force you to do things that you don't want. Good luck, Deredere Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: Many thanks . In my youth i used to be good at telling storiesm perhaps thats an obsion? Thanks for you being there... v - Original Message - From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] What do you do? Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: What is left then? All my other hobbies. As much as I love sewing, costuming and dressing up, it's not my entire life. Go outside, try something new. Resurrect old hobbies that you used to enjoy. Try out a hobby you've never done before. Go to the beach. It's normal to get tired of an activity after a while and want to do something else. Give yourself the time off. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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You are left with your incredible talent and US! :D I think we all go through phases with our art. There are times when I don't ever want to see another Vendel era carving. :D I work on something totally not related to anything I have been working on, and then inspiration usually hits. You will find your Muse again. Or She will find you when you see that perfect silk fabric and KNOW exactly what you want to make with it. Althea On Jul 5, 2006, at 12:21 PM, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Althea Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ignorant themselves of the forces of nature and wanting to have company in their ignorance, they don't want people to look into anything; they want us to believe like peasants and not ask the reasons behind things. William of Conches, 12th century ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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What's left is you! Have felt exactly as you describe more times than I can remember. I'd suggest that you pick up all of the things that are making you feel this way (be it re-enactment clothing, costuming stuff, whatever), put it into a box, and put it in the back of your wardrobe, or a cupboard. Don't even look at it. Then look about for something else to fill the time - anything, from taking up acting, or charity work, or learning a new language, to training to climb K2!!! I guarantee that sooner or later you'll come back to your sewing and designing, (even if in a slightly different guise). Good luck, and I hope you feel much better soon. Debbie In a message dated 7/5/06 11:01:48 PM GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What do you do?
What Debbie said, Exactly! I've had my times like that, too. And it always comes back to me, and me only happy when I'm making something (or reading), regardless of family or lack of same (and I don't have much) or the SCA driving me insane When I burnout, I switch to another hobby. I don't think I could *not* do something with my hands, whether it's sewing costumes/historical clothing, or working with textiles (spinning, weaving, knitting, embroidery, lacemaking). I have the advantage that my main/only real outlet for reenactment is the SCA, which covers a broad enough time span and number of cultures that I can change just about everything I do and focus on, and still remain within the group. So if I'm tired to pieces of 16th century costuming, I can focus on translating cooking texts for a few years. Or learn calligraphy. Or pick up knitting Islamic socks. Ya gotta do what nourishes your soul, and to do that, you really need to know what *does* nourish your soul. So, when I'm feeling like you sound, I take a step back for a while, give myself a break, and figure out what's going on. Is the job too stressful? The significant other? Are there health issues (mental or physical)? Change can be really, really scary, but it can be really, really good, too. Best of luck with this --Sue in hot/sticky Montana - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] What do you do? What's left is you! Have felt exactly as you describe more times than I can remember. I'd suggest that you pick up all of the things that are making you feel this way (be it re-enactment clothing, costuming stuff, whatever), put it into a box, and put it in the back of your wardrobe, or a cupboard. Don't even look at it. Then look about for something else to fill the time - anything, from taking up acting, or charity work, or learning a new language, to training to climb K2!!! I guarantee that sooner or later you'll come back to your sewing and designing, (even if in a slightly different guise). Good luck, and I hope you feel much better soon. Debbie In a message dated 7/5/06 11:01:48 PM GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Bjarne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What do you do?
The old special effect man in me says, blow them up -- a big, loud pyrotechnics display -- as it is always fun to watch something explode. From there, look at other areas of costume you may want to invest time and passion into, -C. What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
