Re: [h-cost] possibly OT -- Academic Hoods

2009-04-18 Thread Sharon Collier
Send out an email with instructions on the CORRECT way to wear them. If they are Snobs, they'll want to be sure they are correct! -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of ruthan...@mindspring.com Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009

Re: [h-cost] possibly OT -- Academic Hoods

2009-04-18 Thread AnnBWass
In a message dated 4/17/2009 9:30:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu writes: My husband's favorite tale is one of showing up at the stated bookstore to sing up for the rental gown at xxxfee and the salesman took him aside and said I don't want to disuade you from

Re: [h-cost] possibly OT -- Academic Hoods

2009-04-18 Thread Susan Farmer
Quoting annbw...@aol.com: In a message dated 4/17/2009 9:30:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu writes: My husband's favorite tale is one of showing up at the stated bookstore to sing up for the rental gown at xxxfee and the salesman took him aside and said I don't

Re: [h-cost] possibly OT -- Academic Hoods

2009-04-18 Thread Margo Anderson
In a message dated 4/15/2009 5:40:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sha...@collierfam.com writes: Don't use pleating tape, the pleats end up being only about 1/2 deep, so there are a lot of them to sew. And the tape adds a lot of bulk. Instead make a facing with 1/4 gingham. That way you can

Re: [h-cost] possibly OT -- Academic Hoods

2009-04-18 Thread Kate Pinner
Some British institutions use the Tudor round cap in velvet for PhDs, so I made mine in plain black wool with no tassel (since I'm a mere MFA). Melanie Schuessler Eastern Michigan University I'm an MFA, too, but Yale figured that since it was a 3 Year terminal degree, we have the right to