What about teaching a costume class? At this time of year, especially, there
are many who would like to make their own costume for Halloween, but don't
know how. You could have people bring their patterns and materials to a
community center or school and you could help. They would pay you for the
Danielle,
This is very cool. Did you have anymore stray thoughts about where
you might have seen or read this? For many of us early sorts,
pockets can be a mild obsession.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
cinbar...@gmail.com
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Danielle Nunn-Weinberg
gilshal...@comcast.net
Hi--
I am in the process of making a mannequin for a going-away dress from 1879-80.
And I have bumped into something I've never seen before. Any suggestions/ideas
would be appreciated!
The gown's floor-length skirt has a shorter, integral, bustled layer. Just
beneath the lower drape of the
But no holes showing it was ever attached to anything! And why would
you do something requiring tedious pinning/sewing when the rest of the
train was an easy on/off solution? Any ideas? I'm baffled. Astrida
In the 19th-century, it was quite common for women to hand baste
accessories and
Good point.
I've examined the trim loop with a magnifying glass, though, and still can't
find any attachment holes. Hmmm… Since it does seem to so clearly belong at the
skirt hem, perhaps I'll suggest either a minimum pin job or really large
basting stitches to the curator.
On Sep 20, 2011,
Cleaning is certainly a possibility, though the dress seems to have avoided
alteration in any other aspect. At any rate, thanks!
On Sep 20, 2011, at 6:01 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
If someone cleaned the garment at any point since it was worn last, this may
be enough to have made any thread
