Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? [and mouse proof underwear]

That sounds intriguing. Please do post about it. There still a few of us kicking around. I was around when the list was young so I really want this list to keep going. Happy holidays to all! Cheers Danielle > To: h-cost...@indra.com > From: catherine.wal...@cherryfield.me.uk > Date:

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I'm here. Still like to see what's posted. I'm not on Facebook. Kate Pinner Costume & Scenic Design Tech. Coord., Kelsey Theatre, MCCC 609-570-3584 pinn...@mccc.edu From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] on behalf of Robin

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I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected. On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: Hi all, Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but the link below does not work. Thanks! -Carol

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I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit I don't read them. I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in Louisville in October.

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On 12/17/2015 09:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit I don't read them. I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in

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I'm still here too. I don't do much sewing but am still involved in historical reenactment. Kate Bunting On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond < ca...@thyrsus.com> wrote: > On 12/17/2015 09:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: > >> I have been getting the monthly reminders from

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Thanks for letting me know you are all here. Monica Spence -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Robin Netherton Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:31 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost]

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Very interesting article, Ann! Thanks! Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of annbw...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 6:39 AM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I

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I just finished a new dress for Dickens Fair, which ends this weekend. I bought it partially made, from a friend, and fitted and embellished it. Sharon -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of aqua...@patriot.net Sent:

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I'm here, too, but not riding my current horse sidesaddle, which was the reason I joined : to learn about correct ways to reproduce historical riding habits. Susan On Dec 17, 2015, at 11:48 AM, Kate Bunting wrote: > I'm still here too. I don't do much sewing but am still involved in >

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Still here too, lurking but haven't been sewing much lately. - Megan Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2015, at 12:05 PM, Lynn Downward wrote: > > I'm also here. You all predate me but I've been around for years and years. > > I've noticed that h-costume and

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I think I've been here that long too (mid 90s)--mostly pn FB these days as the list is so quiet now. Katy On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 1:40 PM, penhalion wrote: > > > I'm still around but I do most of my costume stuff on FB these days. I'd > be happy if this list perked up a

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You're welcome! I suppose people could say what they are working on. Right now I'm working on switching things to a new e-mail address. :-) So, the url below doesn't do anything. I suppose I could try the sub and unsub options. Does anyone have the info for that? I tried "help" but the message

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On 12/17/2015 12:36 PM, aqua...@patriot.net wrote: You're welcome! I suppose people could say what they are working on. I am in theory working on learning sprang so I can make myself a hair net suitable for early period costume, but I haven't done anything since making myself a sprang

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I'm still around but I do most of my costume stuff on FB these days. I'd be happy if this list perked up a bit. I've been here since '97.  Karen Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5 Original message From: Megan McHugh Date:

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Now that's a party I would like to attend! Terry -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Cin Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 1:10 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? Im still here,

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Im still here, too. There's a 1913 evening gown on my dressmakers dummy that's destined for a NYE party if I can get 'er done. --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Catherine Olanich Raymond < ca...@thyrsus.com> wrote: > > > On 12/17/2015 12:36 PM,

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Makes sense. That's what I do in my sewing circle--bring the nice stuff to work on and leave the ugly stuff at home. Terry -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:23 PM To:

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Having heard Ann's talk at the JASNA AGM, I can confirm that it was excellent in person too! I'm still here too. I haven't been doing much sewing lately, aside from making a chemisette to go with my Regency day dress this fall; most of my creative energies these days are focused on knitting

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What if you lined them? That's what I do with my drapes; the lining takes the UV beating, not my fashion fabric. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 11:27 AM To:

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Had taken a hiatus to write, but I did make a doctor's coat for my 5 yr old GD for Christmas. It is based on the one Doc McStuffins wears, and I used my machine embroidery letters to put her name on it. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: aquazoo To: Historical

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I get the impression that in the nineteenth century there was "private" versus "public" needlework. Unmarried young women, at least, tended to do mending and make underclothes (shirts fell into that category) only within the family (when no callers were expected) or at most, only in front of

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Yeah, well, I've looked into Spoonflower and all I'd get is cheap-looking garment-weight cottons that fade fast. The drapes will receive plenty of light from other windows in the rooms, so lining doesn't solve the whole problem. I'm looking for silks (or at least really good synthetic

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I'm still here and have been since h-costume started. I am not sewing any garments because I have to make all the drapes for a 5,000-square-foot house my husband and I bought in June and have not moved into yet. (Not to mention a lot of time-consuming stuff like picking out paint colors and

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I think the question is who a woman wanted (or needed) to impress, with both her fine needlework skills, and with the evidence that she had sufficient leisure to devote to those instead of mending and plain sewing. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 12/17/2015 12:13 PM,

Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? [and mouse proof underwear]

I too certainly want this list to continue, as I don't truck with Facebook! I signed up a million years ago but just so I could LOOK at stuff there… and so many groups I'm interested in now are behind sign-in walls! I still don't care to enrich Mr Facebook's coffers, so I really depend on this

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Oh, no doubt about that. I was looking more at making and mending, not fine needlework. I admit that is a whole other category, and it could be that some of the generic "sat at work" references were, as you say, fine needlework. But there were plenty of references to specific projects to

Re: [h-cost] Who's still here?

I'm here. :-) I've been taking time off sewing to write, too. Love, love the mouse-proof garment idea! Happy sewing, Deb Salisbury The Mantua-Maker Quality Historical Sewing Patterns www.mantua-maker.com ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] drapery fabrics was . Re: Is h-costume still going?

Thanks, I just emailed them. Fran On 12/17/2015 12:56 PM, Agnes Gawne wrote: Frances: The Whole 9 Yards fabric store in Portland had a great selection of Art Nouveau and Arts and Craft type drapery textiles last time I was in there. The good news is no sales tax in Oregon, the bad news, the

Re: [h-cost] Mouse-proof underwear

Ah, I understand now. I thought that "mouse-proof" underwear was underwear that wouldn't be eaten by mice. But apparently Miss Browning's underwear were meant to mouse-proof the wearer. On 12/17/2015 02:22 PM, Catherine Walton wrote: I found the idea of mouse-proof underwear mentioned in -

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Hah, I like plain sewing for events. Darning. Mending— unpretentious stuff to prove to the general public that it IS possible to do the job neatly and make things last! ==Marjorie Wilser > On Dec 17, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Terry wrote: > > Makes sense. That's what I do in my

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As a fellow knitter I’d be very interested to know about your designs. Do you have a Rav name? ==Marjorie Wilser > On Dec 17, 2015, at 12:40 PM, Emily Gilbert wrote: > > Having heard Ann's talk at the JASNA AGM, I can confirm that it was excellent > in person too! >

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Cats are, of course, not so easy to travel with. Miss Browning was on a journey, as I thought from the quoted text. ==Marjorie Wilser (who routinely travels with 2 cats. . . but never easily!) > On Dec 17, 2015, at 2:56 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: > > Maybe bloomers

Re: [h-cost] What's your dummy wearing this season?

Mine would be wearing a hand-sewn man's Viking tunic and a woman's Viking coif. I'm doing some detailed embroidery on the coif for a friend who has had breast cancer this year. Magge/Genie > On Dec 18, 2015, at 12:08 AM, Marjorie Wilser wrote: > > Mine— alas, still

[h-cost] What's your dummy wearing this season?

Mine— alas, still stored. I miss her. However, were she out to play, she’d have her choice of several large hand knit lace shawls. I have spent a lot of enjoyable time knitting lace the last few years. It has distracted me from doing a lot of sewing. Since SCA-period groups are my only local

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Another one here— I am NOT on FB very often, finding it too much of a signal-to-noise issue. ==Marjorie Wilser > On Dec 17, 2015, at 6:34 AM, Kathryn Pinner wrote: > > I'm here. Still like to see what's posted. I'm not on Facebook. > > Kate Pinner > > Costume & Scenic

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Still here. :) Franchesca -Original Message- From: "Deb Salisbury, Mantua-Maker" Sent: ‎12/‎17/‎2015 1:37 PM To: "h-cost...@indra.com" Subject: Re: [h-cost] Who's still here? I'm here. :-) I've been taking time off sewing to write, too.

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Huh? What? Did somebody say something? -C. - Original Message - From: "Historical Costume" To:"Historical Costume" Cc: Sent:Thu, 17 Dec 2015 01:17:40 -0500 Subject:[h-cost] Is h-costume still going? Hi all, Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it,

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On 12/17/2015 05:42 PM, Catherine Walton wrote: On 17/12/2015 22:28, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: Ah, I understand now. I thought that "mouse-proof" underwear was underwear that wouldn't be eaten by mice. But apparently Miss Browning's underwear were meant to mouse-proof the wearer. Oh

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I suppose people could say what they are working on. As soon as I can get free for the holidays I have a 1929 dress (great cotton printed sateen with double bias tape trim) and felt cloche hat to make. I'm doing a historical presentation the first week of February on Eddie and Sugar

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On 17/12/2015 22:28, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: Ah, I understand now. I thought that "mouse-proof" underwear was underwear that wouldn't be eaten by mice. But apparently Miss Browning's underwear were meant to mouse-proof the wearer. Oh - sorry: I missed the ambiguity. I hope I

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> > I am still here. I have been waiting for a long term house guest to move > out (it is happening this weekend!) so I can un-clutter my beautiful sewing > room and get back at it! I have been sewing in little spurts but the > projects have been mostly modern, albeit with wool and linen! > Sg

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Maybe bloomers tied closed at the bottom so mice couldn't run up her legs? I'd have also gotten a cat. ;-) -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Catherine Walton Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:42 PM To: Historical

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On 12/17/2015 05:56 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: Maybe bloomers tied closed at the bottom so mice couldn't run up her legs? I'd have also gotten a cat. ;-) I agree, but it's possible Miss Browning needed her long bloomers because she was traveling to places where the accommodations were...dodgy.

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Heck, yeah...  Mouse proof underwear?  Do tell. ☺☺☺ Dede > I found a reference to a lady's "mouse proof" underwear, which piqued my > curiosity, but I hesitated to post about it because the list had been so > quiet lately. _ West Village Studio www.workroombuttons.com

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Have you heard of www.spoonflower.com? It's a site where you can design your own fabric or choose from thousands of others designed by others. After you find your design, you can choose to have it made in one of over a dozen fabrics. So you could have matching drapes and upholstery, for

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I've heard of Spoonflower many times, and I'm staying firmly away from it. Their fabrics are not supposed to be very fast and some windows get a lot of sun. After going to all this trouble I want the drapes to last as many years as possible. Anyway, I don't want printed cotton drapes unless

Re: [h-cost] Who's still here?

I'm still around, though I've been neglecting my email for a while. --- Joan Jurancich On 12/17/2015 03:39 PM, franchesca.ha...@gmail.com wrote: > Still here. :) > > Franchesca > > -Original Message- > From: "Deb Salisbury, Mantua-Maker" > Sent:

Re: [h-cost] Who's still here? & smock question

Hi all, I'm still here. I get fed up with facebook, and rarely with email lists, so happy to see people. Since you're all here ... I've just gotten interested in english smocks (18th - 19th c ones) and was debating making one. I've requested a bunch of books from the library, and this