Re: [h-cost] Really OT! But too funny....

of the way down the page on the 1st link.) -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?

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] 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

Re: [h-cost] Question for the list

- Original Message - 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 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

Re: [h-cost] bad luck!

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

Re: [h-cost] Question for the list

to find a great black silk dye!) -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Question for the list

, that explains it! =} The only way I have to steam set is with an iron, and I'm not about to hold an iron for several seconds over every square inch of 6+ yards of fabric. Nuh uh. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http

Re: [h-cost] Corset at Manchester Galleries

stiffened dresses find, and the great 14thC 4-panel fitted gowns find, and the Busy guys, those archaeologists. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Fwd: Vivian Murphy Workshop in St. Louis!

her yourself I'm sure she'd welcome it: cacshantih at sbcglobal.net -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Fwd: Vivian Murphy Workshop in St. Louis!

If anyone from this list plans to attend, I'll try to be there too. (But only if, because I'm not sure if I'll be able to get in free. =} ) Also, email me off-list if you need better instructions on getting to the site. -E House (FFO/FFC contract worker general fabric busybody

Re: [h-cost] Fwd: Vivian Murphy Workshop in St. Louis!

to have classes in all sorts of areas of interest, from making modern purses to historical corsetry and lots of stuff in between. -E House (I wish I could offer house space, but at the moment I don't even have enough for _me_ much less all the fabric that keeps swarming onto any flat surface

Re: [h-cost] Re: ribbon embroidery frame

draw the design on the stabilizer, then rinse it away when I'm done. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Re: loooong embroidery...

, as it is apparently irresistable even when unwarped. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] When the fabric shop employee asks So what are youmaking with ...

introvert, but I find myself almost 'working the room' like my preacher father and politician grandpa. -E House (has spent hours talking to just one customer whilst working at a fabric store) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

[h-cost] ribbon embroidery frame, water-dissolving interfacing?

and make it really hard to accurately render the design.) -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] ribbon embroidery frame, water-dissolving interfacing?

Responding to myself--I remembered the right term (duh) for the second question, so I have that settled, but I'm still idea-less on the first question. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman

[h-cost] Identifying Treadle Machines

to order replacements. Also, it's a beatiful machine! I'll quit being lazy and take some pictures if anyone thinks they can help identify it. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h

Re: [h-cost] Hand crank, treadle machines--where to look; what to pay?

, though you'd want to find one you can pick up rather than having it shipped, since they can weigh a ton. -E House - Original Message - From: Abel, Cynthia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can you still find any for a reasonable price, or are reproductions being made? Or should I get a Tardis and go

Re: [h-cost] Scientific explaination of my addiction

on it. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Leather dyeing

after dyeing, and before rinsing--you'll be amazed at how fast the water runs clear. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] New Portrait of Eleonora of Toledo

O, that's one of the very few dresses that's ever tempted me to try that era. Thanks for the link. -E House - Original Message - From: Linda Walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5037002.stm ___ h-costume

Re: [h-cost] linnen embroidered stomacher

as far as 1485, and possibly back to the 14thC, so I may have to get into it! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] re:1844 Corset Again-Busk Questions

Without going downstairs to look at CC for the exact date, the modern style of busk was invented in the late 1820s; 1828 sticks in my head. They didn't come into widespread use until the 1840s, but it's definitely not impossible to find them earlier. -E House

Re: [h-cost] Re: Current projects

I'm about to start teaching myself goldwork. I've been doing embroidery since I was 7 or 8, so I'm hoping some of that will carry over, but it's a different enough technique that it all feels very new at the moment. Right now, I'm trying to figure out what widths and lengths I need for the

Re: [h-cost] Onto Something

Yep, that sleeve definitely seems to match the bottom second image on the last row from the patternbooks! But, are you certain that the sleeve is invented? Perhaps the lady's dressmaker is the one with the patternbook. -E House ___ h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Disaster!

of laundry, and it came out clean. Weird. Hope some of this helps, -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] silk velvet!

have much sheen at all. I'm kind of hoping that I have a swatch of a different velvet from them, because I've been hoping for a nice silk velvet for a while and if that's what it's like... sigh. If my swatch isn't the 100% silk velvet, I'll order a swatch of this stuff and test it. -E House

Re: [h-cost] silk velvet!

Thai Silks doesn't claim to have the 100% stuff, though--they've got the standard silk/rayon blend. Neat iridescent velvet, though. -E House - Original Message - From: Gwen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Another place that has silk velvet is thai silks - www.thaisilks.com Their silk velvets

Re: [h-cost] silk velvet!

, has been linked with cancer. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] silk velvet!

, but it doesn't come cheap. There's also linen velvet--beeyootiful. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] The Lady and the Unicorn (smell)

is often spot on, but the decoration on the garment is almost always what looks good on a tapestry rather than how they would have actually decorated that garment. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman

Re: [h-cost] New MCT Book was Update on Henry VIII book

really couldn't care less about England, but I'm resigned to the fact that unless I break down and learn French, I'm not likely to get much other than Tudor stuff for my time period!) -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http

Re: [h-cost] New MCT Book was Update on Henry VIII book

Thanks, that's exactly what I needed. Apparently in all the recent flood of posts to this list, I deleted a few key items that would have made sense of everything... _2_ H8 books under discussion! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

[h-cost] semi-OT: FFC website, call for fabric-related articles

irritation caused by chemical fabric treatments. Also, in the next few months we'll need beta-testers and people willing to take surveys. Payment in the form of a nice discount will be offered for this, as well. If the list-mom allows, I'll post again here when we're ready for that. -E House

Re: [h-cost] Historical Films

the title, date, or artist -E House (PS--I like Van Gogh's color choice, but doubt I'd pay more than about $35 for a painting by him. Other than the whole investment thing, of course. Ditto Monet.) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

Re: [h-cost] New MCT Book was Update on Henry VIII book

Wait, what is MCT? There's so many new interesting books out lately, I've lost track... can anyone give me (off-list or on) a quick list of them? Both those that are out and those that are coming soon? -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h

Re: [h-cost] New MCT Book was Update on Henry VIII book

Ahh, duh. Half the posts made it sound like MCT was the same thing as the Henry VIII book, which I take it is not the case? Is the Henry VIII book the one that as yet has no exact release date? -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Firefly metalwork for costumes

things I'd like made; similar items on the websites of metalworkers are nicely priced, but I expect that making something for the first time is a lot more expensive than all the rest of the times it's made. (I'll want things made in something other than pewter; probably brass.) -E House (PS

Re: [h-cost] Re: working with leather, Firefly browncoat

like the result at all; I used glazed cotton hand quilting thread, and it worked very well. -E House (It's more useful than Klingon, right?) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Re: working with leather, Firefly browncoat

much that I now use it almost exclusively! For that matter, the last time I got a sewing machine, I spent almost as much on various special purpose feet, and have yet to consider them a waste of money. I don't use them often, but when I do, they're indispensible. -E House

Re: [h-cost] Historical Films

that great a painting! Whew. There. I feel much better now. -E House (Also, eyebrowlessness is a huge pet peeve of mine.) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Historical Films

factual. My church is actually doing a month-long sermon series on the Da Vinci Code, and has assigned the entire congregation 'homework' of reading the book! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman

Re: [h-cost] Re: Firefly browncoat

of the coat is irresistable, but it would be neat to make one that looks as much like the 'real' brown coat as possible. -E House (OK, this DOES tie into historical costume, because if I can find some pre-1600 garment that looks even vaguely like a browncoat, my husband will wear

Re: [h-cost] Re: Firefly browncoat

- Original Message - From: A. Thurman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fellow browncoat here! Probably a better question for the f-costume list, but seeing as you brought it up: What pattern (if any) did you use for your husband's browncoat? I'm toying with making Zoey's outfit. Yay, more

Re: [h-cost] Knight's Tale

was not, in fact, a medieval bard. (He also explains what 'fong' means.) AKT is one of the very few movies I actually liked well enough to buy on DVD, which for me is saying a lot. Besides, I'm a huge Alan Tudyk fan. (The red-headed, frog-faced guy who played Wat and wanted to fong everyone.) -E

Re: [h-cost] Tudor Tailor....a review

--anyone else not have theirs yet? I just sent a slightly panicky email to Ninya because I couldn't find any record of the order in my Paypal account! -E House PS--I don't have my pre-ordered new Geoff Egan book, either. Talked to Amazon, and it turns out that they basically put the non

Re: [h-cost] Tudor Tailor....a review

exactly in half. I hate matching patterns. Hate. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Museo de Traje

can get to the indumentaria histórica/ historical dress section, and you may want to go straight to the catalog section (under Collections) where you can search for images. Unfortunately, there's no English version of the search engine. -E House USED to be a fluent Spanish-speaker

Re: [h-cost] Wool Disaster!!

I don't have any particularly new advice to give you, but don't give up (yet)... I've successfully un-shrunken a nice wool cardigan, by stretching it every few minutes as it dried, though it hadn't shrunk that much--actually it wound up a bit bigger than when I started. Good luck! -E House

[h-cost] Pilgrim shoes (x-post)

Does anyone know if Pilgrim Shoes is still in business/taking orders? -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] droolworthy victorian

Sigh, if only I had a horse! (And had ridden more recently than 16 or 17 years ago.) I can shoot and I can sew... -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] French site help dating

Judging by the styles, it's c1500-1510. Interestingly enough (ok, maybe only to me) there's a heavy Spanish influence in a lot of the gowns worn by the main characters and in the silhouettes of the more normal Franco-Flemish gowns. -E House

Re: [h-cost] talk about tight lacing

not connected to it. Yes, there is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Historical_Corsets/ I'm the list owner, and there's no fetish stuff allowed! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] OT: other costuming groups

, reenactment get-togethers--reasonably active http://groups.yahoo.com/group/15thCenturyEurope/ Anything whatsoever related to the 15th century--needs new life http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PreRaphaeliteGarb/ For when you need a break from authenticity--needs new life -E House

Re: [h-cost] 265: To dye for: Poison: Paris green

if it made them look good than we are be in the days of safe(ish) OTC cosmetics. We actually need a small amount of arsenic in our diet for health, anyway, though I expect that these pigments exceeded that amount. -E House ___ h-costume mailing

[h-cost] K of Aragon necklace

in the portrait, but it was definitely similar. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] K of Aragon necklace

- Original Message - From: klh [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's difficult to see the chain's design clearly in that portrait, but it appears reminiscent of a Byzantine chain link style. That's it! Thanks. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h

Re: [h-cost] semi-OT: waiting for books

be a touchy subject for you, but I think you're misinterpreting eager expectation as anger, which is no way involved--not even on the overdue book, and certainly not in this post. My original post was a request for information; not a complaint. -E House

Re: [h-cost] Art Hysteria

There's one thing that does intrigue me--the idea that this might actually be the original Holbein painting, which is a theory (according to the website, haha) that may have gained some believability among others. -E House ___ h-costume mailing

[h-cost] German water--attn dyers

idea for the moment is vinegar, which I think is not technically a mordant, but does have dye-setting properties on at least some fibers. (The fabrics I'll be using are linen and silk.) -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Re: period dye color references

. Does your reference say anything about colorfastness? -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Re: German water--attn dyers

ask her about it! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Art Hysteria

Just for fun--here's an analysis of a copy of Holbein's sketch of Thomas More's Family: http://www.holbeinartworks.org/bfourstmandtpitt.htm Anyone who makes it all the way through gets a cookie! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Glove pic

There's a larger image here: http://www.tudor-portraits.com/HenryWriothesley.jpg -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] semi-OT: waiting for books

in mid-March, but I want to play with it. =} -E House (Patience is a virtue? Really? Are you suure?) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] list wonky

By the way, I've noticed a lot of my posts coming through wy out of order--apologies to anyone who's gotten confused by the seeming non-sequitors! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h

Re: [h-cost] semi-OT: waiting for books

that, but I'll make sure. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Help with contract work fees

, but are reorganizing for the sake of reorganizing, don't be afraid to negotiate even if this sort of job is a bit on the rare side--you're the one who knows what they do there and how they do it. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] finished belt pouch

Beautifully done, Bjarne! I'm curious--what is that silver cord couched around the edge of the flap? It looks a bit like some of the jaceron/pearl purl stuff I've been window shopping at lately. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

Re: [h-cost] finished belt pouch

silk. Ah well--it looks very nice! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Theatre Museum update (3rd try)

I hate to say it, but for those of us in the US, it sounds like it would be better if the building did close down! =} I'd love to see more of the collection digitized, and wouldn't mind seeing it on tour. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h

[h-cost] speaking of underwear...

unusual! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] OT: self employment tax question

don't. As you illustrate, the percentage will vary depending on the specific situation, and I am not qualified in any way to give tax advice. -E House, libertarian in MO ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman

Re: [h-cost] Help with contract work fees

, though. =} -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] European ancestors (was: Danish ancestors)

they see walking down the street are originally from. It absolutely knocks my socks off! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] dilemma ahhhhhhhhhhh.

a bit of a headache to me! Would they consider allowing more time for it and is the money enough to be tempting? -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Sorry for this, testing but also latest projects if you are bored.

Speaking of servers not liking people, does anyone know if Saragrace Knauf's website has up and died away completely, or if it's just hibernating? -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h

Re: [h-cost] RE: Goldwork

Thanks for all the info, Lorina... In a couple of years, I may be putting together an order for the rarefied stuff! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] medieval belt pouch

, the contrast might be nice... However, pearls that size might make the pouch a bit less functional, though I don't know if function is exactly the main point here! =} I'm looking forward to pictures of it! I hope you post them. -E House ___ h

Re: [h-cost] Re: Goldwork

what the back of my work looks like! (Hey, I'll be tacking a lining over the back anyway, so why should I obsess?) Hope that helps. E says: Very much! Thanks for the info and the great ideas, and go drink lots of liquids and get plenty of rest. =} -E House

Re: [h-cost] Re: body shaping (was corset myth)

; thus she can be active at her play. There's something about Eleanor of Aquitaine (12thC) and also an 8thC Lombardic reference, but I can't put my hands on them at the moment. Wish I could! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Non-Elizabethan Tudor Corset a Myth! (was PrincessElizabeth)

- Original Message - From: Kimiko Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] While I agree with you, I would love to know the specific documentation you have on this. I am working on an upcoming show and tell lecture for my faire community where I deal with various Ren-faire costuming myths being busted

Re: [h-cost] Non-Elizabethan Tudor Corset a Myth! (wasPrincessElizabeth)

fundamentally different? Yes. No. Both! Same basic end; very different means. -E House (Help! I've been answering emails from various sources for 5 and a half hours! Must stop while still have brain!) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Princess Elizabeth

; there is, however, mention of the weird new thing a couple of decades later. The [Non-Elizabethan] Tudor Corset Is A Myth! -E House (I'd like to teach a class on this someday, but I have a feeling I'd get rotten vegetables thrown at me in a very period-appropriate sort of way. So maybe a nice web article

Re: [h-cost] Waugh's 1844 Corset

gussets a bit, but by curving out the waist gently over the length of the whole seam you will have incidentally increased the rib cage measurement, which will make the corset's cup size smaller automatically. -E House, retired corsetière. ___ h

Re: [h-cost] various fashion

A couple of days a week, I help out at a (good) fabric store. I decided today that once a month or so I'll be wearing a historical something or another as I work! Now to make some dresses that don't have trains... -E House ___ h-costume mailing

[h-cost] Re: Natural Protein Fiber

Welp, I heard back from Thai Silks about the natural protein fiber--I'm actually disappointed. It's NOT the soy stuff! Here's their response: - Original Message - From: thai silks [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is produced from a rougher less continuously filamented part of the cocoon--sort of

[h-cost] silk/'natural protein'

=PRODStore_Code=TSProduct_Code=009Q -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] silk/'natural protein'

Neat! I had not heard of that. I emailed Thaisilks--we'll see if I hear anything back--but I hope this is the case; reading the properties and test results on it, I think I may be converted. In a non-authentic clothing sort of way. =} -E House

[h-cost] clothing for the reluctant husband

kinda close to something that actually existed, at least in spirit and general silhouette. (Incidentally, if I were to go by the period of history and the area that he'd be most interested in, it would probably be 16thC Swiss, but... from looking at the clothing? Not gonna happen.) -E House

Re: [h-cost] Anne of cleves and seeing things in contextRe:FlemishRE: tippets ...

him. Has anyone else heard this version? The other version does make sense, based on the portraits of his other wives (except CofA). -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Lightbown's European Medieval Jewellery

I hate to forward stuff, but if I had a few hundred lying around fallow I'd want this book: -- Forwarded message -- Originally posted to EK_AnS I have contacted the VA about a reprint of this book ['European Medieval Jewellery' by Ronald W. Lightbown]. It's been out of print

Re: [h-cost] 16th c. costume experts?

By 16thC, do you mean British Elizabethan, or 16thC everywhere and in general? -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] What's it called?

accurate, they're describing a much earlier use of hooks and eyes than any I've found yet (other than the Roman or the armor-related ones, which were a different type of thing). Interesting! -E House, probably too lazy to follow up on it =} ___ h

Re: [h-cost] 17th Century French hunting dress

Thanks. Clicking on the thumbnail still brings me to the Karen Augusta ad, but with the thumbnail at least I can now see a bit of what you're discussing! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman

Re: [h-cost] pet hair

, but not for a gown with an 8 yard hem. The best I've been able to do is to brush it, then spend about a half hour picking off every single cat hair that I can find by hand. It's actually faster than doing it by packing tape, sadly enough. -E House They is a pestilence of cats what has swefted

Re: [h-cost] pet hair

to get out that I never do. I'd love to have a quick fix, too. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] 17th Century French hunting dress

OK, how are you guys seeing this dress? All the link brings up for me is an ad for Karen Augusta. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] linen question - counts?

that the higher the number, the finer the linen, but it's that 'cambric' that catches my attention: I think I want some! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Linen burn testing

hands on a microscope! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

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