I am waiting for another 18thC book I ordered last week...18th C Costume in
the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside. I will look for your
title also!
Kathleen
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a favorite moment watching one of these on late nightfilms: the ad sequence
included Hartz Mountain flea powder. Of course, the ad breaks would air
just when the poor monster was in one of his dances!
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At least they had some imagination in not calling this The Thing III!
Kathleen
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Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 6:11 AM
Subject: [h-cost] Historical Films: fact vs. fiction
I think most
I went to see the movie with a group from my book club; out to snack later
they all swooped upon me with What did you think of the wonderful
costumes!! I was only willing to speak about a couple of the hats in a more
or less complimentary manner and they couldn't understand...
Kathleen
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We caught this on Turner Classics last week and were charmed (if that is the
right word!) with the story line as well as the costumes.
Kathleen
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Subject: [h-cost] Possibly
A drastic move because it contains chlorine...Aunt Ellen's stain remover
(JoAnns carries it) This is a wonder product for the type of stain you are
dealing with. I had a tux shirt that went through the wash with the bow tie
in the pocket and was dismayed that the red bled at that spot of contact.
Heads up for you folk in Virginia. The following 'shoot' will be in your
neck of the woods and mayhap some of you might like to respond to Mary, at
Paladin. I assisted this group in February, and they were great folk to work
with.
Kathleen
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Curious...when we were in Austin, TX. in the '90s, I was amazed to see as
many shoe/hat reconditioning/ cleaning establishments as Cleaners! Or so it
seemed. I made the assumption that this might be typical of most Western
states. Once or twice I have seen discreet signs where one might be
I got it too, but haven't had time to reply.Can do it later today!
Kathleen
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Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] curtains
Kathleen wrote:
Bought the sarong at the
What a great idea! I am always having trouble finding cotton shear enough!
Dharma carries the right weight, but only in sarongs (72 lengths). Their
other cottons are quite wonderful, but heavier than one needs for a nice
Regency.
Kathleen
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I have wanted to try these panels or coverlet for an 18thC petticoat. I
have an older one cut (It was shabby and I suppose could have been used for
a quilt batt) but this is a little heavier than the contemporary
bedding/drapery. It will be somewhat bulky I anticipate...
Kathleen
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You will find cotton laces at Homesew.com. I have been using their notions
catalogue for years. Great selections of trim and notions in small yardage
or whole bolts. (And their packets of 25 machine needles for less than $4 is
a must for anyone doing costume type sewing!)
Kathleen
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I like the lay better if the ruffles are gathered and set separately..
Otherwise, the fold you describe appears more as a time saver lacking in
grace.
Kathleen
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In my experience, the product is super even if a little pricey for some of
the patterns.
I have had very good service.
Kathleen
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Subject: [h-cost] Re: Eyelet insertion trim
In making a jacket of this mode,I
have found that the kind of fabric sort of dictates whether or not to
gather or pleat. I think that pleating has a more formal look. Given the
planned embroidery, the formalness of the garment is already indicated.
I have made several of this style and have found
Ah, but remember that boys of this time period did not wear distinctive
dress until they had been breached!
Kathleen
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Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Book on
My immediate take of this pattern item is that the book-holder is meant to
be a Cleric and thus gives an illustration for a third class of users for
the pattern. It almost looks as if it were a cassock of some style,,,even
with the fallen lace band.
kathleen
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I forget which pattern I followed, but the instructions for the bib front
has a inner bodice front that hooks center front. The 'bib' is sewn at the
right shoulder and armseye. The other side flips up and is fastened with
snaps across the shoulder and down the left side following the seam line
My apologies. I meant Cotta. I have seen some clerical formal garments
that have the lace ruffle. The sleeve style is what struck me as being
significant. The Presbyterian collar (also Methodist?) is the collar of
which you spoke, I believe.
Kathleen
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The translation sure sound like the tool I got in January...online.
Kathleen
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From: Diana Habra [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Early 19th century French term
Has anyone run
, that
is a punch, for pinking. From context the arrache-pièce à dents is
something that pinks both edges of a strip of material, but I do not
know whether it is a two-sided punch or some other kind device.
Thanks,
Fran
Lavolta Press
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Lloyd Mitchell wrote
Sounds to me that this coat might be her own term for a RobeD'Anglais?
Even in these modern times I hear discussions about coat dresses of the 18th
C.
Kathleen
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Also, is this diary American or English or whatever. I suppose that could
in itself give a clue.
Kathleen
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Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Great Coat
I'm
This was my first thought, too!! Makes one wonder what the daily Rule was.
Kathleen
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Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:41 AM
Subject: [h-cost] Re: monk underwear
In latin: (for those who don't
Taking a hint from my sister the dollmaker, get a can of cheap hairspray
like Aquanet and spray the hat inside and out to a feel of saturation. As
the hat dries, work the 'dents' out with your fingers and mold it to the
shape you want. Spray lightly for the finish and let it dry thoroughly. I
in England), please let me know.
Fran
Lavolta Press
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Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
Fran, the only time I have seen any that might be as you describe is at
antique flea markets...such as Brimfield in Ma.
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Bjarne. My older daughter had a strange experience the first time she went
to the USSR. As her group passed through Helsinki, she felt she was seeing
many people who looked like her, and that the language she should have been
studying was Finnish and not Russian. Her senior year in college she
shopper; I look for things to buy rather than just spending hours
looking around. And I don't need to lose weight, so that's not a factor.
I agree though, that walking is practical exercise, in that you can
get somewhere as you do it.
Fran
Lavolta Press
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Lloyd
These hoops and bustles are wonderful, Lorena! I have the first one and the
last as antiques and you have made them up just as they should be. The last
one differs only from mine in that the train part button of mine buttons
onto the hem of the main hoop shape. Bravo
Kathleen
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Ain't modern fabrics a wonder?
Early in my collecting career, I spent days mending and shoring up of a
fragile georgette to get it to a wearable state (plainly rescued from the
burn barrel). it was a wonderful pale peach color ornamented with tiny
silver beads and sequins. When I had done all
That has certainly been my take on it for years! The so called care label
puts the blame on the owner or outside establishment if the garment fails to
survive the cleaning.
Besides the Talon (zipper) ads, remember the Union Label (buy American!)
ads when all the new fibers began to come out in
This group of a single gartered, lace covered leg, provocatively extended
from various froths of silk skirts and petticoat. There are 5! each one
more delicious than the other...
A very cute idea.
kathleen
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Of Lloyd Mitchell
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 8:33 AM
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] abuse of fabrics (aka care and washing)
That has certainly been my take on it for years! The so called care label
puts the blame on the owner or outside establishment if the garment fails
Ah, but many of the products for washing and cleaning have changed! This
will have some small effect on the textiles being treated...from my own
experience.
Kathleen
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From: Kim Baird [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Historical Costume' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 05,
Hey there, Folk,
Have you seen the latest Piecework, yet? Garden Embroidery with snippets of
a stomacher and an Eliza. purse, plus a lovely coverlet all in florals. There
is also a presentation of Stumpwork with instructions and a project. Knit
cuffs that might be useful for the
On the subject of gold work:
I picked up a very interesting volume last year that has been tweaking my
curiosity enough to go looking for some gold threads. The title is The
Stumpwork, Goldwork and Surface Embroidery Beetle Collection every kind of
beetle and related bug imaginable is reproduced
04, 2006 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] RE: Goldwork
Quoting Lloyd Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On the subject of gold work:
I picked up a very interesting volume last year that has been tweaking
my
curiosity enough to go looking for some gold threads. The title is The
Stumpwork
My experience, based on antique bodices in my collection, features this
fitting mode only on the lining or under bodice. This point of fitting is
then 'upholsterd by the outer fabric that is draped and tweaked in such a
manner that the adjustment is not obvious. A dressform is definitely a plus
My anti-stain shelf includes a bottle of Aunt Ellen's (both for whites and
colors, found at JoAnn's) and Oxiclean paste, as well as a tree product.
Aunt Ellen's does have a bleaching element but it took 30 yr. stains out of
my favorite teacozy without showing any damage to the linen fibers. A
This is kind of what I meant when I spoke of doing a fine-fit with the
lining before you add the garment fabric. A well fitted muslin will deal
with some if not all the problems of possible bias when the the outer fabric
is added. Most of all my antique jackets were constructed in this way. There
Re the color black, some of you might find the chapter on Black in Anne
Hollander's book Seeing Through Clothes to be very interesting..I myself
have found the book to be very fascinating as well as useful for the social
historian, in general.
Kathleen
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From: Dawn
Hedgehog Handiworks also carries them.
Kathleen
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Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Tambour hook/ was A book for Bjarne, and other
18thcentury embroiderers!!
Try Lacis:
I watch the ads in Sierra Trading Post catalogues. They seem to garner lots
of European Woolies. I also found some other sites by googling wool undies.
A couple South American sites/Australian were also interesting.
Kathleen
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Re the perception of color in these portraits:
For you who do dyeing (Natural or otherwise) did the color of dyed textiles
of the past change because of exposure to sunlight or was there some
chemical element that was not always stable and would mute or even mutate
over a period of time. In the
Thanks for the many responses to my query on color perception and
'mutations'. This has been very interesting to me with examples of both
fibers and painting/printing copies. Through the years I have had customers
who come armed with a picture from which they expect a costume copy. Trying
to
Or even the 19th C? The overall scrolling of the fleur de lis design with
the addition of some beading would place this for me, in the 1870s/80s.
Kathleen
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Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006
One of my more droll findings in etiquitte books (American, late 19th C) is
a note that ladies never take off their gloves even at a
dinnertable...unless the hostess does!! For the nouveu upper middle class,
this advice would speak woe to the idea that one might well ruin many pairs
of long
Ah, but what I find interesting about this piece besides the outer design is
the placement of the tassels...and their possible function. I may be off
the wall, but because of the slowness of total vision as the picture came up
on my screen, I viewed the tassels attachment as a possibly second
Penny, I saw the 'Men's book yesterday at ABE bookseller. I forget the
price but there it was!
Kathleen
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From: Penny Ladnier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 7:11 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Victorian Bristish
I have some muffs from this period and they are made thus:
Make 2 tubes of muslin cut about 13/14 x21, one should be about 2 less
than the other.Stitch one end together and make a 3/4 chenille for elastic,
and fill with feathers (or you may opt for heavy poly quilt filler)Stitch
the open end;
If some of my memory serves me right, doesn't fashion history suggest that
children were more or less dressed as minies of their elders , especially
during this time period? My children's clothing history does not present
separate patterns or expectations until the very end of the 18th C.
Since
of Renaissance clothing, was
Re:[h-cost]italianchilds renaissance dress
On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
I'd like to see That one...(And who said that Victorians were lacking
in a sense of humor... when it came to Dress?
Some of the examples I use during my talk on the Victorian view
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Re:[h-cost]italianchilds renaissance dress
On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
[about Fancy Dresses Described, by Ardern Holt:]
I mut look this one up! It might have all those
of Renaissance clothing,was
Re:[h-cost]italianchilds renaissance dress
On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
[about Fancy Dresses Described, by Ardern Holt:]
I mut look this one up! It might have all those dicey tid-bits that
would amuse women at Tea.
I've found it only in rare
'Twas I, Suzi. This is the first company in a long time that treats me
(and you) like a valued customer!
Kathleen
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From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:15 AM
Subject: [h-cost] Fiskars
You have said it! I use their edition of Braun and Schneider for lots of
picture references so I can leave the 19th C edition on the shelf. Now to
plot my course re Fancy Dress coming from foreign climes...if I should get
it. Will look further for an affordable copy in the US. Got a book on
At least for the officer's pattern, any period frock coat pattern will get
you started. I think that my latest was from Past Patterns. The carry
other Cw patterns (I think)
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Sent: Thursday,
I would think that would go without saying, as in any age. Especially when
fashionable clothing was so involved both to dressing and wearing. I
suppose that one reason we have Visual examples at all is that the child
would be prepared for the sitting(s) much as children of the 19th/20th C
were
I have in my collection just such a gown of the '70s that got reshaped and
trotted out as QE1! It is indeed a hoot.
My very favorite of these can be seen at The Museum of the City of NY: A
purple velvet number of the late '70/ early '80s and worn by Mrs. Astor.
She went to the party as a Light
Your day sounds much like mine. The most difficult problem for me has been
getting customers to keep to business hours when it comes to the telephone!
No, I am not happy to take your call between the hours of 6PM and Am!!
Call me when the shop is open. ( And don't show up on a Sunday afternoon
I'd like to see That one...(And who said that Victorians were lacking in a
sense of humor... when it came to Dress?
Kathleen
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From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: Victorian
Fire Mountain carries a full color range of rat-tail silk cord (and also
mouse-tail). I use these braided or twisted together as well as for
couching. Dharma carries this also in white and now, black.
kathleen
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I have it on the shelf, but it is in the file to discard.
Does anyone not know about the R.Courson book I mentioned earlier. He
covers hair styles from almost pre-history through most of the twentieth
Century. This volume is about 3 thick; the drawings are based on statuary
of the ancients
, Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
I have it on the shelf, but it is in the file to discard.
Does anyone not know about the R.Courson book I mentioned earlier.
Yes, I am familiar with Corson's book. However, I believe it's out of
print.
It's certainly hard to find; after prowling the Internet
Based on about 6/8 items in my antique inventory that this garment is trying
to emulate, bodices in this decade of the new pattern are always boned...in
addition to having the corset boned. The relaxed look would only be seen in
the reformed dress (sans corset) and probably never in such a formal
Exactly!
Kathleen
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From: Becky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Simplicity's new natural form era gown, opinions?
The actual picture looks as if the side poof is pulled to the
Were these Fiscars or look-alikes?
One of the advantages of the Fiscar Soft Touch is that there is no finger
pinching. I don't remember if they use this design with the scrapbook line.
One interesting note re Fiscar service on the ST products, at least, is that
you can get replacement springs
Richard Coursons's Hair book is the best reference I know of. Since you
spend time researching examples of Fine Art that you probably can identify
his sources as you see them reduces to blackline drawings.
Kathleen
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You are welcome! The first time the problem happened, I sent the shears in
for service. The last time, it was the 'clippers'. They not only replaced
the spring in the ailing pair but sent along a new pair! (Funny, the
clippers never go on sale). Also, the size of the clipper spring is about
Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
Thanks Fran, I love the one I got and didn't think of some of the other
ways
of listing to find one of the same for other people who might like to
gain
one of these.
Kathleen
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and my 'new' one sure works like new. I was surprised how sharp the cut
was..
kathleen
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From: Carolann Schmitt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Historical Costume' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 7:26 PM
Subject: RE: [h-cost] Pink, pinkers, pinking
As to
Well, have any of you had a problem using someone else's scissors? It is
kid of like a lefty using mine, or me using theirs. Some how, using a
person's cutting tool is never quite like using one's own.
kathleen
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From: Martha Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi all, I forget who it was who was interested in a 19th C Pinker. There is
another up on eBay right now. You will find it listed under Sewing tools.
This looks to be pretty much the same as the one I found two weeks ago.
Kathleen
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ten pinking machines are listed. Which is about
the usual number for any given day on eBay. I've thought of getting one
off and on.
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
Hi all, I forget who it was who was interested in a 19th C Pinker.
There is another up
for any given day on eBay. I've thought of getting one
off and on.
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
Hi all, I forget who it was who was interested in a 19th C Pinker.
There is another up on eBay right now. You will find it listed under
Sewing tools
some of them are rusty and/or dull).
What I really want though, is a choice of shapes beyond the standard
rather shallow zigzag. Has anyone found a modern or historic tool that
really works well for that?
Fran
Lavolta Press
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Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
Thanks Fran
Also, Piecework did a fine article on 16th C embroideries last year. Gloves
from QE2 inventory were part of the presentation. I will look this up
later..
Kathleen
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Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 12:46 PM
Subject: Re:
How about QE1 !!
KSM
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Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 17th Century Glove Pictures?
Aren't there a bunch of close ups of the embroidery and lace on these
types
of gloves in Fashion in
My book find of the week is What Dolls Wore Before by Florence Theriault.
She covers the years 1850-1925 in this volume of luscious real photos of doll
costumes.
For those of you who have children for whom you do h-costume, this book
provides designs and fabric and trim that has been difficult
The text for this article is built on items of the Burrell Collection,
Glascow, Scotland.
Kathleen
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From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 17th Century Glove Pictures?
I would lean toward mending and leave patches for tears. If you are
'respectable', I think you would not advertise that you are also dirt poor.
Somehow, I think illustrators of children's books have contributed to our
concepts of how people of the past dealt with worn clothing. I find mending
to
Here's a wild guess.
The answer might be cued from the piece of paper in his hand. Since the
rest of the people in the scene seem to be laborers, the man in the robe
could be what we might now call a foreman of some sort. The part of the
garment that has the effect of a yoke appears to me to be
Wouldn't that be too flimsy? Seems to me that the weight of any garment
would crush the extension. I have read somewhere (Godey's) that piano wire
was one of the reliable wires for making these cages. I have at least three
crins of this period and the wire in them is not quite tubular (think
They are Wonderfully reliable! Have been ordering from them for about 10
years!
Besides Lacis, they(she) have been offering all the specialty tools and
threads, besides books and manuals that anyone could want for all textile
arts for a very long time. Lots of personal attention for your wants
Re the polar fleece, it does not breathe and can trap body moisture on the
inside. I am always too warm when I wear a very nice jacket I made. (And of
course, it isn't exactly period...
Kathleen
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From: Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL
Hi all, I just got my copy of Petite Dames du Mode and it is all I had hoped
for. It sure is inspiring for attempts of replication of by gone fashion.
Also, my small crank pinker is Wonderful. It is about the size of a meat
grinder that screws on to the table. There is a thumbnail guide re the
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From: Lloyd Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: H-Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 8:19 PM
Subject: [h-cost] book
Hi all, I just got my copy of Petite Dames du Mode and it is all I had
hoped for. It sure is inspiring for attempts of replication
Hope someone can help me with this
I am looking for a British pattern site that has patterns for the first quarter
of the 19th C.
(Jane Austin and company,) Had it once and have lost it.
Kathleen
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Such a good point, Fran. Besides the issue of body control as a fashion
issue, this matter of deformity must certainly weighed heavily in the matter
of corsetry in general.
I am just remembering that when I had my first child, my mother-in-law asked
me on the QT if I had made arrangements for a
On the rubber garments issue...
Does anyone remember the joys of wearing a Platex girdle in the 1950s?My
husband to be used to call it body armor.
Kathleen
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Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:22 PM
And the best of all Stretch-Tite.
Makes me think of one of my favorite scenes in Fried Green Tomatoes when
the would be woman's libber opens the door to greet her husband at night all
done up in just plastic...
Kathleen
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What a wonderful way to record a trip! And with a yoyo (Smile)
I will indeed try to find the source re MR. Burbridge that left me with the
impression of his demise. I have a vague memory of a 'tribute' being
given...
I am having waaay too much fun with all my doll kits and the dressing of the
Thought someone out there might have the need for a crimping iron. A very nice
one is available on ebay...with 5 hours to go.
Kathleen
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One of my gleanings on e-bay this week was a pinking tool. This small crank
19th C. piece sounded very intriguing. Remembering our last discussion of
Pinking I decided I needed this .
. And I think that there are at least three more up for sale...Also up just
now is a number of fluting
For the 18thC, there a mold for the Beautiful Nyphenberg doll for which I
got the greenware before Christmas. She is cleaned for the first firing. I
have a neighbor who has a small kiln for the purpose. I have all the paints
and stuff to fly with after this initial firing. It is very hard to
I goggoled Tonner Dolls!
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From: Susan B. Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] fashion dolls again.
Quoting Lloyd Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I just looked at your new dolls
I sometimes am able to piercing the 'stem' sufficiently to sew them on.
When this fails, I encase the 'stem' in a very tight binding of leather or
felt and then sew it to the hat.
Kathleen
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From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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This is my month to play with dolls and historical costume! I am working
with a variety of doll kits by various designers...two different issues of
Little Women, and additions to my Early (US) Presidents by Yield House.
They are not as grand as Tonner but will give ample opportunity to strut my
I just looked at your new dolls. They should be Wonderful transformed by
Historical Costumes! During the Holidays, I found a booth in an antique
mall that had odd dolls by Franklin Mint and Ashton-Drake for $10 and $12
each without boxes, but with their tags. I came away with 5!!. The Gene
I am finding this discussion of knuckle length sleeve discussion to be
interesting. In other cultures of this same time period or fashion
development, you can see a similar extra long sleeve in development. I am
thinking of the 'hoof' cuff in northern Asia at the moment. The evolvement
of the
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