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This photo was produced from my grandma's original cabinet card. My mom had
a negative pulled from it in 1960. I have another original cabinet card of
this same photo
For what it's worth my husband has no idea what a cami even is. Brian
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It's for fiction. Guy normally clueless trying to describe woman who catches
his eye. Would a guy know the
White vinegar helps to kill mold.
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get mildew stains out of white
cotton? I have a favorite white cotton (or maybe linen and cotton
that incorporates elastic panels
and/or elastic instead of a woven lacing string. The elastic will stretch as
they breath and move allowing them their full range.
Maggie Koenig
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I get told by musicians
I have the measurement chart I got used to using that was developed for theatre
use. It pretty much has everything on it you may need kept on file for actors.
I don't know how to send files over the list so feel free to e-mail be off
list and I can send you the doc file.
Maggie Koenig
Bed bath and beyond has a rather large range towels.
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I used to like Restoration Hardware's towels, but I haven't bought any in a
while so don't know if the quality is still what it was 10 years ago.
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periods. Am I just not seeing the kids styles?
It also strikes me that we are moving back to kids wearing miniature adult
styles.
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I fail to see how it's any of your business.
Fran
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Likewise. I am sure. Brava! for saying so
take apart a textile to use its components. However I will
use vintage ribbon and trims on reproduction items that won't get heavy use. I
don't wear vintage clothing at all which is fine since I'm a little fluffy for
it.
Maggie Koenig.
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.
I will grant you that in none of these cases are the women putting on a pair of
men's pants. They are wearing pants with a unique style and construction.
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that is very nearly
ready to cut, only a few fitting alterations will be needed.
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the fashions changed. People
tweeked what was being worn until it got to the point where it looked like
something else. Perhaps something was being done and the daring new fashion
was to do it the opposite way.
Maggie Halberg
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I really like the pattern put out by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
You get the bodice, skirt and overskirt in the same pattern. It makes up
really easily and comes with both a faster, modern method and a period method
in the instructions.
Maggie Halberg
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the
university have a theatre program that keeps costume stock?
Maggie Halberg
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Subject: [h-cost] Corset class recommendations
Hi, all.
I agreed to teach a class
I've not used that specific pattern but I have used several others. When
scaled up to full size they run in the small end of sizing. She was generally
making patterns for actresses who run towards the petite end of things.
Maggie H.
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you've always wanted
to play with) as opposed to having to seek out specific doll patterns. Half
Scale forms can be found online from Truly Victorian Patterns, allbrands.com
and from any of the major dress form makers.
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but the chemise and
a single petticoat) and women probably started wearing them for modesty and
comfort. By the time the crinoline fell from fashion they had become typical
and women just continued to wear them.
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Drawers didn't get closed up in the crutch seam until very late into the 19th
if not into the 20th century.
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any sources for these types
of patterns?
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On 08/08/2011 01:08 AM
Thanks Ladies! I'm trying to stick to modern copies of original garments.
Getting stuff out of period sources is outside of the scope of what I want to
cover in this workshop. I only have three hours so I need to use them wisely.
Thanks,
Maggie Halberg
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to see if they
would be able to do the gluing for you.
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Barge is wonderful
It might lose a bit of body but it shouldn't get limp. Silk organza is made
from silk fibers that have been very tightly twisted which is where the
stiffness comes from.
Maggie H.
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corsets in
their collections.
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Good morning everyone!
I'm
pieces from
other information.
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But I think I could
My hoops live in a large circular bag made from cheep walmart sheets and then
are stored flat under the bed.
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LOL Late to the party... again!
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On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Regina Lawson reginalaws...@gmail.comwrote:
Oh, Maggie
:
This is a copy of the outfit worn by Federigo Gonzaga C. 1529. I think they
used what they had for the lace.
Monica
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It doesn't look much like (what we can make out of) the ruff in the painting
is a copy of.
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Totally breathtaking--except for the ruffs being all candy-ribbon/cartridge
pleated instead of gathered and shaped. But otherwise, pretty impressive.
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http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/Frobisher,Martin(Sir)01.jpg
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Blackwork Archives?
http://www.blackworkarchives.com/
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rest the old article of mine that we now know to be so wrong.
A Costume College class would be excellent!
And yes, Reg, of course I'll help!
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I have to lose some more weight before we get there, or I won't be able to
have anything new! So I'm okay with the current pace of time's passage. Now,
if it were twice a year, that would be something!
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Hills, California. Please take a virtual tour, find out about
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it to be
true.
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On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Ron Carnegie r.carne...@verizon.net wrote:
My understanding is that this image
Wow, I'm always looking for cotton velvetg, even when i don't need it just
because it's so hard to fid. Thanks, Kimiko. I've never seen this place
before. too bad their color selection is so limitged, though.
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Vicky, are you trying to tell someone that H-Costume should have a Facebook
presence? Or did you just invite your whole address book?
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Easter in 1928 was the 8th of April. That doesn't mean the Easter number of
the magaine was published in April, of course.
http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/freq3.html#LBY
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Mother always said a girl needs two minks: one to wear and one to drag.
She was talking about coats, of course ;-)
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On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 10:01 PM, otsisto otsi...@socket.net wrote:
It is a gown made in the Filippines
Julian, the yahoo group called H-Costume is not the same as this list. I'm
not sure what the relationship is, if any, but things posted there do not
appear on the indra listserv, and vice versa. (Note the addresses.)
MaggiRos
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I'm curious--and not wanting to start a range war or anything--but is the
Authentic SCA a different organization from the SCA, Inc.?
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The problem is making the sleeve head match the armseye. You should be able
to do this with a flexible ruler and some graph paper. Someone who has
taken the sleeves workshop at Costume College (which I did but have no
useful notes from) might be able to elaborate on the process.
MaggiRos
Maggie
The Vikings made some serious incursions into Ireand in the middle ages.
Dublin and Cork are both Viking cities (built by conscripted irish labor).
The relationship in clothing is left as an exercise for the student. ;-)
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Yes, and those are especialy good because you can be sure you're looking at
the front and back of the same suit! Unfortunatly, we don't have a lot of
those in the US, but pictures are often available.
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That was in Jost Amman's Book of Trades (occupations), republished
What a fabulous resource! I've never seen so much 15th century illumination
all in one place.
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The best friend is always the last to know. ;-)
I have the Past Patterns one, Reg. I've never gotten around to even cutting
it out, so you're welcome it.
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that sewing since Costume College. As soon as the
weather cools, it will be time to start new stuff for JimDear.
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seeing
Elizabethans done up in Edwardian cabbage roses, just for example.
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to be a good solution.
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Kim Baird wrote
think you knew that :-)
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Even if there's
Sign up at http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
It's at the bottom of every H-Cost email. :-)
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They're not very expensive. It might be worth the investment, just for fun.
Now if it were a laser *cutter*, that would be something!
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--with the proper
undergarments (If only I were as thin as the fashion plates!).
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. If I had to do it myself, it would never be more than just a
good idea. Trust me.
MaggiRos
On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Marjorie Wilser the3t...@gmail.com wrote:
Maggie,
Few people _are_ as thin as the fashion plates. Heck, compare yourself (or
anybody else!) to modern fashion
I wonder if these are ready for prime time? Here's a pair on eBay.
http://tinyurl.com/nn2q36*
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And here's a collection of the real thing
http://laracorsets.com/Antique_corset_collection_5_Teens+WWI_corsets.htm
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I think this is the one I have at home, but it's been a couple of years
since I looked at it.
http
love to make one of these someday, garter straps and all!
Claudine
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And here's a collection of the real
And while we're at it, what sort of stays or whatever do I need if I want to
wear this authentically?
I'm serious, I am totally lost in this era, I just know I love the look.
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Great illustrations! Now I begin to remember. I do have a book of catalog
illustrations from the 20s and maybe one from the teens, too, I'll have to
look. Thanks!
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Great illustrations! Now I begin to remember. I do have a book of catalog
illustrations from the 20s and maybe one from the teens, too, I'll have to
look. Thanks!
MaggiRos
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I don't think it looks 30s at all. It's a pity this is the only still
picture I could find. There are some better angles in this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ6Ym-46-WY#
Look at about 1:20 and 1:51 for a front view.
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Oh those are nice! A serious possibility.
On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 12:02 PM, ann marie bestintere...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 MaggiRos wrote:
I would look so good in this dress.
http://rdwf.org.uk/doctors/images/29/hum12.jpg
How aobut the 1910's tea dress pattern from Sense
I would look so good in this dress.
http://rdwf.org.uk/doctors/images/29/hum12.jpg
It's an episode of Doctor Who (series 3) set in 1913. Is there a pattern for
something similar that anyone can recommend? I'm sorry, it's the best still
picture of it I can find.
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Cotton voile is what immediately sprang to my mind. Not my period however,
so it's just a thought.
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That's adorable! And it looks like you could have had a little inspiration
from Bjarne!
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often, I use 1/4 black grosgrain
ribbon with decorative filigree for aiglets.
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On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Laurie Taylor
Sure. Now a day and time? The bar (as we know) doesn't open till 4 or 5 pm
MaggiRos
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I'm thinking, the balcony at the bar? Should be enough room. We can be
seen to be conspicuously having fun. What more can we
Or you are so good! I was just wishing I had thought to do that, and
regretting that it was too late now! Yay you!
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This is so cool. In the past, it has seemed like almost no one from the list
was going to Costume College, so there was really no move to meet up or
anything. (Costume Con usually gets all the excitement.) I am so excited!
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Count me in! But then, you knew that :-)
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On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 11:24 PM, Kimiko Small sstormwa...@yahoo.comwrote:
I would
off, though, so we'll see!
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On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Cin cinbar...@gmail.com wrote:
Speaking of summer costume
Norris was my first costume resource that was an actual costume book. when
I started doing faire, it was just about all we had , with a few others of
the same ilk, until Janet Arnold burst on the scene and Changed Everything.
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On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 12:14 PM, cbellfl...@aol.com wrote:
I don't think anyone has mentioned fringed vests, yet.? And ponchos
Slight correction to the URL provided. It should be
elizabethstewartclark.com http://elizabethstewertclark.com/
The site has a great article on assembling a Best Bet wardrobe that should
be required reading for Civil War re-enacting women.
MaggiRos
On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Laura
Then of course, there's this one.
http://www.kateemersonhistoricals.com/browne,mabel(resized).jpg
I guess we should be looking in the 1560s.
MaggiRos
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Great call for knowing which Henri image it really was based on.
Everything old is new again. But nothing ever happens exactly the same way
twice!.
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On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 10:41 PM, Penny
Page 9 shows something the author actually calls a pill box, and gives it as
Venetian about 1500. We are all aware, right, that this book is not proper
documentation, being nothing but re-drawings from unidentified sources?
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I think we wore penny loafers to school in the late 50s, in So Cal. For me,
that was elementary school.
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I figure that what we think of as The Sixties started about 1964 (when the
Beatles arrived) and went to about 1976 or so. It all depends on what your
markers are, but mere calendar dates don't work. Trends and whatever don't
start and stop neatly just because the decade changes.
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I believe I have the (full length, BW) portrait I'm thinking of in a book
at home, but I'll have to check later. If I find it, I'll scan and post it
for general perusal.
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On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Maggie maggi...@gmail.com wrote:
I believe I have the (full length, BW) portrait I'm thinking of in a book
at home, but I'll have to check later. If I find it, I'll scan and post it
for general perusal.
Well, it wasn't in the first 3-4 places I looked. It's
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 10:34 PM, Becky Rautine zearti...@hotmail.comwrote:
All her rings match the ouches.
Just as a sidebar... notice that there are NO rings on the middle fingers.
Look at portrait after 16th century portrait and this is what you find 90%
of the time. and not just in
say a similar habit prevailed among the ancient Greeks and
Romans and contemporary (1917) Hindus.
This tidbit is included in The Compendium, by the way. ;-)
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more flash, since the cut stones didn't have nearly as many facets to catch
the light as they do now--in a world lit only by fire.
I've never heard anyone suggest they are tarnished silver.
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Margo has a farthingale, bum roll, corsets, and a couple of shifts in the
Underpinnings package.
http://www.margospatterns.com/Products/ElizUndpn.html
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Now THAT is a reproduction! Even the wig is great, although the hair should
be completely off the lady's face. What amazing work. breathless here
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Definitly from Norris. I'm sure the item has a heraldic name, but I'm no
herald. It's probably in the text, though. Just find a copy of Norris's
Medieval volume (in english) and start digging! :)
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I buy something like that online from clothilde.com. I believe they have
more than one type.
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On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Sounds like a modification of one of the Sorouelles from Folkwear.
http://folkwear.com/caravan.html
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graceful. It's only one of many thi9ngs you can do with the ubiquitous yard
square of linen commonly used by 16th century working women.
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Kimiko turned me on to this servicce the other day, and it's really great
for getting organized. Also it's aimed specifically at historical costumers,
so we're all in good company. Check it out!
http://www.projectarchive.org/
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enough to stay in place and not tear before you're ready, like during
pinning.
Glad the tissue worked for you, Penny. I just thought I'd add this
observation to the list
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That and multiple remarriages can give one person a huge number of children
and step children o ver a wide age range.
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I think there's a redrawing of the sleeves in Norris, in a sleeves section
as a mitred or mahoitered sleeve. It certainkly doesn't look like Holbein
to me.
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They're all using the same text as well. If it's the same manufacturer,
there's no problem.
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