Hello, I am trying to locate the discussion board but think I have to
send an email to your here first, unless this is just for a separate
mailer which is fine also. Thanks.
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Hello all, I am new to the list and this is my first post! :) In
regards to the dilemma with what to do with the 5 plus yards of black
linen, I know from experience that when something good like that lands
on your lap it's very hard to chose a project with it later, my bins
are full of about 5
In regards to where I am located, unfortunately for the sake of
historical costuming/dancing, I was born in the wrong place it seems. I
am in the oldest region of the US, Philadelphia area, and it is
absolutely dry in terms of places not only to take classes on any sort
of Victorian or period
Yesterday evening i finnished the second part of the new waistcoat. I
am
pleased, it looks like porcelain i think.
http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/g10.htm;
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That is absolutely stunning, is the embroidery hand done or by
machine?? There's an art I
Anyone who can embroider ultimately has my respect. It is amazing what
that embellishment can do for any project, how it can alter it so much
in appearance. A lady friend of mine brought some of her Chinese
antiques for display at our China themed tea and what she had was
amazing. She bought
Susan, it is about three hours from where I am and too far for a one
day trip, I suppose staying overnight is a good idea but most of the
bbs and hotels in Cape May have really increased rates because of it
being such a tourist area. Can ladies attend the dances without a
partner? I was told
Susan, do you do any costuming? You mentioned you are more a horse
person so I wondered if you wear any particular riding garb. I have
gotten the impression that the Morris Co. historical society is a very
active group with a large membership in terms of costuming, dancing,
etc. Last year I
It is that time, I have to plan making not only my first bustle gown,
but probably best if I get a bustle era ball gown knocked out of the
way since I do not have one. What is a good pattern to start with? I
keep finding a pattern on ebay called Buckaroo Bobbins and it is a
pattern for a
Thank you Lynn for your advice, TV patterns have a good vibe about
them, people who use them seem satisfied and being that you said they
have good instructions makes me all the more certain that that will be
where my patterns are purchased from. Ageless has all the same patterns
they do, not
Hello everyone, I have just been observing your posts to one another,
fascinated by the topics. Earlier periods aren't quite my interest but
I find the bits of knowledge you contain very interesting. That is my
second problem as a costumer, scholarly research. Aside from going onto
websites
Thank you for your wonderful advice again, I never thought to look in
the back of the book for the sources where the author did the research
from! This is something I got from ebay and thought it would be worth
having, the original would be awesome but this is a copy of the entire
book on cd
After I checked my mail this morning and got all the tips about
researching, starting with cconsulting the back of the book, I went and
looked in the back of some of my books! One book wasn't a book on
fashion, but in it the author rather studies and compares the
differences between our
I have never worked with those bags before, they look like they'd be
really good to have around, if they work as they should however. My
problem isn't in storing new fabrics so much as how to safely store
away my garments. I am familiar with techniques for storing away
vintage and antique
Good evening to all of you and hope my series of questioning doesn't
seem silly but for some reason I am still having trouble trying to
decypher the difference between an amateur costumer (myself, one who
has a general knowledge of a topic) and one who is a serious costumer,
or professional.
Hello and thank you for such wonderful replies to last nights' posting
they were very helpful, structural, ideas to relfect on and things to
look into. I cannot wait for some extra time to explore the links you
sent to me Melanie. Some of them I recognize and have saved in my
favourites but a
I agree that because dye processes on each type of fabric varies, it
would be hard to find one exact example of what bottle green is
precisely, especially since the dyes and materials used in the early
19th century were different from what is readily available today but
don't quote me on that
Hello, oy there are so many good things coming up in terms of lectures
and classes in the near future but none of them are in the Philadelphia
region! If there is anyone out there who knows of any or may have
influence over the planning for such events PLEASE please please start
coming to this
Good afternoon, I know a great resource for corset supplies and ready
made corsets, it is a corsetiere company and boutique located in
Philadelphia, only minutes from where I live called Delicious Corsets.
They have a website where you can find anything needed for making
corsets from grommets
Hello, I bought material to make my first bustle dress, I am going to
try and emulate a gown I have in a La Mode Parisiennes fashion plate
from 1880 with consideration of Edna Pontellier's white cotton ensemble
at the beginning of Grand Isle.
What I am trying to get down is how to do knife
Hello, I have found the same to be true where I am also and I actually
find it a little frustrating, because my antique clothing dealer gets
alot of trendy women from the city in her shop who look at her older
things like camisoles and petticoats to turn into funky modern outfits,
she firmly
I do agree with you Carol, most people would rather spend the least
money for something they can wear out than a whole lot for a repro, but
the way I see it is that repros are also more disposable unless made by
one of a kind materials, because they can just as well be made again.
That dress
Hi there,
In regards to your question about petti coats holding their shape, I do
knot what you mean, you'd think with all the weight the entire cage of
a bustle would just go forward. Bustle support pads went on underneath
the bustle cage and it set right over on top of that, filling in the
Hello, I am trying to clear out some of my fabric because I don't have
the time to make anything with it and was thinking of putting it up on
ebay. However, I am not an experienced seller and was wondering if
anyone would be able to suggest what may be the best way to go about
listing it. I
Thank you so much for the suggestion on the flat rate shipping box,
that would probably make the most sense. I wasn't able to get photos of
the fabric today because the batteries in the camera are dead, also
because it was really dreary outside and the lighting in my house is
very dim so I am
Hi everyone!
No this isn't a repeat of an old post, I am getting back to those of
you who were interested in knowing more about the taffeta I was asking
for information on about how to go abouts selling it on ebay.
I apologize for taking so long to get back to you but I recently
started the
Here is what the pink on pink plaid taffeta looks like, this I have two
rather large cuts of, one is abotu 8 yards and the other is 21 1/5
yards total. They were measured but I never wrote down what each was so
with the exception of the 21 1/5 that I know is the right measurement,
I am
This is very gorgeous fabric with a dark grayish/silver back ground and
deep red plaid running through it. It was hard to try and capture the
true colours of this fabric with my camera, although I came pretty
close. It's hard to see it in the photographs but the fabric catches
the light in a
This is the prettiest taffeta and the largest amount. I believe I
currently have about 30 yards of this rolled on a tube in more than one
cut, and I think I might keep some for myself but there is more than I
will ever need.
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Hello everyone.
I know I know, sorry about the photos, I didn't realize that photos
didn't open in emails on the list, wish I had known that before I spent
a half hour loading all of them and then sending each message one at a
time as it went through. I went onto the yahoo group that was
This email reminded me that I never came back to mention that I've
finally posted the photos of the fabric on swapsell, along with the
information. I suppose it would help to include the link, wouldn't it?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/swapsell/photos/album/2102167231/pic/list
I think this is
Hello all!
While I know this is not related to costuming, a friend suggested
sending a memo to my fellow costume list members. I am starting a club
based in the Philly area that is dedicated to appreciating the 19th and
early 20th centuries. We are called the Delaware Valley Ladies and
Good evening all and thanks for the input. One time Hancock fabrics
near my house was going out of business and everything was on
clearance. I was always hesitant to buy the tape only because it was so
expensive! They wanted like $15 per yd which to me, was really
overpriced. But of course
Can't you go as a woman who just returned from France, or where ever)
and
therefore knows the latest fashions?
Dang! My thoughts exactly, you said it before me :D
Especially New Orleans, I'm sure there were many who were still very
closely tied to and in contact with Parisian society, so it
Hello all, I am in need of some help from an experienced pattern
enlarging bustle dress maker! I woud like to throw together my first
bustle dress, or make for myself a bustle since my budget is not
allowing any new acquirements. At one point before I got very
enthusiastic about doing this, as
Thank you everyone so much for your suggestions. The recommendation on
using a projector has always intrigued me but the unfortunate thing is
that now days people who would or did once use them are less likely to,
since the upgraded technology has led many to discard the old projector
and
Hi all. Well, I started battling the grid method last night. I started
by tracing the pieces onto the 1/4 graph paper and I felt like
everything was going great... and I knew exactly how to dive into the
next step, which is redrawing the unscaled pieces using the 1 grid
cutting board. Here's
Well... my progress wasn't too great today since I was busy all
afternoon doing other things, but I went to Staples first to see if
they had projectors while I was there pricing large-format copies and
they have two models, both $199. That seems like an awful but it's
Staples, office supplies.
Good afternoon! Here is an update, so far so good (holding breath)
using the grid method is working well. I went with that initial idea to
translate each of the 1/4 inch squares from the paper where I traced
the 1/8 scale pieces in the book onto and into a block of 4 of the 1
squares on my
The home fabric deptarment IS very nice, esp for the heavier winter
fabrics. I bought a load of stuff this past weekend, some which I need
and some not now, but could definitely picture using for other projects
later. That's how fabric shopping works! Those who don't do it, just
don't get it
That sounds like a good idea, both ideas do:
Is there any chance you can
find some embroidered fabric to use of the plastron and bodice back,
and then appliqué some of the motifs onto straps made from plain
matching fabric?
and
You can achieve very nice effects using basic stitches in
Well, she's slowly crumbling apart as she's is made from paper mache
and the years have not been kind to her, but Camille has spent the
summer dressed appropriately in a 1908 white lawn and lace insertion
dress that I suspect was made by the National Cloak and Suit Company.
Sorry Camille...
Hello Emily, I know exactly how you feel because I, too, would like to
find someone who can teach me. With all the talented costumers out
there it seems it would be easy, I am just outside of Philadelphia and
haven't had any luck yet but I hope you will come across the right
teacher:) Good
I'm coming to the US in July/Aug/Sept this year, and will mostly be on
the East coast. Do you know if there are any historical costuming
events, lectures or workshops scheduled for that time?
As I am on the East coast, in the Philly area, if anyone happens to
know of any that will be taking
Sigh, I'd absolutely love to go to the Newport Vintage Dance week.
Every year they send me the publication for it but there is no way I
can afford it yet, not to mention I have no dance partner so it would
be silly to go and not be able to dance. That is so true about Cali.
being a large
Hello all, while I have been fairly quiet on the mailing list until
today there are a few things that have been waiting to be passed along
to everyone.
First:
I know of an excellent source for good, plentiful, and usually dirt
cheap fabrics, trims, notions, etc. They now have a website I
I have been to the South Street shops once but found most of what was
being sold to be very expensive, like anywhere from $10-80 per yard
fabrics. Jo-Mar is very cheap. I went crazy last year, taffeta was on
sale for $2 a yard, and they had plaids in all different colours. I
ended up taking a
Camille is currently wearing a lovely rasberry two-peice suit, circa
1892. The fabric is most definitely fit for chilly winter/early spring
weather as it is very warm, although considerably light in weight which
makes is rather suitable for traveling around. I am not sure what it
is, I got it
Hello, I am planning to take on a ball dress as my next project and wonder if
anyone may be able to advise me. I bought the pattern from Ageless Patterns and
think it is a lovely gown. However, instead of the plain styling along the edge
of the bodice I want to have swags of fabric or
Hello fellow costumers.
?
I wanted to thank those of you who offered your suggestions on mounting swags
onto my 1880s balldress. Your advice helped immensely in the creation process
and everything went together mostly as planned. My only frustration was that
once the decorative parts
? I think most people today would be horrified at the thought of adding oil
to their hair!
Believe it or not, aside from having to full submersion cleanse my hair maybe
once every week or every other week, part of my regime in doing so involves
combing in an herbal Indian hair oil I buy at
There is a very good reason why people did not bathe that way until warmer
weather and it had a lot to do with the simple fact that it was too cold to do
so in winter.
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From: albert...@aol.com
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Wed, Apr 28, 2010 3:29 pm
Subject: Re:
Many years ago, about 6 now as a matter of fact, when I first decided to start
growing my hair out I bought a bakelite receiver from a local antique shop (it
was all I could find and afford at the time) and start using it. What I did was
take the hair from the brush BEFORE washing and I should
gt;Now I'm curious - how *do* you change clothes in a moving carriage or
sleigh? lt;
Wouldn't it be similar to changing in a moving car? It is rather surprising to
hear anyone was changing anything in a moving carriage if we are talking about
the time when they only had carriages. I am just
Hi there, I know that in the past, although it was out of my budget, there is
a place that sells foam mannequins that can be cut with a special tool. I don't
know where this was exactly because I had the link on my old computer over
three years ago but this is a place saved in my new
I'm rather surprised because my solution to forms was the first to come back
in response to the issue at hand and I've received no feedback on it. As a
collector I KNOW anything like plastic, wood, etc is lethal for displaying old
garments which is why the technique I use is good for short
Didn't realize anyone actually ever marketed something of the sort. I've never
seen one online but wish I had! Maybe they don't use the exact same type of
chicken wire because the kind I use is flexible enough that there was never a
problem getting the exact form required. The secret is to sort
Hello all,
I am writing to the list with unique inquiry.
Currently I am going to school for Art Education although I entered this field
already possessing a deep-seated passion for the 19th century. However, after a
lot of forethought I decided a degree in education would give me greater
Probably is a boy. Boys and girls were dressed the same until a certain age
during the 19th century. Not sure up until what age or when this practice
stopped though.
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From: Beteena Paradise lt;bete...@mostlymedieval.comgt;
To: Historical Costume
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