If nothing else - purses, trimmings, collar and cuff linings, modesties,
cloth belts, hats, lesser-priced smaller garments (jupons, bodices,
waistcoats) for children and smaller adults or even larger adults who didn't
mind clever piecing.
And don't forget, this applied to silks as well as
Apparently, tailors, etc. could, by custom, keep any fabric leftovers that
were too small to really do much with - the pieces that were no larger than
a cabbage leaf.
Have to admit, I can't recall what documentation there may be for this
definition... :-(
Dunno 'bout anyone else, but I've
Dear Michael,
Please bear in mind this is meant in friendship (and experience) not
animosity
May I recommend that you invest in some existing patterns that are _similar_
to what you're thinking of (and maybe some that are not) and fitting/making
them up to fit various shapes on _live_
Oh, oh, Anne ...
Take a few pictures of it and post them with a link (can't remember if the
list will carry attachments...).
Also look it over - there _has_ to be a least one 'manufacturer's plate' on
it or maybe it's molded into the body. If it's molded in and you can't read
it well, do a
Well, if we think in terms of the 'Oregon Territory' ... g
Welt pockets? What sort of trouble are you having?
Um, 'Shea' - if you're the one I know, could you contact me offlist? Got a
grape vine (literally) question for you.
ttfn,
Brenna/Kate/Kitty/Europa/'not late for dinner'
g
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Ah, understood I hope I never have to deal with bias-cut charmeuse
e-v-e-r a-g-a-i-n! g
-Europa
- Original Message -
From: LuAnn Mason luann_ma...@msn.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 'Oregon' - was:
