Re: [h-cost] Boning and corsets for musicians

2013-10-21 Thread Cactus
I'm thinking maybe not tie the corsets so snugly.  They are actually very comfortable to wear.  Or look into corded stays rather than boned stays. Cactus Apache Junction, AZ   From: Kathleen Norvell app...@aol.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 10:28 PM Subject: Re

Re: [h-cost] Brassiere assistance sought

2012-08-13 Thread Cactus
custom-b...@yahoogroups.com  is run by Don McCunn.  He is great on custom pattern drafting and also has online classes and videos.  I have been a member of all his groups for several years now. Cactus Apache Junction, AZ   From: lili...@earthlink.net lili

Re: [h-cost] help on a c. 1900 rural woman's dress

2011-10-27 Thread Cactus
the pocket was in a back section of the skirt which I thought would be very inconvenient.  Instead of button holes, I did button loops and ball buttons down the front of each dress.   Cactus My sister is trying to sew something completely outside my area of expertise, but I offered to ask

Re: [h-cost] split drawers

2011-09-14 Thread Cactus
nekked.  We can't help but apply our 21st century mindset to everything we do, even dressing 18th or 19th century or earlier.   Cactus     way to drop a penny was to have the drawers split. You just couldn't get at them to pull them down from the waist. Kim That's not necessarily so.  When in my

Re: [h-cost] Friday at Costume Con

2010-05-13 Thread Cactus
Where in Arizona??? Cactus - Original Message From: Pierre Sandy Pettinger costu...@radiks.net To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 10:28:51 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Friday at Costume Con Penny, Next year is in New Jersey.  2012 is in Arizona. Sandy

Re: [h-cost] Friday at Costume Con

2010-05-13 Thread Cactus
Being from Arizona, I just wish people would get their facts straight before prostesting.  And that's all I'm gonna say!  :) Cactus - Original Message From: Patricia Dunham chim...@ravensgard.org To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 4:49:04 PM Subject

Re: [h-cost] Please help with this photo

2010-03-10 Thread Cactus
I have to agree with you.  It does look like they are in blackface.  Something about the shape of their faces and their hair doesn't quite fit.  Interesting! Shirley - Original Message From: Penny Ladnier penn...@costumegallery.com To: h-costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Wed, March

Re: [h-cost] Dye Color

2010-01-16 Thread Cactus
If you've never seen the yolk of a range-fed chicken, you wouldn't know that it leans heavily towards orange.  Store-bought egg yolks are a much different color - yellow. Cactus - Original Message From: Pixel, Goddess and Queen pi...@hundred-acre-wood.com To: Historical Costume h

Re: [h-cost] Buillion braid for a tricorn hat

2009-06-24 Thread Cactus
John James needles? --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Lynn Downward lynndownw...@gmail.com wrote: From: Lynn Downward lynndownw...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Buillion braid for a tricorn hat To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 10:09 AM Hi Cynthia, The

Re: [h-cost] Getting ready for Halloween

2008-09-30 Thread Cactus
These are very Hollywood, but if you don't mind that, go for it. Cactus --- On Tue, 9/30/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Getting ready for Halloween To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday

Re: [h-cost] walmart fabrics

2008-08-08 Thread Cactus
Anyone see the ad on tv that Martha Stewart is now selling her wares in Walmart? Wonder if that was part of her deal, to get rid of the fabric department to make room for her merchandise. Just speculating, don't shoot me! :) Cactus --- On Thu, 8/7/08, Susan Data-Samtak [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [h-cost] FLDS clothing for sale

2008-07-02 Thread Cactus
Hey, as one living in the southwest, I have to agree with you! lol Cactus --- On Wed, 7/2/08, Sharon Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Sharon Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] FLDS clothing for sale To: 'Historical Costume' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, July 2