Re: [h-cost] (no subject) Fire steel or fleam

It could also be a fleam. Not quite the canonical, but with artistic license... could be that or the aforementioned fire steel. Picture is surely Norris. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen

Re: [h-cost] Pattern for red dress on Dr Who

dress, outside in the daytime in the snow, without a coat? I haven't watched Dr. Who.) -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue ___ h

Re: [h-cost] custom made brocades

for their ordering is impossible for the rest of us. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] possibly OT -- Academic Hoods

.) -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h

Re: [h-cost] Continuous knotting a necklace

Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Image piracy - Anyone know who this is?

Got a response! I asked: *Dear witchesbrewha,* The red one looks rather different than the other picture; are the green and white ones for sale also? And received: *Dear C,* smaller ones are for sale, I will remove the picture is is confusing people. - witchesbrewha

Re: [h-cost] Image piracy - Anyone know who this is?

you resend? (Am now very curious!) -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Rustic vacation cottage for summer rent on the shore of Maine! http://www.virtue.to/cottages ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Image piracy - Anyone know who this is?

Oh, my! Yes, that is quite a difference. I in all innocence asked her about the difference between the two images; I'll tell you if she says anything. ;) cv ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Titania 1935 costume construction?

the costumer continued the use of it for the film. Conjecture, but might be reliable. The book, should anyone be curious, is _Rude Mechanicals_ by Kage Baker -- -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_

Re: [h-cost] Titania 1935 costume construction?

like that in the stills, but it behaves rather oddly when in motion. Found one clip online which shows the costume just a bit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGYghQtsumoNR=1 At 1:57, she comes from the left sadly, that's only about 1 second of movement. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du

Re: [h-cost] Titania 1935 costume construction?

Suzi Clarke wrote: I'm probably way off, but it looks like strips of cellophane to me - easy to cut fringe on the edges of a sheet of it, cut a hole it the top and wear it like a poncho - she's not still so it doesn't matter about accuracy of cutting. It does look like it, to be sure. But

[h-cost] Titania 1935 costume construction?

parents' old real-metal Christmas Tree icicles: heavy, shiny, soft. Google searches have not turned up any details, alas. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue

Re: [h-cost] Houppelande fastening question

quite well without help, but I sewed them down for my husband's houp (the blue damask one.) -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue

Re: [h-cost] Underwear Review of Arnold vol 4

Linda Walton wrote: if you persevere, you will find a review of the latest Janet Arnold Patterns of Fashion book, which is just being published http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7689554.stm Thank you! -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen

Re: [h-cost] Ancient Egypt perfume/wax cones on head?

Ruth FW wrote: I don't think you'll find anything to confirm that it's a wax cone; while I've read that too, I've also read discussions in KMT, A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt (which tends to take a mixed scholarly/popular approach; the articles are all footnoted) noting that the idea of what

[h-cost] Ancient Egypt perfume/wax cones on head?

Hi H-Cost! In grade school, I was told that pictures like this http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/womena6.jpg showed ancient Egyptian women with perfumed wax or fat on their heads, which melted over the course of the evening, and smelled good. It recently came to mind again, and I've

Re: [h-cost] Ancient Egypt perfume/wax cones on head?

monica spence wrote: It is called a scent cone. It is seen all over Egyptian art. It was wax with a scent. It did melt, giving off a pleasant smell. (Kind of an Airwick solid on your head.) Monica Fashion History teacher Right -- that's what all the web sources and various books seem to say,

[h-cost] WARNING: Wife Swap looking for Historical Costumers to be on their program

in this to do very, very thorough research on the treatment of creative people and unconventional people before responding to Ms. Abatzis. Regards, Cynthia Virtue ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman

Re: [h-cost] 15th century surcoats etc

Claire Clarke wrote: This seems a little curious, given that this was the start of the Little Ice Age, but then again, if one is wearing a houppelande why would one need anything else? So my question to the list is - am I missing something here? Can anyone point me to some examples of 15th

Re: [h-cost] T-Tunics -help fitting

Yep, the average tunic is not made for those of us who are nonskinny! The trapezoidal front and back panels are one good solution. Another is to have side panels (the side gores/godets) which are not pointed, but have a few inches across the top. They would start at the armhole, still,

Re: [h-cost] new elist for research in Textiles and Clothing

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I just tried to join MEDTC-DISCUSS and I was denied. Any idea why the moderator would be denying people? Is the list only for a select few? --Kathy I got on, and I'm not select -- but be sure to put in a personal note if it gives you a box for

Re: [h-cost] Menstruation in Middle Ages

I know we've discussed it some, but that was 7 or more years ago! For those who are curious about more recent menstruation habits, there's the online Museum of Menstruation: http://www.mum.org/ -- cv ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Menstruation in Middle Ages

I think you may have happened upon a server error or somesuch; it was working fine this morning and is likewise this evening. Sylvia Rognstad wrote: The museum appears to have been closed. On May 12, 2008, at 7:22 AM, Cynthia Virtue wrote: I know we've discussed it some, but that was 7

Re: [h-cost] Wow - Strutt on the web

Robin Netherton wrote: I don't think I've ever seen a copy of the Planche edition of Strutt that was hand-colored like these, but that doesn't mean this isn't one. It would make me ill to think that this might be a 1796 Strutt taken apart and sold page by page. Not so awful if it's the

Re: [h-cost] Wow - Strutt on the web

Robin Netherton wrote: Yes, I did not mean to imply that the Dragonbear site was responsible for breaking up the book! The eBay story is explained on the index page there. But the edition date is not correct. Not to worry; didn't think you were. I should have gone to reread the

Re: [h-cost] early Tudor/medieval Fashion or Not?

I'm fairly sure it isn't medieval -- I can't think of an example which shows a short skirt over a long one, although it should be noted that *many* people making modern versions of medieval clothing wear them this way*. I'd be very interested to hear if anyone on your other email lists come

Re: [h-cost] Partlets

Are you treating the transparent kerchiefs at the neck of the circa-1400 era as something not-a-partlet-ancestor? -- cv ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Ironing Cold Cotton/Linen

After all these interesting tales of historical laundering, I asked my mother what she remembers. She was born in 1937; he father was an executive at the paper mill in Old Town, Maine. She wrote: My mother had a hired girl/woman who did all the personal stuff by hand and then ironed the

Re: [h-cost] How do I make a removable leg cast?

Beteena Paradise wrote: That might not be the best idea... by the time those things come off, they often stink to high heaven. I recall one night many years ago when I placed my broken hand near my face while sleeping and the stench woke me up. ;-) LuAnn Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My

Re: [h-cost] Headwear to go with Gothic Fitted Dresses

E House wrote: A bunch of great links. I have some pictures and thoughts about related hairstyles at: http://www.virtue.to/articles/crespinette.html http://www.virtue.to/articles/easy_cauls.html Includes some costumery level construction ideas. I know there are other websites out there with

Re: [h-cost] Book search?

Suzi Clarke wrote: A friend of mine is looking for the following book. Any ideas? She is in the U.K. so Library searches in the U.K. are preferable, but she would actually like to buy a copy. Plucked, Shaved Braided: Medieval and Renaissance Beauty and Grooming Practices 1000-1600 Hmm,

Re: [h-cost] Moliere

Sylvia Rognstad wrote: Wouldnt the skits have more understructure? I forget what they wore under them in this period but it seems they should be sticking out a bit more. There's an image at IMDB showing one woman in the foreground, with many women sitting in the background. You can easily

Re: [h-cost] New Simplicity patterns/Hobby Lobby

Dawn wrote: Hobby Lobby has some good deals from time to time, but they like to tear the top of the envelope off when you buy them on sale. I can see marking the envelope like Hancock's does, so it can't be returned for full price, but the envelope flap often has important sizing

Re: [h-cost] Luttrell Psalter Period Query

Melanie Schuessler wrote: Some 15th-century hose were built with soles so one didn't need to wear shoes. I don't know about 14th-century hose, but it's possible that it was done that way earlier as well. Yes. There was a christmas card sold by the Metropolitan several years ago, which showed

Re: [h-cost] Racy hats!

Those hats are fun! (Between all of us, though, I think a hat like those needs hair put up to look best. But maybe I'm a throwback.) cv -- Vandeverre's Emporium: for a subset of your Victorian Second Life needs! ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] lovely find

Jean Waddie wrote: Just what I thought! How wonderful to have the photo as well - but looking at the photo I would never have guessed the dress was bright red. I seem to remember that when we only had black and white TV I was more used to recognising colours from their shading - watching

Re: [h-cost] Looking for 15th century replica frame-opening style purse

MaggiRos wrote: What's being asked for is (or should be)something like this http://www.curiousfrau.com/Art_Research/pouches.htm I don't know anyone who makes them, although something similar can be built on with a plain ring. What a useful page -- thank you! Here are the two that are in

Re: [h-cost] Ahem-something interesting

Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: Another note, The young gentleman in the foreground, dressed in yellow - is he wearing womens shoes or is it his own? Just that i se a big difference for the other gentlemans shoes, and the yellow gentlemans shoes, looks very like the maids shoes on the right. The

Re: [h-cost] Ahem-something interesting

A different age, to be sure! I suppose the servants would supply a vessel and then take it off to the gardens or wherever to deal with it. I am reminded of the Castillian (iirc) standard nativity figurine, of the man relieving himself (don't know if those articles passed through here this

Re: Victorian ideas of Renaissance clothing, was Re: [h-cost] italian childs renaissance dress

-Bujold fans, I sent her the URL back-when and said looking at this sort of grand house helped me envision Vorkosigan House. She said it was just this sort of house she had in mind for it, and she enjoyed looking at the costumes, too. (Fangirl delight!) -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre

Re: [h-cost] Hoppelande question

to look inside the folds at the hem; the fur stopped a bit inside, just as if it were edging. Now, whether or not this was artistic shorthand, I can't say. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent US postage with medieval images on it: http://www.cafepress.com/virtueventures/1160846

Re: [h-cost] RE: Hogwarts

wear? Go back to houppelandes for academics, that's what I say! -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent US postage with medieval images on it: http://www.cafepress.com/virtueventures/1160846 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Wow-could we get away with these at an 18th century gig?

WickedFrau wrote: Wow-could we get away with these at an 18th century gig? Wouldn't you have to cover them with something else? And of course remove the leopard-print bow. (Even modernly, the combination with red paisley is hideous!) -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent US

Re: [h-cost] New trend in Men's shoes?

. I'll know things have really gotten historical when we see those broad-toed slased Henry 8 type shoes. I wouldn't put money on it, though. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Cranach's Venus with a machine gun: Vengeful Venus Day t-shirt etc. at my CafePress store: http

Re: [h-cost] What's it called?

long. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Cranach's Venus with a machine gun: Vengeful Venus Day t-shirt etc. at my CafePress store: http://www.cafepress.com/virtueventures/483955 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http

Re: [h-cost] Re: Underwear Menses

not dreadfully uncomfortable. I have a friend whose mother does not wear underwear, and is rubenesque. My friend tells me that although her mom's thighs rub, since it's the way she's always done things, the skin has toughened up a bit, and she does not get chafing, even in hot weather. -- Cynthia

Re: [h-cost] This year's calendar selection: cows in costumes

-lettered signs which say Eat More Chicken! The calendars can be bought from the stores, directly, but no price savings. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h

Re: [h-cost] Delicate Subject

in about 4-5 months. I don't doubt that it works for some women, but I'd be reluctant to assume it was this way for a majority. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] This year's calendar selection: cows in costumes

/MenuGroup/Home/desc/2006%20Chick%252Dfil%252DA%25AE%20Calendar%3CBR%3E%2593Cows%20In%20Shining%20Armor%2594.htm -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Snow ants are of course snow white, and travel in huge packs, are quite invisible against the snow. Usually, the only way to know they're

Re: [h-cost] Re: Have you seen this painting?

Dawn wrote: otsisto wrote: or this http://realmofvenus.renaissancewoman.net/wardrobe/EMILIA1560.jpg only a little more fitted in the bodice region. What is that she is holding in her right hand? It looks like some part of her coat. A belt? Or is she holding the hem up? Or is it something

Re: [h-cost] Have you seen this painting?

intended to show the painting. That would be my guess -- a tantalizing lead for the real painting. What marvelous sleeves! -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Mindless entertainment is the handmaiden of fascism. -- Mo/Alison Bechdel ___ h

Re: [h-cost] Have you seen this painting?

. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Snow ants are of course snow white, and travel in huge packs, are quite invisible against the snow. Usually, the only way to know they're nearby is when moose disappear in a puff of white with a little spattering of red. The Great Canadian

[h-cost] More costume notes 1662 Pepys

to York house, he was treated with a banquet, that cost 200 pounds, as I was assured, c:..” ftp://ftp.cac.psu.edu/pub/humanities/John_Evelyn/#Evelyn -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Snow ants are of course snow white, and travel in huge packs, are quite invisible against the snow

Re: [h-cost] men's elizabethan doublet question

Chris Laning wrote: Commercial hook and eye tape usually has its hooks spaced a bit too far apart for this, unfortunately. I suppose you could run two layers of it, if the thickness weren't a problem. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Snow ants are of course snow white

Re: [h-cost] light table

, but with plexiglas. (Two 4-yr-olds increases the chaos factor enough that it's worth a few bucks for the plastic!) -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Mindless entertainment is the handmaiden of fascism. -- Mo/Alison Bechdel ___ h-costume

Re: [h-cost] narnia movie

-section. Which mostly gave it a slightly weird air, not unreasonable in a Fantasy movie. And I had a giggle at the elastic loop yardage glued on the inside of Elrond's coronet, clearly for bobby pins or similar to anchor it on. Inventive, if a little mystique-bursting! -- Cynthia Virtue

Re: [h-cost] bells on garments

otsisto wrote: For some reason my system doesn't access the pictures as only three pictures show up and the rest are frames with a little box and red X in the upper left hand corner. Argh. It's not your system, it's my ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) editing program. Sorry. It will be fixed in a few

Re: [h-cost] Houppelande with tie fastenings

characteristic of the fabric/fur; perhaps a variation on ermine patterning. Agreed. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] bells on garments (fixed)

It's fixed for the second, and hopefully final, time. Sorry about that, folks! Its at http://www.virtue.to/articles/bells.html ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Houppelande with tie fastenings

website, but I didn't see it. Providing my memory is accurate! however, I think I found it via a discussion on this list some 6-7 years ago, so searching at the archives on the filename might find more info. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent

Re: [h-cost] getting oil stains out of fabric

of the top... Hair shampoo works fairly well as a first-pass; rub it in, wait a few minutes, throw in the washer. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h

Re: [h-cost] bells on garments

to be all houps, although some are the men's aren't my cheeks cute type of houp. The Museum of London Dress Accessories book has a number of citations, and you could check Fashion in the Age of the Black Prince for earlier. (Although I think I have looked there and found no bells.) -- Cynthia

[h-cost] Houppelandes with tie fastenings

that they were open on the center front, but held closed somehow. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Houppelandes with tie fastenings

of this time, most notably the Tres Riches Heures. http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/images/aria/sk/z/sk-c-1454.z -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Feeling like your Middle Age is upon you? New design at my CafePress store, with a medieval woodcut of a pharmacist, a paen to OTC drugs

Re: [h-cost] Houppelande with tie fastenings

otsisto wrote: So could the undergarment be exposed, used like a outer gown and the houppelande used like a coat? I'm quite sure that most of the time a houppelande was like a coat, or maybe a sweater (jumper to you in the UK.) There was at least one outer gown under there, of several

Re: [h-cost] narnia movie

if they didn't have specific clothing, there would have been supplies and skill of some level. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Unicorn Tapestry Mathematicians: upcoming lecture

for Mathematics and Advanced Supercomputing -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Feeling like your Middle Age is upon you? New design at my CafePress store, with a medieval woodcut of a pharmacist, a paen to OTC drugs, and a quote from Chaucer about old(er) age. Black T-shirt, various other colors

Re: [h-cost] eBay Listing Removed: Keyword Spamming

Celtic Gown. It was a brown tunic without gores -- just straight sides. Those Medieval Amish, those jokers! -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Feeling like your Middle Age is upon you? New design at my CafePress store, with a medieval woodcut of a pharmacist, a paen to OTC drugs

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?

with lappets images! -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Everyone Who Disagrees With Me Must Die law was approved by Congress today. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] helpfull tool

Lavolta Press wrote: They are called spline curves, and you can get them in a number of lengths at big art stores, including lengths over 12 inches. Not necessarily with a ruler built in though. This is a job for Felt-tipped Marker Woman! -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent

Re: [h-cost] Re: Rick Rack

as I think of it. The Bronzino example looks more like a straight band with half-circle bumps off of it, alternating sides, rather than a wave shape. It's very interesting, though. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Then to the King's Theatre, where we saw Midsummer's Night's

Re: [h-cost] OT hardwood floors and bissels

/detailmain.jsp?itemID=11757itemType=PRODUCTiMainCat=46iSubCat=212iProductID=11757 -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Then to the King's Theatre, where we saw Midsummer's Night's Dream, which I had never seen before, nor shall ever again, for it is the most insipid ridiculous play

Re: [h-cost] OT vacuums

for these things, but I think the carpet sweeper may be a better solution if you don't want to get a new vacuum. (And if you do, check Consumer Reports first.) -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Then to the King's Theatre, where we saw Midsummer's Night's Dream, which I had never seen

Re: [h-cost] OT-Dying in a front end loader...?

in the clothes. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Then to the King's Theatre, where we saw Midsummer's Night's Dream, which I had never seen before, nor shall ever again, for it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life. -- Samuel Pepys, 1662

Re: [h-cost] Need to find a costume pic take 2

of the clothing. Other sources call it the white wedding although it doesn't seem to be a wedding. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Then to the King's Theatre, where we saw Midsummer's Night's Dream, which I had never seen before, nor shall ever again, for it is the most insipid

Re: [h-cost] RE: why renaissance and not 18th century?

. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] why renaissance and not 18th century?

myths can at least be found to have roots in real events (although, apparently, not the 'Betsy Ross made the flag' one, last I heard.) -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue

Re: [h-cost] the 20th century

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now that the 20th century is over, what do you think the big clothing thing will be that defines it? Y'knowwhat quality will it be known for, you think? What garment? Denim jeans would be my vote. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue

Re: [h-cost] Dressing Santa Claus

What about some of the early polar explorer type of clothing, done up in Santa colors? -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue ___ h

Re: [h-cost] purse embroideries, 1500s

the Met, these days. The Met has a lot of images online in their image bank. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent To his credit, President Bush did respond quickly and he did send troops as son as he found out that Louisiana had oil. -- Jay Leno

Re: [h-cost] Sewing on the body...

considered writing a book? If The Nanny Diaries can be a bestseller, your stories should be, also! -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue

Re: [h-cost] Clothing superstitions (and theatre)

Penny Ladnier wrote: I too have stitched several actors into their costumes before going on stage. You do want you can in a hurry. ... and it's a lot better than superglue and staples. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81

Re: [h-cost] Clothing superstitions (and theatre)

jordana robinson wrote: from his attempt to iron the collar of his shirt while he was wearing it. I actually watched a person try to drive with one of those cardboard windshield sun things still on the car. He/She had bent down a corner to peer out.

Re: [h-cost] Clothing superstitions (and theatre)

Penny Ladnier wrote: I am guilty of stapling a hem when an actor needs to get on stage real quick. I was trying to be amusing -- sorry it wasn't clear. But don't staples really mess up the fabric? Pulls and such? cv ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] Re: lacing and clothing superstitions

it. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] re: effigy corset whalebone

Cin wrote: Whalebone is not bone, it's baleen. Right. But whales have actual *bones* too - were these ever used for things? -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue

Re: [h-cost] re: effigy corset whalebone

regular in size, and thin, due to the job they do for the whale. I could easily understand if different sections of the baleen have different properties, though, and maybe the ladle handles could have been made out of a thicker section, or actual bones? -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre

Re: [h-cost] 1968 SCA views of medieval clothing

Lavolta Press wrote: Whatever you think of the authenticity of these books, their intention is more serious than a brochure on constructing a beginning T-tunic just to look acceptable at events. Right you are. Thank you! -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my

Re: [h-cost] Celebration!

catalog descriptions. Storm as a color name, for example. Congrats, Penny! -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent The opiate of this massive is a book. -- John Theophilous ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Bengaline (with Star Wars digression)

accomplished she was with medieval costuming to a clerk, and she needed a particular sort of frilly lace fabric for one of these projects. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent It stressed the negative effects of long hair on human intelligence development, noting that long hair consumes

Re: [h-cost] launching a new Am I Period or Not website (cross post)

to be serious or silly. As a result, it got fairly crazy, and some people clearly thought it was let's be as unhelpfully critical as possible, for fun. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent It stressed the negative effects of long hair on human intelligence development, noting

Re: [h-cost] lab coats

mad scientists. I'll be interested to hear if anyone comes up with a ready-made source. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent About 1/4 of men and 1/6 of women leave a bathroom without washing their hands. So wash! And use soap. Just rinsing doesnÕt help, and in fact it hurts; wet

Re: [h-cost] lab coats

://halfass.com/images/madman.jpg GG version: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/promo/banners/girlgenius.08.jpg I don't know if these are what Susan is thinking of, though. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent About 1/4 of men and 1/6 of women leave a bathroom without washing their hands. So wash

Re: [h-cost] lab coats

Mad science mouse: http://www.research.usf.edu/cm/pics/mad_scientist.JPG Oh, *that* jacket! I don't think I've ever seen one in the flesh. I'd think that the chef's jacket would be a good place to start for making one though. And would be dandy as-is for a nearly-right costume, if someone

Re: [h-cost] lab coats

with mad scientists.) -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent About 1/4 of men and 1/6 of women leave a bathroom without washing their hands. So wash! And use soap. Just rinsing doesnÕt help, and in fact it hurts; wet hands are a great place for breeding more bacteria. -- The Bad

Re: [h-cost] Re: Future ware(gloves)

are the particular fitting problems you see? Might be useful to point them out specifically. My biggest annoyance is people putting the armscye halfway down their upper arm. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew

[h-cost] Tunic terminology

I've heard people rant about not calling tunics-with-gores/godets T-Tunics but I'm not sure why. The top is shaped like a T, even if the skirt area spreads out. Could someone enlighten me? -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81

Re: [h-cost] RE: Tunic terminology

Marc Carlson wrote: Let's first establish what a tunic is: according to the Oxford Mnglish Dictionary and Middle English Dictionary, a Tunic (for the middle ages at least) is A garment resembling a shirt or a gown, worn by both sexes among the Greeks and Romans (OED), In Old English and

Re: [h-cost] RE: Tunic terminology

means New Zealand, I'd guess? -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Re: Defensive costuming

that is square-rigged except for a fore-and-aft mainsail Main Entry: brig·an·dine Pronunciation: 'bri-gn-dEn Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from brigand : medieval body armor of scales or plates -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen

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