Re: [h-cost] Roman experts?

If you look real close, there appears to be a triangular shape hanging from the back of the neck. This would match what Cate describes below. It looks to me as if the entire cloak is lined in a dark color. That's the only way some of the draping lines make sense to me. I also think that the

Re: [h-cost] Moving

Ummm, 1940s isn't old for Northern California considering Sacramento has been around since 1849/50 and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys were pretty much completely settled and being farmed by the 1860s through 1880s. And a lot of the other towns in the Valley are of similar age.

Re: [h-cost] Anyone here?

Drat! I'm not able to do Facebook. Ginni Morgan -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of annbw...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 4:35 PM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Anyone here? I think so. I

Re: [h-cost] Medieval Garments Reconstructed free PDF

Delights Historic Dance Academy http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/* On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Ginni Morgan ginni.mor...@doj.ca.gov wrote: Ummm, it looks like you actually have to buy the hardbound book to get a free copy of the e-book in .pdf format. Unless there's a different webpage than

Re: [h-cost] Anyone know what manuscript this is?

I don't know if you've already found this information, but my guess is that the image is actually from the British Library manuscript collection and that it is part of the Royal Collection. If so, it should have a numeral before the D. IX. The website seems to indicate that the manuscripts

Re: [h-cost] Chemise/Shift question

I think Arnold covered this in Patterns of Fashion, but I could be wrong. I'm at work and all my costume books are packed up anyway. My guess is a small rolled hem on any cut edge. The openwork stitching that attached one piece of cloth to another needs something to anchor it that won't fray

Re: [h-cost] t-top? Tank?

And then, again, a 25 y/o guy who just went shopping with his girlfriend just might know what it was called, or at least what his girlfriend called it. Of course, he might also go with that skimpy top thing. I don't think any guy I know (I'm 63) would ever call it a blouse, but skimpy top

Re: [h-cost] t-top? Tank?

discussion!! == Marjorie On Jan 6, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Ginni Morgan wrote: And then, again, a 25 y/o guy who just went shopping with his girlfriend just might know what it was called, or at least what his girlfriend called it. Of course, he might also go with that skimpy top thing. I

Re: [h-cost] Corded petticoat conundrum

Curious minds want to know: Is the cording in the warp or in the weft? Ginni Morgan -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of li...@genteelarts.com Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 8:34 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h

Re: [h-cost] Chinese peasant costumes... help?

Um, the June 2012 issue of National Geographic Magazine has an article with color photographs on the colors of the Terra Cotta Army. Check your local library (or your neighbors) for a copy. The colors were stunning. Definitely eye bleeding time. As for peasants, see if you can google

Re: [h-cost] Sorry, that last one was spam

A message on another list seems to indicate that Yahoo itself got hacked and something like 400,000 Yahoo e-mail accounts now have this problem. Pradana P.M. l_clausew...@yahoo.com 9/26/12 11:05 PM I hadn't logged in to my mail account for a few days and guess what--in the meantime it has

Re: [h-cost] Recent double post from Annefoote

This same or a similar message has shown up on at least two other lists I'm on. I just noticed that while they purport to come from different websites, they all contain this language: /wp-content/plug-ins/ . I don't think they're legitimate. Marjorie Wilser the3t...@gmail.com 9/24/12 10:32

Re: [h-cost] Walking feet

I bought mine to use for sewing my canvas pavilion. Worked like a dream. I have been told that one should always be used when sewing velvet. Aurora Celeste auroracele...@gmail.com 9/21/12 5:21 PM I use mine for creepy-crawlies like velvet and sheers, and for leather. ~Aurora On Fri, Sep

Re: [h-cost] Puts the burden where it belongs!

I don't click on bare links without at least a short explanation of where they're going or what they're about, so I agree with Joan on this. What are they? Ginni Morgan Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com 9/20/12 4:34 PM Did you read the articles? Or the link titles? Fran Lavolta Press

Re: [h-cost] question about antique academic regalia

Call your local museum to see who they recommend for needlework and antique/bridal garments that don't need the full conservation treatment. They usually have a list of preferred local cleaners. Chain cleaners aren't a good place to go in my experience. annbw...@aol.com 9/11/12 12:43 PM

Re: [h-cost] question about antique academic regalia

for really good silk and wool. Ginni Susan Farmer sfar...@goldsword.com 9/11/12 2:29 PM On 9/11/2012 4:48 PM, Ginni Morgan wrote: Call your local museum to see who they recommend for needlework and antique/bridal garments that don't need the full conservation treatment. They usually have

Re: [h-cost] sewing machines

I'm still using my Singer Golden Touch n Sew from 1962. Just had it serviced. It has sewn everything from Vogue wedding dresses to historical to my heavy canvas SCA pavilion. Haven't got a clue where to start looking for a new machine and probably won't ever get one. Ginni

Re: [h-cost] Nottingham Textile Museum

Kate Thanks for the information on the Nottingham Textile Museum. I'll let her know that. I believe that my friend has already been to Hardwick Hall, but I'll mention it anyway. Ginni Kate Bunting k.m.bunt...@derby.ac.uk 8/13/12 3:06 AM I live quite near Nottingham, but unfortunately

[h-cost] Looking for textile, costume needlework museums near Leeds, Durham or York

of the museum on a what to see in Nottingham website and that seems to indicate the museum is currently open. Does anyone know anything about this one? Any assistance would be appreciated. Ginni Morgan aka Gwenhwyfaer CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain

Re: [h-cost] Interesting Underwear find

http://www.nesat.org/abstracts/lecture_nutz.pdf The above link is to the abstract for the archaeologist's presentation at NESAT 2011. I look forward to seeing further publication of the finds. It looks really interesting. Ginni Beteena Paradise bete...@mostlymedieval.com 7/17/12 10:52 AM

Re: [h-cost] What is a Whip?

Coverdale's Courtship, v, The old boy is nothing of a whip. 1884 Earl of Malmesbury, Mem. Ex-Minister, I. 16 He..drove four-in-hand better than any whip between Windsor and London. Ginni Morgan penn...@costumegallery.com 6/27/12 9:41 PM I am working with a 1914 etiquette book and a person titled

Re: [h-cost] white glue

It's really good to find out that the white glue I remember from childhood in Iowa and California is no longer what is marketed in the US. The description of the NZ product is exactly what I remember using. It dried clear. And you used it for everything. It came in a white squeeze bottle

Re: [h-cost] Need information on sacque garments (NOT the dress)

I would assume that VCR refers to video camera recorder or some such thing. At least that is what the term would have meant in 1995. Of course, we all know about assumptions! ;) Did someone make a recording back then? Maybe it's stashed in your archives somewhere. Ginni Morgan

Re: [h-cost] Jaw Dropping: Final Price for Debbie Reynolds costumes

decided that it just had to be done. Ginni Morgan penn...@costumegallery.com 6/22/11 10:55 PM You are welcome Julie. From what I have read the sell bought 18 million. I didn't hear about the sale until it was on the TV news Saturday. But I didn't see TV or internet from June 1-12 because

Re: [h-cost] 15th c Headdress Help

Guenievre's message on Monday (6/20) has the link. Sorry, I can't repost it from here. Gwenhwyfaer/Ginni Wicked Frau wickedf...@gmail.com 6/22/11 11:58 AM Pictures??? On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:15 PM, Claire Clarke angha...@adam.com.auwrote: Margaret Fitzgerald tomb effigy, in St.

Re: [h-cost] 15th c Headdress Help

husband is a cousin to Thomas Boleyn and when Henry VIII himself suggested her son as a prospective bridegroom for his cousin Anne Boleyn. Just my thoughts after a quick view of the effigy and a check on Wikipedia for info on Margaret. Tuppence only. Gwenhwyfaer ferch Gwilym (Ginni Morgan

Re: [h-cost] historical stuff (some costume related)

. Tuesday-Saturday Closed Sunday, Monday and official state holidays Ginni Morgan Iowan by birth (with relatives darn near everywhere) costumer, genealogist, historical researcher Land of Oz lando...@netins.net 4/27/11 12:09 PM I inherited a crapton of stuff from my grandmother's house. It's

Re: [h-cost] Different kind of modesty question

the armhole of the main dress lining and the sleeve top lining together and to the outer dress at the armscye seam. I suppose you could sew everything together first and then do tacking stitches to hold the sleeve head together, but I personally think the other method is easier. Ginni Morgan

Re: [h-cost] not ancient hist. costume...

Oh dear! I guess I should hang onto those crocheted minidresses from my high school college years, then. They just might be worth something someday soon. Ginni Sacramento, CA ECHS '68 Laurie Taylor costume...@mazarineblue.com 2/14/11 1:13 PM Oh my, I laughed so hard at the idea of there

Re: [h-cost] not ancient hist. costume...

Lincoln High, Class of '69 We're so cool, we're so fine/We're the Class of '69 On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Ginni Morgan ginni.mor...@doj.ca.govwrote: Oh dear! I guess I should hang onto those crocheted minidresses from my high school college years, then. They just might be worth something

Re: [h-cost] not ancient hist. costume...

in San Francisco, built in the 1920s, at the top of the hill that is the Sunset District. On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Ginni Morgan ginni.mor...@doj.ca.govwrote: Ahh, but if I lost just a few more pounds I could probably get back into them and wear them for Halloween next year. ;) BTW

Re: [h-cost] Historical Wedding Dresses, Iowa

Are you referring to the campus at Ames, IA? I'm under the impression that there are several ISU campuses around the state. Ginni M California Land of Oz lando...@netins.net 1/30/11 1:13 PM There is an exhibit on historical wedding dresses at the Textiles and Clothing Museum on campus at

Re: [h-cost] What book do you want to see in your Christmas stocking?

someone would reprint the entire series. Ginni Morgan Kimiko Small sstormwa...@yahoo.com 12/13/10 2:22 PM Thank you Sunny for the great book suggestions. That last one I hadn't heard of, so it went directly into my wish list.I have the Leisch book, but I need to get it out and actually read

Re: [h-cost] 17th c. blue jeans

Or, the fabric could very well be both linen and wool as in linsey woolsey which has a linen warp and a wool weft often in different colors. Chris Laning clan...@igc.org 11/28/10 10:42 AM On Nov 28, 2010, at 10:30 AM, albert...@aol.com wrote: Of course, what is this fabric we call denim? A

Re: [h-cost] Opinions on Manesse Codex diagonal stripes

Heather I have made a number of tunics on this general pattern, so I took the liberty of interpreting the stripes as straight grain. The artist clearly does accurately depict the actual clothing, although I think he does a fair job of giving the general impression of the garments. However,

Re: [h-cost] Fingerloop braiding

Thanks Chris. How very interesting! I haven't done plastic cording weaving since I was in Brownies lo those many, many, many years ago. ;) I didn't know it still existed, much less had a name. It was just what you put your latchkey on when you went to school. Thanks for the url. I've

[h-cost] Lucets v. Fingerloop braiding (was Re: I found my way back!)

pardon the lecture. I'm preparing to teach a class on fingerloop braiding and many of my friends do lucet work. If anyone finds errors in the above, please let me know. This was written entirely off the top of my head as I am at work without my reference materials. Ginni Morgan (Gwenhwyfaer ferch

Re: [h-cost] may be OT: Help selecting a book

knowledge, talents and skills to take the chance and publish their collected wisdom and information in formats the rest of us can enjoy and use well into the future. Ginni Morgan (Gwenhwyfaer) Julie jtkn...@jtknits.cts.com 8/11/10 12:28 PM Hi all I have some birthday money and I'm debating

Re: [h-cost] Masonic aprons .. a bit OT

Christian Contact Ed Caughie (Master Edward le Kervere ). I think he's the current Grand Master of the Lodge in Woodland. Whether he is or isn't at present, he has been in the past and he's very active in Masons. I'm sure he'll be happy to help you. Gwenhwyfaer Chris Laning

Re: [h-cost] Masonic aprons .. a bit of info..

Kate~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart_and_Freemasonry (with supporting citations) says that Mozart was admitted as an apprentice to the Viennese Masonic lodge called Zur Wohltätigkeit (Beneficence) on 14 December 1784.[1] He was promoted to journeyman Mason on 7 January 1785, and became a

Re: [h-cost] Anyone familiar with these books on 15th-century braiding?

working on. I grabbed it as soon as I saw it. I will probably buy several more copies for backup and for gifts. Now that I know about the pamphlets, I will be buying them as well. Ginni Morgan Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com 1/27/10 6:40 PM http://www.et-tu.com/whp/nonfiction.htm Fran

Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant)

Fran Could you please send me the links for the linen velvet? I'm very interested in it. Ginni Morgan Sacramento, CA Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com 1/19/10 12:48 PM Great. That's what I wanted to know. That would be a nice fabric for 1880s and 1920s, when some Renaissance-inspired

Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant)

I'm pretty sure that their velvet is either rayon or silk and rayon. I checked last year. But it may have changed since then. You never know. Ginni Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com 1/19/10 2:09 PM Another place you all might try is Dharma Trading in Berkley, CA. I know they sell white

Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant)

...@indra.com Sent: Tue, January 19, 2010 1:08:01 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant) Fran Could you please send me the links for the linen velvet? I'm very interested in it. Ginni Morgan Sacramento, CA Lavolta Press 1/19/10 12:48 PM Great. That's what I

Re: [h-cost] Dye Color

I agree. My immediate thought was a rather orangey yellow. I still don't think that eggs should have a pale yellow yolk. Ginni Morgan landofoz lando...@netins.net 1/15/10 4:51 PM I think unless you had a very large concentration of fustic in relation to the concentration of kermes

Re: [h-cost] Herald's Renaissance Dress in Italy

It was originally published in 1981. It most definitely is still in copyright. It's out of print, not out of copyright. I just wish they would reprint the entire series. Ginni Morgan Talia tali...@gmail.com 10/6/09 4:46 PM Is it out of copyright? I've got one that if it's out of copyright

Re: [h-cost] Kimonos, etc.

and appraisals at http://www.johnmarshall.to/3-12-consultation.htm Ginni Morgan e...@huskers.unl.edu e...@huskers.unl.edu 8/21/09 4:10 PM *Especially* in that context, they can't give appraisals. Conflict of interest. Emma From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Seeking an image -- distaff on a hat

Robin Did you check out the Brueghel paintings? I seem to recall something like you originally described as occurring in a crowd scene and for some reason, I seem to remember it as being one of the Brueghel paintings. Could be very wrong on that, but that is my memory. Ginni Morgan Robin

Re: [h-cost] Dyeing linen wool blend

That was what I thought, as well. Anyone else out there with a different definition of died in the wool? Ginni e...@huskers.unl.edu e...@huskers.unl.edu 4/22/09 1:35 PM I'd always thought (and I have no idea where I heard it, I've known it for so long, I've never second-guessed it) that

Re: [h-cost] stitching on ruffs [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

would opt for pinheads in the middle just for ease of ironing. If you carefully trace the lines, you'll note that the fabric is just one continuous single ruffle which has been pinned twice (creating that little box shape) rather than once in the middle. Ginni Morgan Becky Rautine zearti

Re: [h-cost] Asking for examples of sagging reproductions of Renaissance breeches?

stopped attaching your breeches to your doublets, you needed something else to hang them from, i.e. suspenders. And the coats/doublets got bigger and bigger. At least that's my interpretation of trends in late 16th and early to mid 17th century mens' clothing. Ginni Morgan Tiberius

Re: [h-cost] Question on 16th cent smocks/camiciae - additional information

In the meantime, I looked at the one photograph she gave me and it appears that the garment has a yoke with a square neck and a slit opening on the back side. The yoke is fully lined with the seam turned to the inside and what appears to be a line of topstitching worked along the edge just inside

Re: [h-cost] Question on 16th cent smocks/camiciae -additionalinformation

OFO You get a wonderful view from the point of no return... wildernesse, the Outlands http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/liadains_fancies -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ginni Morgan Sent: Wednesday

Re: [h-cost] Upcoming lecture plans: Ohio and L.A.

Drat it! I can't afford to travel very far. Even Southern California is probably outside my budget for the forseeable future. Will you be doing anything in Northern California in the near future? Ginni Morgan Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/28/08 10:35 PM Two items of note for those

Re: [h-cost] Upcoming lecture plans: Ohio and L.A.

Hmmm, I'll check into it. Ginni Robin Netherton [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/29/08 9:35 AM Ginni Morgan wrote: Drat it! I can't afford to travel very far. Even Southern California is probably outside my budget for the forseeable future. Will you be doing anything in Northern California

Re: [h-cost] Ancient Egyptian beaded dress

I would suggest using a medium weight natural color linen as a straight sleeveless shift/tunic. Then do the bead net and fasten it down to the undershift. Ginni Morgan Sylvia Rognstad [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/18/08 9:55 PM Speaking of such, has anyone ever come across any fabric that might work

Re: [h-cost] Ancient Egyptian beaded dress

there was that this was worn over some form of a linen garment the style of which is presently unknown. Ginni Sylvia Rognstad [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/21/08 9:50 AM It's the net fabric I need to find. Any suggestions? On Jul 21, 2008, at 10:45 AM, Ginni Morgan wrote: I would suggest using a medium weight natural

Re: [h-cost] Ancient Egyptian beaded dress

Sylvia My recollection from the article in KMR is that the dress was netted, not crocheted. When you find the link, could you post it here as well. I'm not sure that I still of that magazine. Ginni Morgan Sylvia Rognstad [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/17/08 4:56 PM I thought I had saved it, but now