[h-cost] photo of sewing bird

2007-04-30 Thread Kirsten Felton
http://www.lacis.com/catalog/data/n_sewingbird.html More info at: http://www.monmouthmuseum.org/sewingbird.html Pretty http://www.victoriantradingco.com/store/catalogimages/9i/i1916.html an antique: http://www.patented-antiques.com/Backpages/All_Archives/SEW_ARCHIVE/Sewrelated-archive.htm

[h-cost] regarding hiding things about their person Lady spies

2007-04-19 Thread Kirsten Felton
This is an interesting thread, to which I HAVE to add my comments, useless as they are. In the late 1930's a certain forward 14 year old tempted my Dad at the tender age of 8 or so, with Cigarettes hidden in a pocket in the hem, or higher, of her petticoat. now I can't imagine that this

[h-cost] hippie pants-suit vs. Corduroy pants-suit

2007-03-30 Thread Kirsten Felton
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:38:59 -0500 From: Land of Oz [EMAIL PROTECTED] They were allowed in school but not by MOM. This wasn't a hippy pants suit though, it was a corduroy pants suit. Hope this helped. Okay, for someone who didn't start kindergarten until 1967, please tell me what a

[h-cost] Re:School Dress codes 60'-70'

2007-03-29 Thread Kirsten Felton
I began Jr High in '66. The dress code was slacks for boys, Dresses no shorter than three inches from the floor when you kneeled for girls. No pants or jeans for girls. I can remember the assistant principal walking around with a ruler, and the head cheer leader kneeling in the hall

[h-cost] Re: detachable sleeves

2007-03-20 Thread Kirsten Felton
thanks for all the replies. that clears things up wonderfully, especially the pictures. very interesting. I'm not a learned as most of you are, and I don't have the priviledge of being involved in renfaire or anything but just interested in clothing as it relates to history, as a way of

[h-cost] detachable sleeves

2007-03-19 Thread Kirsten Felton
WHY did they have detachable sleeves? it seems strange, like the garment would be less functional that way. thanks, Kitty Kitty in Somerset, PA ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

[h-cost] 19th cen Knitting pattern help

2007-01-18 Thread Kirsten Felton
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/cw/1864sontag.html could someone comment on what yarn would be a good substitute for Zephyr in this pattern? I'm wondering if we are talking something like fingering yarn? Angora? I'm aware this is probably not still available, but what would make a similar