Cynthia Virtue wrote:
The waist would be a horizontal oval intersecting those points, right?
Not a shape which dips down from the horizontal while intersecting those
points.
I have to roll the front waistband of off-the-rack skirts so that the
hem hangs horizontal because of this. If I
Megan M. wrote:
I think it is more common than you think - I have the same issue. The
waistbands on my scrubs come up almost to my bra in front. And I don't know
why they cut them so high. *sigh* I guess that's why I like to sew.
-Megan
for most of us it isn't the clothing which is cut
Danielle Nunn-Weinberg wrote:
At 02:12 PM 6/28/2005 -0400, you wrote:
snip
I have to roll the front waistband of off-the-rack skirts so that the
hem hangs horizontal because of this. If I had the time, I'd hem the
skirts properly.
--
Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent
You
the flour sack towels available at walmart, etc are actually just basic
muslin. if you ask for cotton muslin at the fabric area you will have
a similar stuff.
The osnaburg I was given when I asked for it one place was a light
weight twill, which I love for pillows, but I've heard on other
Another thing snug fitting sleepwear can do is prevent so much oxygen
from getting to the flame.A flame which is trying to light a snug
fitting pyjama might not catch so easily nor burn so well.
Joannah Hansen wrote:
The thing about 'snug-fitting' sleepwear for children has the rationale
It seems to me I read years ago that wool was naturally stain resistant,
perhaps due to the lanolin in it. Anyway, that was one of the reasons
it was touted as an ideal travel fabric, it doesn't wrinkle as you wear
it, is easy to dewrinkle in a steamy shower, it doesn't hold onto
stains, it
Carol Kocian wrote:
seamed nylons were in common use through the middle of
the 20th century.
Seamed nylons were available even into the sixties. As a teen I was
afraid to wear them since a precicely straight seamline was very
important, but they were also more elegant, the unseamed nylons
This is the second list I am on with similar discussions going on, about
different eras, but I was getting them confused til I realised it was
different lists. LOL
Now I'm going to make sure to ask my mom how she dealt with it as a
young girl in the Poor 30s. her family was quite poor so
Thanks for the replies.
carol asked
From: Carol Kocian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Colonial costume
Hi Kitty,
Approximately what year of colonial does your friend want?
Stomachers went out of fashion around the time of the American
Revolution, but were very much in use in the
Hi all,
I have a friend who wants to make a colonial costume.
She is as heavy as I am, about as wide as she is tall in the body, but
has a short upper body compared to mine.
She wants to do a stomacher to minimize the width, and wonders how her
skirt should look. I can't find any pattern
try Bibliofind, I've found lots of books that have been out of print,
some even a century old.
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I belonged to a ladies church group who were making lap robes for the
wheelchair bound at a local nursing home. The nursing home requested
polyknits such as you mentioned as useless because nothing stained them,
they never wore out and they were just enough to protect from drafts and
chills
I think sheeps wool is the best stuff for stuffing, has enough natural
oil to allow pins and needles to slide in and out easily, and keeps the
pins and needles from rusting as well.
Fiber fill seems to stop pins from sliding into the cushion a lot of
times, but wool doesn't do this. our
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
Hi again,
Forgive that i have another question. I want to make the sleave ruffles
of the yellow dress with scalloped edges. I dont have pinking tools, and
i just want to cut it with ordinary scissors.
How could i make the edge of this, so it wont fray? Should i make
Suzi Clarke wrote:
Could someone explain what ric-rac is? It doesn't seem to be what I
understand. I have several cards of ric-rac braid I got in a sale, and
would use it to sew on to a garment for decoration. It was a very
popular trim in the mid 50's if I remember right - that's the
Rats, I've been longing for a nice wool dress for church this winter. I
wear psudo period stuff to church, and even around the house sometimes.
Mostly prairie. LOL thanks anyway. Kitty
Dawn wrote:
Kitty Felton wrote:
have you sold it yet, and how much is the bidding up to? LOL
I
Ok, I just gotta ask. first of all, what is a TOC seamstress?
then more importantly, was the seam binding sewed to the scallops in
scallops or was it straight following where the seam was or would be?
thanks, Kitty
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In a message dated 10/7/2005 7:49:21 P.M.
Jean Waddie wrote:
None! If I'm travelling by train or plane I get Marie-Claire or Red,
and I get really fed up of reading the good articles at the front, and
then having to pay for, and lug around, all the
fashion/make-up/food/interiors/travel which doesn't interest me at all.
Wish you
mischele1 wrote:
Greetings to the list,
I am a lurker but I find I am in need of some input for much more informed
minds then mine.
A local young lady has asked me to help her make 7 bridesmaids dresses, no problem. But she want dusty rose lace overlays on the dresses.
Where can I find such
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It never hurts to keep stash of safety pins in the desk drawer! :-)
-Carol
Yeah, I bet they wouldn't be askin' you to sew a seam on their crotch if
you went at them with safety pins, either. LOL
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