I probably do, but am at work. Can let you know later today.
On Mar 11, 2014 4:41 AM, Aylwen Gardiner-Garden aylwe...@gmail.com
wrote:
Does anyone here have a copy of Simplicity 3635 and 3637 (size 8-14) they
no longer need that I can buy or that I can borrow for personal use?
Its the blue
Actually, the 'worn-out' pair of Fiskars might not be a total waste, each
time you replaced them. They'd really only be worn out for fabric, but
might still work quite well on paper. Don't need a bunch of paper pinkers?
No problem... a preschool, an art teacher (any grade), a community center's
Also, be prepared for different fabrics to prefer one pair or the other. I
have both Fiskars and Ginghers, and which one I use does end up depending on
the fabric.
Laurie T.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Betsy
Good evening,
Has anyone here used Mrs. Thompson's or the Voice of Fashion pattern books
to produce patterns from the late 1890'2, early 1900's? All of these
pattern systems require the use of scales to draft to the desired size. The
reprinted Voice of Fashion book has the scales in the back of
that use them.
Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com
www.facebook.com/LavoltaPress
On 6/23/2012 8:11 PM, Laurie Taylor wrote:
Good evening,
Has anyone here used Mrs. Thompson's or the Voice of Fashion pattern
books to produce patterns from the late 1890'2, early 1900's? All
Greetings,
A while back, before Xmas, I was researching sideless surcote pictures
online. Had a few images open in tabs, and had a crash before I got them all
saved.
One in particular is still haunting me. Period painting, a group of people
with some emphasis towards the left side of the
] Image search - help?
You've probably already covered this but I'm not sure how much data
you have lost. Do you have access to your browser history around that
time? To me that would be the best option available. If not I'm afraid
it's not my period so I can't help out.
On 3/26/12, Laurie Taylor
, Laurie Taylor mazarineblu...@gmail.com wrote:
Greetings,
A while back, before Xmas, I was researching sideless surcote pictures
online. Had a few images open in tabs, and had a crash before I got
them all saved.
One in particular is still haunting me. Period painting, a group of
people
, the surcoat
is definitely pink, not red.
You can see a copy of f 249v here:
http://lumillule.wordpress.com/
And the interpretation here:
http://turquoise26-terreetciel.blogspot.com/2011/07/le-codex-manesse.html
Hope this helps,
-Helen/Aidan
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From: Laurie Taylor
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Robin Netherton
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 10:01 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Image search - help?
On 3/25/2012 11:30 PM, Laurie Taylor wrote:
I know that when I saw
that would be more legitimate
based on available documentation?
Laurie Taylor
Phoenix
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On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Laurie Taylor
mazarineblu...@gmail.com wrote:
Greetings all,
I've been mulling this bit of trivia around in my head for the longest
time.
I think I need to share it and see if any of you know of any support
Some of each?
Laurie
Phoenix
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Siobhan Sheehan
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:52 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?
Mine,
-
From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 8:21 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: [h-cost] Techniques - sample suggestions? (long)
Good evening,
The semester is about to begin and I've suddenly realized that I
Good evening,
The semester is about to begin and I've suddenly realized that I need to
revise the sample requirements for my Costume Construction class. We have
as our textbook, Rebecca Cunningham's Basic Sewing for Costume Construction
A Handbook. Long Grove: Waveland Press Inc, 2005. It has a
Hello,
Has anyone ever seen the pattern scales that were used with Thompson's
Universal System, by Mrs. F.E. Thompson? I have scales for a couple of
other systems, but the scales were unique to each system and I cannot find
any for Thompson's anywhere. I'd love to have copies of them as I want
Hmmm...starting with your last question, it would depend on how you are
working. If you want the chain on the front as in chain stitch embroidery,
then yes, you'd turn the work over to make a knot on the back. If you are
using tambour to apply beads, then you're probably working with the hook on
You can also make a tambour from some pieces of 1 x 2 lumber and 4 'C'
clamps, the kind that you can screw tighter. Every hardware store probably
has them, but this was the shortest link I could find to a picture.
http://www.wpclipart.com/tools/hand_tools/clamp/C_clamp_BW.png.html
This link has
Good evening,
Ok, so it's almost midnight and I'm plugging away on a project that I really
don't need finished until Fall. It's what I'm in the mood for though, so
here I am, up too late and probably too tired to think clearly!
I am looking for an image, probably of a man and a women - maybe a
...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 11:54 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: [h-cost] Image search - Romantic period
Good evening,
Ok, so it's almost midnight and I'm plugging away on a project that I really
don't need
-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 11:54 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: [h-cost] Image search - Romantic period
Good evening,
Ok, so it's almost midnight and I'm plugging away on a project that I really
don't
-cost] Image search - Romantic period
How about this one?
http://rpmedia.ask.com/ts?u=/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lovers-Morning-Rec
reation-Sarony-Major-1850.jpg/85px-Lovers-Morning-Recreation-Sarony-Major-18
50.jpg
From: Laurie Taylor costumer
!
From: Laurie Taylor costumer...@gmail.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Mon, April 18, 2011 4:04:28 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Image search - Romantic period
Wow! That certainly fits the description! The date of the image is right
at the very end
Period accuracy considerations aside for the moment, gores will give you
more control over the grain of the additional fabric. Adding more and more
flare to the side of a panel does result in a lot of bias, which may not be
a bad thing. But gores let you decide, to a greater extent, how much
What would you suggest as a follow-up to Women's Work: The First 20,000
Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times by Elizabeth Wayland Barber?
Laurie T.
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Good evening,
Ultimately, it all comes down to taking fabric and turning it into something
wonderful, doesn't it? It does not matter if it is modern fashion or
historic costume, be it museum quality replica or something to wear by a
re-enactment campfire. I had thought that first line would
What I'd really like to know is how did Robert Heinlein make all the extra
room in the car? But I'll settle for asking how do you all store your hoop
skirts or hoped petticoats or what ever term you prefer?
What can be safely done to them to minimize the space that they require?
And if
Regarding this quote,
[On a side note, history of costume would be of little help to a fashion
design major - unless it covers the history of modern fashion or period
fashion is become a mainstream revival without my knowledge.]
I disagree completely and must say so. Inspiration for new
Oh my, I laughed so hard at the idea of there ever being re-enactment groups
for the era of my childhood! I'm having trouble coping with the idea of the
70's, 80's and 90's being 'vintage' and collectible. Still, I wish I had
hung on to some pieces from back then.
And if we can re-enact the
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 ever being re-enactment groups
for the era of my childhood! I'm having trouble coping with the idea of the
70's, 80's and 90's being 'vintage
cutting only three gores and
putting them on the sides and back.
Sg
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Laurie Taylor
costume...@mazarineblue.comwrote:
Oops...meant to say 'indecisive'!
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf
Good evening,
I'm cutting my second project from the La Fleur de Lyse pattern, Women of
Medieval Romanesque Period. My first project was the 1150 Lady's bliaut,
which turned out ok, if a little large.
My problem is that I'm trying to cut the chainse and cotte and am cutting
the large instead of
...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 4:43 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: [h-cost] Seeking help with La Fleur de Lyse pattern
Good evening,
I'm cutting my second project from the La Fleur de Lyse pattern, Women of
Medieval Romanesque Period. My first project
into CF and CB. I seem to recall some of the
Greenland gowns where made that way.
Claudine
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To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Sun, January 23, 2011 7:43:53 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Seeking help with La
Oops...meant to say 'indecisive'!
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Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 9:11 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Seeking help with La Fleur de Lyse pattern
-11th
...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Heather Rose Jones
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:06 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Hill Bucknell Cloaks - sorry for cross-post, but...
On Nov 11, 2010, at 6:42 AM, Laurie Taylor wrote:
I'm not sure how much
Thank you Marjorie. You made some good points about the slippery issue with
linings. Actually the first lining that I have cut is not at all slippery,
simply because I was trying to find something linen or linen-like in a
decent color. What I found is definitely not slippery, as linen would not
water gets
through the outer wool layer on a cloak, it wicks through a linen lining
quite quickly, but the woollen lining gives a bit more protection.
Have fun!
Glenda.
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Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent
Hi,
That's interesting. Hadn't thought about sacking of any sort, but that
would fit. However, the original shirt that the kid loves was manufactured
by someone purchasing large quantities, probably at wholesale. There were a
lot of pieces made of this fabric at the vendor's booth. If I found
Hmmm...no luck with Google for 'The DEVA co.'. Any suggestions?
Laurie T.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of R Lloyd Mitchell
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 8:08 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric -
in texture, and
very
nice to wear.
I loves me linen shirts, shifts, smocks, pants, skirts, dresses, etc.
Claudine
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To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Sun, October 17, 2010 12:40:55 PM
Subject: [h
Yes, Dharma is always an interesting option. I'll check them out.
Laurie
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of otsisto
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 10:54 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric - was:
' for the uniniated as
un-ironed linen.? In following the thread, I take it that the design and
appearance is more important than authenticity. If he gets 'hooked' with
roleplaying life, you can upgrade the shirt to a closer period piece.
My take on reality...
Kathleen M
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From: Laurie
Hey, thanks for the Dharma links. I always get in trouble with Dharma - my
boxes always contain more than what I intended to order! Must behave myself
today, darn it!
I know that the voiles will be way too light for this project, but it's so
nice to see a cotton voile available for something
) If you have The Tudor Tailor, there are great
patterns in there. If he wants the ruffled look, do box pleating instead, on
the collar and cuffs.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Yes, they are in New York, but they do not sell retail to the consumer via
their web site. They have a store locator which searches by your state and
zip code. Unfortunately, the store near me only sells the linen household
goods, not fabrics by the yard. Sad. If anyone figures out how to get
Oh goody - I get to make a shirt for a teenage boy - a fully adult-sized
teenage boy with really limited and specific tastes in clothes. He has a
shirt, acquired from a vendor at an SCA event, that he loves and that looks
really great on him. His shirt is not really period for SCA but he likes
I did it.
Your link to the Italian chemise was just what I needed to get me past a
potential block on this project. I'm about 1/2 way through the basic
assembly - maybe a 1/2 hour to go. The neckline - the important feature on
this chemise, will certainly take longer, but I can always use a
Hi,
I'm doing a trial run on this chemise in a very light cotton. Still looking
for linen, but considering the IL030 from fabrics-store.com, or the new bolt
that is coming in at Renaissance Fabrics.
Laurie
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com
Well, it sounds as though you all have run into enough evidence of sewn
gathers on chemise necklines, for my idea of the chemise in the image being
sewn gathers to be correct. Did that statement make any sense?
So, I'm thinking that I'll go with the sewn gathers, though getting them
sized right
do the job. A pure silk voile might even be better, but I don't know
where
to find such fabric.
Claudine
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To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Mon, October 11, 2010 11:53:55 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost
Good evening,
Well, I don't know which costuming list first brought this image to my
attention, but the time has come...I have to make this chemise. Someone
else had inquired about the bodice in this picture, but the chemise just
really hooked me.
OOPS - bad me - forgot subject line on message below!
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 11:00 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: [h-cost] (no subject)
Good evening,
Well
Well, for what it's worth, I've heard of people making a very tightly fitted
muslin of their own body, either one piece shoulder-to-hem, or with the seam
at the waist, and stuffing it to approximate their body. Not the easiest
thing to do, since you'd have to double check for non-circumferential
as I expected. Must not have picked the right search terms.
Laurie Taylor
(480) 560-7016
www.costumeraz.blogspot.com
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Hi,
Have you heard of anyone having cross-reference the re-drawings in Hill
Bucknell's The Evolution of Fashion to the original artwork from which the
re-drawings were taken?
I know that the original artwork would not look like the re-drawings in
terms of background and pose, but would still
Hi,
I can't help you with your quest, but just wanted to thank you for that
link! I've never seen a photo of that pourpoint in color before, nor
displayed on a form. I had no idea what good condition it appears to be in
or even that it would be such a lovely color. Wow.
Laurie Taylor
Hi,
A long while back, I ran across a page on a web site listing some of the
many costume history books that people frequently reference, and discussing
why they might not necessarily be considered reliable. I cannot find the
link or the pdf that I might have made from that page.
Does anyone
?
Should I be directing this to any other group? Don't want to create
duplicate e-mails for those who subscribe to more than one group, so I am
starting here, but if you think some place else would be better, please so
advise!
Laurie Taylor
(480) 560-7016
www.costumeraz.blogspot.com
!
Laurie Taylor
(480) 560-7016
www.costumeraz.blogspot.com
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Joan Jurancich
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 2:30 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: [h-cost] Corset patterns, was Re: Question
But it's never going to get here fast enough! I can't wait. I'm like a kid
stuck in school, waiting for summer vacation.
Laurie Taylor
(480) 560-7016
www.costumeraz.blogspot.com
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf
Hi Fran,
Thanks. Yes, I have a lot of the information on Thompson's, just not a
source for the jacket on the cover of the reprint from Lacis. I suppose
I'll have to give up and make my own pattern, but the original would be
really cool.
Laurie Taylor
(480) 560-7016
probably figure something out for it,
if not from this book, then from other sources, but I wanted to make sure
first that I am not just overlooking something obvious in the book.
Any thoughts most welcome.
Laurie Taylor
(480) 560-7016
www.costumeraz.blogspot.com
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Might this be what you're looking for, a tutorial on sewing in gores? Hope
it might help.
http://www.cottesimple.com/gores/gores.html
Laurie Taylor
(480) 560-7016
www.costumeraz.blogspot.com
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com
Hi,
I have a piece of fabric that is screaming to be a late 18th C. caracao or
similar late 18th c. 'jacket'. I don't have enough for a sack gown or
anything else that massive. A pet-en-lair might also work, though I have
enough of the fabric that such a small garment would seem wasteful.
I'm
of the overlapped
edges - no fold-under - as this wool piece seems to lend itself to that
option rather nicely.
Thanks again and have a good one!
Laurie Taylor
(480) 560-7016
www.costumeraz.blogspot.com
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun
Hi,
Yes, that's along the line of what I'm debating. Come morning, when I'm
actually awake and functioning, I'll read this again and see if this is how
I want to proceed.
Thanks.
Laurie Taylor
(480) 560-7016
www.costumeraz.blogspot.com
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From: h-costume-boun
accuracy. I'm just curious.
Laurie Taylor
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The Aviation Museum in San Diego has a flight attendants' uniforms exhibit.
Don't know what they might have in the way of exhibit brochures.
Laurie Taylor
(480) 560-7016
www.costumeraz.blogspot.com
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for the
embroidered or woven designs on the ancient garments.
Also, does anyone know if there's a connection between Katherine
Strand-Evans and Katherine Strand Holkeboer? Just curious.
Laurie Taylor
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Hi,
Actually, I don't see this book using rectangles and triangles nearly as much
as was really done, but for my purposes right now, that doesn't matter.
Grading patterns is no problem either, especially when it's the Greek and Roman
stuff.
Laurie Taylor
(480) 560-7016
swatches-
very informative! Good luck, Betsy
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Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:15 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie Antoinette 1786
Thanks for the reminder. Sometimes that occurs to me and sometimes not!
Laurie
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Behalf Of albert...@aol.com
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 9:20 AM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost]
De,
Thank you. You pretty much summed up what I thought, though I still can't
help think that the silk chiffons that I've used in the past were to mushy
to look like that. I had been looking at the edge treatment last night and
wondering if it would be enough to make a mushy chiffon behave as
Ann,
Thanks for the information and perspective. I hadn't considered
separately-cut ruffles. I do think that you're right that the sleeve ruffle
is a continuation, but if I'm trying to make modern fabrics behave properly,
cutting ruffles separately, in different fabrics, could work.
Laurie T.
A cotton/linen blend sounds nice, and might have a bit more of the crispness
that is evident in the chemise dress. I'm actually contemplating the
cotton/silk blend from
http://www.renaissancefabrics.net/cgi-bin/showAll.cgi?id=286, as I think
that the silk would also give the crispness that makes
Hello,
My mad scramble to get myself ready for Costume College left me with a new
goal, but I'm very uncertain about fabric.
I want to make this gown:
http://www.ladyreading.net/marieantoinette/big/marie14a.jpg
I know that there are other copies of this image on the web, but this was
the first
,they made it that sheer back then.
On Aug 12, 2009, at 9:34 PM, Laurie Taylor wrote:
Hello,
My mad scramble to get myself ready for Costume College left me
with a new
goal, but I'm very uncertain about fabric.
I want to make this gown:
http://www.ladyreading.net/marieantoinette/big
for the
dress and a silk chiffon for the ruffles?
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Laurie Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:00 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Fabric suggestions - Marie
Hi,
I'm trying to figure out if some shirring tape, from my stash, would be
useable for costuming.
It is about 7/8 wide, with a single cord about 1/4 from one edge. When
pulled, the cord forms a consistent gather, not any sort of pleat or smocked
effect.
Does anyone use shirring tape in
I never used such tapes again for skirts.
YMMV
Kimiko
From: Laurie Taylor costume...@mazarineblue.com
It is about 7/8 wide, with a single cord about 1/4 from one edge. When
pulled, the cord forms a consistent gather, not any sort of pleat or smocked
effect
Hi,
I've got two magazine boxes (upright-on-the-shelf type) full of Peterson's
Magazines, late 1800's but missing covers and color plates. They're
generally in pretty poor condition. I'd be willing to bet that there are
quite a few surviving copies of Peterson's in much better condition than
Hi Fran,
Well, I just so hate to throw anything out that might have any little tidbit
of historical value. Goes right along with being an incorrigible packrat.
Yes, they're mine. I can do what I want...but it's not easy to toss out
parts!
I too sometimes get sucked into the fiction, not often,
Hi,
Getting ready for Costume College and have a last minute issue. Could have
asked this on the CGW list, but thought the larger group here might give a
larger range of answers/ideas.
What do you use for lacing your various types of corsets and/or stays? When
I think about going to the local
long boot laces.
I've used narrow silk ribbon, the kind sold for ribbon embroidery, for
lacing evening bodices. But not for corsets.
Fran
Lavolta Press Books on Historic Clothing
http://www.lavoltapress.com
Laurie Taylor wrote:
What do you use for lacing your various types of corsets
Lynn,
Thanks. I'll do that for corsets for sure. For stays, particularly close
to the Regency style, I'll probably experiment with the grosgrain ribbon.
Basically, I've got some experimenting ahead of me.
Laurie
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ARGH! Trying to comparison shop for boning! What a chore!
Laurie T.
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It's on their websiteand sounds wonderful!
Laurie T.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Sharon Collier
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:42 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: [h-cost] New TT book?
Anyone heard
Saragrace,
No help here on the fur, but darn, I cannot wait to see the finished
project!
Laurie T.
www.costumeraz.blogspot.com
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Saragrace Knauf
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 5:07 PM
To:
Saragrace,
I'm so sorry that such nonsense is happening, though I know it is nothing
new. The really scary part is the difference in quality and workmanship
between her image and yours.
Laurie
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Hi,
I've been following this thread with rapt fascination. I've learned a lot
too.
I teach costume history, an introductory course. We've decided to expand
our use of films to get the point across about some aspects of costume,
including the issue of period accuracy.
I need to come up with
Sylrog,
I too studied with Prof. Russell, just a very few years before he passed
away. I love his book and use it as an additional reference in my costume
history class. I use the book chosen by my department as our primary book,
but the Russell text does so much more to make the connections
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