Re: [h-cost] RIP: Catherine Linda Walton
I am so sorry to hear this. My condolences to you and the family. -Megan > On Apr 13, 2016, at 4:10 AM, Catherine Walton > wrote: > > This is to let you know that my wife and member of this group Catherine Linda > Walton passed away on the 23rd March. Her funeral is on the 14th April. > > The breast cancer, which she had about 30 years ago, came back and spread. > By the time we realised there was nothing that could be done but keep her > comfortable. > > She died at home, surrounded by her books, with me holding her hand. > > I know that she really enjoyed being on this group. Thank you and best > wishes to all of you. > > Regards, > > Chris Rowland - Catherine's husband. > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
Still here too, lurking but haven't been sewing much lately. - Megan Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2015, at 12:05 PM, Lynn Downward wrote: > > I'm also here. You all predate me but I've been around for years and years. > > I've noticed that h-costume and h-needlework have been quiet. I don't do > much on FB so I'm glad to see some of us are still here. > LynnD > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Kate Bunting > wrote: > >> I'm still here too. I don't do much sewing but am still involved in >> historical reenactment. >> >> Kate Bunting >> >> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond < >> ca...@thyrsus.com> wrote: >> On 12/17/2015 09:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit I don't read them. I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in >> Louisville in October. http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html >>> Thanks for the URL, Ann! >>> >>> My attempt to respond to the "is the list still going" post also drew a >>> rejection message. Hopefully this will get through. >>> >>> -- >>> Catherine Olanich Raymond >>> ca...@thyrsus.com >>> (610) 805-9542 >>> >>> "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." >>> Benjamin Franklin >>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> h-costume mailing list >>> h-costume@mail.indra.com >>> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> ___ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] 1880s hair-styling terms: crimps and "fedoras"
No historical knowledge here of hairstyles, but we used to "crimp" our hair without heat by braiding it into many small braids while wet, and taking down the braids when dry. Not sure if it was done historically, but it was easy to do, and I was a bit surprised to not see this method of crimping mentioned in the various videos people have posted. Is crimping with braiding a modern invention? Curious. -Megan On Jul 9, 2014, at 10:00 PM, Elena House wrote: > I'm writing a novella set in 1887 with three teenage girls as the main > characters, and as a result I've been doing research into the slang & pop > culture and so forth of the time period in New England. The 1880s are Not > My Era, and I've run across a term-and-a-half that confuse me. > > Here's the passage, from "The Familiar Letters of Peppermint Perkins", with > the terms and phrases ***starred***. > > -- > I did begin that very night by not ***doing up any crimps.*** I was going > to wear my hair like Clara's. She never wears any crimps. Runover girls > never do, though they have never advanced any sufficiently good reason to > me for not crimping it, for they all look like old fuds with it so, and > they spend just as much and more time brushing and smoothing it ***at night > than I do on my "Fedoras."*** > > Well, I was going to say I didn't do up any; but about three o'clock I woke > up and remembered that I had promised to go skating with Charlie Brood out > to Jamaica the next morning, and I knew any amount of self-improvement > wouldn't make up for the absence of crimps in his eyes, so I just snaked > out of bed and ***up with two "Fedoras;"*** but no sooner had I got them up > than my conscience began to reproach me for my weakness, and after I got > back into bed I determined that even Charlie Brood's criticisms shouldn't > influence me, and I began to take them down; but you see I was so sleepy, > getting up so suddenly (it all was like a dream), that I only got one down > before I dropped to sleep, and the next morning you ought to have seen what > a fright I looked. You know how high my forehead is, and shiny. Well, > there I was with all that shining expanse and ***one little bob on the left > temple***, and I overslept on account of getting up so, and was late, and > before I could do anything Charlie Brood was after me. > -- > > The crimps part I only find partially confusing; I'm familiar with crimping > as something one does to curl one's hair with hot irons, but not as an > overnight treatment. Is this a reference to putting one's hair in rags? > Leaving it in braids overnight for braid curls? Something with hairpins? > Or...? > > The one that really confuses me, though, is the "Fedoras." What on earth > are these? The context makes it seem pretty clear that this is either > another method of creating curls overnight or another name for overnight > crimps, but what is the actual method, and what does the result look like? > Or, does the name perhaps refer to the location of the resulting curls, > rather than the method? > > Any ideas? > > -E House > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Washing, irioning, and running repairs - was "an amusing error"
I have to put in my 2 cents - I never heard of an ironing kind of mangle until recently- my first association is that a mangle is the wringer part that goes over the washing tub. I grew up in western PA, perhaps that helps? So, I am always surprised when somebody is selling a flat bed iron and calls it a mangle. -Megan ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Query on sewing machines
Get an old black Singer sewing machine, one that does straight stitch. Cheap, and you can't kill it. A model 201 or 15-91, or 301 slant stitch. Most couture sewing is only straight stitch with hand finishing - you don't need fancy stitches unless you want them. This way you can continue to sew while deciding what features you may want on a modern one. I specialize in fixing up old treadles, which may be older than you want, but if you do serious costuming, you want something that can handle heavy fabrics, and the old ones can do that beautifully. Sewing a tent on a modern machine can get you a huge repair bill! And feet exist that let you do piping. So, look around carefully. Go to a real sewing machine dealer and try some new ones. But don't let them sell you more machine than you need/want to pay for. Nobody NEEDS a multi-thousand dollar machine - but you may WANT one for some special feature/stitch that you in particular love to do! Do your research - you can do far better than the plastic wonders at the local Walmart, for less money if needed.Just my 2c, -Megan owner of a ton (literally) of old Singers, Whites, and a few specialty machines. On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:55 AM, Don Eisele wrote: > So, the short story is that I'm getting a divorce, and her sewing > machines are not going to be accessible to me anymore (or her sewing > skills for that matter). > > So, I am looking at buying a machine, and would like some opinions > on what I should get. > > Currently, my wife has a nice Bernina Artista 180e, which does > about everything. Basically, I haven't done anything more than > be an assistant for a long time, so I'm not sure how much of the > extra feature set I'm actually going to need. > > A couple of options I see: > > 1) Go to walmart, buy something like the Brother CE-5000PRW, which > has every basic thing I think I'd need, and appears to do automatic > buttonholes. > > a) pros - cheap enough to buy another if it has problems > b) cons - not as expandable with features, no local repair > > 2) Buy a Bernina > > a) pros - local repair, an attachment exists for everything > b) cons - costly > > > My areas of interest change often, so I can't say I'll be only > doing one period of clothing. > > One thing the Bernina has is a piping foot to actually make > piping out of whatever fabric. I don't see such a beasty on > the Brother, but I just am not sure I am well enough informed > on that. > > Anyway, I'd appreciate any advice everyone has, and please forgive > me if I'm acting too much like a newb... because I am one :) > > -- > Don Quixote -- Takeda Kiyoteru -- quix...@toysmakeuspowerful.com > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Update on Bjarne
Five Rivers Chapmanry wrote: As there seem to be quite a few on this list who expressed concern, I thought you would like to know I've been in communication with Bjarne. He asked me to send along his assurances he is well and not to worry. I told him about all your lovely emails, and he is genuinely touched and wished me to convey that. I would ask that you respect his privacy. When he feels able he will likely be back. Not to worry. Regards, Lorina Five Rivers Chapmanry purveyors of historical sewing patterns, quality hand-crafted cooperage, re-enactor and embroidery supplies, and more. 519-799-5577 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.5rivers.org Thank you. I was getting very worried about him, myself. Glad to hear he is ok. -Megan ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
