Re: [h-cost] Who's still here? & smock question

Regina Romsey still hanging on! Sent from my iPad > On Dec 19, 2015, at 8:25 AM, Viv Watkins wrote: > > Hello Susan > > As Catherine says there are several smocks in the V & A. This is their > collections page - http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/t/the-collections/ You

Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?

I'm still here too and sad that it's gone. I tried the Facebook but nothing comes thru. I'm discouraged and not a stupid user. I've been using computers since ARPANET and Compuserve in the 1980s. Regina Sent from my iPad > On Dec 17, 2015, at 8:48 AM, Kate Bunting

Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?

Lots of luck. My long term "guest". Took longer than planned to leave, I had to really clean, repaint, and tell myself no! I don't have guest room! Regina Sent from my iPad On Dec 17, 2015, at 2:46 PM, Wicked Frau wrote: >> >> I am still here. I have been waiting for

Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 14, Issue 32

Try WorldCat, or ask your local research librarian. I have at least one fabulous large format book on the subject but it's downstairs in my personal library. Real books frequently have photos of original paintings and research that isn't available on the web. Regina Sent from my iPad On

Re: [h-cost] anyone here

Here among the lonely. Regina Romsey Sent from my iPad On Jan 14, 2015, at 11:29 AM, Robert Pabinquit concertmast...@yahoo.com wrote: I still read the posts. As someone who makes clothing for Renaissance casts there have been many times these posts have come through with a detail I

Re: [h-cost] slashing fabric

The authors of The Tudor Tailor series are offering a line of Pinking chisels I would call them, recreated from original finds. www.tudortailor.com Regina Sent from my iPad On Jul 23, 2014, at 9:26 AM, lili...@earthlink.net wrote: On Wed, 23 Jul 2014, Bonnie Booker wrote: As far as a

Re: [h-cost] 1880s hair-styling terms: crimps and fedoras

The word fedora comes from an 1882 play by Victorien Sardou Princess Fedora written for and performed by Sarah Bernhardt. During the play Bernhardt, a notorious cross dresser wore a center creased soft hat that eventually became a male affectation. I'd look for Sarah Bernhardt pictures with

Re: [h-cost] anybody know curti? Venetian slang for mid-range social climbers????

The book uses it to distinguish Short Timer or New rich from the families who have been leading Venetian families for generations. Kat is from one of the oldest families in Venice ang therefore her family is one of the. Casa Longi. The only older family left is Marco's Valdosta clan whose

Re: [h-cost] Amounts of fabric used by lower classes Was: gauging for gathers?

Considering everything is hand done I have suspicion that the tailor used the thing that was readily available, his thumb. This is what I do in spacing for cartridge pleats and it works for me. Simply the width of my thumb, even if I am marking a flat piece. Otherwise we know they used paper

Re: [h-cost] Drei Schnittbucher Kickstarter

Got one! Sent from my iPad On Mar 4, 2014, at 10:09 PM, Sigrid Briansdotter sigridki...@hotmail.com wrote: You may be in luck. There doesn't seem to be a limit on the $45 level now. Regards, Anne Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 18:11:33 -0800 From: mae...@gmail.com To: h-cost...@indra.com

Re: [h-cost] where to buy lucet?

On the ones I have, both been gives and bought, a good final polish with fine grade steel wool makes them smooth as glass. You want your loops to pull along smoothly. I don't recommend the cheap ones cut with a hack saw from thin plywood however. You may be putting a significant amount of

Re: [h-cost] Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is.

I tend to find these at my local Thrift stores too. Frequently the pants have gotten separated from the rest of the outfit (found one pair in pajamas!). Sometimes they never show, but the tunic is long and full enough that I wear it as a dress and scarf anyway. Since I no longer have to

Re: [h-cost] Modesty vs Silly Putty was (no subject)

I would question the statement early Christians believed that the Virgin Mary was impregnated thru the ear.. What evidence do they have for this, or is it one of those made up see how stupid our ancestors were? My experience with wimples is that they are very flattering. Also, castles and

Re: [h-cost] What costume-related gifts did you get?

Got The Basics of Corset Building. I have all the items. Now a body to pattern and make one working corset for the 1890s. At 65 I want a real corset for real clothing. The days of being a Vamp are long gone and totally uninteresting :-). Anyone else drooling over the OMG That Dress

Re: [h-cost] 1880s hairstyles

On 10/23/2011 6:31 AM, Marjorie Wilser wrote: And your reply to any inquiries will be of course it's my own hair! I paid for it myself. (or just omit the 2nd sentence) The trick with any kind of hair bits and pieces (and I see from Fran's books which I certainly recommend were used

Re: [h-cost] 1880s hairstyles

On 10/19/2011 12:54 PM, Audrey Bergeron-Morin wrote: Good afternoon, I'm putting the finishing touches on my Halloween costume - actually, a dress from various Truly Victorian patterns. I need ideas about what to do with my hair. It's long and very straight. I need something easy that I can

Re: [h-cost] 1880s hairstyles

be in-expensive enough to fool with? Wanda Pease ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] FW: Novità - 'Moda a Firenze 1540-1580'

Bummer about the Tax. Live in California? I wrote to my friend Ian Stevens at David Brown Book Company (which the announcement said was carrying the book) and low he no longer works there. Since he was my absolute favorite and successful book pusher (I'm an addict the way other people

Re: [h-cost] Moda da Firenzie: Cosimo I

On 2/13/2011 7:16 AM, Charlene Charette wrote: When the first book came out I ordered a dozen directly from the publisher and got a really good discount. They sold so quickly I regretted not getting more. If you have a group of friends who are interested, you might consider gettting them from

Re: [h-cost] Moda da Firenzie: Cosimo I

On 2/13/2011 8:57 PM, Charlene Charette wrote: Generally, I don't think publishers are very good at individual orders. Bulk orders are more normal for them. --Charlene Maybe that was it. I couldn't understand why it was so hard to get them to take my money by credit card, by Euro-check,

[h-cost] Moda da Firenzie: Cosimo I

Did I miss this one, or has some mentioned that the companion volume to the Eleonora of Toledo Moda a Firenzie book is coming out this spring/Summer. I got a flyer in my Facebook of all places from David Brown Book company. They are flogging it for $100 when the expected cover price is $125.

[h-cost] Fwd: Medieval Garments Reconstructed - offer from DBBC

of abbreviations. Nice to have. Nice to round out a collection. Regina Romsey Dear Wanda Pease We have just received the long-awaited Medieval Garments Reconstructed: Norse Clothing Patterns from its publisher, Aarhus University Press, in Denmark. The book is a companion volume to Woven

Re: [h-cost] how museums can help costumers

On 11/12/2010 4:55 AM, Nordtorp-Madson, Michelle A. wrote : Snip Additionally, there are some museums that are unwilling to put up details and hi-res photos up because of copyright issues. Ah the dread Copyright issue and who actually owns historic items, particularly those in publicly funded

Re: [h-cost] how museums can help costumers

I work for a museum. We have a grand total of 4 staff. We all wear so many hats we can't keep track of them all. Personally, I'm responsible for the collection, the exhibitions, all museum security, the desktop publishing, supervising student fellows and work-studies, managing the climate

Re: [h-cost] Brocade and Fair Use

Sigh, can we call this a dead horse and stop beating it? If there was anything interesting mingled with the comments that go on every year I didn't see them. Just took the thread and related and deleted them. Waste of bandwidth. Personally I am in a position to either buy the book from a

Re: [h-cost] A strange question

On 3/27/2010 12:38 PM, Käthe Barrows wrote: There is a magic in creating something that the SCA has lost a bit of since I joined in 1979. I should have mentioned that I am a Laurel in costuming, and have been for some time. I understand the magic of trying to make something as closely

Re: [h-cost] non paned trunkhose pre 1600

I've been reading Mistress Blanche: Queen Elizabeth 1's Confidante. The cover picture is the one titled: Queen Elizabeth greeting the Dutch Emissaries. In the background there is a woman the author tentatively identifies as Blanche standing next to a Gentleman in gray whom she identifies as

Re: [h-cost] OT regional English for mangle

I remember reading about immigrants to the US prior to about 1950. The very first thing that they, or those that were coming up in the world did when the family got a little money coming in to spend on Mom was to hire the washing done. My brother has a collection of washing widgets (only one

Re: [h-cost] Washing, ironing, and running repairs - was an amusing error

or dry cloth or clothing. First you wring out the cloth and dry it to a barely damp or dry condition with the wringer and clothes line (ecologically friendly dryer). After the cloth is damp or dry you use the Mangle to iron it flat. One goes with the washer, the other is a large scale iron. Wanda

Re: [h-cost] Steampunk ideas

I made the split skirt and was very happy with the way it went together and the directions. I am a total incompetent when it comes to reading pattern directions, which it why I drape my own or throw them away. I'm always saying you want me to do WHAT! since they are written in a dialect of

Re: [h-cost] cleaning up a wool gown

Alexandria Doyle wrote: I have a wool gown that I need to clean-up/freshen up for wear this weekend. The last outing with this black wool 15th century kirtle was at a dusty/windy camp ground. The skirt is covered with dried grass and such. What is the quickest way to get all this grass and

Re: [h-cost] Native American fiber sources

otsisto wrote: You can get everything you need from animal sources, even without wooly sheep. Sinew makes a good cord, and NA's were known to use it. Bark was also used, but I don't think in pounded form, such as you find in Africa and Polynesia. Kim I remember one of the local Ranger Shows

[h-cost] Browned lace Edwardian? Collars

I just opened a box of my mother's which must have been put away by her mother not long after she married in 1900. It has several lace neck pieces. There are collars, both stand up and smooth around the neckline, one gorgeous one that is a high neck with points across the shoulders and one down

Re: [h-cost] More black ruffs?

Sorry, I'm confused. Are you looking for entire ruffs that are black. Made from black fabric? Or are you looking for a ruff (colored or white) with black edging? The edging would seem to be not uncommon, I just have never seen portraits of anyone wearing a black ruff for the basis. What an

[h-cost] Sotheby's Auction Catalogues

of items in private hands that aren't in the books either. Wanda Pease/Regina Romsey An insult is like a drink, it can only affect you if you accept it ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Layering in pursuit of the Holbein Look....Costume JournalVol 42...

Saragrace, I had the same problem while reading the article. I finally had to go to page 26 where there is a cutaway version of the entire bodice ensemble and actually number them from the text. I think the biggest problem comes from the fact that the innermost garment in period seems

Re: [h-cost] Wal-Mart fabrics

I have a hard time when they give you a canned reasoned response about not enough people sewing any more so they have to cut back on unprofitable lines. I live in a small city (Portland, Oregon) I went to three of my favorite fabric stores today on a quest to see where I could get what for a

Re: [h-cost] Wal-Mart fabric dept.

Driven all the independent fabric stores out of business within a fair sized radius by low-balling them and now THEY go out of the Fabric business? Seems typical. Drive all other possible competition out and leave room only for the cheap, Chinese stuff, made by people earning cents an hour with

Re: [h-cost] A Fete at Bermondsey-for all the Elizabethan costumers

This has been my wallpaper for a long time but with a much more grainy version. I hope to be wearing something like one of the middle class gowns (green with a red petticote this weekend! Thanks you! Regina ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan frog closures

I love Frog closures too but they don't seem to be standard on English Elizabethans. However, there is a painting of Elizabeth in a white dress with frogs, labeled Polish Dress and one of the fameous ones where she is much older, holding gloves, the dress of a light color with orange frogging

Re: [h-cost] Patterns of Fashion Volume 4: linen

Several people from here in AnTir (SCA Kingdom including the Pacific Northwest/Northwet of the United States) intend to go to its unveiling in Florence, Italy in September. The book has been long in the making. To the point where many of us have gotten tired of the wait and worried about the

Re: [h-cost] Sorry, had to laugh

The Pacific NorthWet is pretty standard alternate for Pacific Northwest :-) I'm in Portland, Oregon where it is currently hailing, raining, sunning all in the same 5 minutes. Since my migraines are pressure triggered, I'm pretty miserable even though I really love the green this produces as well

Re: [h-cost] How Many Costume Books/Magazines/Photos Do You Own

And do you have the sales figures on (a) what gangbusters consists of in terms of both units sold and profits realized, and (b) how many of these copies were actually sold to SCA members? Do you? I can ask Ian Stevens when I see him tomorrow. Although I doubt that he has such

Re: [h-cost] Update on Medieval Clothing Textiles

Well, there went my vow of poverty for the month. Wanda On Tuesday 29 April 2008, Robin Netherton wrote: Just this minute I got my editor's copy of Medieval Clothing and Textiles vol. 4, so for those of you who have been asking me, I can now verify it exists and is making its way over

Re: [h-cost] books (tudor/elizabethan era), sewing and pattern advice

I must admit that I love all the books you have mentioned with the addition of A Tailor's Manuel from 1589 by Juan Alcega, translation by Ruth Bean. I did manage to gather up all the rest of the books available from David Brown books and they are spoken for or sold. However, I would be surprised

Re: [h-cost] How Many Costume Books/Magazines/Photos Do You Own

We are just lucky I guess. Most of us garb-and-research-types are book-aholics. She/he who dies with the most books wins the love and undying affection of she/he who inherits the books. :-) Monica Truer words were never written :-) I have to watch my back around some of my friends who

Re: [h-cost] book lust G

David Brown Book Company/Oxbow Books carries it too. I can't remember what they're currently charging. www.oxbowbooks.com Arlys David Brown's current listing if for $90 plus shipping (usually $5.00). You need this book. Grab it before it goes out of print and availability completely.

Re: [h-cost] looking for scan of Alcega Scholar robe

Subject: Re: [h-cost] looking for scan of Alcega Scholar robe Is it only men's clothes? Sharon No. Both women's and men's clothing. Again, this is middle class Spanish, not the Infanta's. Although they were probably similar in cut and construction, Royal clothing certainly utilized

Re: [h-cost] looking for scan of Alcega Scholar robe

Blink, Blink! Hmmm. I see I wasn't as plain about this book as I should have been if you aren't already familiar. This book was written by a tailor, Juan Alcega, who worked in the 1580's in Spain. He produced the Manual to help young tailor's with their art. If you are thinking full sized

Re: [h-cost] looking for scan of Alcega Scholar robe

Re: looking for scan of Alcega Scholar robe Can I just add that anyone who doesn't have a copy of this marvellous book should really think about getting one as a standard reference if they work on the 16th century, much like Janet Arnold's. I've had my copy for about 8 years now, and it's

RE: [h-cost] material for Russian coat in England

If the lady lives near London the answer is BOROVIC Street and Borovic Fabrics. This is in the theater district or close to it. I was there years ago (I know for a fact it is still there) and a new show was opening in a couple of months. I was behind the set and costume people. They were

[h-cost] FW: [MEDIEV-L:55023] mss

I lurk on this list which is for Professional Academics. They do tolerate and take interest in those without the degrees and tenure tracks. They can be some of our own Big League SCA members disguised as their Mundane selves (Duke Finnvarr de Trahe, Sir Andrew of Riga, and more) who actually

RE: [h-cost] book: Prayers and Portraits

I have one word for you: Enabler!! Book is for Sale on Amazon for a mere (!) $54.00. Regina -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Suzanne Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 10:17 AM To: h-costume Subject: [h-cost] book: Prayers and Portraits

RE: [h-cost] Lizapalooza! A weekend with Drea Leed

Nearby motels, crash space, etc.? Being Eugene area I might try sleeping in my car, but then again maybe not? Regina Romsey -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jamie Parker Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 10:38 PM To: h-costume@mail.indra.com

RE: [h-cost] OT a farewell.

Don't forget us completely Bjarne! You do exquisite work. Is there any way you can remain able to post, but not be inundated by mail you don't want to read? Maybe the digests so you could just hit delete? In the meantime, Goodbye, Good Luck. Wanda Hi all, I hate to do this, but i

RE: [h-cost] slops for women?

snip Shrove Sunday, after a goodly banket in the Parliament Chamber at Westminster, a masque was presented in which, amongst many other fancifully attired personages (the King being one), there entered six ladies, two of whom were in garments of crymosyne and purpull, made like long slops,

RE: [h-cost] looking for tudor/elizabethan references

If you can get a copy of Roy Strong's Elizabethan Icon book, there are portraits of sisters that are wearing the same dress but in a mirror image (one faces right, the other left). I think he suggests that paintings were made of something like this and the face put in to order. Regina (too lazy

RE: [h-cost] Viking Women's Dress - New Discoveries

It's from The Local - Sweden's News in English http://www.thelocal.se/9950/20080211/ What a pity there are no pictures of the reconstruction! Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.) ___ Pity there was absolutely no supporting documentation other than this

[h-cost] Happy Dance for Linen

... is giving up. Wanda Pease/Regina Romsey Live your life so your children can tell their children That you not only stood for something wonderful, But that you acted upon it. Dan Zadra ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com

[h-cost] Margarete I: Queen of the Kalmar Union

his garb by hand and being as period as possible. Interpretation: Sewing machines scare him) Wanda Pease/Regina Romsey Live your life so your children can tell their children That you not only stood for something wonderful, But that you acted upon it. Dan Zadra

RE: [h-cost] I love the Pendleton Outlet :-)

Since I don't do anything that requires plaids, I don't buy them. I do buy the pure Cobalt Blues, the deep reds, and a full bolt of clear forest green. Pendleton weaves things other than plaids, so don't count them out when you are fabric shopping Wanda The Pendleton outlet in Redding, CA

[h-cost] I love the Pendleton Outlet :-)

(no light streaking) in the big plastic tubs. I write what is actually on the core and the amount. Ah! Life is Good! Wanda Pease/Regina Romsey Live your life so your children can tell their children That you not only stood for something wonderful, But that you acted upon it. Dan Zadra

RE: [h-cost] Re: looking for scan of Alcega Scholar robe

Just so you know that Ruth isn't being the Dog in the Manger about this, the book is currently in print and for sale. David Brown Books (look under Oxbow books for those in the US) has: Tailor's Pattern Book, 1589: Libro De Geometria, Pratica Y Traca

RE: [h-cost] Re: looking for scan of Alcega Scholar robe

Go to www.oxbowbooks.com . Choose Click here for US Pricing. Put Alcega into the Search box and you get: Tailor's Pattern Book 1589 by Juan de Alcega This book presents a facsimile of Juan de Alcega's Spanish tailor's guide from the late 16th century, which `sets out the complicated calculations

[h-cost] New Book! Sorry for the Overlap!

produce a purse. I'm a lot more likely to make one of these than a turn-shoe, worse luck. Fascinating! Wanda Pease/Regina Romsey Live your life so your children can tell their children That you not only stood for something wonderful, But that you acted upon it. Dan Zadra

RE: [h-cost] OT: Keeping hair in bun

Sadly for me my hair is slowly becoming less thick and every time I get it evened up it gets a bit shorter as well. I have had good luck back in the days of thick, long hair, with taking 3 long bobby-pin tightly squeezed not the loose U shape and put them as equidistant around the bun as I could.

RE: [h-cost] Source needed

Just an unasked piece of information. Daggers were used for a specific purpose and it wasn't cutting up your food. All the actual eating knives I have seen in European Museums and Marc de Gaukler's actual archeological pieces look a lot like a common eating knife, or a paring knife. The top of

[h-cost] Von Sussen Enterprises was: Source Needed

Way to go Karl I'm sure I'm leaving out his other titles, but at least three of them are Master and Sir and Viscount Karl von Sussen. I bet he has his own page in the East Kingdom OP. He may be startled to hear this but He is one of the number Princes that I respect the most. He is one of

RE: Costume journal was Re: [h-cost] Dress at the Court of King Henry Viii

did mention that Queen Elizabeth's Closet was a pretty sure winner for those of us into that age. I'm still kicking myself for only buying one of the mispriced ones! Wanda Pease -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Beth and Bob Matney Sent

RE: [h-cost] RE: Dress and textile topics, medieval Britain: Your wish list

I don't think those are too earthy at all! Except for the swaddling and clothing for infants are things I'd really be interested in knowing. Given the right book I'd probably be willing to spring for the baby stuff too. Wanda swaddling clothing for infants and toddlers underwear aprons

RE: [h-cost] was Dress at the Court of King Henry Viii now TheJournal of the Costume Society

I begged for my subscription to start with Volume 41. When I subscribed I specifically asked to start with 41 because I knew it was the one I really wanted. Ms. Hague was very nice and made sure I got the correct one to start with. You will always be surprised what you can get if you just ask.

[h-cost] Dress at the Court of King Henry Viii

Exhibitions Study Day -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rikke D. Giles Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 2:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TheRenTailor] Dress at the Court of King Henry Viii On 11/03/2007 12:47:05 PM, Wanda

RE: [h-cost] Costume Valuation

Kathy, This is an incredible collection and should be worth a lot. However the pool of buyers who can actually pay what they are worth is small. It is even smaller when you realize that these are garments meant to fit one person. This means that the lovely lady of size 6 may have to

RE: [h-cost] More info on my lectures in Oregon

See you there Robin!!! My check went into the mail yesterday for both sessions! Regina/Wanda -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robin Netherton Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 4:41 PM To: Historic Costume List Subject: [h-cost] More

RE: [h-cost] Underwear

Only the Shadow knows... Oh, I haven't heard that one in years. The horror of it all is that I remember listening to it on the Big living room sized radio! Maybe that's why I remember the horrors of the monthly Attack of the Slime Monster and the attendant unpleasantness. However, those

RE: [h-cost] Bayrueth Germany

ER... Bayreuth being near Nuremberg. Well, they are in much the same way that LA is close to San Francisco. Always remember that any short-cut that takes you off the Autobahn will double your travel time :-) Regina (who lived there many years and just came back from a visit to what had always

RE: [h-cost] Bayreuth Germany

and Nuremberg are about 50 miles apart. I've known people to drive farther than that for Krispy Kreme donuts! :) Wanda Pease [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ER... Bayreuth being near Nuremberg. Well, they are in much the same way that LA is close to San Francisco

RE: [h-cost] ironing washed linen--warning

I am wondering where the cooling the linen before ironing originated. Some of you mentioned that your mothers taught you to do this. It makes me wonder if this method was something that was passed down through the generations. I checked in my 1894 Cole's Dictionary of Dry Goods and

RE: [h-cost] Order of the Phoenix Jackie Kennedy is Historic

I went in Costume to the book party but didn't get my book with the crowd at the stroke of midnight! Big Mistake! My book didn't come until after 3pm and my housemate's until the next day! I have to have that book read by about 11am because I'm helping my son move his fiancee. She just

RE: [h-cost] Order of the Phoenix

I may get banned for saying this, but I was so irritated at the liberties they took with Umbridge that she grated on me the entire movie. She is so particularly described as frog-like and wearing an Alice Band (a hair band for those US types that never saw the Tennille drawings for Alice in

RE: [h-cost] What R U doing this weekend ?- was Testing...

Julian/Matthew I envy you from the bottom of my heart! Just got back from Germany with photos, Flea Market Stuff, and the worst respiratory Virus I have every had and moved to tell about it. The trip planners brought it especially from Old Virginia to infect the raging pack of us. Lubeck to

RE: [h-cost] Moda a firenze

Has anyone heard when these are coming? I pre-ordered, but seem to recall some people saying they had already received theirs? Sharon C. I think those who mentioned they had gotten their copies had actually gotten copies of the first printing. According to Ian Stevens of David Brown

[h-cost] New Henry VIII Dress Book

details. Only thing I know now is this puppy is not a costume book but an academic one more on the order of Queen Elizabeth's Closet. I.e. it isn't going to be cheap. Wanda Pease/Regina Romsey ...whatever you've done, whatever you've been, is all, totally, one hundred percent, your own fault

RE: [h-cost] More Moda a Firenze

Get it now! I don't think that there will be another printing as the two companies that are bringing it out will probably feel that they have saturated the market for such an expensive book. Because Ian Stevens is My Man at Davis Brown books I made the same deal with them and bought the book

[h-cost] Last 6 Stepping Through Time

, and where they came from by an expert in the field. He does not expect them to be re-published. Wanda Pease/Regina Romsey ...whatever you've done, whatever you've been, is all, totally, one hundred percent, your own fault. ___ h-costume mailing list

RE: [h-cost] Re: Polistampa - 'Moda a Firenze 1540-1580' Reprint

Glad to hear that Michael Shamansky will also be carrying it. Considering how quickly the first edition sold out, I don't think we are going to have a bidding war going on between the two companies. I suspect that those I saw looking wistfully at the last copy Pastiche had as I laid my plastic

RE: [h-cost] FW: Polistampa - 'Moda a Firenze 1540-1580' Reprint

I think we are going to have a better way of getting this book. David Brown books contacted me because I suggested THEY carry it. That way they can do all the work of getting it, pricing it (looks like about $99.50 but don't quote me yet) and making it available. They speak English, they do

RE: [h-cost] Seeking early edition of Norris

Robin, I have an original bound copy. I'm just heading for work. If no one else comes back to you first, I should be about to get it to you in about 9 hours. Regina Romsey (AnTir) Does anyone on the list have in their own collection a copy of the original editions of Herbert

[h-cost] FW: Polistampa - 'Moda a Firenze 1540-1580' Reprint

e-mail message from POLISTAMPA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 3:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Polistampa - 'Moda a Firenze 1540-1580' P O L I S T A M P A

RE: [h-cost] RE: Schuette

That looks like the big ones all right. The smaller 1 volume Pictorial History was published in the US in English in 1964. This one will go onto my new Optic Book scanner which only handles 8.5 x 11. The big 2 volume set are too large to go on any xerox I have access to, so it will be a digital

RE: [h-cost] RE: Schuette

I've got the smaller Pictorial History of Embroidery, 1969, US edition by Marie Schuette and Sigrid Mueller-Christianson Frederick A. Praeger, Publisher. It is all in English. Multnomah County Library puts it this way: A pictorial history of embroidery / [by] Marie Schuette [and] Sigrid

RE: [h-cost] RE: question re: floss silks for embroidery

You didn't see it in the library because I'd had to consult it recently and it was up by the computer. Now I have a new scanner I'm going to see if I can scan it in without breaking the binding and have my very own CD/DVD copy. I would expect that it would also manage to duplicate itself a few

RE: [h-cost] Schuette was RE: question re: floss silks for embroidery

Which is the 336pp., 11.5 x 8.5. (29 colour plates and 463 in b/w). Praeger 1964 edition? Beth That's the little single volume one. I think the two volume tombstone size books came out in about 1929. Some of the items shown in those books no longer exist thanks to the Big war that swept

[h-cost] Mode di Firenzie

You know that lovely Italian/English book that we all wanted because of the Eleonora of Toledo stuff? I suggested to Ian Stevens of David Brown Books that maybe they could get hold of it and distribute it. Michael Shamansky Art Books was the only place I managed to get mine a year ago. Here is

RE: [h-cost] Mode di Firenzie

just go to the http://www.oxbowbooks.com website and click on the $ and do the search for the Inventories. Warning, Warning Will Robinson. The books that are on the same page are DANGEROUS to your pocketbook! Wanda Hi Wanda, I am trying to get the Henry VIII book for my Christmas present

RE: [h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 5, Issue 768

Dr. Who?.. or Fold Box from Glory Road Issue 768 Tardis? --Sue ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

RE: [h-cost] a question about museums

Goodness Gracious but I seem to be putting out a lot of grumpy posts lately. Museums and many collections make the money to allow them to be open at all from public donations, a tax stipend, or ticket sales. All of these come out of the public pocket. Those who will not allow a member of that

[h-cost] 2 Very Expensive Books

; they are Scandinavian (okay, they might have been Viking (job description not a people). Can Someone help Please! Saint Phlip? Wanda Pease Everything is easy as long as someone else has to do it! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http

RE: [h-cost] Holbein exhibit

Small Brag. There is a fairly large book with the exhibit, and some paintings I understood they refused to loan outside of Europe. I have that book because a friend drove from Frankfurt am Main to Brussels to get it for me! Ah, the days of Occupied Germany and 2 DF equaling $1.00! (Ah, the days

RE: [h-cost] shuttle

Does someone have access to: Late Viking Age and Medieval Waterford: Excavations 1986-1992 (Hardcover) by Maurice F. Hurley, Orla M.B. Scully, Sarah W.J. McCutcheon, S. Durack (Illustrator), G. O'Neill (Illustrator) Institute of Public Administration (Oct 1997) ISBN: 1872002986 It is out

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