Re: [h-cost] coutil
Thank you for all of your suggestions and offers of help! No I've not looked at the Italian sources and the definitions of it as a filled ticking are what I had found, or incomplete quotes that now that I've seen the complete ones, refer to the ticking... And a lot of early century studies did not distinguish between hemp and linen... Alternate spellings are wonderful! Please keep the suggestions coming as you have time. I'll keep digging and if I find anything new, will report here. Again THANKS! Ta Carol ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Coutil origins
HI I can trace coutil as a French word for fabric back to 16mumble, but I can't trace what it was made of (hemp, linen, cotton?) then nor if it was a plain 4 harness twill or a three harness twill or a herringbone. The herringbone I can trace back to 18mumble. Help! And suggestions or info would be a great help. THANKS! Ta Carol ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] sewing machine/buttonholer
At 10:55 AM -0700 11/10/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an additional question, if one were to purchase a machine just to do buttonholes, what machine would you reccomend? Um an older Singer with the attachment. Makes the best button holes. I got a Singer 401 (slant needle) for $40 and the slant needle buttonholer for $5. The 401 has all the fancy stitches with the cams and some built in. Its a tank and sews like a dream. My latest was an Elna Supermatic that is a low shank machine so it can take the Singer buttonholer. Also works like a Swiss watch, and is very portable. Has a bazzillion fancy stitches with the cams. If you want a good affordable machine, look for an older all metal one. Name brand or Japanese copy. Ta Carol, who has also take a sewing machine to a convention and used it...G -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] JA POF 4
IT's here!! And it is wonderful!! Now to have a moment or 12 to sit down and read it slooowly from cover to cover!!! I think this old 1st cent Celt may be wandering up the time stream... Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] J Arnold Vol 4 Happy Dance!
Wahooo! Amazon just charged me for Vol 4. It should be inn the mails today G And the best part, the pound is down so it only cost $35 American G Happy Happy happy TA Carol--now to await the mails... -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] MCT 4
It's hre Just diving in--thank you Robin and everyone else! The Russian flax industry is fascinating. Pity I have to go out and do chores G But it's a great reward for finishing them up. Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Question for embroiderers
Fireside carries it... http://www.firesidestitchery.com along with many other silks...and there is a good Indian restaurant around the corner...plus a good Vet specialty practice...G Of course if you are going to the Vet's, there is no money for Fireside, but it's fun to shop anyhow. Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] CC 2009 whine...
So I went to Darkover Grand Council (had a great time! Saw people, got cool books...) and got the flyer for CC in 2009...in Baltimore!! Yah!!! on the first weekend in May WAHH!! That is Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival weekend. So once again I'll be missing CC and it's right in my backyard grumph Please could those in charge look and see what might just conflict the next time they plan an event. Please? Ta Carol, Fri, getting ready, Mon not mobile before the whole shebang ends :-( -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Dress and textile topics, medieval Britain: Your wish list
Spinning technology! Spindle types and weights timeline of wheel types and introduction... detailed drawings! and details on types of yarns- wpi, fiber type, plies etc etc And while we are blue skying it... fiber types, timeline of introduction and fiber prep tools and devices What dyes where used a good color chart of the dyes... And have it be an affordable book G Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: embroidery machine
At 7:50 AM -0700 11/9/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/9/2007 3:35:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: After looking at s many I'm confused (not that it takes much to do that) and can't make up my mind. My question is this in your opinion which one do you feel is best and why you feel this way? I have 2 POEMs also known as Husygrams. They are embroidery only heads--I have wonderful sewing machines, solid metal, so just needed the embroidery part. It talks to the computer with a simple cable, designs are handled on the computer, no cards that can go bad and over time become hard to find. The digitizing program is not automatic, but is very powerful. The stitches are very nice, and there are 2nd party digitizing/sewing out programs available. Best part? I got my 2nd machine for $100 with extras. It is not in production, but there are a number out there... They are good sturdy home use machines that can handle occasional large runs of patches/t shirts/whatever for your favorite club or the occasional very large embroidery project. If you are looking to do commercial work, there are better machines out there than the various home machines...and the $$$ reflect that G Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing?
Well I don't own one, yet...but my sewing table has a pair of stays almost done, Cloth piled up to make 17th/18th cent skirts and the muslin staring at me to do the mock ups for a set of 17th men's breeches/pants/whatever G Once the stay's are done it's a toss up as to what gets cut out next... Ta Carol--still dithering over which dressmaker's dummy to get...being a weird, large inbetween shape, and the duct tape one has melted... -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] men's breeches 1st half of the 17th cent....
Hi How 'poofy' would a tradesman's breeches be in the 1st half of the 17th cent in England? Are the ones in The Cut of Men's Clothing a good rep for one of the middling sort? Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: linens and dyes...
At 2:40 PM -0600 8/29/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The blue--brown with bleach issue has me wondering if your blue is actually indigo, which (I believe, unless I have things backwards) turns yellow in basic solutions and blue again in acids. That might also explain why it's so very hard to remove. Try dipping your brown swatch in vinegar to return it to blue? If it works, you know you've got indigo (or a synthetic version of the same chemical) and could do research from there. HUH Um could someone clarify this??? I was under the impression that once indigo had been reduced, deposited on the cloth and aired it was darn near permanent...there are many issues with color changing in discharge dyeing (applying bleach of some form to dyed cloth), but that is not my area of interest G at this time. Perhaps someone more skilled could speak up?? Ta Carol--so many pathways, so little time! -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Walmart cloth...good news/bad news...
At 10:39 AM -0600 8/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ooh, thanks Denise. THAT was my exciting costume news that I forgot to share! I was in our Norfolk, Va. Walmart last week, and also noticed that the $1.00 bolt table was restocked. I found my favorite sales lady and she said that indeed, they were keeping their fabric department and were replacing the racks that had been removed! YIPPPE! She said that everything was planned to go back to the way it used to be. So, I guess Walmart paid attention to the fact that they don't need to be upscale- that is not their target market. I'm not sure what is going on with the other service oriented departments that were under the knife, such as paint, automotive and fish. Fish, now that's one section I'd be very happy to see out of our Walmart. It's so bad I'm surprised PETA hasn't found out about it! ::Linda:: Well the Walmart near I95 in Belair MD had their 75% off sale, cleared the store of cloth very quickly and now has stupid Halloween pumpkins in the rack space... the Aberdeen one still has cloth for now. I guess it may be store by store decision. Silly to hammer the Belair one as they always sold a ton of quilting stuff and had a better selection than the others. But if the others don't stock as well, the Corporate can point fingers and claim it to be a loss... Oh and they seem to be keeping the fish section, but it a well tended one and the fish seem healthy. SIGH Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: thread holders....
At 8:55 AM -0600 4/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have found flat winders a pain to use, so instead I found some spools that are still modern shaped but made out of wood, and wound the thread on those. I also found some old wooden spools among my grandmothers sewing stuff! You can sand off any logo or printing on the ends and you're good to go. They're easy to use (once you get passed the tedium of rewinding thread on them) and don't draw attention to themselves, which is really the point. If you jam the spool onto a bobbin winder, life becomes much easier... And you can get the wooden/horn/MOP flat holders that can fit into a clamp fringe twister... Maybe not the 'period' way to load up, but do it at home and nones the wiser G Ta Carol --string handling is turning into my lifes work G Brava, by the way, to you for recognizing this as a problem and wanting to do something about it. I've seen too many white plastic spools at Faire and gotten too many blank stares when I suggested that they should at least be concealed when in use. MaggiRos -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: wooden spools
At 8:55 AM -0600 4/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would think that you could use dowels or a smooth piece of branch, minus the bark if you can't find the old wooden spools. Kate Google wooden spools. The woodworking supply folks sell various sizes by the gross...they are used in crafting... Ta Carol, just enabling G -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: sewing machine cabinet...
At 7:09 AM -0600 4/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am thinking of getting a second sewing machine table, to put a modern machine on. I really love the antique treadle tables with an iron base, and, the great part, a big hinged fold-out leaf on the left side on which you can support long skirts while sewing them. They are really attractive and useful pieces of furniture. OK, the drawers aren't very big; but I don't really expect sewing machine table drawers to do much more than hold a few things like bobbins and scissors. I have other furniture for real storage. And you can pop a modern longer foot print machine in if you take the metal spring lift thingie off of the right side of the opening---then the machine sits level...of course my loverly RadioMatic ZigZag (it's a Japan Clone of the shorter body) just popped in, no mods. needed G AND it could also be a treadle--love to shock my 'latest bestest computer controlled' machine friends when they come over. And my Amish friends want me to score them another G There are a fair number of the treadle bases out on the West Coast. Check out Junke Shoppes and Craigslist and the FreeCycle folks. Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Walmart Fabric Dept...
At 7:55 PM -0600 4/6/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Walmart carries garment quality fabric? I suppose it does depend on location. The Walmart here (NW WA) has a somewhat diverse craft department, carries a limited selection of patterns and I haven't seen any fabric there that I would want to make clothing from unless it was a one time use/halloween costume type thing. It seems to cater to quilters and home crafters. However, my MIL used to be the fabric/craft department manager for a Walmart in Utah and she says they sold a lot of dress fabric. I can't imagine they would eliminate the fabric in a location that had decent sales. Annette T Here in NE MD, the Walmart *used* to have a fab fabric department, no silks, but lotsa cottons and polys (the Amish around here use lots of plain colored poly for wear). They sold *tons*. If you saw a bit of cloth you liked, you boughtit now, because it would be gone on the next visit. Now they are not getting much delivered in so sales are down and the Dept will be gone with the next store remuddle :-( Darn shame as I (and many others!) scored some amazing close to accurate 18th 19th cent indigo resist prints along with some great madder prints and for a while some good feed cloth repros. Alas all gone with the stupid corp redesign. Ta Carol--Totally bummed at the Hancocks closing...Soon JoAnns will be the only player left (and some quilt $tores) unless I do a Road Trip... -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: translation..
At 7:46 AM -0600 3/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you read either of these phrases in an article, would it pull you up short, or would it make sense to you? ...the properties, hand, and appearance of a finished fabric. ...the properties, feel, and appearance of a finished fabric. Other suggestions welcome. I don't think texture will work in context, because that turns out to be one of many factors in the handle. Hand is acceptable, USA usage... ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: paillets...
At 12:00 PM -0700 3/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anybody know of a place where i can buy some silver leaf palliettes. Shaped like leafs? They dont have to be excactly like these i have here: http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/cel.htm And it doesnt matter if they are metal or plastic, when it comes to rare things, you cant afford to be crittical. Bjarne I just was at a friends house and she showed me this *AWESOME* press. It did metal flashing and soda can metal the same as paper. There are leaf dies for it was well as flower dies and a bunch of terribly cute ones... It's called a Wizzard(sp) and is all the rage amongst the stamping/journaling/scrap booking set... And the results are just what you are looking for! Ta Carol--Darn, new shelves will be full soon G -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Costume in Film...at Winterthur
At 7:51 AM -0700 10/3/06, Patty Dennis wrote: Fashion in Film: Period Costumes for the Screen WHAT: The exhibition features 35 costumes created for film adaptations of classic novels and movies set from the 16th to mid-20th century. Costumes were worn by Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Meryl Streep, Madonna, Colin Firth and Ralph Fiennes. WHERE: Winterthur, Del. 52, six miles northwest of Wilmington WHEN: 10 am - 5 pm Tuesday-Sunday through Jan. 7, 2007. Museum is closed on Mondays. COST: The exhibition is included with admission. $20; students and seniors $18; ages 2 to 11 $10. ALSO: At 3 pm November 4 in Winterthur's Visitor Center's Copeland Lecture Hall, a panel will discuss feature film costume design. The event, Fashion in Film: A Professional Perspective, sponsored by Greater Philadelphia Filmmakers, will feature an audience participation QA session with John Bright, an Academy Award-winning costume designer who is founder and managing director of Cosprop. The cost is $50; Winterthur members and Film Office Listers $35; students with ID $25. Preregistration is recommended. Call (800)448-3883 to register. INFORMATION: (800) 448-3883 or http://www.winterthur.org/www.winterthur.org Some of the costumes featured are Gwyneth Paltrow's wedding gown from Emma, the costume ball gown (with wings) from Ever After, Kate Winslet's wedding gown from Sense and Sensibility, Swoosie Kurtz's gown from Dangerous Liaisons, one of Colin Firth's costumes from Pride and Prejudice, a gown worn by Liz Taylor in Young Toscanini, Julie Christie's wedding gown from Hamlet. All the costumes are authentic from the skin out since that's something John Bright is known for. -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re:Cotehardie pattern...
At 12:02 PM -0600 8/28/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: front) to make it luxurious and swirly. If you have to piece fabric for one or more gores, you will feel even more medieval! The gown should be fairly tight, just loose enough to slip over your head with a little difficulty. You can sew buttons up the front to mimic a fancier cotehardie. The fit depends on your skill, of course, but I have found that the look is very real -- something about all those geometric pieces. It is easy and even kind of fun to take a bunch of rectangles and make a fitted dress! Dang Woman--you've been hiding in my sewing room! And here it would be soo much easier with another set of hands! VBEG (I swiped my ideas from 'Cut my Cote' and the Hartely book back in the mid 70's...when I was younger and could actually reach my entire back seam myself, I did several skin tight fitted GFD...now they just aren't as fitted) Ta Carol-- who thinks cutting and fitting by rectangles is sooo spiffy *and* efficient! And as a weaver it's a 'Good Thang' -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: POTC dress...Now M MaCain's 18th cent patterns
At 9:30 AM -0600 7/26/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Awaiting Martha McCain's rumoured 18th patterns for Simplicity. Cindy Abel Last I heard they *might* be out in the Spring 2007? Anyone else? Ta Carol--also awaiting the 18th cent line... -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Flat Cap--when did they fall out of fashion?
Hi So just when did the Flat Cap cease to be worn? In England? The Americas? I'm looking for an end date range... Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Flat caps...
HI Not to interrupt the subject line discussion or anything VVBEG but how late were the 'flat caps' (ones that look like a short stack) worn? In England? In the American Colonies? I've seen a ref on the web that suggests they lingered in London long enough to become a slang ID for Londoners, but no dates no back up refs. Thanks Carol --something new on the needles! -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: What to do???
At 3:59 PM -0600 7/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What do you do when you finally realise you dont want to reenact anymore, and when your costumes gets bored to look at? When alll your reenactment friends leaves you, and your family two? What is left then? Try to do other non related activities...even before getting burned out. Seen to many get in waaay to deep and then just up and vanish. Balance and moderation can be a good thing, of course having t many diff hobbies may be just as badVBEG Or buy an old house/garden. That will keep you humble and looking forward to a break from plaster/paint/weeding/digging/grouting/etc/etc! Ta Carol, just in from huge 4 day dog event to needing to do mowing and sewing! -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: old fabric and trim stores
At 6:28 PM -0600 6/20/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Better yet, I remember when they took up seven floors of an ancient building on G Street, with stuff piled everywhere. If you were willing to dig, you could find old bolts of wonderful stuff with old wonderful prices on them, which clearly had not been touched for years. --Robin And Joy Trims was still around...SIGH I still have a few leftovers from the last big buy from them. And yes the old G Street was well worth the trip. I know it's heresy but the new ones are just not as wonderful as the old one with the rickety elevator and the great piles of wonderful stuffs... And Minnesota Fabrics had real remnants and Dannaman's in Newark had great bolts of Buddhist Orange silk for $1 a yard...which overdyed so well as well as other great ends. SIGH a moment of silence Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: loooong embroidery...
At 7:17 AM -0600 6/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could you possibly refit a beading loom to stretch your ribbon on? I have seen beadwork ribbons that were quite long and were rolled as they were worked on. Have you looked at the Harrisville 'Friendly Loom' (I think that's what it's called)? It has a front and back beam and uses a removable rigid heddleThey are strong and hold up well to a number of non weaving uses... You could cushion the finished work with quilt batting. The water soluble stuff is from a number of sources--store in a zip lock bag G--Solvy is a brand JoAnn's carries or talk to a machine embroidery person. Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re:colored cotton...
At 2:03 PM -0600 6/2/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a direct quote from the back page of Threads magazine (July 2006 number 125), which shows a picture of colored cotton. I wasn't aware that you could grow colored cotton and thought I would share this. This somehow sounds strange to me, does anyone here know the validity of it? Yup it's true. My Dad worked for the USDA as the Small Grains germplasm collector (he got to parts of the Middle East and the USSR to harvest small grains that are now bombed out...and brought back Cool StuffÂ) and one of his best buds was the Cotton Guy--who maintained an 'orchard' of cotton plants--in a wild range of colors that he collected worldwide. Bet you could write the USDA and ask about the Cotton Germplasm Bank. Cotton Collection (COT) USDA, ARS Crop Germplasm Research, 2765 FB Road College Station, Texas 77845 Phone: (979) 260-9209 FAX: 979-260-9333 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a bit of purple cotton that I just got around here somewhere to spin up... I've heard rumors of blue that is not recycled denim, but not located any yet... Oh and Thanks! Now I am forced, forced I tell ya back to a book store to buy Threads--The new dinosaur pop up book is also awaiting me G Obligatory costume content: Having fits over cutting into the mass of wonderful fine linen for undies. Am dealing by measuring 4 times, checking the maths, and then slowly cutting the first shirt out...Sunday. And the #^$#%#@ stockings need some frogging--I think I lost some calf girth as the Season kicks in and the haul the muck/walk the dogs up and down the 200 yard track 4 times an event/pull weeds weight control program starts up again! But this time its only --sob-- about 30 rows out of the 200. And then the decreases go really fast. So yes this is the 4th attempt at the second, they *will* match pair of fitted stockings. Believe me there will be much Joy when I get to the feet! Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Re: Current projects
Hi I too have this bundle of 25 yds of linen staring at me...I'm starting small with an 18th cent cap while carefully figguring and measuring cuts for the underclothes--2 sets per weekend x 2 people x 3-4 Eras... Hey at least I'll be savin on gas by being home and sewing like a mad monkey! And then the stays construction resumes... Oh and this is also a cat free household--large Psittacines = cats, yum! (and that is the evil Cockatoo talking!) and then there are the whippets. Ta Carol, hey do the neighbors strays that live in the barn count? They bring new meaning to the term wild cat! -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Book wish list: weavers pattern books up to 1800...
Hi While we are wishing...I've got the Ars Textrina coming, have most of the local SE PA ones, have Bress's book (worth every penny if coverlets and such are your hearts desire!). SO what else is out there? Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: MCT Amazon...
At 12:07 PM -0600 4/26/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 25 Apr 2006, Gytha Stonegrinder wrote: I got mine today! Looks good! Thanks, Kathy And, hurrah, mine just arrived! --Robin And if you pre-ordered from Amazon and haven't been charged for it yet--rattle their tree. You may be over looked otherwise...mine wouldn't have shipped without a nudge... Ta Carol--it should be here tomorrow! Yeah! -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Amazon...
At 7:05 PM -0600 4/26/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Umm, how do you nudge Amazon.com? I just cancelled my pre-order with Amazon.uk to save on shipping fees and preordered from Amazon.com. Amazon.com gives a ship date of the end of June. Although the pub date is given as April 1st, neither Amazon has copies of book available, understandable to give small publishers a chance to sell direct first. Wander thru the help pages till you get the phone screen. They called me back within seconds...I talked to real person who was *very* nice! Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] proportions for plus sizes (was yardage required)
HI So in the 15th, 16th, 17th century, how did the tailors handle larger sizes? Did the skirts get wider? Or did they keep the same bottom edge circumference from size to size? (I know this is phased badly, hopefully the meaning struggles thru!) Thanks Carol--befuddled sorta by the later period fashions... -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Simplicity 4219
At 9:58 AM -0700 3/20/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a new pattern for costume shirts. I was wondering if anyone can identify view A (lower right corner with the book) and tell me what time period it's supposed to be from: http://www.simplicity.com/assets/4219/4219.jpg Middle Romance G Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] You Bad Bad Bad people! VBEG
At 12:02 PM -0700 3/19/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think there is any problem. In my case, as I said, the book is not even late. My voucher says it will be mailed when the First Editions come in (expected by the end of March). Given processing and mailing time, I wouldn't be concerned until the end of May comes along and I haven't heard anything. Not worried, just impatient for what looks like a wonderful resource! ;) Yeah sure, remind me about this book, while I have a few pennies. Sure and it's in the pre-order window. WEG And soon to be in my house G S how long till the next one comes out??? (Tapping one's foot impatiently!) Stuart clothes - Yeah! Ta Carol, who has worked out the scheme for the 17th cent dress, now to sew it up! -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] 17th cent woolen/worsted cloth
Hi I have a question for all of you 17th cent mavens...What options are available for the cloth for a woolen or worsted jacket? Was most all of the wool cloth so heavily fulled and napped that the surface was smooth and plush? Was there much use of wool cloth (Middle sort, NOT Highlands, English) that had a distinct pattern other than tartan--either stripes in the warp or a shot--warp one color, weft another in tabby, or a twill made fancy by a different weft color? Or am I just getting to AR and should just start sewing the undies?? Ta Carol--slowly getting a handle on Mid 18th cent only to foolishly jump the Time Stream back a 100 years! Early 1st cent is beginning to look easy! G -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: period dye color references now dandelions
Hi The best explanation I've heard for magenta from the roots was that the roots were used as an assist in getting the color (I think it was from Sue Grierson's book--insert Lame Whine I have it somewhere and this cold is making me fuzzy!). Since it seems that many of the dye books use each other as references--esp those from the 70's and 80's-- the myth of magentas/purples from dandelions just keeps on popping up! Much like the plant G I've tried many dyebaths some even using the plants with the purple on the leaves and have gotten glorious color--just not purples, not from the flower/leaves/roots or any combination of the same. The only thing I haven't tried is a complex extraction with alcohol or ammonia before dying. If the snows stop, then the cheery flowers will appear and I can try those dyebaths... You can get purples in several, 'period' ways. Just not from the little dandelion. If I'm wrong and you have produced a purple from dandelion---please sent me a picture!!! And the recipe--and forward to the list, I know we'd all like to see it! Ta Carol--eagerly awaiting the return of Spring! -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Sew Martha Sew!!!
At 9:27 AM -0700 2/23/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the words of encouragement. I've been working on the 18th century patterns for a almost two years. (The people at Simplicity assume I'm dead.) These are much harder to make mass-marketable than the Civil War ones. By the mid nineteenth century, paper patterns, much as we know them today, were available. So the sewing style that went with that is almost modern in its mind set. But the 18th century gowns were built on the body. It's tricky to reach a compromise of what's really accurate and what's possible for most people to be willing to attempt. I'm hoping to publish a companion piece separately to show how to really make the garments and to share the research I've done. Too few hours in the day! And I'm awaiting them eagerly!!! Hopefully soon??? And will the companion piece be put out by you or Simplicity??? Ta Carol--ready to trot on down to ye olde JoAnnes -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: hoop steel...
At 7:57 AM -0700 2/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've never managed to find the watch spring that the originals were made from, and am no longer sure if it's made in large quantities any more (though if anybody knows otherwise, do let me know!) Though last time I used the narrowest flat steel I could find, and encased it in bone casing that I had, and ordinary cotton twill tape for the verticals, Hi We got some stuff that acted like the old caged hoop I have in an airplane/RC hobbiest shop. It was a short (3') length--but was spring steel. My DH needed to make a new spring for and old box camera. The stuff came in a variety of gauges. I bet you could get it in longer lengths from the mill. Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: wool woolen/worsted...
Um I was 'learned' that you can comb anything that has a fiber length longer than the depth of the comb (see combed cotton for *short*) to make combed rovings. How you spin it then makes it worsted--drafting the fibers parallel to each other before the twist enters the drafting zone. Longer fibers make better worsted---BUT---unless it's hand combed and spun, you are getting the same shorter fibers that go in woolen yarns. The commercial mills first process wool into carded batts before they feed the fiber into the combing machine. Because of several techie requirements, very long fibers are 'bad' and can get chopped down to a uniform length or rejected entirely...Once processed into combed top it is then spun worsted. Don't believe me--unspin some yarn and check the fiber length. It broke my heart when I found out how short the fibers are in modern linen cloth :-( You can produce semi worsted where you spin one way and process the fiber the other. Oh and true worsted has all the fibers laid butt to tip so the scales flow in the same direction--not something you can get in a mill situation. Costume content--Up until just after WWII you could still get hand combed worsted suiting in England. It was held that the hand processing made for a better cloth and thus better suits. Then the old geezers died off and the youngsters were not interested in following the trade--a hard dirty one! Ta Carol--happily combing a trash fleece to remove the short bits/trash/second cuts. What's left spins like butter. And who dreams of a Noble machine--all gears and belts and dangerous bits the size of a Volkswagon! -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: pet hair/feathers
Hi It's not schmutz, it's an added embellishment! VBEG And muddy paw prints just add ambiance... Seriously have you tried shaking stuff out? Sticky tape rolled around your hand sticky out? A nice clothes brush?? Which is what me Mum always used... Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: 18th cent circular peg knitting
At 8:56 AM -0700 1/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a friend who has a circular wooden Frame on which she makes no- seam stockings for herself and her man. She was working on a pair at Christmas time. Her era for reenactment is the 18th century. As a spinner and weaver, she is very fussy to maintain traditional fiber arts for her time period. This frame method can even manipulate the turning of a heel. Now I do not know how early this style of knitting was known, but the concept is basically simple and could have been fashioned by any cottage crafter as a means of producing leg wear, hats and neck scarves. But it's not commonly mentioned nor pictured in any 18th cent sources I've seen (and I've been looking!)...there was a knitting frame--much more like a modern flat bed machine...If you have sources PLEASE PLEASE share I wanna know!!! Tho I fear this may be yet another case of they shoulda but they didn't :-( Ta Carol--knitting away on the forever socks (18th cent, combed, worsted, 2 ply blue/white ragg, ~12spi, o needles) -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Serger
At 3:41 PM -0700 1/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Carol still looking for a treadle powered serger like my Mennonite friend has... I was truly intrigued by this, so I went looking. Here's someone who built, actually converted, her own! http://www.mushycat.com/wiki/index.php?n=Treadles.SergerConversion Veddy Cool Guess I'll have to get the Toyota repaired now to use as a 'victim'... Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: velvet pressing...
At 12:27 AM -0700 11/30/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: as well. I'm lucky - mine is 4 x 12, with a heavy cotton canvas base which lets it curve over a ham if needed. I got it at least 20 years ago, and it cost $50 then. I panic if I forget where I left it last, and I need it. Yah know they make straight toothed carding cloth. I know I've used my flat backed carder in a pinch, but don't do enough velvet to actually go and buy a bit o carder cloth... Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: high brow stuff
At 11:20 AM -0700 11/25/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The non-existent wall that prevents otherwise intelligent people from enjoying these delights of Opera and Shakespeare is sewn, here in America anyway, by the anti-intellectual brigade. Those usually sports-soaked numb-nuts that seem to be kewl in school and never really leave college for the rest of their lives. Ignorance is blissI guess. And then there are the great Baltimore Opera ads-- Opera it's better than you think, it has to be... with some very good graphics as background... ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Xstitch photo conversion...
At 11:11 PM -0600 10/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know the name of some software that will take a photo and grid it for cross-stitch? I know there are people who will do this if you mail them the photo. But I wonder if they are doing this in some computer software or by hand. Yes there are several programs that will convert a photo into a chart. Most need massive tweaking to remove the random odd color...there is a Photoshop plug in that is wandering the net as shareware as well. Ta Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Xstitch software
At 8:08 AM -0600 10/13/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been playing with it and you can only get details of images when you go into 18+ count aida cloth. I am putting an old fashion plate into the software and can't get details of the face. I am looking for anyone's suggestions as to your experience with this type software. It has to do with the resolution--the high the thread count the finer the detail. Traditional Xstitch designs are rather 'crude' and blocky...the modern patterns of angels etc are on a high count cloth and are rather large...Think pixels and screen resolution--more is better! And yes it all gets down to 1s and 0s VVBG And then there are the designs that use *2* colors of thread in the needle... TA Carol -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
