Re: [h-cost] Regency robe 1812
Hi Deredere, The picture looks a lot the one titled Robe de mousseline brodée c.1806 et châle Cachemire from Gallery 4, but with a train and slighty more embellishment for a ceremonial engagement. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 6:08 AM Subject: [h-cost] Regency robe 1812 Hi, I found a beautifull picture on the web from a 1812 robe. http://exposition2005.monsite.wanadoo.fr/page8.html http://exposition2005.monsite.wanadoo.fr/page5.html I have been asked to make a wedding dress in this style but I don't know much about it. She send me two small drawings and the dress above was the only one I could find in the same style It looks very french to me. I can't seem to find more pictures of this style of dress. I would love to have more pictures to see what types of fabric and embellishmend was used. Greetings, Deredere ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Buying a costume business
I don't know much about the costume business, but in business in general the first thing thing to learn is to never assume. Alway find out 100% and get it in writting. There are a lot of shady people out there. You're going to also want to inspect and document the condition of every costume so that you can reasearch what they're worth. You don't want to end up with one nice costume and 1999 crappy ones. Tania -Original Message- From: Sylvia Rognstad [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 13:50:43 -0600 Subject: [h-cost] Buying a costume business I just heard about an opportunity to buy a costume business and recalled that someone of one of these lists was discussing such a prospect that came up in Denver, CO. I am a costume person, not a business person and know absolutely nothing about such purchases. I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge of costume rental/construction businesses or if anyone here owns/runs one and might be able to give me some insight. All I know so far is that the owner wants 30 grand for 2000 costumes and equipment, I assume. Sylvia ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Judging costume contest? Help!
What I've seen that works well for the public is to have someone announce that the contest is about to begin and that anyone interested should come up to stage. You can either have appointed judges or do the winner(s) by crowd applause. If you're worried about hurting someones feelings you can always have some sort of side prize such as most imaginative. Hope this helps. Tania -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 17:20:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [h-cost] Judging costume contest? Help! Our local Habitat for Humanity affiliate is having a theme party fundraiser, 20s/30s era, and is planning a costume contest. The tickets are sold to the general public and fancy dress is optional, so pretty much anything goes. We need help with the logistics of it. Should guests have to sign up for the contest, should we just choose someone from the crowd and announce it, how should we handle it? We really need to make it fun and so that no one's hurt or embarrassed. (These are guests who are donating $ and playing games, not a serious special interest group.) Has anyone ever been involved in something like this? Any ideas or suggestions are most welcome, thanks! Melissa - Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Bjarne
Bjarne, What is the link to you website again. I have somebody I would like to show your work to. Tani ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Hand fan silk handpainted
I'ts really hard to tell how bad the damage is by the pictures. If it's not too bad than it can be reinforced. If the damage is too bad, than yes, the sticks can be recovered as long as they're not cracked. If they are, you're better of leaving it as a display. Tania -Original Message- From: Deredere Galbraith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 17:07:07 +0100 Subject: [h-cost] Hand fan silk handpainted Hi, Today I've bought a nice folding fan on an antiek market. I just fell in love with it and had to buy it. But the silk is damaged. Is this reperable? I am thinking of taking the fabric of and put new silk on it. I have just the right silk for it. I am a very practical person and I like to use things instead of letting them gather dust. But in this state it is not usable. I am wondering how others think of what I schould do. And does anyone knows from which period this fan is? Pictures from the fan are on the bottom of the page. http://mystictimes.nl/Gallery/Gallery.html ___ 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] Tea towels
Try www.victoriantradingco.com they usually have stuff like that. Tania -Original Message- From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:25:22 -0800 Subject: [h-cost] Tea towels Does anyone know where to get tea towels/dish towels of the non-pile linen or cotton type, preferably from the US? With more or less historic-looking printed or woven designs such as tapestry, medieval, William Morris, Art Nouveau, Arts Crafts, Victorian . . . you get the idea. With nice designs but not cute/sweet. Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.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] Elizabethan Style, Nostalgic Needle, Sharon Cohen
Can somebody send me the link? I missed that email. tHANKS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:58:25 EST Subject: Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan Style, Nostalgic Needle, Sharon Cohen In a message dated 1/29/2006 8:37:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: would appreciate any input on it would like to find out how fast it displays on as many different browsers as possible. I use Internet Explorer and it was fine. And I think the colors work okay--obviously, you are echoing the colors in the purse. I think the green background is fine--from one comment, I was expecting something much brighter than what I saw--and the button color is okay, albeit perhaps a tad bright, but trying to match the colors from your photo was, I'm sure, a challenge and you may not be able to get an exact match. I personally think a patterned/textured background is not necessary, as the needlework is the star--some textured backgrounds are just too busy and make the text hard to read. Just my opinion. Ann Wass ___ 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] margo pattern question
I've always had good luck with Margos patterns. It seems to me that no matter what pattern or company that you go with you always have to tweak something. Tania Pembroke -Original Message- From: REBECCA BURCH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:28:30 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [h-cost] margo pattern question Bummers! I just ordered the Gentlemen's Wardrobe pattern set to use for my son's Faire outfit. Is there a better one you would recommend? This is my first time doing really historically accurate costuming and I need to get it right. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just bought and made that pattern in November, and found that there were several corrections to pattern pieces, directions left off in some places, and at one place outright wrong directions. Off the top, I cannot remember what I had to do to make it work, so I guess I cannot be of much help. I do remember fighting with the collar, however, and it seems to me that doing what made sense at the time was the right thing to do. I would not recommend this pattern for someone who is not already familiar with basic construction techniques for this type of garment. ~Kimberley -Original Message- From: A J Garden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:04:55 +1100 Subject: [h-cost] margo pattern question Does anyone here have Margos Elizabethan gentlemens pattern? I've asked on Margos list but can't get an answer - I'm pretty sure there is a correction that needs to be done to the neck of the mens doublet but I haven't got that page - can anyone here enlighten me? Thanks in advance, Aylwen ___ 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 Rebecca Burch Center Valley Farm Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA ___ 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] Use of Fabrics?
A. Garden writes I've often looked at the fabrics at http://stores.ebay.com/Renaissance-Fabrics and wondered if anyone here had used them for Renaissance (general term) or Elizabethan garb? If so, what are your thoughts? I realise they are not natural fibres, but what did you think of the patterns? Do you have photos of finished gowns or doublets you might share with me? I've got some garments to make and am thinking about some of these fabrics. Hi, I just recently bought some brocade from this store for an elizabethan gown. The fabric is beautiful. The colors are vibrant and the pattern is great. I haven't finished the dress yet, so I don't have pictures, but as long as you know that the fabric isn't period correct I would go for it. Tania M. Pembroke -Original Message- From: A J Garden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:38:25 +1100 Subject: [h-cost] Use of Fabrics? I've often looked at the fabrics at http://stores.ebay.com/Renaissance-Fabrics and wondered if anyone here had used them for Renaissance (general term) or Elizabethan garb? If so, what are your thoughts? I realise they are not natural fibres, but what did you think of the patterns? Do you have photos of finished gowns or doublets you might share with me? I've got some garments to make and am thinking about some of these fabrics. Regards, A. Garden ___ 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] Bustle dress question
Deredere , Is there any way you could do an overlay for the top of the skirt, that way it would be a little more fancy. -Original Message- From: Deredere Galbraith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:12:25 +0100 Subject: [h-cost] Bustle dress question Hi, I have a bustle dress and I am wondering if it would look weird to make an evening bodice for the dress. The dress is very simple and made from cotton. But I have just one week to finish a coat and vest for my husband and a dress for me. This is the dress http://www.deredere.dds.nl/19thcent/19woman/Bustle/Bustle.html Greetings, Deredere ___ 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
