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

2015-12-18 Thread annbwass
reenacting decisions, your mileage may vary. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Marjorie Wilser <the3t...@gmail.com> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Fri, Dec 18, 2015 12:59 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? Hah, I like plain sewing for eve

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

2015-12-18 Thread annbwass
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I actually wonder about how charity sewing would fit in to the fancy vs plain sewing rule in Mansfield Park there is one evening (I think they have company over but I can't remember) when Mrs Norris complains that Fanny should be sewing and if she has nothin

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2015-12-18 Thread Elizabeth Jones
I actually wonder about how charity sewing would fit in to the fancy vs plain sewing rule in Mansfield Park there is one evening (I think they have company over but I can't remember) when Mrs Norris complains that Fanny should be sewing and if she has nothing of her own to work on there is plenty

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

2015-12-18 Thread A. Thurman
I'm still here, though do most of my costume talk on FB these days as well. I'd LOVE to be making something (so many things!) but I'm working on a book (not costume related). I've discovered I have time to write or costume, but not both. I am still attending the Tudor Tailor weekend next June in

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2015-12-18 Thread Emily Gilbert
Thanks! I've only had one design published so far (the A Second Chance for Mr. Rushworth Socks in the 2014 issue of Jane Austen Knits magazine), but I have a shawl pattern that I'm hoping to publish independently soon. My Ravelry name is LadySylvia; the sock pattern is linked from my

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2015-12-18 Thread Lavolta Press
Maybe, but the family was very much at home in that scene. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 12/18/2015 4:02 AM, Elizabeth Jones wrote: I actually wonder about how charity sewing would fit in to the fancy vs plain sewing rule in Mansfield Park there is one evening (I think they have

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

2015-12-18 Thread Marjorie Wilser
Congrats on your pattern publication, Emily and I’ll look you up! I am ever-so-conveniently (but unoriginally) MarjorieW on Rav. :) ==Marjorie Wilser @..@ @..@ @..@ Three Toad Press http://3toad.blogspot.com/ > On Dec 18, 2015, at 8:53 AM, Emily Gilbert wrote: >

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2015-12-18 Thread Wanda pease
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

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2015-12-18 Thread Wanda pease
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] Is h-costume still going? [and mouse proof underwear]

2015-12-17 Thread Danielle Nunn-Weinberg
> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 06:40:26 + > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? [and mouse proof underwear] > > On 17/12/2015 06:17, Carol Kocian wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Is h-costume still going? > [snip] > > I've been wondering that, too. &

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

2015-12-17 Thread Kathryn Pinner
obin Netherton [ro...@netherton.net] Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:31 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected. On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: >

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

2015-12-17 Thread Robin Netherton
I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected. On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: Hi all, Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but the link below does not work. Thanks! -Carol

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

2015-12-17 Thread annbwass
/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Robin Netherton <ro...@netherton.net> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 9:33 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from

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

2015-12-17 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
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

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

2015-12-17 Thread Kate Bunting
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

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

2015-12-17 Thread Monica Spence
h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected. On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: > Hi all, > > Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but > the link b

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

2015-12-17 Thread Sharon Collier
Very interesting article, Ann! Thanks! Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of annbw...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 6:39 AM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I

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

2015-12-17 Thread Sharon Collier
: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:36 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? You're welcome! I suppose people could say what they are working on. Right now I'm working on switching things to a new e-mail address. :-) So, the url below doesn't do anything. I suppose I

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

2015-12-17 Thread Susan Data-Samak
I'm here, too, but not riding my current horse sidesaddle, which was the reason I joined : to learn about correct ways to reproduce historical riding habits. Susan On Dec 17, 2015, at 11:48 AM, Kate Bunting wrote: > I'm still here too. I don't do much sewing but am still involved in >

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

2015-12-17 Thread Megan McHugh
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

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2015-12-17 Thread Katy Bishop
st perked up a bit. I've been here since '97. > > Karen > > > Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5 > > Original message > From: Megan McHugh <me...@benchite.com> > Date: 12/17/2015 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: Historical Cost

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

2015-12-17 Thread aquazoo
AM > To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? > > I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by > mistake) was rejected. > > > On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: >> Hi all, >&

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

2015-12-17 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On 12/17/2015 12:36 PM, aqua...@patriot.net wrote: You're welcome! I suppose people could say what they are working on. I am in theory working on learning sprang so I can make myself a hair net suitable for early period costume, but I haven't done anything since making myself a sprang

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

2015-12-17 Thread penhalion
te: 12/17/2015 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Subject: 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 <lynndownw..

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2015-12-17 Thread Terry
Now that's a party I would like to attend! Terry -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Cin Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 1:10 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? Im still here, too

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2015-12-17 Thread Cin
Im still here, too. There's a 1913 evening gown on my dressmakers dummy that's destined for a NYE party if I can get 'er done. --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Catherine Olanich Raymond < ca...@thyrsus.com> wrote: > > > On 12/17/2015 12:36 PM,

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

2015-12-17 Thread Terry
To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I get the impression that in the nineteenth century there was "private" versus "public" needlework. Unmarried young women, at least, tended to do mending and make underclothes (shirts fell into that c

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

2015-12-17 Thread Emily Gilbert
meeting in Louisville in October. http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Robin Netherton <ro...@netherton.net> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 9:33 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume

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

2015-12-17 Thread Sharon Collier
To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I've heard of Spoonflower many times, and I'm staying firmly away from it. Their fabrics are not supposed to be very fast and some windows get a lot of sun. After going to all this trouble I want the drapes to last as many years

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

2015-12-17 Thread annbwass
orical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 12:46 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? You're welcome! I suppose people could say what they are working on. Right now I'm working on switching things to a new e-mail address. :-) So, the url below doesn't do

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

2015-12-17 Thread Lavolta Press
Netherton <ro...@netherton.net> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 9:33 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected.On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian w

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

2015-12-17 Thread Lavolta Press
] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 11:27 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I've heard of Spoonflower many times, and I'm staying firmly away from it. Their fabrics are not supposed to be very fast and some windows get a lot of sun

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

2015-12-17 Thread Lavolta Press
me <h-cost...@indra.com> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected. On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: Hi all, Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail addres

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2015-12-17 Thread Lavolta Press
member she was visiting away from home. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 2:23 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I get the impression that in

Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? [and mouse proof underwear]

2015-12-17 Thread Patricia Dunham
I too certainly want this list to continue, as I don't truck with Facebook! I signed up a million years ago but just so I could LOOK at stuff there… and so many groups I'm interested in now are behind sign-in walls! I still don't care to enrich Mr Facebook's coffers, so I really depend on this

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

2015-12-17 Thread annbwass
--Original Message- From: Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 3:39 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I think the question is who a woman wanted (or needed) to impress, with both her

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

2015-12-17 Thread Marjorie Wilser
Hah, I like plain sewing for events. Darning. Mending— unpretentious stuff to prove to the general public that it IS possible to do the job neatly and make things last! ==Marjorie Wilser > On Dec 17, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Terry wrote: > > Makes sense. That's what I do in my

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

2015-12-17 Thread Marjorie Wilser
As a fellow knitter I’d be very interested to know about your designs. Do you have a Rav name? ==Marjorie Wilser > On Dec 17, 2015, at 12:40 PM, Emily Gilbert wrote: > > Having heard Ann's talk at the JASNA AGM, I can confirm that it was excellent > in person too! >

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

2015-12-17 Thread Marjorie Wilser
Another one here— I am NOT on FB very often, finding it too much of a signal-to-noise issue. ==Marjorie Wilser > On Dec 17, 2015, at 6:34 AM, Kathryn Pinner wrote: > > I'm here. Still like to see what's posted. I'm not on Facebook. > > Kate Pinner > > Costume & Scenic

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2015-12-17 Thread stilskin
Huh? What? Did somebody say something? -C. - Original Message - From: "Historical Costume" To:"Historical Costume" Cc: Sent:Thu, 17 Dec 2015 01:17:40 -0500 Subject:[h-cost] Is h-costume still going? Hi all, Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it,

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

2015-12-17 Thread Vicki Betts
I suppose people could say what they are working on. As soon as I can get free for the holidays I have a 1929 dress (great cotton printed sateen with double bias tape trim) and felt cloche hat to make. I'm doing a historical presentation the first week of February on Eddie and Sugar

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

2015-12-17 Thread Wicked Frau
> > I am still here. I have been waiting for a long term house guest to move > out (it is happening this weekend!) so I can un-clutter my beautiful sewing > room and get back at it! I have been sewing in little spurts but the > projects have been mostly modern, albeit with wool and linen! > Sg

Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? [and mouse proof underwear]

2015-12-17 Thread WorkroomButtons.com
Heck, yeah...  Mouse proof underwear?  Do tell. ☺☺☺ Dede > I found a reference to a lady's "mouse proof" underwear, which piqued my > curiosity, but I hesitated to post about it because the list had been so > quiet lately. _ West Village Studio www.workroombuttons.com

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

2015-12-17 Thread Sharon Collier
. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 10:57 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm still here and have been since h-costume

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

2015-12-17 Thread Lavolta Press
, December 17, 2015 10:57 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm still here and have been since h-costume started. I am not sewing any garments because I have to make all the drapes for a 5,000-square-foot house my husband and I bought in June and have not moved

Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? [and mouse proof underwear]

2015-12-16 Thread Catherine Walton
On 17/12/2015 06:17, Carol Kocian wrote: Hi all, Is h-costume still going? [snip] I've been wondering that, too. I found a reference to a lady's "mouse proof" underwear, which piqued my curiosity, but I hesitated to post about it because the list had been so quiet lately. Catherine