Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-25 Thread Lavolta Press
On 5/24/2010 5:24 PM, Pamela Bennett wrote: Thanks for the interesting information and links, Fran. Thanks for your kind words. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailm

Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-24 Thread Pamela Bennett
Thanks for the interesting information and links, Fran. --- On Sun, 5/23/10, Lavolta Press wrote: From: Lavolta Press Subject: Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies To: "Historical Costume" Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 12:23 PM n 5/23/2010 6:44 A

Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-23 Thread Lavolta Press
And for those who don't live in a liberal area and want to wear creative, historically inspired clothes: There's always steampunk. But I don't believe that either making historic repros or daily wear is all about being yet another cookie off the cutter. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com

Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-23 Thread Lavolta Press
n 5/23/2010 6:44 AM, R Lloyd Mitchell wrote: I know there is a fashion idea of Cheap chic, but I think this particulaly is more akin to the bordello or boudoir...even if they show the portential of a Sport line. The last time around (70's/80's) the theme seemed to be in to the re-use or reclai

Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-23 Thread Data-Samtak Susan
On May 23, 10, at 9:44 AM, R Lloyd Mitchell wrote: I know there is a fashion idea of Cheap chic, but I think this particulaly is more akin to the bordello or boudoir...even if they show the portential of a Sport line. The last time around (70's/ 80's) the theme seemed to be in to the re-use

Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-23 Thread R Lloyd Mitchell
I know there is a fashion idea of Cheap chic, but I think this particulaly is more akin to the bordello or boudoir...even if they show the portential of a Sport line. The last time around (70's/80's) the theme seemed to be in to the re-use or reclaimed clothing mode. Found myself wondering what

Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-22 Thread otsisto
I have seen this style in the 70s, mid to late 80s and I think mid 90s. This is nothing new. I used to own a blouse that was patchwork lace and doilies. Tiered skirts, jackets, pants...most of these were of country western design or "ol' west". De -Original Message- On 5/22/2010 6:06 PM,

Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-22 Thread Lavolta Press
I hate music on websites. I never have sound cards put in my computers, so I don't have to hear any website music or silly software interface noises whatsoever. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 5/22/2010 7:13 PM, Charlene Charette wrote: Ugh..I hate sites that auto-play music. --Ch

Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-22 Thread Charlene Charette
Ugh..I hate sites that auto-play music. --Charlene On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: > http://www.magnoliapearl.com/shop/clothing/clothing-gallery3.htm > http://www.magnoliapearl.com/shop/clothing/clothing-gallery2.htm > > Fran > Lavolta Press > Books on making historic clot

Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-22 Thread Lavolta Press
On 5/22/2010 6:06 PM, Käthe Barrows wrote: Hippies were doing that way back in the 1960s. But not, as I remember, with quite the same degree of tattered, deconstructed sensibility. The new eco-couture seems to be wilder than that of the 60s. I quite like a lot of it, but feel the style should

Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-22 Thread Käthe Barrows
Hippies were doing that way back in the 1960s. And remember Janice Joplin's two-piece outfit made from a lace tablecloth? But yeah, thanks for the links. Fun stuff there. http://www.magnoliapearl.com/shop/clothing/clothing-gallery3.htm > http://www.magnoliapearl.com/shop/clothing/clothing-galle

Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-22 Thread Lavolta Press
I quite like some of their pieces (www.magnoliapearl.com). I found one of them in an eBay search for vintage clothes and looked up their website. Thing is, I like using vintage linens to make new clothes. I find that small pieces like circular doilies are very hard to use--too big for an appli

Re: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-22 Thread R Lloyd Mitchell
WOW! Doilies indeed...how ever did you find 'this'? -Original Message- From: "Lavolta Press" Sent 5/21/2010 8:24:26 PM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilieshttp://www.magnoliapearl.com/shop/clothing/clothing-gallery3.htmhttp://

[h-cost] Finally, someone has figured out how to repurpose doilies

2010-05-21 Thread Lavolta Press
http://www.magnoliapearl.com/shop/clothing/clothing-gallery3.htm http://www.magnoliapearl.com/shop/clothing/clothing-gallery2.htm Fran Lavolta Press Books on making historic clothing www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.c