Re: [h-cost] Historic sewing conferences in the US?

2009-06-23 Thread Penny Ladnier
Comic Con is during July in San Diego and will be broadcast live on G4 (cable station). G4 was advertising it Sunday during the Ninja Warrior marathon. You might get to see it on satellite TV. I am giving it up to go to World Con. Right now is Con season. I was at Anime Con Mid-Atlantic

Re: [h-cost] Historic sewing conferences in the US?

2009-06-23 Thread annbwass
definitely not travel half-way around the world for it. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Kimiko Small sstormwa...@yahoo.com To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Tue, Jun 23, 2009 1:37 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] Historic sewing conferences in the US? Costume College

Re: [h-cost] Historic sewing conferences in the US?

2009-06-23 Thread Pierre Sandy Pettinger
Since Costume Con is held by a different group every year, there is a variability in what classes are offered, and their quality. It all depends on who is running Programming, and who is attending and willing to teach. Different regions bring in different people. CC 28 next year in

Re: [h-cost] Historic sewing conferences in the US?

2009-06-23 Thread Robin Netherton
Pierre Sandy Pettinger wrote: Since Costume Con is held by a different group every year, there is a variability in what classes are offered, and their quality. It all depends on who is running Programming, and who is attending and willing to teach. Different regions bring in different

Re: [h-cost] Historic sewing conferences in the US?

2009-06-23 Thread Andrew T Trembley
Robin Netherton wrote: Pierre Sandy Pettinger wrote: Since Costume Con is held by a different group every year, there is a variability in what classes are offered, and their quality. It all depends on who is running Programming, and who is attending and willing to teach. Different regions

[h-cost] Historic sewing conferences in the US?

2009-06-22 Thread Aylwen Garden
I'm thinking about travelling to the US to attend a historic sewing conference some time in 2010 when I'm not organising any here grin. Can you send me names and weblinks to any you know of? So far I only know about the Genteel Academy one in March. As I'm running the Jane Austen Festival in April

Re: [h-cost] Historic sewing conferences in the US?

2009-06-22 Thread Penny Ladnier
putting my fingers in my ears and closing my eyes I have been to three cons since May 1 and a Halloween costume trade show in March. I am hoping to go to World Con in August. My camera and laptop have had a work out! Now I am rushing to get all the photos online. Costume College is

Re: [h-cost] Historic sewing conferences in the US?

2009-06-22 Thread Kimiko Small
Costume College in the Los Angeles area. I don't know next year's dates, but it will be at a larger Marriott hotel, which hopefully means more room for more people to attend. http://costumecollege.org/ CostumeCon 28 http://www.cc28.org/ International Congress on Medieval Studies