Re: [h-cost] Loot-n-Booty Report, 2013

2013-12-27 Thread AnnBWass
I got a shawl--modernish, but I think it will pass for Regency. My DD gave me a jeweled peacock pin in shades of blue and green and my husband a bow tie (that is all he wears these days) in colors to match. Most of my clothing/textile gifts are on the giving side: Made my 3-1/2 year old

Re: [h-cost] Loot-n-Booty Report, 2013

2013-12-27 Thread AnnBWass
In a message dated 12/27/2013 12:03:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, f...@lavoltapress.com writes: Three identical crewel-embroidered shawls from Heritage Trading to make a Regency dress Let us know how it turns out! I bought two shawls in Spain almost 10 years ago and started a Regency

Re: [h-cost] Loot-n-Booty Report, 2013

2013-12-27 Thread Emily Gilbert
I got the Regency Wardrobe pattern from La Mode Bagatelle - pattern pieces for several different skirt, bodice, and sleeve styles (plus accessories) that can be put together into a huge range of different garments! My aunt and uncle also sent me a silk shawl that they bought in Tanzania,

[h-cost] Loot-n-Booty Report, 2013

2013-12-26 Thread Patricia Dunham
Nobody has started this thread yet? Amazing, 8-) Well... Medieval Clothing and Textiles #9, thanks to a coupon that brought the price down to what the DH could stand! Dress Accessories, 1150-1450 (finally) Wearing the Cloak, Dressing the Soldier in Roman Times (this goes with

Re: [h-cost] Loot-n-Booty Report, 2013

2013-12-26 Thread Lavolta Press
Costume-related gifts I received from my husband: A year of 1916 La Mode Illustree with the pattern sheets The book Textiles, the Art of Mankind, by Mary Schoeser Another book, Jacques Henri Lartigue: The Invention of an Artist, by Kevin Moore Three identical crewel-embroidered shawls from