[h-cost] not ancient hist. costume...

2011-02-14 Thread Land of Oz
but soon to be! I recently found a book called The Illustrated Hassle-free Make Your Own Clothes Book by Rosonberg and Weiner published by Bantam. I ordered it sight-unseen, so it's not exactly what I thought it was going to be, but it's proven to be an interesting glimpse into the recent

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2011-02-14 Thread Cin
Far out! (An expression I learned watching The Flintstones) --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Land of Oz lando...@netins.net wrote: but soon to be! I recently found a book called The Illustrated Hassle-free Make Your Own Clothes Book by Rosonberg and

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2011-02-14 Thread Laurie Taylor
the Middle Ages or the Civil War, well...why not? Laurie T. Phoenix -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Land of Oz Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 1:39 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] not ancient hist. costume

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2011-02-14 Thread Lynn Downward
HOLD ON! I bought that book in 1972; it sits with all my other costume books. At the time it was very cool and taught how to sew alternative lifestyle clothing - recycle, reuse. Sound familiar? It was a great introduction to a couple of my friends who were convinced they'd never learn to sew

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2011-02-14 Thread Ginni Morgan
not? Laurie T. Phoenix -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Land of Oz Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 1:39 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] not ancient hist. costume... but soon to be! I recently found a book called

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2011-02-14 Thread Lynn Downward
[mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Land of Oz Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 1:39 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] not ancient hist. costume... but soon to be! I recently found a book called The Illustrated Hassle-free Make Your Own Clothes Book by Rosonberg

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2011-02-14 Thread Ginni Morgan
of Oz Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 1:39 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] not ancient hist. costume... but soon to be! I recently found a book called The Illustrated Hassle-free Make Your Own Clothes Book by Rosonberg and Weiner published by Bantam. I ordered it sight-unseen

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2011-02-14 Thread Carmen Beaudry
Are you kidding? They're in style now. Melusine On 2/14/2011 1:22 PM, Ginni Morgan wrote: Oh dear! I guess I should hang onto those crocheted minidresses from my high school college years, then. They just might be worth something someday soon. Ginni Sacramento, CA ECHS '68

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2011-02-14 Thread Laurie Taylor
...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Ginni Morgan Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 2:22 PM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: Re: [h-cost] not ancient hist. costume... Oh dear! I guess I should hang onto those crocheted minidresses from my high school college years, then. They just might be worth something someday

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2011-02-14 Thread Sharon Collier
: [h-cost] not ancient hist. costume... but soon to be! I recently found a book called The Illustrated Hassle-free Make Your Own Clothes Book by Rosonberg and Weiner published by Bantam. I ordered it sight-unseen, so it's not exactly what I thought it was going to be, but it's proven

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2011-02-14 Thread Lynn Downward
Subject: [h-cost] not ancient hist. costume... but soon to be! I recently found a book called The Illustrated Hassle-free Make Your Own Clothes Book by Rosonberg and Weiner published by Bantam. I ordered it sight-unseen, so it's not exactly what I thought it was going to be, but it's

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2011-02-14 Thread Ginni Morgan
the Middle Ages or the Civil War, well...why not? Laurie T. Phoenix -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Land of Oz Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 1:39 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost

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2011-02-14 Thread Margo Anderson
Dated it may be, but the Illustrated Hassle Free Make Your Own Clothes book set quite a few of us on the path of costuming, sewing and patternmaking. I for one was delighted to be freed from the tyranny of the pattern companies, whose size range, at that time, stopped at 14. Using their

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2011-02-14 Thread Lavolta Press
On 2/14/2011 6:22 PM, Margo Anderson wrote: Dated it may be, but the Illustrated Hassle Free Make Your Own Clothes book set quite a few of us on the path of costuming, sewing and patternmaking. I for one was delighted to be freed from the tyranny of the pattern companies, whose size range,

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2011-02-14 Thread penny1a
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