Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing?
Hi! Many apologies with being late in replying, but I don't check my e-mails as much as I should!? My dressmakers dummy is currently wearing a white faux fur Russian hat edged in pearls.? No current project on the go, as I am taking my daughter to Disneyland Paris soon, and too busy with an over-exicted 5 year old under my feet! With Regards Jayne -Original Message- From: Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-cost [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 8.14pm Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Get a FREE AOL Email account with unlimited storage. Plus, share and store photos and experience exclusively recorded live music Sessions from your favourite artists. Find out more at http://info.aol.co.uk/joinnow/?ncid=548. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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- Original Message - From: Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-cost [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 5:14 AM Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] well, it's not sufficiently assembled to be worn by my dummy but I'm currently working on a mid 1850s day dress, which may also become a mourning dress (it's black so I'll just add accessories) if my friend actually gets around to setting a date for the 'mourning' themed housewarming party she said she started talking about nearly 6 months ago. So right now my dummy is wearing nothing but a petticoat (and a sheer one at that :-o) Elizabeth Walpole | Elizabeth Beaumont Canberra, Australia | Politarchopolis, Lochac http://au.geocities.com/amiperiodornot/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Re the copyright question, what if the book you are copying from isn't in print any longer and someone across the country wants a pic from it and you own it. Is it ok to send a copy since someone wouldn't want to send their book across the country to someone they didn't now well, not to mention the postage costs? And how would you get permission to do said copy? Write to the publisher? What if it's a privately published pamphlet? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:10 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? Rickard, Patty wrote: Congratulations on being close to the end of your project The end is relative, especially as a book printer will have it for at least two months after I finish with it. I'll announce it on h-costume when it is available for sale. and stretching yourself to do it (only an assumption, based on your saying it was your hardest project). I don't enjoy doing things that aren't hard, or where I'm not learning anything. Best, Fran ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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My DD is currently disassembled and up on a shelf (in a bag) where it is a favorite cat napping spot for one of our feline kids. The DD in my head is currently planning out costumes for a local community theater production of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde in January. I love a director who plans ahead for period pieces :). Budget is limited so we will do a lot of repurposing from thrift store finds and probably save the $$, and sewing time, for OW's wardrobe. That is assuming I can find enough union-suit type underwear for the second act. Handsewing is still my favorite to do but it is increasing limited by arthritis. Catherine ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Try Vermont Country Store. Maybe they can turn you on to some rejects/damaged ones that would otherwise not be sold. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Catherine Kinsey Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 6:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? My DD is currently disassembled and up on a shelf (in a bag) where it is a favorite cat napping spot for one of our feline kids. The DD in my head is currently planning out costumes for a local community theater production of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde in January. I love a director who plans ahead for period pieces :). Budget is limited so we will do a lot of repurposing from thrift store finds and probably save the $$, and sewing time, for OW's wardrobe. That is assuming I can find enough union-suit type underwear for the second act. Handsewing is still my favorite to do but it is increasing limited by arthritis. Catherine ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Sharon, How very sweet of you to ask. I'll put my costume website back up after I go thru an interview process next week. I didnt want an ego search to find something quite so un-serious given that the job is engineering program manager. Hardly appropriate. As soon as they say yeah or nay it'll be back up. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Sharon Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? I'd love to see pics. -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 3:07 PM Euphrosnia is wearing a 1470s houppeland in beige silk brocaded taffeta, the collar cuffs are dark chocolate brown velvet. It needs sleeves, closures a hem. snip ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Almost missed this thread -- if the digest topic list is over 50% copyright argument, it's been deleted unread. I'm experimenting with the Tibetan Panel Coat pattern, getting it up to my size. After that, it'll be mainly research for something I want to take to Costume Con in 2010. I don't know yet if I can wear it myself or if I'll have to find a male volunteer, either way I want lots of lead time. (I never wear makeup if I can help it, so making myself up to look like a guy should take 6 months experimentation all by itself. And if I'm mailing fitting muslins to the model ) I'm also trying to get the stash better organized. It's been getting a boost recently from a fabric store going-out-of-business sale. Leah ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Do you have a delete key or email filters, by any chance? Fran Cin wrote: I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Heh ... Mardi Gras beads and a cat toy ... don't ask. Chiara Francesca -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cin Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 2:15 PM To: h-cost Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Currently two gothic fitted dresses. One long sleeved underdress and a short sleeved overdress which is awaiting tippets. :) Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I second this, Its so sad we have to have that disgussion so manny times! My dummie is empty, but soon its going to wear a polonaise jacket wich i plan to embroider. Bjarne - Original Message - From: Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-cost [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:14 PM Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Cin wrote: Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? There's no room in my sewing room for such a thing but projects in process include: * goth-y gypsy skirt for a client I ran out of black cotton for this and need to go shopping this weekend. Fortunately Joann's is having a 50% coupon sale, so I will just buy a whole bolt. * early 16th century Italian market woman dress for me I got it cut and assembled, and am sewing on 1 wide silk trim strips as my arthritis permits the hand sewing. I might actually finish before the end of renfest. * early 18th century men's 'pirate' coat for my husband The wool is cut, but the linen lining is not ready. I still need to pick small applique flowers off several more yards before it is ready to use. It cost me $2 a yard, because of that small inconvenience. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Congratulations on being close to the end of your project and stretching yourself to do it (only an assumption, based on your saying it was your hardest project). Patty From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Lavolta Press Sent: Thu 10/4/2007 4:39 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? Since you ask, what is going on in my life is that I'm finishing up the biggest and in many ways, the hardest book project I've ever done. I spend all day every day staring at a computer monitor. No juicy gossip or room for speculation there, I'm afraid. Nor am I being especially caustic. I've never made any secret of the fact that I'm not people-oriented, and I think it would be ridiculous to guide my life by what people think of me. I'm much more interested in ideas. Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com http://www.lavoltapress.com/ Rickard, Patty wrote: Hello Fran, Is there something else going on in your life right now? don't recall your being so caustic before. Patty From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Lavolta Press Sent: Thu 10/4/2007 3:30 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? Do you have a delete key or email filters, by any chance? Fran Cin wrote: I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Since you ask, what is going on in my life is that I'm finishing up the biggest and in many ways, the hardest book project I've ever done. I spend all day every day staring at a computer monitor. No juicy gossip or room for speculation there, I'm afraid. Nor am I being especially caustic. I've never made any secret of the fact that I'm not people-oriented, and I think it would be ridiculous to guide my life by what people think of me. I'm much more interested in ideas. Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com Rickard, Patty wrote: Hello Fran, Is there something else going on in your life right now? don't recall your being so caustic before. Patty From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Lavolta Press Sent: Thu 10/4/2007 3:30 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? Do you have a delete key or email filters, by any chance? Fran Cin wrote: I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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The wool is cut, but the linen lining is not ready. I still need to pick small applique flowers off several more yards before it is ready to use. It cost me $2 a yard, because of that small inconvenience. Dawn Duh, I never thought of doing that. Thanks, Patty ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Hello Fran, Is there something else going on in your life right now? I don't recall your being so caustic before. Patty From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Lavolta Press Sent: Thu 10/4/2007 3:30 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? Do you have a delete key or email filters, by any chance? Fran Cin wrote: I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Needing to make a new one...in the shape of my GFD. hehehehe Starr Currently two gothic fitted dresses. One long sleeved underdress and a short sleeved overdress which is awaiting tippets. :) Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Rickard, Patty wrote: Congratulations on being close to the end of your project The end is relative, especially as a book printer will have it for at least two months after I finish with it. I'll announce it on h-costume when it is available for sale. and stretching yourself to do it (only an assumption, based on your saying it was your hardest project). I don't enjoy doing things that aren't hard, or where I'm not learning anything. Best, Fran ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Rickard, Patty wrote: The wool is cut, but the linen lining is not ready. I still need to pick small applique flowers off several more yards before it is ready to use. It cost me $2 a yard, because of that small inconvenience. Duh, I never thought of doing that. The trick is in recognizing what can be picked off. In this case, the flowers are sewn on through their centers with machine stitching, onto a machine stitched X on the fabric. So they come off rather easily with a seam ripper and some patience. Another piece of delicious purple linen I bought has the flowers glued on with hot glue. They come off easily with a steam iron, but leave glue blobs behind. I bought it anyway and made a cute, modern style cropped jacket, with butterfly brocade to go with the flowers. There's a lot of embroidered linen out there that either has so many motifs, or glued applique, that it probably isn't worth bothering with. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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On Oct 4, 2007, at 2:38 PM, Dawn wrote: There's a lot of embroidered linen out there that either has so many motifs, or glued applique, that it probably isn't worth bothering with. If it's not bulky embellishment, it may still be good as lining or interlining. I've got some ugly olive-drab linen with an uglier umber- ish basketweave embroidery pattern on it. Got it dirt cheap. I've got enough to line quite a few garments... andy ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Well I don't own one, yet...but my sewing table has a pair of stays almost done, Cloth piled up to make 17th/18th cent skirts and the muslin staring at me to do the mock ups for a set of 17th men's breeches/pants/whatever G Once the stay's are done it's a toss up as to what gets cut out next... Ta Carol--still dithering over which dressmaker's dummy to get...being a weird, large inbetween shape, and the duct tape one has melted... -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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From: Chiara Francesca [EMAIL PROTECTED] Heh ... Mardi Gras beads and a cat toy ... don't ask. I dont think I can top that. Euphrosnia is wearing a 1470s houppeland in beige silk brocaded taffeta, the collar cuffs are dark chocolate brown velvet. It needs sleeves, closures a hem. Adonis is, all Adonises should be, nekkid as a jaybird with a womans 1890s chip straw hat embellished with ostrich feathers, orange taffeta ribbon roses. The heads: Anne, Catherine Charles are wearing: * Clara Eugenia's hat from the de Llano portrait. * A kiss me quick bonnet c1840s trimmed with parrot feathers. * A small butterfly hennin of gold silk shot with brass threads (which one might call cloth of brass). The brass wires to support the veil are too short flimsy. This hat needs a bit of reworking. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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1880s skirt with a blouse that I am hoping to fit into, soon! Susan Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for. - Ride the Dark Trail by Louis L'Amour On Oct 4, 2007, at 6:06 PM, Cin wrote: From: Chiara Francesca [EMAIL PROTECTED] Heh ... Mardi Gras beads and a cat toy ... don't ask. I dont think I can top that. Euphrosnia is wearing a 1470s houppeland in beige silk brocaded taffeta, the collar cuffs are dark chocolate brown velvet. It needs sleeves, closures a hem. Adonis is, all Adonises should be, nekkid as a jaybird with a womans 1890s chip straw hat embellished with ostrich feathers, orange taffeta ribbon roses. The heads: Anne, Catherine Charles are wearing: * Clara Eugenia's hat from the de Llano portrait. * A kiss me quick bonnet c1840s trimmed with parrot feathers. * A small butterfly hennin of gold silk shot with brass threads (which one might call cloth of brass). The brass wires to support the veil are too short flimsy. This hat needs a bit of reworking. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I was kinda feeling the same but I realize that valid points were made all around. Pricilla is wearing a mock-up of a runway - fashionn show - gown for Aida. Penny is wearing the beginning stages of 'Amneris's wedding gown and poor Petula is once again in a man's costume - some sort of slave atire. I love this thread and am always inspired and amazed at the varity of things you all are making. Paula Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:14:48 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailnews___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Thank you! Hmmm... I just finished up my part in a WW1 dress for a friend. She took it home this afternoon to hem and put the buttons on, to be ready to wear this weekend. Next up is a couple of sets of Viking pants and tunics. After that I need to finally get around to doing a simple Colonial set for me. That project has been put on hold for too many years- and I'm missing out on events because I don't have proper kit. Grr. And I just started weaving lessons. That'll keep me busy for a while! ::Linda:: -Original Message- On Behalf Of Cin Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? A few pins. Now my other dummy, my full length these are my curves (OMGargh!) dummy is wearing a non historical item that is still in the process of being made. And no I can't say what that is. Suffice to say she is practically nekkid at this point because I really am at the very beginning stages! She does though have a full length body suit stitched in place so she can have more defined butt cheeks and breasts which will help in drafting trousers and other body suits later. Michaela http://glittersweet.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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On Thursday 04 October 2007, Cin wrote: I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? My purely notional dummy is wearing nothing at the moment, but will soon sport yet another early-period type shift--this one with a speculative collar, based purely on a reconstruction drawing in a book on early Lithuanian costume. After that, I plan to attempt a reconstruction of the Viking era costume based on this find: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/sarafan/sarafan.htm -- Cathy Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real information available.-- Gregory Benford ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Hi! Sorry to be a bit behind with this (and non-historical!), but my child size dummy is wearing a plum coloured circle skirt with a pink ribbon trim. It is part of a cheerleading outfit that I promised my daughter for doing well in the majorette/cheerleading competition she recently took part in. Regards Jayne -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 1 May 2007 2.08AM Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing today? I just love starting this thread... such interesting answers. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Check out the new free AOL Email -- 2GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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right now one's wearing a toile for a prom dress one's wearing assorted bits of child sized tudor clothing I'm doing for a museum one's wearing a tuodor fencing doublet I'm doing for fun one's wearing an original 30s silk velvet bolero jacket I'm restoring and another two are wearing the beginnings of dresses being made for parties - one for a friend will eventuallly be an 18th c saque, and one for me will be some sort of victorian or edwardian dress for a days of the raj party the rest are shamelessly naked :o) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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, it is not a State dinner, because s/he is not, technically, head of state?) Ann Wass ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- Message: 3 Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 09:49:43 -0400 From: Hope Greenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Need fabric selection advice To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Wool! Wool is always right. When lined with light/handkerchief linen it is especially wonderful--warm when it's cold out, and breathable and surprisingly wearable even in the heat. If you can find a nice smooth worsted wool gabardine (just a regular gabardine, not the one called tricotine, or any of the new ones with lycra) it washes with hardly any shrinkage and looks great for years. I'll second the comment about modern silks: the current fashion is for soft and flowing, or, as in the case of dupionis and chantungs, firm and slubby. Either way they are not ideal for this period. - Hope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello. Rank amateur that I am, I need some advice about selecting fabric for my Tudor wardrobe (1530-1560ish) from you textile experts. FashionFabrics has silk twill on sale and I was wondering if it would be appropriate for my period, and if so, what for? -- Message: 4 Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 10:08:46 -0400 From: Anne Moeller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing today? To: 'Historical Costume' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1250 OMG!!! How many do you have? Anne -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 6:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing today? right now one's wearing a toile for a prom dress one's wearing assorted bits of child sized tudor clothing I'm doing for a museum one's wearing a tuodor fencing doublet I'm doing for fun one's wearing an original 30s silk velvet bolero jacket I'm restoring and another two are wearing the beginnings of dresses being made for parties - one for a friend will eventuallly be an 18th c saque, and one for me will be some sort of victorian or edwardian dress for a days of the raj party the rest are shamelessly naked :o) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/782 - Release Date: 5/1/2007 2:10 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/782 - Release Date: 5/1/2007 2:10 AM -- Message: 5 Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 16:15:32 +0200 From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] i cant deside To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Hi, As you all responded me so bravely i have uploaded a new photo how i want to make it. http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/sofie3-36.htm Its as i told you late last night made with 2 rows of stitching each side of the center and with the narrow goldtrim. It raises in the edges and gets dimentional as i wanted. Thankyou all for your nice responses.. Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ -- Message: 6 Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 10:22:42 -0400 From: Martha Oser [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Re: OT--Q for professors To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 Greetings! I have a Master's Degree in Art History and I'm currently teaching at a local community college. My path to professorship was basically that there are very few other choices out there for a person with an Art History degree. Yes, there's museum work, but that really wasn't my cup of tea when I was in school. If your husband is at all considering getting a PhD, I would encourage him to keep that as his goal. Most institutions of higher education will want a PhD to hire someone for a tenure-track position. Even my community college put PhD preferred on the position notice for the full-time art historian job last year. At most four-year colleges and universities, it's PhD required to even be considered for a faculty job. That being said, if he can get in at a local community college, this is a great way for him to get his foot in the door in terms of teaching. It will look great on his resume for the future and will also give him a sense of whether teaching is what he _really_ wants to do. Perhaps he can teach for a while
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Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing today? I just love starting this thread... such interesting answers. --cin Cynthia Barnes Right now Yasmine's completely naked! I just removed the burgundy/gold/black 1625 French Cavalier dress that I've been renovating for a client (yes! it goes back home tomorrow!). I'm trying to decide if the black velvet Henry VII gown needs to go on next, or if I can put my ropa on her so I can re-pleat the back. I think I need a boyfriend for Yasmine.anyone got a male dummy about size 42 cheap? Melusine Melusine ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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On Monday 30 April 2007 9:51 pm, Carmen Beaudry wrote: Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing today? A plain white linen shift to go under some of my Viking garb. -- Cathy Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] You've got to have the proper amount of disrespect for what you do. -- George Mabry ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Nothing. Or everything. g Okay...I don't *have* a dummy. I *am*, however, working on some early 13th century gowns for this summer though--a couple in linen, at least one in wool, and a gardecorps. --Sue - Original Message - From: Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-cost [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 7:08 PM Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing today? I just love starting this thread... such interesting answers. --cin Cynthia Barnes ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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A cardboard box for the new one, three tabards on the old one. :) Chiara - Original Message - From: Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-cost [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 8:08 PM Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing today? I just love starting this thread... such interesting answers. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Dawn, I am so sorry for replying late. The bodice does open in the front. Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com www.costumelibrary.com www.costumeclassroom.com www.costumeencyclopedia.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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The fishes did evil grin, but not the clothing afaik! --Sue - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? In a message dated 12/2/2006 12:22:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: , 1030's era with a fishtail ruffle down the back. And an evil response to what I assume is a typo--did they do fishtails in the 1000s? Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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ooopsie! Yup, I meant 1930's Kelly In a message dated 12/2/2006 12:22:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: , 1030's era with a fishtail ruffle down the back. And an evil response to what I assume is a typo--did they do fishtails in the 1000s? Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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If I had one (a brown tape one is on the project list somewhere) she'd be wearing either a mid-13th c. gown in gold wool twill that needs the sleeves tightened up and new trim put on, a 13th c. sleeveless gown in a lovely dark purple wool twill that needs hems, or a 13th c. sleeveless gown in red wool melton (it's for winter events) that needs some alterations, hem finishing and I think detached sleeves. The gold and the red are hand-sewn, so the purple is likely to get finished first. ;-) The veils I'm hemming are in my project basket. :-) pixel in cold but almost entirely un-snowy MN ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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On Sunday 03 December 2006 9:59 pm, Cat Dancer wrote: If I had one (a brown tape one is on the project list somewhere) she'd be wearing either a mid-13th c. gown in gold wool twill that needs the sleeves tightened up and new trim put on, a 13th c. sleeveless gown in a lovely dark purple wool twill that needs hems, or a 13th c. sleeveless gown in red wool melton (it's for winter events) that needs some alterations, hem finishing and I think detached sleeves. The gold and the red are hand-sewn, so the purple is likely to get finished first. ;-) Those all sound lovely! I'm jealous. :-) -- Cathy Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. --Robert Frost ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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The one I made closed up the front. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 7:40 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? Penny Ladnier wrote: Another lady has on a c. 1910s white shirtwaist. The same person donated the shirtwaist. It has beautiful lace collar and bib. Here is this lady: http://www.costumegallery.com/VCU/Photos/1910/P1040106lg.jpg How does this shirt close? Up the front or the back? Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I rather like the idea of a weeding fund - what should we weed? Patty From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 12/1/2006 9:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? PPS of course, weeding' should read wedding ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Penny Ladnier wrote: Another lady has on a c. 1910s white shirtwaist. The same person donated the shirtwaist. It has beautiful lace collar and bib. Here is this lady: http://www.costumegallery.com/VCU/Photos/1910/P1040106lg.jpg How does this shirt close? Up the front or the back? Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Right now, it's a dress from Janet Arnold's book, 1030's era with a fishtail ruffle down the back. I was mid ruffle when my husband emailed from sea to tell me the party went from formal to casual...haven't worked on it since. It may now become a short coctail dress, with the ruffle ending at the back 'V'. Kelly - Original Message - From: Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-cost [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 2:58 PM Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? It's that oh so fashionable time of the year. Holiday parties, gifts, theater season, formal dress of all eras. Maybe even a New Years Eve ensemble What are you working on? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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In a message dated 12/2/2006 12:22:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: , 1030's era with a fishtail ruffle down the back. And an evil response to what I assume is a typo--did they do fishtails in the 1000s? Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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At 18:58 01/12/2006, you wrote: It's that oh so fashionable time of the year. Holiday parties, gifts, theater season, formal dress of all eras. Maybe even a New Years Eve ensemble What are you working on? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mine is wearing padding, a shift, corset and pink check pocket hoops for a sacque I am making for a lady to wear at the Venice Carnival in February next year. There is a caraco jacket and petticoat to follow, plus three more suits, (I have made one) a waistcoat, and three shirts for her husband. Holiday, what holiday!? Suzi ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Cin wrote: It's that oh so fashionable time of the year. Holiday parties, gifts, theater season, formal dress of all eras. Maybe even a New Years Eve ensemble What are you working on? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I've been seriously un-motivated for the past year. :( I saw a very nice embroidered (encrusted, more like it) silk jacket in a Heathrow shop last week, similar to one I planned to make back in, oh, maybe 1994. So I dug out the silk and fancy thread I bought at Vogue all those years ago, and have been looking at it with intent... Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Hi, Mine is wearing my 1860 dress that I am improving and made a day bodice for. http://www.deredere.dds.nl/19thcent/19woman/Victorian/jurk.jpg I am going to wear it 9 December at an Anton Piek fair. And there is still so much that I need to do... http://www.deredere.dds.nl/19thcent/19woman/Victorian/Victorian.html Greetings, Deredere ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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My dummy currently has a Henrician kirtle on it, hung over the top since it won't actually fit the dress form, and the straps aren't finished on it anyway. I am working on the gown now, with a big skirt with train, my first train on any dress, and I am procrastinating, and not wanting to work on it so I am writing on here instead. I am almost done, too. Just don't want to sew the final panels of the skirt for some reason. But I do need to finish it. Yule for my local SCA Barony is next week, and it must get done, along with a winter partlet so I don't freeze my upper half. Kimiko Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's that oh so fashionable time of the year. Holiday parties, gifts, theater season, formal dress of all eras. Maybe even a New Years Eve ensemble What are you working on? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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A box ... still not unpacked. On Fri, December 1, 2006 12:58 pm, Cin said: It's that oh so fashionable time of the year. Holiday parties, gifts, theater season, formal dress of all eras. Maybe even a New Years Eve ensemble What are you working on? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Lots and lots of Viking apron dresses. I've made about 5 so far this year. Now to make the tunics and smocks to wear with them. :-) -- Cathy Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. --Robert Frost ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Matilda (I love naming my forms!) was wearing my mom's bunad (Norwegian National costume, but she's naked *grin* at the moment. Coming up soon, though, is a burgundy and black natural form gown for Christmas! Quia Christus perpetuo regnat, Elisabeth -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cin Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 10:59 AM To: h-cost Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? It's that oh so fashionable time of the year. Holiday parties, gifts, theater season, formal dress of all eras. Maybe even a New Years Eve ensemble What are you working on? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.2/560 - Release Date: 11/30/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.2/560 - Release Date: 11/30/2006 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Right now all but one are shamefully naked. That one (male) is wearing a partially made 126th century fencing doublet (leather). Another (male) has just got rid of a red C15th doublet. And a female one is about to model succession of frilly victorian concoctions. And the little one (kid) has just got rid of padded jack, and is about to be tudor. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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PS Oh, and one is about to wear a succession of (modern) clothes for flogging on ebay, with proceeds to go into weedding fund! Sadly - nothing for me as always. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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a partially made 126th century fencing doublet I'd like to see that... (couldn't help myself, sorry) Laurie _ Stay up-to-date with your friends through the Windows Live Spaces friends list. http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp007001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=createwx_url=/friends.aspxmk ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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At 18:58 01/12/2006, you wrote: It's that oh so fashionable time of the year. Holiday parties, gifts, theater season, formal dress of all eras. Maybe even a New Years Eve ensemble What are you working on? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mine is wearing padding, a shift, corset and pink check pocket hoops for a sacque I am making for a lady to wear at the Venice Carnival in February next year. There is a caraco jacket and petticoat to follow, plus three more suits, (I have made one) a waistcoat, and three shirts for her husband. Holiday, what holiday!? Suzi I'm with you, Suzi. This is my busiest season, with most of my clients wanting things for 12th Night, or Mardi Gras. Right now, Yasmine is wearing pink striped fabric that is to be a new cover for her if I ever get a minute to make it up. Over that is draped a royal blue wool cassock that needs to go out the door next Thurs. Next up is an early 17th cen. court suit in slate blue and red, trimmed in gold, made from a silk sari supplied by the customer. Not correct for the period, but it is going to look nice. I'm also trying to get a forest green trimmed with royal blue 17th cen. suit done for my husband, in my copious spare time. Melusine ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I don't have a dressmaker's dummy, unless it's me g. My costume/clothing project du jour, though, is an interpretation of a 12th? century depiction of Philosophy. She wears a mid-calf outer gown with a fabric patterned in diamond shapes; it has modestly-wide, full-length sleeves, and does not have very full skirts. Trim bands on the sleeve hands and hem (can't tell about the neckline--it's covered by the veil.) Her inner gown has tight, wrinkled sleeves, and a hem long enough to puddle on the floor. From the wrinkles, it's much more full than the outer garment, and probably made of a fabric with a softer hand as well. I'm guessing that the original outer garment was some sort of fancy wool, or perhaps a silk brocade, and of a distinctly heavier weight than the under layer. I found some red/gold upholstery fabric that will work well as the outer garment, although it's not from authentic materials. I'd intended the under layer to be royal blue silk, but the stuff I ordered, although lovely, is a shade or so off from what I'd envisioned. So I'm not sure if I'm going to use the silk anyway, or just some lightweight, royal-blue linen that I have. I'll be wearing a standard, mid-calf, plain linen shift and wool hose with garters underneath. And turnshoes (black). The veil is hemmed, and I intend to play with it this weekend, since I've not worn many of them. I need to get my act together, though--the SCA event at which I want to wear it is in exactly two weeks! Eeek! After the Christmas rush, I'm going to have time to go back to practicing my crochet stitches for my Mrs Weasley cardigan. ;o) I've just *got* to have a HP outfit (suitable robes and all, although I'm far past the age where I'd make a believable Hogwarts student, so instead, I'm a graduate who currently has a shop in Diagon Alley). --Sue - Original Message - From: Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: h-cost [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 11:58 AM Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? It's that oh so fashionable time of the year. Holiday parties, gifts, theater season, formal dress of all eras. Maybe even a New Years Eve ensemble What are you working on? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I've been making those, too, this year. Have a few in a big pile of linen and wool on my kitchen table, as a matter of fact. g Ahh, the advantages of living alone! ;o) --Sue - Original Message - From: Catherine Olanich Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? Lots and lots of Viking apron dresses. I've made about 5 so far this year. Now to make the tunics and smocks to wear with them. :-) -- Cathy Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. --Robert Frost ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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If I had one, she'd be wearing a late 13th c. gown in a dark yellow wool that needs its sleeves re-done so they're properly tight, and new trim added. Over that, either a purple wool sleeveless gown or a red blanket wool sleeveless overgown that may have to become a detached-sleeve overgown. Both of those are in various stages of unfinished. I'd like to get the red one done before the end of next week but that's highly unlikely. I may have to settle for getting it done before 12th Night, with or without a fur-lined hood. /pixel ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Well she's not here yet. Santa promised me one that will fit my Queen sized figure. Margaret Decker ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Be careful what you wish for, or more like, be specific. I got a Queen sized dress dummy from my DH (a MyDouble from Hancock's) a couple of years ago. But she goes in where I go out, and is bigger than I am in certain areas even at the smallest size. I had to make a brown tape dummy of me to find this out, as it won't fit my Queen sized dress form in those odd places. Now I am wishing for a different dress form, but my body is changing so I am going to wait till I stabilize. Kimiko margaret [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well she's not here yet. Santa promised me one that will fit my Queen sized figure. Margaret Decker - Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Never thought about naming my little ladies. That could be fun. Thank you for the clever idea. During photographing sessions, I use the dressforms to wear original costumes in the university's fashion collection. Maybe the dressforms names could change to popular names from the period dress they are wearing. My youngest lady is a child's dressform for 19th and early 20th centuries costumes. She is wearing a beautiful red/green tartan plaid bodice and skirt from the bustle era. This was a recent donation. I had her all decked out in her full costume and photographed it. I needed to do the documentation and measurements on her, then one of the other teachers kidnapped her. My tartan lady is now in the display case with other red dresses. Maybe they are having a Red Cross Ball in the display window. Here she is: http://www.costumegallery.com/VCU/Photos/bustle/P1040081lg.jpg Another lady has on a c. 1910s white shirtwaist. The same person donated the shirtwaist. It has beautiful lace collar and bib. Here is this lady: http://www.costumegallery.com/VCU/Photos/1910/P1040106lg.jpg My third lady is naked. I have been photographing hats, so I have been playing with wig-stands instead of dressforms. Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com www.costumelibrary.com www.costumeclassroom.com www.costumeencyclopedia.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing?
Alas, one just has a thrift-store silk scarf, and the other has a modern shirt of my husband's (picked up off the floor). I promised myself no sewing until I got my current writing project done. I AM, though, trying to make a baby cap for a friend's baby, due next week. But of course that doesn't need a form. Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
