Re: [h-cost] Edwardian maternity dresses

I am currently 6 1/2 months pregnant so I have been thinking about what to wear for the various eras of events I have during this time. 1820s was really easy--my normal dress fit great without any alteration. Also 1860s, just raised the waist (went the sacque and petticoat route last pregnancy);

[h-cost] The fit of 17th century stockings?

Hi Shapely ankles and calves were sexy...You can get nice tight shaping with knits...be careful if you have high insteps to leave enough room to get them on... Ta Carol (and I haven't forgotten Mara...) ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] In Washington DC the week before CC27

Replying off-list --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com From: cc2010m...@cs.com And you are not the only one going! Do we want to try a meet up sometime over the weekend? Henry W. Osier Chairman, Costume-Con 28 May 7 to May 10, 2010 www.CC28.org ___

Re: [h-cost] The fit of 17th century stockings?

On Apr 4, 2009, at 5:05 PM, Chris Laning wrote: I'm working on a project that involves constructing some mid-17th- century stockings, and my own expertise (such as it is) is really only with earlier centuries. So far, the results I seem to be getting suggest that either (1) these