RE: [h-cost] Re: lacing and clothing superstitions
This sounds like a semi practical thing. Like using spit to smooth a cowlick then a superstition. -Original Message- ... I ran into a superstition about hems flipping up at the edges somewhere in a book. Have you ever heard of that one? The character in the book had to spit on it before smoothing it down, if I recall correctly -- but it was more than 10 years ago that I read it. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: lacing and clothing superstitions
From: Chris Laning (2) It's unlucky for anyone to sew or mend clothing while someone is actually wearing it. But the person wearing the clothing can avert evil consequences by holding a piece of thread between their teeth while the sewing is going on. (Can't remember where I saw this, but it was relatively recent.) Aha! I hadn't unsnarled all the replies on my earlier post, to see this was from you, Chris. I think you heard this from me, and were subjected to it, when I made you a costume a few years back. It was my grandmother's superstition. I don't know if it was a regional/cultural thing, or just familial. Margo ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: lacing and clothing superstitions
It's unlucky to sew with green, because green dyes were notorious for coming off onto your garment or project. I have some green silk with just that problem--the thread is long gone, but there's a great ugly dark green splotch where it used to be. Never got wet, just crocking. I wouldn't baste anything with that thread, or embroider or sew anything, either. Ann in CT Chris Laning [EMAIL PROTECTED] A couple more: (1) It's unlucky to baste anything with green thread. (Green is supposed to be a generally unlucky color anyway.) IIRC (and it was a LONG time ago) I think my grandmother actually told me this one. 0 Chris Laning __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: lacing and clothing superstitions
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I worked for the local Shakespeare festival, we had an excellent British actress in the company who was serious about a number of silly , yet traditional theatre superstitions. I used to torment her, putting shoes on the counter instead of the floor, Hadn't heard that one before! I ran into a superstition about hems flipping up at the edges somewhere in a book. Have you ever heard of that one? The character in the book had to spit on it before smoothing it down, if I recall correctly -- but it was more than 10 years ago that I read it. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent Such virtue hath my pen -Shakespeare, Sonnet 81 I knew this wasn't _my_ pen! --Cynthia Virtue ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: lacing and clothing superstitions
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I worked for the local Shakespeare festival, we had an excellent British actress in the company who was serious about a number of silly , yet traditional theatre superstitions. I used to torment her, putting shoes on the counter instead of the floor... A couple more: (1) It's unlucky to baste anything with green thread. (Green is supposed to be a generally unlucky color anyway.) IIRC (and it was a LONG time ago) I think my grandmother actually told me this one. (2) It's unlucky for anyone to sew or mend clothing while someone is actually wearing it. But the person wearing the clothing can avert evil consequences by holding a piece of thread between their teeth while the sewing is going on. (Can't remember where I saw this, but it was relatively recent.) 0 Chris Laning | [EMAIL PROTECTED] + Davis, California ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: lacing and clothing superstitions
I wonder if the green thread is related to the old use of green as the color of mourning (long before black)... because green grass grows on the grave. Gytha Chris Laning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I worked for the local Shakespeare festival, we had an excellent British actress in the company who was serious about a number of silly , yet traditional theatre superstitions. I used to torment her, putting shoes on the counter instead of the floor... A couple more: (1) It's unlucky to baste anything with green thread. (Green is supposed to be a generally unlucky color anyway.) IIRC (and it was a LONG time ago) I think my grandmother actually told me this one. (2) It's unlucky for anyone to sew or mend clothing while someone is actually wearing it. But the person wearing the clothing can avert evil consequences by holding a piece of thread between their teeth while the sewing is going on. (Can't remember where I saw this, but it was relatively recent.) 0 Chris Laning | + Davis, California ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
