Hey, we all have our individual way of sewing. When I think of a garment sewing time I think about everything involved from the laying out of the pattern to the last detail. I thought the garment in question was gorgeous not thinking about the authenticity or anything else, just first impression. I use a regular ol sewing machine and such and I don't sew on a large scale. Those who do are to be complimented for their ability to do such and create beautiful authentic or just Ren garb. Smile...you will feel better! Lady Von Sue Clemenger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Absolutely! I may have been making incorrect assumptions about the construction of this dress, but the website wasn't exactly forthcoming with details! ;o) I've not really ever bought historically-themed clothing or costumes, as I usually make my own, but I have definitely purchased my share of off-the-rack clothing over the years, and have looked at some items that friends have purchased. There's an awfully wide range of construction options out there, and certainly, an item that was more carefully constructed would be worthy of a higher asking price. I just don't assume the reverse, especially given that the website didn't provide many details, which I've seen a number of others do, especially when they're aiming at a reenactor's market, in which authentic construction is a definite selling point for some folks. --Sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylvia Rognstad" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 7:47 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: gores in skirt in late Middle ages??? > I sew for a living (among other things) and I don't like to rush myself > too much. I certainly don't sew fast by commercial industrial > standards. That would be too stressful and not at all enjoyable. I > was thinking of the dress being lined, faced, etc, when I said it would > probably take me a couple days. And I don't sew and serge at the same > time. I prefer to sew my seams and then serge them, in case I have to > take something out. I realize sewing and serging in one step cuts out > a lot of extra time. > > SYlrog > > On Nov 13, 2006, at 7:39 PM, Sue Clemenger wrote: > > > I wasn't including cutting time in that estimate--I was thinking in > > more > > industrial/mass quantity terms. If you're doing a whole bunch of that > > sort > > of thing all at once, you can get really fast at it, and the type of > > machine > > you have can greatly assist in that. The website didn't say anything, > > that > > I recall, about types of seams used, or finishings on the insides, > > outside > > of the mention of the dress being half-lined. So I more or less > > assumed > > that it was serged or something similar. More labor-intensive, > > detail-oriented choices would of course take more time! And I certainly > > wouldn't want anyone doing this sort of work to under-pay themselves! > > It's > > just that I've only ever done sewing as either a strictly recreational > > thing, or in an industrial setting, so my costuming experiences may > > likely > > differ from other people, who are doing it on a more of a "cottage > > industry" > > scale. > > --Sue > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sylvia Rognstad" > > To: "Historical Costume" > > Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 8:25 AM > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: gores in skirt in late Middle ages??? > > > > > >> You must sew awfully fast. I've been sewing most all my life and I > >> can > >> see that taking me a couple days, including cutting of course, so that > >> would bring my price, just for labor, up to $400. I don' think the > >> asking price is unreasonable. My garments are quite well made, > >> though, > >> and fully lined if necessary. > >> > >> Sylrog > >> > >> On Nov 12, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Sue Clemenger wrote: > >> > >>> With a serger? Couple of hours, tops. Of course, I could build a > >>> complete > >>> tent in a couple of hours, when I did it for a living. Now I deal > >>> with maps > >>> and data bases and school buses, thank goodness, and get to do my > >>> sewing for > >>> fun. > >>> --Sue in Montana, not Susan in TN ;o) > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Sylvia Rognstad" > >>> To: "Historical Costume" > >>> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 9:34 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: gores in skirt in late Middle ages??? > >>> > >>> > >>>> Really? How long do you estimate it would take you to make such a > >>>> gown? > >>>> > >>>> On Nov 12, 2006, at 8:27 PM, Susan B. Farmer wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Quoting Sylvia Rognstad : > >>>>> > >>>>>> I should go into business. Wonder how many this company sells at > >>>>>> those > >>>>>> prices. > >>>>> > >>>>> Who Knows! But I could sure sell them a lot cheaper than that! > >>>>> > >>>>> susan > >>>>> ----- > >>>>> Susan Farmer > >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> University of Tennessee > >>>>> Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology > >>>>> http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Lady Von http://www.wildthangstreasures.com --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! 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