I think there should be a sign like that right outside fabric stores,
especially the one I work at, costumers are always the highlight of my day,
they buy interesting stuff and share fun projects and I understand the
jargon. When quilters start explaining their projects to me I'm sometimes
left with no recourse but to nod and smile coz they speak a jargon I don't
understand or they ask me questions like 'how much fabric would you need for
a queen size quilt' and I'm lost, I have no idea what size a Queen bed is
(fortunately almost every other member of staff is a quilter so I can ask
them) but ask me how much fabric would I need for X time period and I can
usually give you a good idea off the top of my head (sometimes you need to
elicit a few more details e.g. will the underskirt match or contrast, how
full is the skirt etc. but at least I know how to calculate that)
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Elizabeth Walpole
Canberra Australia
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/amiperiodornot/
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Betsy Marshall
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 8:35 PM
To: 'Historical Costume'
Subject: [h-cost] now we are all special...
Found on Flickr.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bikeabout/1972787094/in/datetaken/
can we get them to insure the next Costume Con?
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