Very cool and thanks for sharing! I did wonder what sort of form the women used to iron their sleeves since a regular ham wouldn't work so well. LynnD
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Katy Bishop <katybisho...@gmail.com> wrote: > When starching ironing is a necessity u less the item can be dried > flat or in shape--the balloons allow the sleeve and starch to be dried > in shape. Minimizes that tedious ironing. SOme of my sleeves are as > big as watermelons. > > I have some down filled sleeve puffs for my 1830s, the softest most > wonderful things. Copied from some at the MFA in Boston. > > Back to the 1890s, I also have an original little sleeve ironing board > from the 1890s, basically a little curved croissant shaped wooden > board with a screw clamp to attach it to a table, it can fit into the > gathered sleeve of a blouse. > > Katy > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 4:46 PM, R Lloyd Mitchell > <rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu> wrote: > > > > I have a pair of early 19th C. down pads for the sleeves of the 1820's > and re-discovered in the Gay 90s to provide "petticoats" for the second > generation of balloon sleeves... have also seen tulle shoulder cuffs to do > the same service...Doing the stuffing with baloons or whatever and > using?spray starch creates the form that could benefit the underpinnings.? > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Katy Bishop" <katybisho...@gmail.com> > > Sent 2/14/2012 1:05:13 PM > > To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Starch recipeThanks. > > When I am starching my large puffed 1890s leg-o-mutton sleeves, a real > > pain to iron, I blow up a balloon in the sleeve when it is wet and dry > > it stretched as flat as possible over the balloon to reduce the amount > > of ironing needed--it works great. Though my daughter is sad when I > > have to pop the balloon to get it out. > > Katy > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Martha Kelly <marthake...@nyc.rr.com> > wro > > te: > >> > >> From the Argo web site: > >> > >> Q: Can I make laundry starch from Argo and Kingsford's corn starch? > >> > >> A: ?Yes you can starch clothing with regular corn starch. In a large bo > > wl or > >> pot, stir 1/2 cup of corn starch into 1 cup of cold water. Stir in > boiling > >> water (2 quarts for a heavy solution; 4 quarts for medium and 6 quarts > fo > > r a > >> light solution). Dip the clothing into the starch solution and let dry. > To > >> iron, sprinkle the garments lightly with warm water, roll up and place > in > > a > >> plastic bag until evenly moistened, then iron as usual. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> h-costume mailing list > >> h-costume@mail.indra.com > >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > -- > > Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian > > katybisho...@gmail.com? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > > www.VintageVictorian.com<http://www.vintagevictorian.com/> > > ? ?? Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. > > ? ? ? Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian > katybisho...@gmail.com > www.VintageVictorian.com<http://www.vintagevictorian.com/> > Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. > Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
