Re: [h-cost] Re: Questions re: Moda a Firenze
Quoting "A. Thurman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Based on everyone's recommendations, I went ahead and put in a reserve from an Italian company called "Maremagnum" who has to check with their sources - I was told to expect a reply in 3 weeks. Is this the Italian company you ordered out of, Susan? No. It was just place an order -- it was a different company. Somebody else on one of the other lists that I'm on ordered from them. It's not been longer than 2 weeks ago, though. I was under the impression that Shramansky was sold out permanently; if this is not the case I may go ahead and put in a request with them as well. *somebody* (you know, *them*) said that both Michael Shramansky and David Brown/Oxbow were talking to the museum about a second printing. 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-cost] Re: Questions re: Moda a Firenze
Based on everyone's recommendations, I went ahead and put in a reserve from an Italian company called "Maremagnum" who has to check with their sources - I was told to expect a reply in 3 weeks. Is this the Italian company you ordered out of, Susan? I was under the impression that Shramansky was sold out permanently; if this is not the case I may go ahead and put in a request with them as well. Allison T. Message: 10 Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:17:12 -0500 From: "Susan B. Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: Questions re: Moda a Firenze To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Quoting Catherine Kinsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The only place that I know of right now that has it for > sale is Poison Pen Press, and last time I checked, they wanted 190.00 > > for it. Evidently, I got one of the last copies that Michael > Shramansky had! > > susan > - > Susan Farmer > > Susan; when did you last talk to Michael? I ordered one about > mid-December and while he was out, he was expecting another shipment > from the Italian publishers after the holidays so I am on back order. > December the 12th. I had ordered a copy from a company in Italy, but it seems to have disappeared into the belly of the Postal Snail. They're going to issue me a refund (or at least they said that they would). The day I heard they were out of print, I ordered one from Michael off the web site. 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
Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange
Hmmma nifty place to stop at, if I ever get stuck visiting relatives(my Mom grew up in Bridgeport.) --Sue - Original Message - From: "Ruth Anne Baumgartner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange > The shop is called (creatively) Discount Fabrics. He's on the > northern end of Main Street in Bridgeport. My phone book says 4198 > Main, but he moved from one shop to another this summer and I'm not > sure if this is the old address or the new address (several blocks > apart). The phone number is 203-373-1025 (I assume that wouldn't have > changed). I'm embarrassed to say I don't know his name! > The shop is maybe a mile (maybe less) straight down from the Main > Street exit off the Merritt Parkway, on the eastern side of the > street. Harder to get to off I-95 but not impossible. > > --Ruth Anne > > On Dec 27, 2006, at 4:14 PM, Beth Chamberlain wrote: > > > Could you share his name & address, the shop that is. I'm on Long > > Island and > > my boyfriend is in Massachusetts so I drive by Bridgeport > > constantly. Not > > that I really need more fabric, trim, or anything else! > > > > Beth > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:h-costume- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Ruth Anne Baumgartner > > Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 2:04 PM > > To: Historical Costume > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange > > > > He's in the north end of Bridgeport, CT. I've been telling him he HAS > > to go online, but so far he hasn't. He's kind of a shy man. Anyway, > > last week I did get him to promise "maybe in the new year" for a > > website. > > > > It's a mill-end shop, so the stock varies, but he has gorgeous > > silks (including dupioni) and linens, both 100% and various blends, > > and a great variety of trims. (Plus of course cotton prints, > > sequinned and embroidered fancy fabrics, fake furs, muslin in every > > width known to wo/man, etc. etc.) Prices are very good generally. I > > just succumbed to 3 yards of upholstery fabric in what the Crayola > > crayon company used to call "Prussian blue" with a brocade design of > > squares filled with Jacobean-style flowers alternating with a lattice > > pattern, tones of gold and rose. Sixty inches wide. $10 a yard. I > > didn't ask re fiber content, but it's got a very good hand and soft > > sheen--and the back, being primarily those rose tones, is almost > > pretty enough to show off on its own. Putting this on my livingroom > > futon would upgrade my whole home--but maybe I'll upholster MYSELF in > > it rather than my couch! Also got a yard of Czech rhinestone > > beading, $12.50--so far, just to look at! And what I bought two yards > > of and STAYED IN MY H-COST SANTA LIMIT is I think remarkable. > > His wife is Indian and he is from one of the Arab countries, and > > occasionally they also have scarves and pashminas, if they've > > recently taken a little trip to see their folks. > > > > Hop on a plane and come see me, Kimiko, and we can wallow around. > > > > --Ruth Anne > > > > > > > > On Dec 26, 2006, at 11:52 PM, Kimiko Small wrote: > > > >> Alright Ruth Anne, where is this fabric store, and can we get there > >> online? Do share anyways even if a physical store only, as I'm > >> collecting good store recommendations. > >> > >> Kimiko > >> > >> > >> Ruth Anne Baumgartner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I went to my favorite discount > >> fabric store to shop for my partner's gift--he has gorgeous trims > >> that are remarkably affordable-- > >> > >> __ > >> 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 > > > > ___ > > 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
Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange
i haven't received anything yet, but i'm hoping it is there when i go back to work next tuesday! -jordana ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Glass beaded caul?
I do not have her contact information and due to her health I'm pretty sure she wouldn't be able to have one for me for 12th night. ;) If you could ask her if she knows who does thought thatwould be great! Thanks! Traci - Original Message - From: "Chiara Francesca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 6:15 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Glass beaded caul? Lady Anne the Spinster makes them here in the Dallas area. I remember watching her make it at an event we were at together. I do not know what her health is like now so not sure if she is still making them but I bet she knows who does. :D Chiara - Original Message - From: "Crimson Vision" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 5:13 PM Subject: [h-cost] Glass beaded caul? > Hello Everyone, > > I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can get a beaded caul? I saw a Lady > with one completely made from glass bugle beads and have been trying to > find > one since I saw her over a year ago. She was given it as a gift and > doesn't > know where it came from. My attempts to make one myself have not gone > well. > At all. ;) > > Castle Garden Creations makes beaded cauls but they are of plastic ( and I > have several already). I do not want a crotched snood as I have a bunch > of > those as well. > > If anyone has ideas or suggestions I would very much appreciate it! > > Thank you! > Traci > ___ > 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
Re: [h-cost] Glass beaded caul?
Lady Anne the Spinster makes them here in the Dallas area. I remember watching her make it at an event we were at together. I do not know what her health is like now so not sure if she is still making them but I bet she knows who does. :D Chiara - Original Message - From: "Crimson Vision" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 5:13 PM Subject: [h-cost] Glass beaded caul? Hello Everyone, I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can get a beaded caul? I saw a Lady with one completely made from glass bugle beads and have been trying to find one since I saw her over a year ago. She was given it as a gift and doesn't know where it came from. My attempts to make one myself have not gone well. At all. ;) Castle Garden Creations makes beaded cauls but they are of plastic ( and I have several already). I do not want a crotched snood as I have a bunch of those as well. If anyone has ideas or suggestions I would very much appreciate it! Thank you! Traci ___ 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-cost] Glass beaded caul?
Hello Everyone, I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can get a beaded caul? I saw a Lady with one completely made from glass bugle beads and have been trying to find one since I saw her over a year ago. She was given it as a gift and doesn't know where it came from. My attempts to make one myself have not gone well. At all. ;) Castle Garden Creations makes beaded cauls but they are of plastic ( and I have several already). I do not want a crotched snood as I have a bunch of those as well. If anyone has ideas or suggestions I would very much appreciate it! Thank you! Traci ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange
OK - My present arrived yesterday, but I've been sooo bouncy bouncy about it that I haven't come down enough to write about it. WOW!! different types of trim!!! Most of them I can use,, and there is enough of each type to trim many dresses!! WOW!!! Thank you Michele!!! katheryne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re:Gift exchange
I'm happy you like it, Donna. I sent it late in hope I could make the trim lace as well, but Life just got a bit to nuts to get it done. I'm just glad it made it to you on time! Kathy > My h-costume santa sent some lovely hand made lace > sewn to make a beautiful > coif. Looking at the intricacies of creating this > lace, well, it boggles my > mind that people can do that! Thanks for your time > and effort. It is much > appreciated. > > Donna Scarfe Ermine, a lion rampant tail nowed gules charged on the shoulder with a rose Or barbed, seeded, slipped and leaved vert (Fieldless) On a rose Or barbed vert a lion's head erased gules. Its never too late to be who you might have been. -George Eliot Tosach eólais imchomarc. - Questioning is the beginning of knowledge. http://www.sengoidelc.com/node/131 __ 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] Christmas gift exchange
The shop is called (creatively) Discount Fabrics. He's on the northern end of Main Street in Bridgeport. My phone book says 4198 Main, but he moved from one shop to another this summer and I'm not sure if this is the old address or the new address (several blocks apart). The phone number is 203-373-1025 (I assume that wouldn't have changed). I'm embarrassed to say I don't know his name! The shop is maybe a mile (maybe less) straight down from the Main Street exit off the Merritt Parkway, on the eastern side of the street. Harder to get to off I-95 but not impossible. --Ruth Anne On Dec 27, 2006, at 4:14 PM, Beth Chamberlain wrote: Could you share his name & address, the shop that is. I'm on Long Island and my boyfriend is in Massachusetts so I drive by Bridgeport constantly. Not that I really need more fabric, trim, or anything else! Beth -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:h-costume- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ruth Anne Baumgartner Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 2:04 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange He's in the north end of Bridgeport, CT. I've been telling him he HAS to go online, but so far he hasn't. He's kind of a shy man. Anyway, last week I did get him to promise "maybe in the new year" for a website. It's a mill-end shop, so the stock varies, but he has gorgeous silks (including dupioni) and linens, both 100% and various blends, and a great variety of trims. (Plus of course cotton prints, sequinned and embroidered fancy fabrics, fake furs, muslin in every width known to wo/man, etc. etc.) Prices are very good generally. I just succumbed to 3 yards of upholstery fabric in what the Crayola crayon company used to call "Prussian blue" with a brocade design of squares filled with Jacobean-style flowers alternating with a lattice pattern, tones of gold and rose. Sixty inches wide. $10 a yard. I didn't ask re fiber content, but it's got a very good hand and soft sheen--and the back, being primarily those rose tones, is almost pretty enough to show off on its own. Putting this on my livingroom futon would upgrade my whole home--but maybe I'll upholster MYSELF in it rather than my couch! Also got a yard of Czech rhinestone beading, $12.50--so far, just to look at! And what I bought two yards of and STAYED IN MY H-COST SANTA LIMIT is I think remarkable. His wife is Indian and he is from one of the Arab countries, and occasionally they also have scarves and pashminas, if they've recently taken a little trip to see their folks. Hop on a plane and come see me, Kimiko, and we can wallow around. --Ruth Anne On Dec 26, 2006, at 11:52 PM, Kimiko Small wrote: Alright Ruth Anne, where is this fabric store, and can we get there online? Do share anyways even if a physical store only, as I'm collecting good store recommendations. Kimiko Ruth Anne Baumgartner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I went to my favorite discount fabric store to shop for my partner's gift--he has gorgeous trims that are remarkably affordable-- __ 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 ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange (correction)
On reflection I think that blue fabric MAY have been $20 a yard, not $10. I'm getting forgetful, but I do know he's not a fool! --Ruth Anne On Dec 27, 2006, at 2:03 PM, Ruth Anne Baumgartner wrote: He's in the north end of Bridgeport, CT. I've been telling him he HAS to go online, but so far he hasn't. He's kind of a shy man. Anyway, last week I did get him to promise "maybe in the new year" for a website. It's a mill-end shop, so the stock varies, but he has gorgeous silks (including dupioni) and linens, both 100% and various blends, and a great variety of trims. (Plus of course cotton prints, sequinned and embroidered fancy fabrics, fake furs, muslin in every width known to wo/man, etc. etc.) Prices are very good generally. I just succumbed to 3 yards of upholstery fabric in what the Crayola crayon company used to call "Prussian blue" with a brocade design of squares filled with Jacobean-style flowers alternating with a lattice pattern, tones of gold and rose. Sixty inches wide. $10 a yard. I didn't ask re fiber content, but it's got a very good hand and soft sheen--and the back, being primarily those rose tones, is almost pretty enough to show off on its own. Putting this on my livingroom futon would upgrade my whole home--but maybe I'll upholster MYSELF in it rather than my couch! Also got a yard of Czech rhinestone beading, $12.50--so far, just to look at! And what I bought two yards of and STAYED IN MY H-COST SANTA LIMIT is I think remarkable. His wife is Indian and he is from one of the Arab countries, and occasionally they also have scarves and pashminas, if they've recently taken a little trip to see their folks. Hop on a plane and come see me, Kimiko, and we can wallow around. --Ruth Anne On Dec 26, 2006, at 11:52 PM, Kimiko Small wrote: Alright Ruth Anne, where is this fabric store, and can we get there online? Do share anyways even if a physical store only, as I'm collecting good store recommendations. Kimiko Ruth Anne Baumgartner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I went to my favorite discount fabric store to shop for my partner's gift--he has gorgeous trims that are remarkably affordable-- __ 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 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange
Could you share his name & address, the shop that is. I'm on Long Island and my boyfriend is in Massachusetts so I drive by Bridgeport constantly. Not that I really need more fabric, trim, or anything else! Beth -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ruth Anne Baumgartner Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 2:04 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange He's in the north end of Bridgeport, CT. I've been telling him he HAS to go online, but so far he hasn't. He's kind of a shy man. Anyway, last week I did get him to promise "maybe in the new year" for a website. It's a mill-end shop, so the stock varies, but he has gorgeous silks (including dupioni) and linens, both 100% and various blends, and a great variety of trims. (Plus of course cotton prints, sequinned and embroidered fancy fabrics, fake furs, muslin in every width known to wo/man, etc. etc.) Prices are very good generally. I just succumbed to 3 yards of upholstery fabric in what the Crayola crayon company used to call "Prussian blue" with a brocade design of squares filled with Jacobean-style flowers alternating with a lattice pattern, tones of gold and rose. Sixty inches wide. $10 a yard. I didn't ask re fiber content, but it's got a very good hand and soft sheen--and the back, being primarily those rose tones, is almost pretty enough to show off on its own. Putting this on my livingroom futon would upgrade my whole home--but maybe I'll upholster MYSELF in it rather than my couch! Also got a yard of Czech rhinestone beading, $12.50--so far, just to look at! And what I bought two yards of and STAYED IN MY H-COST SANTA LIMIT is I think remarkable. His wife is Indian and he is from one of the Arab countries, and occasionally they also have scarves and pashminas, if they've recently taken a little trip to see their folks. Hop on a plane and come see me, Kimiko, and we can wallow around. --Ruth Anne On Dec 26, 2006, at 11:52 PM, Kimiko Small wrote: > Alright Ruth Anne, where is this fabric store, and can we get there > online? Do share anyways even if a physical store only, as I'm > collecting good store recommendations. > > Kimiko > > > Ruth Anne Baumgartner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went to my favorite discount > fabric store to shop for my partner's gift--he has gorgeous trims > that are remarkably affordable-- > > __ > 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 ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] apropos french translation
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: I was searching for costume books on the french amazon and found this: Gazette des atours de Marie-Antoinette : Garde-robe des atours de la reine ; Gazette pour l'année 1782 (Broché) de RMN Could anyone give me a translation of this? Roughly: Inventory of the finery of Marie Antoinette: the queen's wardrobe; Journal for the year 1782. (Broche') Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange
Ooo, please let us know if he goes on line. Thanks for a drooly report. Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Ruth Anne Baumgartner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Subject: Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:03:43 -0500 He's in the north end of Bridgeport, CT. I've been telling him he HAS to go online, but so far he hasn't. He's kind of a shy man. Anyway, last week I did get him to promise "maybe in the new year" for a website. It's a mill-end shop, so the stock varies, but he has gorgeous silks (including dupioni) and linens, both 100% and various blends, and a great variety of trims. (Plus of course cotton prints, sequinned and embroidered fancy fabrics, fake furs, muslin in every width known to wo/man, etc. etc.) Prices are very good generally. I just succumbed to 3 yards of upholstery fabric in what the Crayola crayon company used to call "Prussian blue" with a brocade design of squares filled with Jacobean-style flowers alternating with a lattice pattern, tones of gold and rose. Sixty inches wide. $10 a yard. I didn't ask re fiber content, but it's got a very good hand and soft sheen--and the back, being primarily those rose tones, is almost pretty enough to show off on its own. Putting this on my livingroom futon would upgrade my whole home--but maybe I'll upholster MYSELF in it rather than my couch! Also got a yard of Czech rhinestone beading, $12.50--so far, just to look at! And what I bought two yards of and STAYED IN MY H-COST SANTA LIMIT is I think remarkable. His wife is Indian and he is from one of the Arab countries, and occasionally they also have scarves and pashminas, if they've recently taken a little trip to see their folks. Hop on a plane and come see me, Kimiko, and we can wallow around. --Ruth Anne On Dec 26, 2006, at 11:52 PM, Kimiko Small wrote: > Alright Ruth Anne, where is this fabric store, and can we get there > online? Do share anyways even if a physical store only, as I'm > collecting good store recommendations. > > Kimiko > > > Ruth Anne Baumgartner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went to my favorite discount > fabric store to shop for my partner's gift--he has gorgeous trims > that are remarkably affordable-- > > __ > 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 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _ Netscape. Just the Net You Need. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] apropos french translation
I was searching for costume books on the french amazon and found this: Gazette des atours de Marie-Antoinette : Garde-robe des atours de la reine ; Gazette pour l'année 1782 (Broché) de RMN Could anyone give me a translation of this? Bjarne Leif og Bjarne Drews www.my-drewscostumes.dk http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange
He's in the north end of Bridgeport, CT. I've been telling him he HAS to go online, but so far he hasn't. He's kind of a shy man. Anyway, last week I did get him to promise "maybe in the new year" for a website. It's a mill-end shop, so the stock varies, but he has gorgeous silks (including dupioni) and linens, both 100% and various blends, and a great variety of trims. (Plus of course cotton prints, sequinned and embroidered fancy fabrics, fake furs, muslin in every width known to wo/man, etc. etc.) Prices are very good generally. I just succumbed to 3 yards of upholstery fabric in what the Crayola crayon company used to call "Prussian blue" with a brocade design of squares filled with Jacobean-style flowers alternating with a lattice pattern, tones of gold and rose. Sixty inches wide. $10 a yard. I didn't ask re fiber content, but it's got a very good hand and soft sheen--and the back, being primarily those rose tones, is almost pretty enough to show off on its own. Putting this on my livingroom futon would upgrade my whole home--but maybe I'll upholster MYSELF in it rather than my couch! Also got a yard of Czech rhinestone beading, $12.50--so far, just to look at! And what I bought two yards of and STAYED IN MY H-COST SANTA LIMIT is I think remarkable. His wife is Indian and he is from one of the Arab countries, and occasionally they also have scarves and pashminas, if they've recently taken a little trip to see their folks. Hop on a plane and come see me, Kimiko, and we can wallow around. --Ruth Anne On Dec 26, 2006, at 11:52 PM, Kimiko Small wrote: Alright Ruth Anne, where is this fabric store, and can we get there online? Do share anyways even if a physical store only, as I'm collecting good store recommendations. Kimiko Ruth Anne Baumgartner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I went to my favorite discount fabric store to shop for my partner's gift--he has gorgeous trims that are remarkably affordable-- __ 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 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re:Gift exchange
My h-costume santa sent some lovely hand made lace sewn to make a beautiful coif. Looking at the intricacies of creating this lace, well, it boggles my mind that people can do that! Thanks for your time and effort. It is much appreciated. Donna Scarfe ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] post- Christmas gift exchange-quilting cottons
Me, too! Quilting? YES! Susan "Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark Trail" by Louis L'Amour On Dec 27, 2006, at 8:26 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whee! Quilting cottons? Did you say quitling cottons? I'd love to participate, too! Gia/Elena -- Original message -- From: "E House" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hee! That's a great idea. I could certainly come up with several things to submit, though none from this Christmas. (Any quilters out there? I've got quilting cottons out the wazoo!) It might work best if there's absolutely NO secrecy about the items, though =} -E House ___ 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-cost] Costume related Music
If you haven't had a chance to hear the new release from Sting called Songs from the Labyrinth, you might want to look into it. Very beautiful music! Written in the late 1500s and the early 1600s. Mostly by John Dowland (1563-1626). My son gave me the cd for Christmas. There is even a historical costume reference: Lyrics of Track 10: Fine knacks for ladies Fine knacks for ladies, cheap choice brave and new, Good pennyworths but money cannot move, I keep a fair but for the fair to view, A beggar may be liberal of love. Though all my wares be trash, the heart is true. Great gifts are guiles and look for gifts again, My trifles come, as treasures from my mind, It is a precious jewel to be plain, Sometimes in shell the Orient's pearl we find, Of others take a sheaf, of me a grain. Within this pack pins, points, laces and gloves And divers toys fitting a country fair, But (in) my heart where duty serves and loves, Turtles and twins, Court's brood, a heav'nly pair. Happy the heart that thinks of no removes. Denise Iowa ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Computer translations - was - tudor era picture and..
Oh, Matthew, SHARE it! I love "Plaisir d'Amour" and would also love some insane lyrics for it --Ruth Anne (formerly of "new" Jersey, although now of Connecticut On Dec 27, 2006, at 5:36 AM, julian wilson wrote: Ruth Anne Baumgartner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Looks really interesting, but that "automatic translation" from French into English is utterly hilarious. LITERAL as can be. -- Reassuring evidence that computers will NOT replace humans in this area any time soon (Reminds me of that story that was going around back in the 'sixties? 'seventies? about a translating machine that had been built to translate English into Russian. Someone fed in "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" and got back the Russian equivalent of "The wine is pleasant but the meat is spoiled.") COMMENT I agree with that posting, Except for Hex, Dahak, and the First Syrian Bank, computers are not intelligent - they only think they are! I recently did an online search for the full Lyrics of "Plaisir d'Amour" to add to my repertoire for possible use as a "fill-in" piece at future Bardic Circles. One of the versions I found online included a "translation" into English, quite obviously achieved with a computer programme. I speak good French [for an Englishman - or so my French friends tell me] - and the "translation" was risibly incomprehensible!. YIS, Matthew, in "old" Jersey ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] 15th c. lower skirt mystery
Not my period at all. However, could it simply be that the overdress at the hem is slightly narrower than the underdress at the hem? That would happen every once in a while and could look like a flounce. Just thinking out loud... LynnD On 12/25/06, Robin Netherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 25 Dec 2006, MaggiRos wrote: > I've been meaning to ask about something like this for a little while. > In The Medieval Tailor's Assistant page 85, they give two line > drawings showing a "hem flounce". They do not show the original > picture this is taken from. Although they look familiar, I can't find > them in anything I have. (I just picked it up recently, and missed any > discussion there may have been earlier) > > I can't recall ever seeing such a flounce on anything, but then it's > not really my period. The authors seem to suggest all > undergowns/kirtles in the mid-15th century had this ruffle. NOw it's a > narrow band, not a wide one, but still... What's the story? All? By no means. I just looked through several *hundred* 15th c. images of secular women, various class levels, and found four, maybe five that had a small band at the bottom that might have been a flounce (maybe -- in some cases could have been a fur band). Most of the examples I found were in "Medieval Woman" products (calendars, book of days, address book, etc.). Those products draw a lot on manuscripts like Boccacio's "Cleres et Nobles Femmes" and Pisan's "Cite des Dames" as well as Franco-Flemish romances and Franco-Italian herbals. If you have any, leaf through and you'll probably eventually find a hem band. What it is, well, anyone's guess. It does look like a little ruffle, but that doesn't mean it was constructed as a ruffle in the modern sense, as several people have now pointed out. So they're out there, but not universal by any means. They also seem to be limited to underdresses (worn alone or under a formal overgown), from what I can tell. --Robin ___ 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
Re: [h-cost] post- Christmas gift exchange - quilt scraps - Project Linus
Yes, I'm a quilter. Got 40+ to my name. I recall somehow that you're on the east coast & since I'm on the west, perhaps you might consider donating your scraps to Project Linus "Providing Security Thru Blankets". It's an organization of volunteer quilters who make quilts for emergency rescue children. They'd love it if you became a "blanketeer" or if donated your scraps. If you donate them, another blanketeer will make them up to be used & loved. http://www.projectlinus.org/ --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "E House" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] post- Christmas gift exchange To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Hee! That's a great idea. I could certainly come up with several things to submit, though none from this Christmas. (Any quilters out there? I've got quilting cottons out the wazoo!) It might work best if there's absolutely NO secrecy about the items, though =} -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange
I'm hoping the gift I sent got there ok, I sent it via Priority Mail. But my lovely purple package ended up being the final gift to open (husband was being a TEASE with the presents) with a beautiful hand made celtic pincushion with silk tassels and back, and glass-headed pins. The pins made it to the sewing area already, along with the continuous hoop DH gave me for the new machine, but the pincushion is still on display on my tree for now. But it will only get used with the new pins :-) My SIL gave me a wall hanging of one of the Unicorn Tapestries and my boss and niece both gifted me with JoAnn's cards. A very nicely sewing-oriented Yule. Angharat (now to re-organize the sewing area and USE them!) Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Questions re: Moda a Firenze
Quoting Catherine Kinsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: The only place that I know of right now that has it for sale is Poison Pen Press, and last time I checked, they wanted 190.00 for it. Evidently, I got one of the last copies that Michael Shramansky had! susan - Susan Farmer Susan; when did you last talk to Michael? I ordered one about mid-December and while he was out, he was expecting another shipment from the Italian publishers after the holidays so I am on back order. December the 12th. I had ordered a copy from a company in Italy, but it seems to have disappeared into the belly of the Postal Snail. They're going to issue me a refund (or at least they said that they would). The day I heard they were out of print, I ordered one from Michael off the web site. 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-cost] Re: Questions re: Moda a Firenze
The only place that I know of right now that has it for sale is Poison Pen Press, and last time I checked, they wanted 190.00 for it. Evidently, I got one of the last copies that Michael Shramansky had! susan - Susan Farmer Susan; when did you last talk to Michael? I ordered one about mid-December and while he was out, he was expecting another shipment from the Italian publishers after the holidays so I am on back order. Sure hope it makes it! Catherine ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] post- Christmas gift exchange
Whee! Quilting cottons? Did you say quitling cottons? I'd love to participate, too! Gia/Elena -- Original message -- From: "E House" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hee! That's a great idea. I could certainly come up with several things to > submit, though none from this Christmas. (Any quilters out there? I've got > quilting cottons out the wazoo!) > > It might work best if there's absolutely NO secrecy about the items, > though =} > > -E House > > ___ > 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-cost] Moda a Firenze/at home in Italy
Along with Moda a Firenze as a major source for Italian Ren information, I would also recommend the book for the "At Home in Renaissance Italy" exhibition. Amazon has the hardcover for about what we paid for the paperback, which I've only seen at the V&A gift shop. http://www.amazon.com/Home-Renaissance-Italy-Marta-Ajmar/dp/1851774882/sr=8-1/qid=1167215954/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-0297118-3643175?ie=UTF8&s=books *beautiful* book, while not focused on costume it does have lots of pictures I haven't seen elsewhere, though this isn't exactly my area of emphasis, so I haven't been looking. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Computer translations - was - tudor era picture and..
Ruth Anne Baumgartner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Looks really interesting, but that "automatic translation" from French into English is utterly hilarious. LITERAL as can be. -- Reassuring evidence that computers will NOT replace humans in this area any time soon (Reminds me of that story that was going around back in the 'sixties? 'seventies? about a translating machine that had been built to translate English into Russian. Someone fed in "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" and got back the Russian equivalent of "The wine is pleasant but the meat is spoiled.") COMMENT I agree with that posting, Except for Hex, Dahak, and the First Syrian Bank, computers are not intelligent - they only think they are! I recently did an online search for the full Lyrics of "Plaisir d'Amour" to add to my repertoire for possible use as a "fill-in" piece at future Bardic Circles. One of the versions I found online included a "translation" into English, quite obviously achieved with a computer programme. I speak good French [for an Englishman - or so my French friends tell me] - and the "translation" was risibly incomprehensible!. YIS, Matthew, in "old" Jersey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Questions re: Moda a Firenze
I would add to this: a lot of the sources are Italian, also, so if you want to track down the primary source for any of the information, it's going to be difficult. (On the other hand, the *primary* source would be in Italian anyway, so maybe it's great that the authors have told us where to look) > The only bad things that I can think of is thet the intro by the authors > is in Italian. Plus-- there is no index. Makes it difficult to reference. > > Other than that it a WONDERFUL book. > Monica ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Christmas gift exchange
In a message dated 27/12/2006 05:01:47 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I haven't heard of using pee with weld, though...I wonder how the change in pH affects the weld? --Sue, occasional dabbler in natural dyes have to admit that I don't dye myself (I use the mulberry dyer's stuff), but if it's any help, it comes out a very bright yellow. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 5, Issue 802
So glad you liked it. I have a hand written parchment label on a similar skein of yellow in my embroidery box - causes interesting reactions at events when the public see it :o) Debs In a message dated 27/12/2006 05:01:47 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm like you, Robin, I just sent one thing Music. But I love the hand died wool I got from Debbie Lough! I just have to think of the right sort of embroidery to use it on. And no, Debbie, I wasn't offended by what was used to make that lovely yellow. GRIN Happy Holidays to all... And a very happy New Year! Genie Barrett ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange
I recieved a lovely album of baroque lute music, which I have yet to have time to play. This is wonderful, for I am always looking for music from my favorite period (early 17th cen.). Melusine ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume