Re: [h-cost] (no subject)

2010-10-09 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On 10/10/2010 01:59 AM, Laurie Taylor wrote: [snip] The chemise in the painting seems unlikely to have a drawstring neckline. Any thoughts on this? The picture on WGA.hu, zoomed to 200%, looks like maybe very fine, parallel rows of gathers which would not have the adjustability of a drawstrin

Re: [h-cost] OOPS - forgot subject line - Chemise pattern questions - c.1514

2010-10-09 Thread Laurie Taylor
OOPS - bad me - forgot subject line on message below! -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Laurie Taylor Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 11:00 PM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: [h-cost] (no subject) Good evening, Well,

[h-cost] (no subject)

2010-10-09 Thread Laurie Taylor
Good evening, Well, I don't know which costuming list first brought this image to my attention, but the time has come...I have to make this chemise. Someone else had inquired about the bodice in this picture, but the chemise just really hooked me. http://exhibits.denverartmuseum.org/artisansandk

[h-cost] New additions to the gallery

2010-10-09 Thread Pierre & Sandy Pettinger
Archon 31 has now been uploaded to the gallery. We have also re-uploaded Constellation NE which had some pixillation problems. Link for Archon 31: http://www.costume.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=82243 Link for Constellation NE 2010: http://www.costume.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=76529

[h-cost] fitting question

2010-10-09 Thread Claire Clarke
-- Message: 3 Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 11:43:20 -0500 From: Alexandria Doyle To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] fitting question Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 I have in the past made several ladies a fitted cote, circa 1400.

Re: [h-cost] Renaissance Dress in Italy

2010-10-09 Thread Lavolta Press
I mean honestly who cares if it is legal? I refuse to buy from such a seller regardless. OK, so don't buy from them. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/

Re: [h-cost] Renaissance Dress in Italy

2010-10-09 Thread Beteena Paradise
Thank you for once again being the legal council of the list. But as I said in my previous email and you neglected to quote, I don't care whether it is legal or not. Nor did I ask if it was legal. I mean honestly who cares if it is legal? I refuse to buy from such a seller regardless. __

Re: [h-cost] Renaissance Dress in Italy

2010-10-09 Thread Lavolta Press
To be more specific, Anybook NEVER had any inventory. Ever. They would troll online book sellers (probably using a bot) to source used books that were for sale online. They would then use a formula which would mark up the book by a great percentage. Then they would list the book for sale. Not th

Re: [h-cost] Renaissance Dress in Italy

2010-10-09 Thread Beteena Paradise
I think you misunderstood me. I know back-ordering is quite common and see it all the time in nearly every retail industry. Who hasn't? I had to look up the name of the bookstore. It isn't Hacienda Books. It is Anybook. It is based out of Hialeah, FL so maybe that is where I got the name confus

Re: [h-cost] Renaissance Dress in Italy

2010-10-09 Thread Lavolta Press
On 10/8/2010 1:45 AM, Beteena Paradise wrote: Whenever I have seen it priced that high, it is because the seller is not legitimate. They troll for other places selling the book, then offer it for sale at a zillion percent mark up. If you buy it, they will then buy it from the other seller. You

[h-cost] fitting question

2010-10-09 Thread Alexandria Doyle
I have in the past made several ladies a fitted cote, circa 1400. The fit of the body has been good and I don't have a problem with thet. I have been having problems with the fit of the sleeve/shoulders in ladies that have wide shoulders. Usually when I drape with the arm straight out from the s