Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's wearing?
Mine WAS wearing a Final Fantasy Tactics Summoner costume (black dress loosely based on 14th century women's fashion with a green and red cloak) before my husband took it off the form. He needed to take a picture of it so his mum could decide if she wanted our spare that was the wrong size for me. The dress and cloak will be going back on the form for more work ... after I finish the holiday quilting spree and can switch gears again. ^_^;; --Kristin Stonham ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's wearing?
Mine is wearing my Empire gown, actually almost finished after redoing the bodice piece to something more Georgian and less COPS-like (it had looked like the bars covering up the naughty bits on prime time TV). I have a book signing on the 8th, so it has to be done by then... For the hell of it, I even covered some buttons last night, and will start hemming the acres of fabric (I had to make a gown with a train [argh]) tomorrow. Marjorie Marjorie Gilbert author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set in Georgian England www.marjoriegilbert.net ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's wearing?
2007/12/4, Cin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > So, what's your > dressmaker's dummy wearing today? > Hi! The last time this subject came up, I didn't even own one. But had a wedding coming up and the crazy idea of sewing the costumes for it myself, so I won one on e-bay which seemed the right size, which I took home, adjusted to my measurements and proceeded to find that it was suitable to first model his wedding suit on (a lovely 1830s frock, now finished). So now, it's a few weeks later, the wedding is even more imminent, I have lost eight kilos and had to compress the top part of dummy beyond its specification. There is one way it's good that I'm so late with my own dress: If I already had it now, it wouldn't fit any more. And I've been thinking and thinking about the design! I want our clothes to match. I want an 1830s full skirt. And people from this list have even convinced me that it's possible to dance a waltz in a hoop skirt. But our wedding dance is a tango, which requires that the gentleman should be able to slide his knee _between_ the lady's legs. Again, hoops are out of the question! :-( I have since had the privilege to watch a wonderful show on 'The Evolution of Dance', and it is amazing how obviously the dominant dance of each time corresponds to the fashion worn then (mainly by the ladies). And tango is 1920s -- flapper dresses :-( ! And the close, fast-turning version of Viennese Waltz that we will dance afterwards actually came up with, and wants, the late Victorian flat front and narrow silhouette you see e.g. in Renoir's famous dance portraits -- http://claude-monet.org/artbase/Renoir/1841-1919/apc825799/apc.jpg, http://artyzm.com/obrazy/renoir-dance.jpg, http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/impressionism/images/PierreAugusteRenoir-Dance-in-the-City-1883.jpg. So now I'm trying to incorporate all that into the design -- and the dress dummy is currently wearing the first layer of underpinnings -- a 'slip' to make the skirt stand out from the body -- and I'm making the tiers of netting open in the front, so there will be fewer layers there and our knees can touch. Plus, a flat-fronted style should be more flattering to me, anyway. Ssh! Luckily he doesn't read this forum AFAIK -- he mustn't know! It's bad luck if the bridegroom knows the dress of the bride beforehand (in German tradition). The sewing room is taboo for him, and when I have to cut large pieces of fabric and need more space, I have to send him away or wait until he is asleep. Forgive my spelling of my name, I don't want it to come up in an accidental internet search, so he can't stumble upon this conversation. (By German tradition, it's also bad luck to sew one's own wedding dress, but you can apparently revert that if someone else does the last stitch). All the while "Bridal Gowns: How to Make the Wedding Dress of Your Dreams" by Susan E. Andriks is helping me a lot. It has a *wealth* of tips and ideas which are actually not just useful for wedding gowns. Love to all B arb ara M ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] OT very OT ... England
Greetings, I have a friend that wants to talk to someone from England about the cost of living. Please let me know if anyone can help via private email. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chiara Francesca ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's wearing?
Can we get some photos of the work? For those of us who plan but don't get enough time, it would be great encouragement. Sidney On Dec 4, 2007 12:48 PM, Susan Data-Samtak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And this is called retirement? > > > > Suzi > > ABSOLUTELY! Don't you LOVE it !?!? > > > My Dummy has an Edwardian blouse and a bustle skirt. The skirt fits, I > am trying to lose enough weight to wear the blouse. Progress is slow. > > 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 3, 2007, at 8:49 PM, Suzi Clarke wrote: > > > At 01:43 04/12/2007, you wrote: > >> On Monday 03 December 2007, Cin wrote: > >> > It's that time of year: holiday parties, winter balls, company > >> dinners, > >> > New Years Eve, cocktail parties,12th Night, You might even be > >> > planning a sojourn to a balmy tropical locale. Whatever the reason, > >> > h-costumers are probably making something. So, what's your > >> > dressmaker's dummy wearing today? > >> > >> My metaphorical "dummy" (the clothes hanger than I use for this > >> purpose) is > >> still wearing the stand-collared linen shift that I mentioned the > >> last time > >> this meme came up on the list. ON the other hand, it's done except > >> for the > >> seam finishing, and I'm making sufficiently good progress on that > >> that I > >> expect the thing to be finished before the end of the year, and then > >> I can > >> start the wool tunic I'm aiming to do next. :-) > > > > > > Mine has an 18th century dress for a dance company, embroidered > > polysilk, ruffles, falaballas and all. The embroidery hoop has the > > quilted lining for my DIL's work basket, only about 18months late. The > > bag by my TV chair has a cardigan in the knit, and the bag under the > > table has a crocheted butcher boy cap that I pulled out and need to > > start again. > > > > And this is called retirement? > > > > Suzi > > > > ___ > > 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 > -- Visit Sid's "Classic Japanese Motorcycle Restoration Site" http://z900.piczo.com/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's wearing?
And this is called retirement? Suzi ABSOLUTELY! Don't you LOVE it !?!? My Dummy has an Edwardian blouse and a bustle skirt. The skirt fits, I am trying to lose enough weight to wear the blouse. Progress is slow. 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 3, 2007, at 8:49 PM, Suzi Clarke wrote: At 01:43 04/12/2007, you wrote: On Monday 03 December 2007, Cin wrote: > It's that time of year: holiday parties, winter balls, company dinners, > New Years Eve, cocktail parties,12th Night, You might even be > planning a sojourn to a balmy tropical locale. Whatever the reason, > h-costumers are probably making something. So, what's your > dressmaker's dummy wearing today? My metaphorical "dummy" (the clothes hanger than I use for this purpose) is still wearing the stand-collared linen shift that I mentioned the last time this meme came up on the list. ON the other hand, it's done except for the seam finishing, and I'm making sufficiently good progress on that that I expect the thing to be finished before the end of the year, and then I can start the wool tunic I'm aiming to do next. :-) Mine has an 18th century dress for a dance company, embroidered polysilk, ruffles, falaballas and all. The embroidery hoop has the quilted lining for my DIL's work basket, only about 18months late. The bag by my TV chair has a cardigan in the knit, and the bag under the table has a crocheted butcher boy cap that I pulled out and need to start again. And this is called retirement? Suzi ___ 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] What's your dressmaker's wearing?
At 01:43 04/12/2007, you wrote: On Monday 03 December 2007, Cin wrote: > It's that time of year: holiday parties, winter balls, company dinners, > New Years Eve, cocktail parties,12th Night, You might even be > planning a sojourn to a balmy tropical locale. Whatever the reason, > h-costumers are probably making something. So, what's your > dressmaker's dummy wearing today? My metaphorical "dummy" (the clothes hanger than I use for this purpose) is still wearing the stand-collared linen shift that I mentioned the last time this meme came up on the list. ON the other hand, it's done except for the seam finishing, and I'm making sufficiently good progress on that that I expect the thing to be finished before the end of the year, and then I can start the wool tunic I'm aiming to do next. :-) Mine has an 18th century dress for a dance company, embroidered polysilk, ruffles, falaballas and all. The embroidery hoop has the quilted lining for my DIL's work basket, only about 18months late. The bag by my TV chair has a cardigan in the knit, and the bag under the table has a crocheted butcher boy cap that I pulled out and need to start again. And this is called retirement? Suzi ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's wearing?
On Monday 03 December 2007, Cin wrote: > It's that time of year: holiday parties, winter balls, company dinners, > New Years Eve, cocktail parties,12th Night, You might even be > planning a sojourn to a balmy tropical locale. Whatever the reason, > h-costumers are probably making something. So, what's your > dressmaker's dummy wearing today? My metaphorical "dummy" (the clothes hanger than I use for this purpose) is still wearing the stand-collared linen shift that I mentioned the last time this meme came up on the list. ON the other hand, it's done except for the seam finishing, and I'm making sufficiently good progress on that that I expect the thing to be finished before the end of the year, and then I can start the wool tunic I'm aiming to do next. :-) -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."-- Mark Twain ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] What's your dressmaker's wearing?
It's that time of year: holiday parties, winter balls, company dinners, New Years Eve, cocktail parties,12th Night, You might even be planning a sojourn to a balmy tropical locale. Whatever the reason, h-costumers are probably making something. So, what's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS. It's ok to run into the sewing room, toss something spiffy on the dummy and *then* tell us about it. It's also ok to tell what's on your worktable, at the sewing machine or in the embroidery hoop. - ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost]sewing needle breakage
On Nov 30, 2007, at 7:48 PM, Lynn Downward wrote: I use milliners' straws sizes 8, 9, or 10 depending on what I'm sewing I love size 9 milliner's needles. It's true that they're not right for everything, but for most things they're great--very thin and long enough that I don't cramp my fingers trying to hold onto them. Melanie Schuessler ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] past patterns sale!
FYI: I just noticed that there is a sale going on at Past Patterns, 20% DISCOUNT NOV. 23, 2007 TO JANUARY 31, 2008 for all patterns. Katy -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian [EMAIL PROTECTED]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
