Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? [and mouse proof underwear]
That sounds intriguing. Please do post about it. There still a few of us kicking around. I was around when the list was young so I really want this list to keep going. Happy holidays to all! Cheers Danielle > To: h-cost...@indra.com > From: catherine.wal...@cherryfield.me.uk > Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 06:40:26 + > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? [and mouse proof underwear] > > On 17/12/2015 06:17, Carol Kocian wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Is h-costume still going? > [snip] > > I've been wondering that, too. > I found a reference to a lady's "mouse proof" underwear, which piqued my > curiosity, but I hesitated to post about it because the list had been so > quiet lately. > > Catherine Walton. > ___ > 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] Is h-costume still going?
I'm here. Still like to see what's posted. I'm not on Facebook. Kate Pinner Costume & Scenic Design Tech. Coord., Kelsey Theatre, MCCC 609-570-3584 pinn...@mccc.edu From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] on behalf of Robin Netherton [ro...@netherton.net] Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:31 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected. On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: > Hi all, > > Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but > the link below does not work. > > Thanks! > -Carol > > > >> ___ >> 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 > -- Robin Netherton Editor, Medieval Clothing and Textiles ro...@netherton.net voice: (314) 439-1222 Life is just a bowl of queries. ___ 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] Is h-costume still going?
I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected. On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: Hi all, Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but the link below does not work. Thanks! -Carol ___ 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 -- Robin Netherton Editor, Medieval Clothing and Textiles ro...@netherton.net voice: (314) 439-1222 Life is just a bowl of queries. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit I don't read them. I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in Louisville in October. http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Robin NethertonTo: Historical Costume Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 9:33 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected.On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote:> Hi all,>> Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but the link below does not work.>> Thanks!> -Carol> ___>> 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>-- Robin NethertonEditor, Medieval Clothing and Textilesrobin@netherton.netvoice: (314) 439-1222Life is just a bowl of queries.___h-costume mailing listh-costume@mail.indra.comhttp://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] Is h-costume still going?
On 12/17/2015 09:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit I don't read them. I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in Louisville in October. http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html Thanks for the URL, Ann! My attempt to respond to the "is the list still going" post also drew a rejection message. Hopefully this will get through. -- Catherine Olanich Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com (610) 805-9542 "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
I'm still here too. I don't do much sewing but am still involved in historical reenactment. Kate Bunting On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond < ca...@thyrsus.com> wrote: > On 12/17/2015 09:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: > >> I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to >> admit I don't read them. >> >> >> I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the >> Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in Louisville >> in October. >> >> >> >> http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html >> >> > Thanks for the URL, Ann! > > My attempt to respond to the "is the list still going" post also drew a > rejection message. Hopefully this will get through. > > -- > Catherine Olanich Raymond > ca...@thyrsus.com > (610) 805-9542 > > "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." > Benjamin Franklin > > > > ___ > 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] Is h-costume still going?
Thanks for letting me know you are all here. Monica Spence -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Robin Netherton Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:31 AM To: Historical CostumeSubject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected. On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: > Hi all, > > Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but > the link below does not work. > > Thanks! > -Carol > > > >> ___ >> 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 > -- Robin Netherton Editor, Medieval Clothing and Textiles ro...@netherton.net voice: (314) 439-1222 Life is just a bowl of queries. ___ 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] Is h-costume still going?
Very interesting article, Ann! Thanks! Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of annbw...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 6:39 AM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit I don't read them. I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in Louisville in October. http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Robin NethertonTo: Historical Costume Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 9:33 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected.On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote:> Hi all,>> Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but the link below does not work.>> Thanks!> -Carol> ___>> 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>-- Robin NethertonEditor, Medieval Clothing and Textilesrobin@netherton.netvoice: (314) 439-1222Life is just a bowl of queries.___h-costume mailing listh-costume@mail.indra.comhttp://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] Is h-costume still going?
I just finished a new dress for Dickens Fair, which ends this weekend. I bought it partially made, from a friend, and fitted and embellished it. Sharon -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of aqua...@patriot.net Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:36 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? You're welcome! I suppose people could say what they are working on. Right now I'm working on switching things to a new e-mail address. :-) So, the url below doesn't do anything. I suppose I could try the sub and unsub options. Does anyone have the info for that? I tried "help" but the message bounced. Thanks! -Carol > Thanks for letting me know you are all here. > Monica Spence > > -Original Message- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] > On Behalf Of Robin Netherton > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:31 AM > To: Historical Costume> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? > > I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by > mistake) was rejected. > > > On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address >> for it, but the link below does not work. >> >> Thanks! >> -Carol >> >> >> >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > > > -- > Robin Netherton > Editor, Medieval Clothing and Textiles ro...@netherton.net > voice: (314) 439-1222 > Life is just a bowl of queries. > > ___ > 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] Is h-costume still going?
I'm here, too, but not riding my current horse sidesaddle, which was the reason I joined : to learn about correct ways to reproduce historical riding habits. Susan On Dec 17, 2015, at 11:48 AM, Kate Bunting wrote: > I'm still here too. I don't do much sewing but am still involved in > historical reenactment. > > Kate Bunting > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond < > ca...@thyrsus.com> wrote: > >> On 12/17/2015 09:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: >> >>> I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to >>> admit I don't read them. >>> >>> >>> I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the >>> Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in Louisville >>> in October. >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html >>> >>> >> Thanks for the URL, Ann! >> >> My attempt to respond to the "is the list still going" post also drew a >> rejection message. Hopefully this will get through. >> >> -- >> Catherine Olanich Raymond >> ca...@thyrsus.com >> (610) 805-9542 >> >> "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." >> Benjamin Franklin >> >> >> >> ___ >> 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] Is h-costume still going?
Still here too, lurking but haven't been sewing much lately. - Megan Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2015, at 12:05 PM, Lynn Downwardwrote: > > I'm also here. You all predate me but I've been around for years and years. > > I've noticed that h-costume and h-needlework have been quiet. I don't do > much on FB so I'm glad to see some of us are still here. > LynnD > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Kate Bunting > wrote: > >> I'm still here too. I don't do much sewing but am still involved in >> historical reenactment. >> >> Kate Bunting >> >> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond < >> ca...@thyrsus.com> wrote: >> On 12/17/2015 09:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit I don't read them. I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in >> Louisville in October. http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html >>> Thanks for the URL, Ann! >>> >>> My attempt to respond to the "is the list still going" post also drew a >>> rejection message. Hopefully this will get through. >>> >>> -- >>> Catherine Olanich Raymond >>> ca...@thyrsus.com >>> (610) 805-9542 >>> >>> "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." >>> Benjamin Franklin >>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> 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] Is h-costume still going?
I think I've been here that long too (mid 90s)--mostly pn FB these days as the list is so quiet now. Katy On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 1:40 PM, penhalionwrote: > > > I'm still around but I do most of my costume stuff on FB these days. I'd > be happy if this list perked up a bit. I've been here since '97. > > Karen > > > Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5 > > Original message > From: Megan McHugh > Date: 12/17/2015 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? > > Still here too, lurking but haven't been sewing much lately. > > - Megan > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Dec 17, 2015, at 12:05 PM, Lynn Downward > wrote: > > > > I'm also here. You all predate me but I've been around for years and > years. > > > > I've noticed that h-costume and h-needlework have been quiet. I don't do > > much on FB so I'm glad to see some of us are still here. > > LynnD > > > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Kate Bunting > > wrote: > > > >> I'm still here too. I don't do much sewing but am still involved in > >> historical reenactment. > >> > >> Kate Bunting > >> > >> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond < > >> ca...@thyrsus.com> wrote: > >> > On 12/17/2015 09:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: > > I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have > to > admit I don't read them. > > > I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at > the > Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in > >> Louisville > in October. > > > > http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html > >>> Thanks for the URL, Ann! > >>> > >>> My attempt to respond to the "is the list still going" post also drew a > >>> rejection message. Hopefully this will get through. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Catherine Olanich Raymond > >>> ca...@thyrsus.com > >>> (610) 805-9542 > >>> > >>> "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I > learn." > >>> Benjamin Franklin > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ___ > >>> 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 > > Cheryl's Cookie Gifts > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3165/5672fc5629d067c526276mp24duc > > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian katybisho...@gmail.comwww.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
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
You're welcome! I suppose people could say what they are working on. Right now I'm working on switching things to a new e-mail address. :-) So, the url below doesn't do anything. I suppose I could try the sub and unsub options. Does anyone have the info for that? I tried "help" but the message bounced. Thanks! -Carol > Thanks for letting me know you are all here. > Monica Spence > > -Original Message- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Robin Netherton > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:31 AM > To: Historical Costume> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? > > I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by > mistake) was rejected. > > > On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Is h-costume still going? Iâm trying to change my e-mail address for >> it, but the link below does not work. >> >> Thanks! >> -Carol >> >> >> >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > > > -- > Robin Netherton > Editor, Medieval Clothing and Textiles > ro...@netherton.net > voice: (314) 439-1222 > Life is just a bowl of queries. > > ___ > 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] Is h-costume still going?
On 12/17/2015 12:36 PM, aqua...@patriot.net wrote: You're welcome! I suppose people could say what they are working on. I am in theory working on learning sprang so I can make myself a hair net suitable for early period costume, but I haven't done anything since making myself a sprang frame months ago. -- Catherine Olanich Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com (610) 805-9542 "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
I'm still around but I do most of my costume stuff on FB these days. I'd be happy if this list perked up a bit. I've been here since '97. Karen Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5 Original message From: Megan McHughDate: 12/17/2015 12:13 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? Still here too, lurking but haven't been sewing much lately. - Megan Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2015, at 12:05 PM, Lynn Downward wrote: > > I'm also here. You all predate me but I've been around for years and years. > > I've noticed that h-costume and h-needlework have been quiet. I don't do > much on FB so I'm glad to see some of us are still here. > LynnD > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Kate Bunting > wrote: > >> I'm still here too. I don't do much sewing but am still involved in >> historical reenactment. >> >> Kate Bunting >> >> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Catherine Olanich Raymond < >> ca...@thyrsus.com> wrote: >> On 12/17/2015 09:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit I don't read them. I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in >> Louisville in October. http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html >>> Thanks for the URL, Ann! >>> >>> My attempt to respond to the "is the list still going" post also drew a >>> rejection message. Hopefully this will get through. >>> >>> -- >>> Catherine Olanich Raymond >>> ca...@thyrsus.com >>> (610) 805-9542 >>> >>> "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." >>> Benjamin Franklin >>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 Cheryl's Cookie Gifts http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3165/5672fc5629d067c526276mp24duc ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
Now that's a party I would like to attend! Terry -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Cin Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 1:10 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? Im still here, too. There's a 1913 evening gown on my dressmakers dummy that's destined for a NYE party if I can get 'er done. --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
Im still here, too. There's a 1913 evening gown on my dressmakers dummy that's destined for a NYE party if I can get 'er done. --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Catherine Olanich Raymond < ca...@thyrsus.com> wrote: > > > On 12/17/2015 12:36 PM, aqua...@patriot.net wrote: > >> You're welcome! >> >> I suppose people could say what they are working on. >> >> > I am in theory working on learning sprang so I can make myself a hair net > suitable for early period costume, but I haven't done anything since making > myself a sprang frame months ago. > > > > -- > Catherine Olanich Raymond > ca...@thyrsus.com > (610) 805-9542 > > "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." > Benjamin Franklin > > > ___ > 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] Is h-costume still going?
Makes sense. That's what I do in my sewing circle--bring the nice stuff to work on and leave the ugly stuff at home. Terry -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:23 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I get the impression that in the nineteenth century there was "private" versus "public" needlework. Unmarried young women, at least, tended to do mending and make underclothes (shirts fell into that category) only within the family (when no callers were expected) or at most, only in front of intimate female friends. Their public, "fine" needlework showed off their skills in embroidery, netting, and so forth. When they made calls, they might be embroidering a flounce for a dress, or embroidering a fire screen, but not mending stockings. Unpretentious matrons and mothers of large families might do plain sewing and mending in a more public way, but elegant married women, not. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 12/17/2015 6:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: > I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit > I don't read them. > > > I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane > Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in Louisville in > October. > > > > http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html > > > Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
Having heard Ann's talk at the JASNA AGM, I can confirm that it was excellent in person too! I'm still here too. I haven't been doing much sewing lately, aside from making a chemisette to go with my Regency day dress this fall; most of my creative energies these days are focused on knitting design. Emily On 12/17/2015 8:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit I don't read them. I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in Louisville in October. http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Robin NethertonTo: Historical Costume Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 9:33 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected.On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote:> Hi all,>> Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but the link below does not work.>> Thanks!> -Carol> ___>> 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>-- Robin NethertonEditor, Medieval Clothing and Textilesrobin@netherton.netvoice: (314) 439-1222Life is just a bowl of queries.___h-costume mailing listh-costume@mail.indra.comhttp://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] Is h-costume still going?
What if you lined them? That's what I do with my drapes; the lining takes the UV beating, not my fashion fabric. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 11:27 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I've heard of Spoonflower many times, and I'm staying firmly away from it. Their fabrics are not supposed to be very fast and some windows get a lot of sun. After going to all this trouble I want the drapes to last as many years as possible. Anyway, I don't want printed cotton drapes unless they are something really nice like Liberty home-dec. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 12/17/2015 11:15 AM, Sharon Collier wrote: > Have you heard of www.spoonflower.com? > It's a site where you can design your own fabric or choose from thousands of > others designed by others. > After you find your design, you can choose to have it made in one of over a > dozen fabrics. So you could have matching drapes and upholstery, for example. > Sharon C. > > -Original Message- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] > On Behalf Of Lavolta Press > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 10:57 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? > > I'm still here and have been since h-costume started. I am not sewing any > garments because I have to make all the drapes for a 5,000-square-foot house > my husband and I bought in June and have not moved into yet. (Not to mention > a lot of time-consuming stuff like picking out paint colors and Arts & Crafts > cabinet knobs.) Not a fixer-upper but lots of work being done, like complete > kitchen remodeling, installing hardwood floors in several rooms that did not > have them already, and painting. Then the landscaping needed work too. > Everything takes longer than it was supposed to. > > The house is a 1940s Colonial Revival and we are furnishing it combined Arts > & Crafts/Art Nouveau style. Many features like oak flooring and a fireplace > with green tile carry over quite well. The sellers took all the window > coverings, which we probably wouldn't have liked anyway. > Some of the windows are fairly strange sizes and we ordered historic > reproduction custom-made roller shades for most of them. Which BTW turned out > not to cost any more than most of the ready-made shades I looked at, and > they're actually cotton instead of polyester. > > The challenge I am facing is getting the fabric for the drapes. It seems I > want a fairly flat look, probably 1 1/2 times fullness. Since this is not a > bungalow, I figured a general-Victorian-look brocade is OK, and I have a lot > of that in my stash, though in many cases not enough for a window. And I had > some embroidered linen I bought online that turned out to have motifs too > large for clothes. For three rooms that only have one window, what with only > 1 1/2 times fullness I managed to squeeze three windows' worth of drapes out > of stash fabric. > > The rest of the fabric is proving to be a pain to find. So if anyone knows > where to buy repro Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau drapery fabric in quantities > up to 18 yards for a single room, I'd LOVE to know. It seems I can use a > textured fabric such as dupioni or linen (preferably stenciled linen) if I > have to, but I wanted to furnish some rooms with Art Nouveau brocades. > > Have to say I think the average "bungalow" decorating book (trendier than > just Arts & Crafts) is somewhat misleading on recommending no drapes at all > or maybe only sheer drapes if you must have something. > The few period pictures mostly show the usual set of lace drapes, outer > drapes, sometimes a valance as well. The Victorians and Edwardians didn't > want the sun full on their faces at dawn, or the neighbors peering into their > windows, any more than we do. > > Fran > Lavolta Press > Books of historic clothing patterns > www.lavoltapress.com > > > > On 12/17/2015 9:36 AM, aqua...@patriot.net wrote: >> You're welcome! >> >> I suppose people could say what they are working on. >> >> Right now I'm working on switching things to a new e-mail address. >> :-) >> >> So, the url below doesn't do anything. I suppose I could try the sub >> and unsub options. Does anyone have the info for that? >> >> I tried "help" but the message bounced. >> >> Thanks! >> -Carol >> >> >> >>> Thanks for letting me know you are all here. >>> Monica Spence >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com >>> [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Robin Netherton >>> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:31 AM >>> To: Historical Costume>>> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? >>> >>> I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address >>> by >>> mistake) was rejected. >>> >>> >>> On
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
Had taken a hiatus to write, but I did make a doctor's coat for my 5 yr old GD for Christmas. It is based on the one Doc McStuffins wears, and I used my machine embroidery letters to put her name on it. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: aquazooTo: Historical Costume Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 12:46 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? You're welcome! I suppose people could say what they are working on. Right now I'm working on switching things to a new e-mail address. :-) So, the url below doesn't do anything. I suppose I could try the sub and unsub options. Does anyone have the info for that? I tried "help" but the message bounced. Thanks! -Carol > Thanks for letting me know you are all here. > Monica Spence > > -Original Message- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Robin Netherton > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:31 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? > > I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by > mistake) was rejected. > > > On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Is h-costume still going? Iâm trying to change my e-mail address for >> it, but the link below does not work. >> >> Thanks! >> -Carol >> >> >> >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > > > -- > Robin Netherton > Editor, Medieval Clothing and Textiles > ro...@netherton.net > voice: (314) 439-1222 > Life is just a bowl of queries. > > ___ > 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] Is h-costume still going?
I get the impression that in the nineteenth century there was "private" versus "public" needlework. Unmarried young women, at least, tended to do mending and make underclothes (shirts fell into that category) only within the family (when no callers were expected) or at most, only in front of intimate female friends. Their public, "fine" needlework showed off their skills in embroidery, netting, and so forth. When they made calls, they might be embroidering a flounce for a dress, or embroidering a fire screen, but not mending stockings. Unpretentious matrons and mothers of large families might do plain sewing and mending in a more public way, but elegant married women, not. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 12/17/2015 6:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit I don't read them. I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in Louisville in October. http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Robin NethertonTo: Historical Costume Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 9:33 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected.On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote:> Hi all,>> Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but the link below does not work.>> Thanks!> -Carol> ___>> 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>-- Robin NethertonEditor, Medieval Clothing and Textilesrobin@netherton.netvoice: (314) 439-1222Life is just a bowl of queries.___h-costume mailing listh-costume@mail.indra.comhttp://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
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Yeah, well, I've looked into Spoonflower and all I'd get is cheap-looking garment-weight cottons that fade fast. The drapes will receive plenty of light from other windows in the rooms, so lining doesn't solve the whole problem. I'm looking for silks (or at least really good synthetic equivalents) and maybe 100% linens. Fran On 12/17/2015 11:51 AM, Sharon Collier wrote: What if you lined them? That's what I do with my drapes; the lining takes the UV beating, not my fashion fabric. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 11:27 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I've heard of Spoonflower many times, and I'm staying firmly away from it. Their fabrics are not supposed to be very fast and some windows get a lot of sun. After going to all this trouble I want the drapes to last as many years as possible. Anyway, I don't want printed cotton drapes unless they are something really nice like Liberty home-dec. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 12/17/2015 11:15 AM, Sharon Collier wrote: Have you heard of www.spoonflower.com? It's a site where you can design your own fabric or choose from thousands of others designed by others. After you find your design, you can choose to have it made in one of over a dozen fabrics. So you could have matching drapes and upholstery, for example. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 10:57 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm still here and have been since h-costume started. I am not sewing any garments because I have to make all the drapes for a 5,000-square-foot house my husband and I bought in June and have not moved into yet. (Not to mention a lot of time-consuming stuff like picking out paint colors and Arts & Crafts cabinet knobs.) Not a fixer-upper but lots of work being done, like complete kitchen remodeling, installing hardwood floors in several rooms that did not have them already, and painting. Then the landscaping needed work too. Everything takes longer than it was supposed to. The house is a 1940s Colonial Revival and we are furnishing it combined Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau style. Many features like oak flooring and a fireplace with green tile carry over quite well. The sellers took all the window coverings, which we probably wouldn't have liked anyway. Some of the windows are fairly strange sizes and we ordered historic reproduction custom-made roller shades for most of them. Which BTW turned out not to cost any more than most of the ready-made shades I looked at, and they're actually cotton instead of polyester. The challenge I am facing is getting the fabric for the drapes. It seems I want a fairly flat look, probably 1 1/2 times fullness. Since this is not a bungalow, I figured a general-Victorian-look brocade is OK, and I have a lot of that in my stash, though in many cases not enough for a window. And I had some embroidered linen I bought online that turned out to have motifs too large for clothes. For three rooms that only have one window, what with only 1 1/2 times fullness I managed to squeeze three windows' worth of drapes out of stash fabric. The rest of the fabric is proving to be a pain to find. So if anyone knows where to buy repro Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau drapery fabric in quantities up to 18 yards for a single room, I'd LOVE to know. It seems I can use a textured fabric such as dupioni or linen (preferably stenciled linen) if I have to, but I wanted to furnish some rooms with Art Nouveau brocades. Have to say I think the average "bungalow" decorating book (trendier than just Arts & Crafts) is somewhat misleading on recommending no drapes at all or maybe only sheer drapes if you must have something. The few period pictures mostly show the usual set of lace drapes, outer drapes, sometimes a valance as well. The Victorians and Edwardians didn't want the sun full on their faces at dawn, or the neighbors peering into their windows, any more than we do. Fran Lavolta Press Books of historic clothing patterns www.lavoltapress.com On 12/17/2015 9:36 AM, aqua...@patriot.net wrote: You're welcome! I suppose people could say what they are working on. Right now I'm working on switching things to a new e-mail address. :-) So, the url below doesn't do anything. I suppose I could try the sub and unsub options. Does anyone have the info for that? I tried "help" but the message bounced. Thanks! -Carol Thanks for letting me know you are all here. Monica Spence -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Robin Netherton Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:31 AM To: Historical Costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
I'm still here and have been since h-costume started. I am not sewing any garments because I have to make all the drapes for a 5,000-square-foot house my husband and I bought in June and have not moved into yet. (Not to mention a lot of time-consuming stuff like picking out paint colors and Arts & Crafts cabinet knobs.) Not a fixer-upper but lots of work being done, like complete kitchen remodeling, installing hardwood floors in several rooms that did not have them already, and painting. Then the landscaping needed work too. Everything takes longer than it was supposed to. The house is a 1940s Colonial Revival and we are furnishing it combined Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau style. Many features like oak flooring and a fireplace with green tile carry over quite well. The sellers took all the window coverings, which we probably wouldn't have liked anyway. Some of the windows are fairly strange sizes and we ordered historic reproduction custom-made roller shades for most of them. Which BTW turned out not to cost any more than most of the ready-made shades I looked at, and they're actually cotton instead of polyester. The challenge I am facing is getting the fabric for the drapes. It seems I want a fairly flat look, probably 1 1/2 times fullness. Since this is not a bungalow, I figured a general-Victorian-look brocade is OK, and I have a lot of that in my stash, though in many cases not enough for a window. And I had some embroidered linen I bought online that turned out to have motifs too large for clothes. For three rooms that only have one window, what with only 1 1/2 times fullness I managed to squeeze three windows' worth of drapes out of stash fabric. The rest of the fabric is proving to be a pain to find. So if anyone knows where to buy repro Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau drapery fabric in quantities up to 18 yards for a single room, I'd LOVE to know. It seems I can use a textured fabric such as dupioni or linen (preferably stenciled linen) if I have to, but I wanted to furnish some rooms with Art Nouveau brocades. Have to say I think the average "bungalow" decorating book (trendier than just Arts & Crafts) is somewhat misleading on recommending no drapes at all or maybe only sheer drapes if you must have something. The few period pictures mostly show the usual set of lace drapes, outer drapes, sometimes a valance as well. The Victorians and Edwardians didn't want the sun full on their faces at dawn, or the neighbors peering into their windows, any more than we do. Fran Lavolta Press Books of historic clothing patterns www.lavoltapress.com On 12/17/2015 9:36 AM, aqua...@patriot.net wrote: You're welcome! I suppose people could say what they are working on. Right now I'm working on switching things to a new e-mail address. :-) So, the url below doesn't do anything. I suppose I could try the sub and unsub options. Does anyone have the info for that? I tried "help" but the message bounced. Thanks! -Carol Thanks for letting me know you are all here. Monica Spence -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Robin Netherton Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:31 AM To: Historical CostumeSubject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected. On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: Hi all, Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but the link below does not work. Thanks! -Carol ___ 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 -- Robin Netherton Editor, Medieval Clothing and Textiles ro...@netherton.net voice: (314) 439-1222 Life is just a bowl of queries. ___ 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
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I think the question is who a woman wanted (or needed) to impress, with both her fine needlework skills, and with the evidence that she had sufficient leisure to devote to those instead of mending and plain sewing. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 12/17/2015 12:13 PM, annbw...@aol.com wrote: You are probably mostly right. However, Rachel Van Dyke did write once of taking her "bundles" of mending down when a friend called and so had one bundle less at the end of the visit. Of course, even those clothes in the bundle that needed mending may not have been the most intimate ones, or, as you say, it may have been an intimate friend--I don't think she specified. And yes, mending stockings seems to have been mostly a solitary pursuit and may have added to the drudgery of the chore. Hard to know if Ruth Henshaw was in company or alone when mending, but remember she was visiting away from home. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Lavolta PressTo: Historical Costume Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 2:23 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I get the impression that in the nineteenth century there was "private" versus "public" needlework. Unmarried young women, at least, tended to do mending and make underclothes (shirts fell into that category) only within the family (when no callers were expected) or at most, only in front of intimate female friends. Their public, "fine" needlework showed off their skills in embroidery, netting, and so forth. When they made calls, they might be embroidering a flounce for a dress, or embroidering a fire screen, but not mending stockings. Unpretentious matrons and mothers of large families might do plain sewing and mending in a more public way, but elegant married women, not.FranLavolta Presswww.lavoltapress.comOn 12/17/2015 6:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:> I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit I don't read them.>>> I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in Louisville in October. http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html>>> Ann Wass -Original Message-> From: Robin Netherton > To: Historical Costume > Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 9:33 am> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?>> I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected.On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote:> Hi all,>> Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but the link below does not work.>> Thanks!> -Carol> ___>> 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>-- Robin NethertonEditor, Medieval Clothing and Textilesrobin@netherton.netvoice: (314) 439-1222Life is just a bowl of queries._ __h-costume mailing listh-costume@mail.indra.comhttp://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 listh-costume@mail.indra.comhttp://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] Is h-costume still going? [and mouse proof underwear]
I too certainly want this list to continue, as I don't truck with Facebook! I signed up a million years ago but just so I could LOOK at stuff there… and so many groups I'm interested in now are behind sign-in walls! I still don't care to enrich Mr Facebook's coffers, so I really depend on this list! thx, chimene On Dec 17, 2015, at 2:24 AM, Danielle Nunn-Weinbergwrote: > That sounds intriguing. Please do post about it. There still a few of us > kicking around. I was around when the list was young so I really want this > list to keep going. > > Happy holidays to all! > > Cheers > Danielle >> On 17/12/2015 06:17, Carol Kocian wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Is h-costume still going? >> >> I've been wondering that, too. >> I found a reference to a lady's "mouse proof" underwear, which piqued my >> curiosity, but I hesitated to post about it because the list had been so >> quiet lately. >> >> Catherine Walton. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
Oh, no doubt about that. I was looking more at making and mending, not fine needlework. I admit that is a whole other category, and it could be that some of the generic "sat at work" references were, as you say, fine needlework. But there were plenty of references to specific projects to clothing both mundane and not so mundane, albeit likely in a family or intimate friends setting. For example, we don't know much at all about Frances Baylor Hill's surroundings when she sewed. We know very little about her at all, unfortunately--not even how old she was. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Lavolta PressTo: Historical Costume Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 3:39 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I think the question is who a woman wanted (or needed) to impress, with both her fine needlework skills, and with the evidence that she had sufficient leisure to devote to those instead of mending and plain sewing.FranLavolta Presswww.lavoltapress.comOn 12/17/2015 12:13 PM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:> You are probably mostly right. However, Rachel Van Dyke did write once of taking her "bundles" of mending down when a friend called and so had one bundle less at the end of the visit. Of course, even those clothes in the bundle that needed mending may not have been the most intimate ones, or, as you say, it may have been an intimate friend--I don't think she specified. And yes, mending stockings seems to have been mostly a solitary pursuit and may have added to the drudgery of the chore. Hard to know if Ruth Henshaw was in company or alone when mending, but remember she was visiting away from home.>>> Ann Wass -Original Message-> From: Lavolta Press > To: Historical Costume > Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 2:23 pm> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?>> I get the impression that in the nineteenth century there was "private" versus "public" needlework. Unmarried young women, at least, tended to do mending and make underclothes (shirts fell into that category) only within the family (when no callers were expected) or at most, only in front of intimate female friends. Their public, "fine" needlework showed off their skills in embroidery, netting, and so forth. When they made calls, they might be embroidering a flounce for a dress, or embroidering a fire screen, but not mending stockings. Unpretentious matrons and mothers of large families might do plain sewing and mending in a more public way, but elegant married women, not.FranLavolta Presswww.lavoltapress.comOn 12/17/2015 6:38 AM, annbw...@aol.com wrote:> I have been getting the monthly reminders from indra.com, but I have to admit I don't read them.>>> I also have something to share--this is based on the paper I gave at the Jane Austen Society of North America's annual general meeting in Louisville in October. http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html>>> Ann Wass -Original Message-> From: Robin Netherton > To: Historical Costume > Sent: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 9:33 am> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?>> I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected.On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote:> Hi all,>> Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but the link below does not work.>> Thanks!> -Carol> ___>> 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>-- Robin NethertonEditor, Medieval Clothing and Textilesrobin@netherton.netvoice: (314) 439-1222Life is just a bowl of queries._> __h-costume mailing listh-costume@mail.indra.comhttp://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 listh-costume@mail.indra.comhttp://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 listh-costume@mail.indra.comhttp://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] Who's still here?
I'm here. :-) I've been taking time off sewing to write, too. Love, love the mouse-proof garment idea! Happy sewing, Deb Salisbury The Mantua-Maker Quality Historical Sewing Patterns www.mantua-maker.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] drapery fabrics was . Re: Is h-costume still going?
Thanks, I just emailed them. Fran On 12/17/2015 12:56 PM, Agnes Gawne wrote: Frances: The Whole 9 Yards fabric store in Portland had a great selection of Art Nouveau and Arts and Craft type drapery textiles last time I was in there. The good news is no sales tax in Oregon, the bad news, the store is in Oregon. They do shipping. http://w9yards.com/ (503) 223-2880 Mon - Fri 10-6 Sat 10-5 1820 E Burnside St Portland, OR 97214 Good luck with your house. - -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 10:57 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm still here and have been since h-costume started. I am not sewing any garments because I have to make all the drapes for a 5,000-square-foot house my husband and I bought in June and have not moved into yet. (Not to mention a lot of time-consuming stuff like picking out paint colors and Arts & Crafts cabinet knobs.) Not a fixer-upper but lots of work being done, like complete kitchen remodeling, installing hardwood floors in several rooms that did not have them already, and painting. Then the landscaping needed work too. Everything takes longer than it was supposed to. The house is a 1940s Colonial Revival and we are furnishing it combined Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau style. Many features like oak flooring and a fireplace with green tile carry over quite well. The sellers took all the window coverings, which we probably wouldn't have liked anyway. Some of the windows are fairly strange sizes and we ordered historic reproduction custom-made roller shades for most of them. Which BTW turned out not to cost any more than most of the ready-made shades I looked at, and they're actually cotton instead of polyester. The challenge I am facing is getting the fabric for the drapes. It seems I want a fairly flat look, probably 1 1/2 times fullness. Since this is not a bungalow, I figured a general-Victorian-look brocade is OK, and I have a lot of that in my stash, though in many cases not enough for a window. And I had some embroidered linen I bought online that turned out to have motifs too large for clothes. For three rooms that only have one window, what with only 1 1/2 times fullness I managed to squeeze three windows' worth of drapes out of stash fabric. The rest of the fabric is proving to be a pain to find. So if anyone knows where to buy repro Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau drapery fabric in quantities up to 18 yards for a single room, I'd LOVE to know. It seems I can use a textured fabric such as dupioni or linen (preferably stenciled linen) if I have to, but I wanted to furnish some rooms with Art Nouveau brocades. Have to say I think the average "bungalow" decorating book (trendier than just Arts & Crafts) is somewhat misleading on recommending no drapes at all or maybe only sheer drapes if you must have something. The few period pictures mostly show the usual set of lace drapes, outer drapes, sometimes a valance as well. The Victorians and Edwardians didn't want the sun full on their faces at dawn, or the neighbors peering into their windows, any more than we do. Fran Lavolta Press Books of historic clothing patterns www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume End of h-costume Digest, Vol 14, Issue 54 * ___ 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] Mouse-proof underwear
Ah, I understand now. I thought that "mouse-proof" underwear was underwear that wouldn't be eaten by mice. But apparently Miss Browning's underwear were meant to mouse-proof the wearer. On 12/17/2015 02:22 PM, Catherine Walton wrote: I found the idea of mouse-proof underwear mentioned in - of all things - a cookery book: Elisabeth Luard's "European Peasant Cookery, The Rich Tradition", (Transworld Publishers Ltd., London, 1986), page 478, 'Buffalo Milk (Hungary)'. It is the introduction to a long quotation from Ellen Browning's "A Girl's Wanderings in Hungary", (London, 1896). The quotation itself is about the uses of buffalo milk, especially making cheese, and it contains nothing whatever about items of dress, but it may be that the source book itself offers more. "Ellen Browning, a clever young university graduate and kinswoman of Robert Browning, travelled alone through late nineteenth-century Hungary, trying to restore her health while recovering from her father's death. She admitted fear of nothing except mice and wore long cloth knickers under her gown as an anti-mouse device. She had constant trouble with fleas, but was a very observant traveller." As I'm an ardent medievalist, I've never paid much attention to the sorts of things normally worn in Ellen's time, but this intrigued me; I'd love to know more, and whether others also felt the need for such garments, and whether they worked. As I've been very ill lately, I haven't been able to pursue Ellen's book, nor to look into the subject in general, but the subject has haunted me. Help ! Catherine Walton - delighted to see so many people posting again. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- Catherine Olanich Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com (610) 805-9542 "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin Confidentiality Notice This e-mail message and any documents accompanying this e-mail transmission contain confidential and/or legally privileged information The information contained herein is intended only for the use of the individual(s) named on the e-mail message. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of this information or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this e-mail transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please reply to the sender advising of the error and delete the message and any accompanying documents from your system immediately. Thank you. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
Hah, I like plain sewing for events. Darning. Mending— unpretentious stuff to prove to the general public that it IS possible to do the job neatly and make things last! ==Marjorie Wilser > On Dec 17, 2015, at 11:47 AM, Terrywrote: > > Makes sense. That's what I do in my sewing circle--bring the nice stuff to > work on and leave the ugly stuff at home. > > Terry ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
As a fellow knitter I’d be very interested to know about your designs. Do you have a Rav name? ==Marjorie Wilser > On Dec 17, 2015, at 12:40 PM, Emily Gilbertwrote: > > Having heard Ann's talk at the JASNA AGM, I can confirm that it was excellent > in person too! > > I'm still here too. I haven't been doing much sewing lately, aside from > making a chemisette to go with my Regency day dress this fall; most of my > creative energies these days are focused on knitting design. > > Emily ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Mouse-proof underwear
Cats are, of course, not so easy to travel with. Miss Browning was on a journey, as I thought from the quoted text. ==Marjorie Wilser (who routinely travels with 2 cats. . . but never easily!) > On Dec 17, 2015, at 2:56 PM, Sharon Collierwrote: > > Maybe bloomers tied closed at the bottom so mice couldn't run up her legs? > I'd have also gotten a cat. > ;-) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What's your dummy wearing this season?
Mine would be wearing a hand-sewn man's Viking tunic and a woman's Viking coif. I'm doing some detailed embroidery on the coif for a friend who has had breast cancer this year. Magge/Genie > On Dec 18, 2015, at 12:08 AM, Marjorie Wilserwrote: > > Mine— alas, still stored. I miss her. > > However, were she out to play, she’d have her choice of several large hand > knit lace shawls. I have spent a lot of enjoyable time knitting lace the last > few years. It has distracted me from doing a lot of sewing. > > Since SCA-period groups are my only local choice I dabble occasionally there, > but not enough to warrant new clothes as yet. Since my Elizabethans are not > so comfy for many events I am working on hand-sewing a linen dress of the > t-tunic persuasion with wide gores in the skirt. > > Then I sewed a set of gores in, inside-out. The project is currently on hold. > Those seams were tight! :) > > ==Marjorie Wilser > > @..@ @..@ @..@ > Three Toad Press > http://3toad.blogspot.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] What's your dummy wearing this season?
Mine— alas, still stored. I miss her. However, were she out to play, she’d have her choice of several large hand knit lace shawls. I have spent a lot of enjoyable time knitting lace the last few years. It has distracted me from doing a lot of sewing. Since SCA-period groups are my only local choice I dabble occasionally there, but not enough to warrant new clothes as yet. Since my Elizabethans are not so comfy for many events I am working on hand-sewing a linen dress of the t-tunic persuasion with wide gores in the skirt. Then I sewed a set of gores in, inside-out. The project is currently on hold. Those seams were tight! :) ==Marjorie Wilser @..@ @..@ @..@ Three Toad Press http://3toad.blogspot.com/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
Another one here— I am NOT on FB very often, finding it too much of a signal-to-noise issue. ==Marjorie Wilser > On Dec 17, 2015, at 6:34 AM, Kathryn Pinnerwrote: > > I'm here. Still like to see what's posted. I'm not on Facebook. > > Kate Pinner > > Costume & Scenic Design > > Tech. Coord., Kelsey Theatre, MCCC > > 609-570-3584 > > pinn...@mccc.edu ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Who's still here?
Still here. :) Franchesca -Original Message- From: "Deb Salisbury, Mantua-Maker"Sent: 12/17/2015 1:37 PM To: "h-cost...@indra.com" Subject: Re: [h-cost] Who's still here? I'm here. :-) I've been taking time off sewing to write, too. Love, love the mouse-proof garment idea! Happy sewing, Deb Salisbury The Mantua-Maker Quality Historical Sewing Patterns www.mantua-maker.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] Is h-costume still going?
Huh? What? Did somebody say something? -C. - Original Message - From: "Historical Costume" To:"Historical Costume" Cc: Sent:Thu, 17 Dec 2015 01:17:40 -0500 Subject:[h-cost] Is h-costume still going? Hi all, Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but the link below does not work. Thanks! -Carol > ___ > 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] Mouse-proof underwear
On 12/17/2015 05:42 PM, Catherine Walton wrote: On 17/12/2015 22:28, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: Ah, I understand now. I thought that "mouse-proof" underwear was underwear that wouldn't be eaten by mice. But apparently Miss Browning's underwear were meant to mouse-proof the wearer. Oh - sorry: I missed the ambiguity. I hope I haven't disappointed too many people? No, that's fine! It's still very interesting, at least to me. -- Catherine Olanich Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com (610) 805-9542 "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
I suppose people could say what they are working on. As soon as I can get free for the holidays I have a 1929 dress (great cotton printed sateen with double bias tape trim) and felt cloche hat to make. I'm doing a historical presentation the first week of February on Eddie and Sugar Lou's Hotel Tyler Orchestra, a great little hot jazz band here in East Texas. They recorded in Dallas (you can hear them online) and played on a Shreveport radio station. Both come from very interesting African-American families. The local historical society loves the dress-up aspect. The last outfit was a World War I Red Cross ensemble which I'll be wearing again when I am one of the "spirits" at our oldest cemetery in April. Vicki Betts Tyler, Texas ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Mouse-proof underwear
On 17/12/2015 22:28, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: Ah, I understand now. I thought that "mouse-proof" underwear was underwear that wouldn't be eaten by mice. But apparently Miss Browning's underwear were meant to mouse-proof the wearer. Oh - sorry: I missed the ambiguity. I hope I haven't disappointed too many people? Catherine. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
> > I am still here. I have been waiting for a long term house guest to move > out (it is happening this weekend!) so I can un-clutter my beautiful sewing > room and get back at it! I have been sewing in little spurts but the > projects have been mostly modern, albeit with wool and linen! > Sg > >> > >> http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/on-line/vol36no1/wass.html > >> > >> > > Thanks for the URL, Ann! > > > > My attempt to respond to the "is the list still going" post also drew a > > rejection message. Hopefully this will get through. > > > > -- > > Catherine Olanich Raymond > > ca...@thyrsus.com > > (610) 805-9542 > > > > "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." > > Benjamin Franklin > > > > ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Mouse-proof underwear
Maybe bloomers tied closed at the bottom so mice couldn't run up her legs? I'd have also gotten a cat. ;-) -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Catherine Walton Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:42 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Mouse-proof underwear On 17/12/2015 22:28, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: > Ah, I understand now. I thought that "mouse-proof" underwear was > underwear that wouldn't be eaten by mice. But apparently Miss > Browning's underwear were meant to mouse-proof the wearer. Oh - sorry: I missed the ambiguity. I hope I haven't disappointed too many people? Catherine. ___ 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] Mouse-proof underwear
On 12/17/2015 05:56 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: Maybe bloomers tied closed at the bottom so mice couldn't run up her legs? I'd have also gotten a cat. ;-) I agree, but it's possible Miss Browning needed her long bloomers because she was traveling to places where the accommodations were...dodgy. -- Catherine Olanich Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com (610) 805-9542 "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? [and mouse proof underwear]
Heck, yeah... Mouse proof underwear? Do tell. ☺☺☺ Dede > I found a reference to a lady's "mouse proof" underwear, which piqued my > curiosity, but I hesitated to post about it because the list had been so > quiet lately. _ West Village Studio www.workroombuttons.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
Have you heard of www.spoonflower.com? It's a site where you can design your own fabric or choose from thousands of others designed by others. After you find your design, you can choose to have it made in one of over a dozen fabrics. So you could have matching drapes and upholstery, for example. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 10:57 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm still here and have been since h-costume started. I am not sewing any garments because I have to make all the drapes for a 5,000-square-foot house my husband and I bought in June and have not moved into yet. (Not to mention a lot of time-consuming stuff like picking out paint colors and Arts & Crafts cabinet knobs.) Not a fixer-upper but lots of work being done, like complete kitchen remodeling, installing hardwood floors in several rooms that did not have them already, and painting. Then the landscaping needed work too. Everything takes longer than it was supposed to. The house is a 1940s Colonial Revival and we are furnishing it combined Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau style. Many features like oak flooring and a fireplace with green tile carry over quite well. The sellers took all the window coverings, which we probably wouldn't have liked anyway. Some of the windows are fairly strange sizes and we ordered historic reproduction custom-made roller shades for most of them. Which BTW turned out not to cost any more than most of the ready-made shades I looked at, and they're actually cotton instead of polyester. The challenge I am facing is getting the fabric for the drapes. It seems I want a fairly flat look, probably 1 1/2 times fullness. Since this is not a bungalow, I figured a general-Victorian-look brocade is OK, and I have a lot of that in my stash, though in many cases not enough for a window. And I had some embroidered linen I bought online that turned out to have motifs too large for clothes. For three rooms that only have one window, what with only 1 1/2 times fullness I managed to squeeze three windows' worth of drapes out of stash fabric. The rest of the fabric is proving to be a pain to find. So if anyone knows where to buy repro Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau drapery fabric in quantities up to 18 yards for a single room, I'd LOVE to know. It seems I can use a textured fabric such as dupioni or linen (preferably stenciled linen) if I have to, but I wanted to furnish some rooms with Art Nouveau brocades. Have to say I think the average "bungalow" decorating book (trendier than just Arts & Crafts) is somewhat misleading on recommending no drapes at all or maybe only sheer drapes if you must have something. The few period pictures mostly show the usual set of lace drapes, outer drapes, sometimes a valance as well. The Victorians and Edwardians didn't want the sun full on their faces at dawn, or the neighbors peering into their windows, any more than we do. Fran Lavolta Press Books of historic clothing patterns www.lavoltapress.com On 12/17/2015 9:36 AM, aqua...@patriot.net wrote: > You're welcome! > > I suppose people could say what they are working on. > > Right now I'm working on switching things to a new e-mail address. :-) > > So, the url below doesn't do anything. I suppose I could try the sub and > unsub options. Does anyone have the info for that? > > I tried "help" but the message bounced. > > Thanks! > -Carol > > > >> Thanks for letting me know you are all here. >> Monica Spence >> >> -Original Message- >> From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On >> Behalf Of Robin Netherton >> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:31 AM >> To: Historical Costume>> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? >> >> I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by >> mistake) was rejected. >> >> >> On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for >>> it, but the link below does not work. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> -Carol >>> >>> >>> ___ 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 >>> >> >> -- >> Robin Netherton >> Editor, Medieval Clothing and Textiles >> ro...@netherton.net >> voice: (314) 439-1222 >> Life is just a bowl of queries. >> >> ___ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> >> >> >> ___ >> h-costume mailing list >>
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going?
I've heard of Spoonflower many times, and I'm staying firmly away from it. Their fabrics are not supposed to be very fast and some windows get a lot of sun. After going to all this trouble I want the drapes to last as many years as possible. Anyway, I don't want printed cotton drapes unless they are something really nice like Liberty home-dec. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 12/17/2015 11:15 AM, Sharon Collier wrote: Have you heard of www.spoonflower.com? It's a site where you can design your own fabric or choose from thousands of others designed by others. After you find your design, you can choose to have it made in one of over a dozen fabrics. So you could have matching drapes and upholstery, for example. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 10:57 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm still here and have been since h-costume started. I am not sewing any garments because I have to make all the drapes for a 5,000-square-foot house my husband and I bought in June and have not moved into yet. (Not to mention a lot of time-consuming stuff like picking out paint colors and Arts & Crafts cabinet knobs.) Not a fixer-upper but lots of work being done, like complete kitchen remodeling, installing hardwood floors in several rooms that did not have them already, and painting. Then the landscaping needed work too. Everything takes longer than it was supposed to. The house is a 1940s Colonial Revival and we are furnishing it combined Arts & Crafts/Art Nouveau style. Many features like oak flooring and a fireplace with green tile carry over quite well. The sellers took all the window coverings, which we probably wouldn't have liked anyway. Some of the windows are fairly strange sizes and we ordered historic reproduction custom-made roller shades for most of them. Which BTW turned out not to cost any more than most of the ready-made shades I looked at, and they're actually cotton instead of polyester. The challenge I am facing is getting the fabric for the drapes. It seems I want a fairly flat look, probably 1 1/2 times fullness. Since this is not a bungalow, I figured a general-Victorian-look brocade is OK, and I have a lot of that in my stash, though in many cases not enough for a window. And I had some embroidered linen I bought online that turned out to have motifs too large for clothes. For three rooms that only have one window, what with only 1 1/2 times fullness I managed to squeeze three windows' worth of drapes out of stash fabric. The rest of the fabric is proving to be a pain to find. So if anyone knows where to buy repro Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau drapery fabric in quantities up to 18 yards for a single room, I'd LOVE to know. It seems I can use a textured fabric such as dupioni or linen (preferably stenciled linen) if I have to, but I wanted to furnish some rooms with Art Nouveau brocades. Have to say I think the average "bungalow" decorating book (trendier than just Arts & Crafts) is somewhat misleading on recommending no drapes at all or maybe only sheer drapes if you must have something. The few period pictures mostly show the usual set of lace drapes, outer drapes, sometimes a valance as well. The Victorians and Edwardians didn't want the sun full on their faces at dawn, or the neighbors peering into their windows, any more than we do. Fran Lavolta Press Books of historic clothing patterns www.lavoltapress.com On 12/17/2015 9:36 AM, aqua...@patriot.net wrote: You're welcome! I suppose people could say what they are working on. Right now I'm working on switching things to a new e-mail address. :-) So, the url below doesn't do anything. I suppose I could try the sub and unsub options. Does anyone have the info for that? I tried "help" but the message bounced. Thanks! -Carol Thanks for letting me know you are all here. Monica Spence -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Robin Netherton Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:31 AM To: Historical CostumeSubject: Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? I'm here -- but my first post saying so (from an alternate address by mistake) was rejected. On 12/17/2015 12:17 AM, Carol Kocian wrote: Hi all, Is h-costume still going? I’m trying to change my e-mail address for it, but the link below does not work. Thanks! -Carol ___ 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 -- Robin Netherton Editor, Medieval Clothing and Textiles ro...@netherton.net voice: (314) 439-1222 Life is
Re: [h-cost] Who's still here?
I'm still around, though I've been neglecting my email for a while. --- Joan Jurancich On 12/17/2015 03:39 PM, franchesca.ha...@gmail.com wrote: > Still here. :) > > Franchesca > > -Original Message- > From: "Deb Salisbury, Mantua-Maker"> Sent: 12/17/2015 1:37 PM > To: "h-cost...@indra.com" > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Whos still here? > > Im here. :-) Ive been taking time off sewing to write, too. > > Love, love the mouse-proof garment idea! > > Happy sewing, > Deb Salisbury > The Mantua-Maker > Quality Historical Sewing Patterns > www.mantua-maker.com [1] > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume [2] > ___ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume [2] Links: -- [1] http://www.mantua-maker.com [2] 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] Who's still here? & smock question
Hi all, I'm still here. I get fed up with facebook, and rarely with email lists, so happy to see people. Since you're all here ... I've just gotten interested in english smocks (18th - 19th c ones) and was debating making one. I've requested a bunch of books from the library, and this question might be answered in one of them. But ... Did women wear the traditional smocks? in any era? thanks, Susan c (in seattle) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume