[h-cost] Good News
I have to brag! It seem that I won this weeks $100 Shopping Spree at Fabric.Com. Still in shock and now I have to figure out what to spend it on. I've got a dozen ideas all screaming at me. Do I remake, "The Baby Blue Cavalier" (Remember the first one Regina?) or make some new Renn Faire clothes in real silk and cotton velvet. Or they have some real red silk for a drop dead Byzantine and use up all those pearls that my bead freak Mother keeps giving me, not that I'm complaining. There is the Celery and Violet Bengaline that would make a great 1770's suit embrodierd in Ribbons ala Bjarne. And let's not even look at the wools, I need a new 1840's great coat in a LOUD plaid. They have orange and pink velvet for some thing Teddy might wear. AND AND AND HELP The shell shocked Stephen Bergdahl ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Good News
Yes I know Bjarne. A polyester suit is a bad idea. Even if I was just going to wear it indoors. But those colors are just so wonderful. I am leaning more towards a new Elizabethain. In silk and cotton velvet, seeing I will be selling at a number of faires next year I should have something spiffy to wear. Stephen Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: Hi Steven, Now i found out what bengaline is, but seriously when you have won such a price, it would be a shame to make a suit of polyester Steven, even that the colours are lovely, but seriously. Bjarne - Original Message - From: "Stephen Bergdahl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 6:46 AM Subject: [h-cost] Good News I have to brag! It seem that I won this weeks $100 Shopping Spree at Fabric.Com. Still in shock and now I have to figure out what to spend it on. I've got a dozen ideas all screaming at me. Do I remake, "The Baby Blue Cavalier" (Remember the first one Regina?) or make some new Renn Faire clothes in real silk and cotton velvet. Or they have some real red silk for a drop dead Byzantine and use up all those pearls that my bead freak Mother keeps giving me, not that I'm complaining. There is the Celery and Violet Bengaline that would make a great 1770's suit embrodierd in Ribbons ala Bjarne. And let's not even look at the wools, I need a new 1840's great coat in a LOUD plaid. They have orange and pink velvet for some thing Teddy might wear. AND AND AND HELP The shell shocked Stephen Bergdahl ___ 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] Good News
Actually Bjarne I sell Enchanted Frogs and Period Toys. Here is our web site I just got it up and running. http://home.earthlink.net/~ribbit-tat/Start_Page.html I wish you luck selling your embroiderys they are lovely and well worth the price. Now for those of you interested I placed the order with Fabric.com. I got for my prize: 5 Yards of Burn Orange Cotton Velvet Yard of Dark Olive Cotton Velvet Yard of Emerald Silk Dupion 3 Yards Sage Green Linen Yard of Silk Dupion in a Check of Pink, Mint Green, and Yellow The orange and the greens are going to be my new merchant costume for selling at faires. Haven't decided if I am going to trim the Orange in the silk or the velvet. Whichever doesn't become trim will be the hat. The Sage Green is for the doublet lining. And the Check is for a new 1840's vest for Sutter's Fort. That should turn a few heads. Stephen Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: Hi Steven, What are you selling at these faires? Is it your embroidery? I have had succes to sell 4 embroideries lately for ladies purses, and it is only for people i know on some embroidery lists. I plan to make many more and take with me when i go to the gustavians, hopefully i will be able to sell some to the ladies there. Embroidery is what i do best, and i have as a matter of fact ben thinking about giving up the costumes, and only make embroidery. But then again it is rather drastic to say that i wont make any more costumes, deep inside of me, i know that i will be making more :-) There is a shop here in Denmark where they sell beautifull taffetas, and in colours that are to die for. But unfortunately they are very expensive, it is a shop that sells silks for all the people who goes to party's with our queen, and therefore their collektion is huge, and prices high. Is there a place where we can see your light blue cavalier style? I would love to see it. Bjarne - Original Message - From: "Stephen Bergdahl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:42 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Good News Yes I know Bjarne. A polyester suit is a bad idea. Even if I was just going to wear it indoors. But those colors are just so wonderful. I am leaning more towards a new Elizabethain. In silk and cotton velvet, seeing I will be selling at a number of faires next year I should have something spiffy to wear. Stephen Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: Hi Steven, Now i found out what bengaline is, but seriously when you have won such a price, it would be a shame to make a suit of polyester Steven, even that the colours are lovely, but seriously..... Bjarne - Original Message - From: "Stephen Bergdahl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 6:46 AM Subject: [h-cost] Good News I have to brag! It seem that I won this weeks $100 Shopping Spree at Fabric.Com. Still in shock and now I have to figure out what to spend it on. I've got a dozen ideas all screaming at me. Do I remake, "The Baby Blue Cavalier" (Remember the first one Regina?) or make some new Renn Faire clothes in real silk and cotton velvet. Or they have some real red silk for a drop dead Byzantine and use up all those pearls that my bead freak Mother keeps giving me, not that I'm complaining. There is the Celery and Violet Bengaline that would make a great 1770's suit embrodierd in Ribbons ala Bjarne. And let's not even look at the wools, I need a new 1840's great coat in a LOUD plaid. They have orange and pink velvet for some thing Teddy might wear. AND AND AND HELP The shell shocked Stephen Bergdahl ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Help with OT Costume
Help! I have been invited to a Halloween party, and I am trying to figure out what to wear. I have 10 yards of BRIGHT green/yellow silk brocade with a small Chinese letter on it, that I have been wanting to use for year, but it is not period, unless you consisted the 1980's a period. I love this stuff it flows, and where I am going is going to be very low light, so the bright will work in my favor. The other trouble is I am a tall ex-jock in shape. Wide shoulders and a waist to match, most of it up front. So I don't have any ideas, it does not have to be historical, but I don't mind if it is. Help My brain hurts from trying to come up with ideas. Stephen ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] OT - Historical Patterns for Sale
Hello all! I am thinning out my patterns and Instead of posting them one by one, I have posted the first batch of 14. They are all new and uncut. Sorry if this posting is against the rules, but I hate to just throw out perfectly good patterns. Here is the listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190255625315 Stephen s ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] All Hallows
Don't work, except at home. But I went out to a party that night. I was very happy with my Halloween costume. Had most of the pieces but for the robe, which is a table cloth from a Thrift shop. Sorry it's a big photo, but the design is in the details. I went a Samhin, Celtic God of Death, and yes, I know there was no such God in real life, but it was FUN! http://home.earthlink.net/~madlystitching/TheVault/Halloween200801.jpg I also have to brag my wife made me a Fair Isle hat in black, gray and orange for my Birthday. It's just great! Here are some photos, she came up with the design herself. I am so proud it her and it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaelicdragonfly/2966418266/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaelicdragonfly/2965570701/ Stephen Bergdahl Shane Sheridan Chabot wrote: So who dressed up for work today and what are you wearing? I grabbed random stuff out of my closet and ended up looking like a rather Gothy/Victorian dolly. My newly sewn corset seems to be a lot more comfortable than I was expecting - win! :0) Sheridan P ___ 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] All Hallows
Re-did the photo so it's not so huge. http://home.earthlink.net/~madlystitching/TheVault/Halloween200801.jpg Stephen Stephen Bergdahl wrote: Don't work, except at home. But I went out to a party that night. I was very happy with my Halloween costume. Had most of the pieces but for the robe, which is a table cloth from a Thrift shop. Sorry it's a big photo, but the design is in the details. I went a Samhin, Celtic God of Death, and yes, I know there was no such God in real life, but it was FUN! http://home.earthlink.net/~madlystitching/TheVault/Halloween200801.jpg I also have to brag my wife made me a Fair Isle hat in black, gray and orange for my Birthday. It's just great! Here are some photos, she came up with the design herself. I am so proud it her and it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaelicdragonfly/2966418266/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaelicdragonfly/2965570701/ Stephen Bergdahl Shane Sheridan Chabot wrote: So who dressed up for work today and what are you wearing? I grabbed random stuff out of my closet and ended up looking like a rather Gothy/Victorian dolly. My newly sewn corset seems to be a lot more comfortable than I was expecting - win! :0) Sheridan P ___ 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] All Hallows
ONE MORE TIME. I hate computers sometimes http://home.earthlink.net/~madlystitching/TheVault/Hallween%202008.html Stephen Stephen Bergdahl wrote: Re-did the photo so it's not so huge. http://home.earthlink.net/~madlystitching/TheVault/Halloween200801.jpg Stephen Stephen Bergdahl wrote: Don't work, except at home. But I went out to a party that night. I was very happy with my Halloween costume. Had most of the pieces but for the robe, which is a table cloth from a Thrift shop. Sorry it's a big photo, but the design is in the details. I went a Samhin, Celtic God of Death, and yes, I know there was no such God in real life, but it was FUN! http://home.earthlink.net/~madlystitching/TheVault/Halloween200801.jpg I also have to brag my wife made me a Fair Isle hat in black, gray and orange for my Birthday. It's just great! Here are some photos, she came up with the design herself. I am so proud it her and it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaelicdragonfly/2966418266/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaelicdragonfly/2965570701/ Stephen Bergdahl Shane Sheridan Chabot wrote: So who dressed up for work today and what are you wearing? I grabbed random stuff out of my closet and ended up looking like a rather Gothy/Victorian dolly. My newly sewn corset seems to be a lot more comfortable than I was expecting - win! :0) Sheridan P ___ 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
