Re: [h-cost] grid board tutorial
I googled "enlarging with a grid" and came up with a number of sites and YouTube vids, aimed at taking a small image (works the same for a photograph or cartoon as it does for a pattern) and enlarging it like you would with a copy machine. Is that what you're looking for? If you mean to change dress size (like, from size 10 to size 12 or vice versa) then you need to look up "pattern grading" or "grading patterns" but that doesn't necessarily require a grid. Claudine From: Natalie To: Historical Costume Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 1:47 PM Subject: [h-cost] grid board tutorial Could someone point me to an online tutorial on how to use a pattern grid board to: 1. Copy a pattern from a book that is on a grid (like in The Tudor Tailor) 2. Use that grid to make the pattern a larger/smaller size. I'm used to working with tissue patterns, so this is new territory for me. Thanks in advance! Natalie ___ 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] University of NH exhibit
Astrida, the book sounds fantastic. Good luck finding a publisher, and please let us know when it'll be out? Claudine (wishing I could just pop over to Durham, but sadly, it's a little too far.) > > From: Astrida Schaeffer >To: Historical Costume >Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 12:24 PM >Subject: Re: [h-cost] University of NH exhibit > >Hi everyone-- > >I am subscribed to h-cost but have not been able to actually participate or >even lurk for a long time, so when Marjorie wrote to the museum at which the >exhibition I curated, Embellishments: Constructing Victorian Detail, is >currently showing I confess I had a total DOH!! moment. I should have let you >all know about it when it first opened! But the show is up through March 23 >and as she wrote on my behalf, there will, at some point this year, be a book >related to the project. The book will be a blend of coffee table book and >how-to guide for making the kinds of embellishments on view. I will be posting >a link later this week to an overview of the exhibition, not just the one >rotating dress currently on the official museum web site. But in the meantime, >here are some teasers, I hope they post. And if any of you are in the Durham, >NH vicinity, I hope you come see the show! > >Best wishes to all of you, > >Astrida Schaeffer > > All are c. 1880 >___ >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] Embroiderry software
Just some comments on Embird, since that's the application I use. There are several components of Embird that are standard in the main application (such as Thred), and several components that you buy separately (such as the cross stitch module). Embird itself is _not_ free (though upgrades are), but it is possibly the least expensive embroidery application available, and it is extremely powerful. That said, it's probably better suited to the patient learner, rather than someone who just wants a button to push. I would also disagree that Embird is not well supported. Granted: the entire company behind it, as far as I know, is just one person (that could have changed since I bought my copy). So if your idea of "support" is a dedicated staff of applications engineers and 24-hour phone bank, then this software is not for you. If, however, you're comfortable with less formal help, then there are tons of free text and video tutorials on the Embird website, several dedicated yahoogroups (and probably forums that I don't know about), and folks who make and sell tutorials. Claudine > > From: Purple Kat >To: Historical Costume >Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 7:25 AM >Subject: Re: [h-cost] Embroiderry software > >I have a housemate who does machine embroidery and I posed this >question to her:: > >Her reply is: > >% > >Creating an embroidery design is not quite like creating a graphic >design. There are issues of stitch size, thread pathing, push-pull >compensation, just to name a few. There can be a fairly steep >learning curve with any embroidery software. > >Having said that, one of the most common packages is called Embird. >There is a basic module and several add-on with different functions, >which can drive up the cost. Thred (sic) is free but not well >supported. Embroider Magic 2 is comparatively low cost, and there are >several yahoo groups supporting it. > >In thinking of which machine to buy you want to look at the sewing >field size, what embroidery formats the machine uses, and how the >designs get onto the machine. Methods for that include USB drives, >proprietary cards, and connection directly to a PC. > > > >If you have any more questions please contact me and I'll forward your >message to her. > >Katheryne >Who thinks emboidery machines are Majic Boxes and admires anyone who >can use them. > > >> >> >> Although it would be nice to do hand embroidery, realistically I have >> too many other things on my schedule. For a while I toyed with the idea >> of getting a high-end sewing/embroidery machine, but I already have two >> perfectly good sewing machines and a huge price tag is a bit >> intimidating. I am thinking of buying a Brother PE770, which is a >> fairly inexpensive dedicated embroidery machine. It takes a flash drive >> so I can import designs from my computer. >> >> I want to do historic embroidery designs and I want to create or at >> least customize my own. I'm used to using graphic design software (scan >> editing and draw programs), but I know little about embroidery design >> software. Any suggestions? >> >> Fran >> Lavolta Press >> Books on making historic clothing >> www.lavoltapress.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ___ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >___ >h-costume mailing list >h-costume@mail.indra.com >http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Looking for a Bicorne hat
Felt or straw? Morgyn at Strawbenders has some LOVELY straw bicorns. They may not be on his website, but his contact info is: http://strawbendersltd.com/strawbendersltd/ Claudine > > From: C. Kinsey >To: "h-cost...@indra.com" >Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 8:13 AM >Subject: [h-cost] Looking for a Bicorne hat > >This is a first for me; I need to find a good bicorne hat, for an XL head (7 >7/8). > >Most of the ones out on the web are the onesizefitsall Halloween type hats. >Found one site in England but I am in the USA and am hoping to find something >a little closer to home. > >Anyone have a good source they could recommend? > >Thanks, >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] Amster Amster dam dam dam
When Kendra was in Amsterdam several years ago she visited a historic house that I hadn't heard of and now can't remember the name of that had a costume collection. You can ask her, or go digging through her blog. My mother says there's a costume museum in Den Haag (The Hague), if you have time to hike over there. I'm not entirely sure what she's talking about though. This website: http://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions-/the-hague-nl-zh-hague.htm says there's a costume museum at No. 14 Lange Vijverberg, but the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag apparently has "the most important collections of fashion in the world": http://www.geheugenvannederland.nl/?/en/collecties/modetijdschrift_de_gracieuse/de_kostuumafdeling_van_het_gemeentemuseum_den_haag_ I will second the suggestion for getting rijstafel. I can't speak for the specific restaurant that Teena recommended, but I can certainly recommend the meal (just be prepared to eat a lot). Happy travels, and have some friet met pindasambaal for me while you're there (if you're not allergic to peanuts, that is). Claudine > > From: Cin >To: H-costume >Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2012 9:15 AM >Subject: [h-cost] Amster Amster dam dam dam > >Speaking of business travel, I have to go to Amsterdam for a trade >show. Frustratingly, the endless Rijksmuseum renovation is still not >complete. Are there any other places in & around town that might >please a historical costumer? >Thanks, all! >--cin >Cynthia Barnes >cinbar...@gmail.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
