[h-cost] 30" linen?
Does anyone knew of a place that sells 30" wide linen? The shift pattern I was going to try out was designed for narrower fabric, and the sewing instructions use the selvages so cutting down a wider piece won't quite work. (It's no big deal, cotton is just as appropriate and I can find 30" cotton muslin everywhere. I just like the feel of linen, and since I'm going through menopause I thought linen might be cooler.) Leah ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] checking on a merchant
I'm getting ready for the Costume Con historical masquerade, and it looks like a shoe style from Fugawee (http://www.fugawee.com/index.htm) will be very close to what I need. However, I don't know anyone locally who's dealt with them. What are their shoes like? Do sizes run small/large, or pretty close to standard commercial sizes? (The shoes I'm looking at are straight-last, if it matters.) Any problems with orders? Leah ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] checking on a merchant
> Um, all you gave was the main page for the site. What is the > shoe style's name so it can be found? > > -RC Sorry about that -- I'm leaning toward the Connie. The heel style on the Cheri is a closer match, but I'd have to get it redyed leather-brown since it doesn't come in natural. (And it's a left/right shoe; straight last is more appropriate for this outfit.) Leah ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] pattern questions
I have two questions about the Folkwear "Edwardian Underthings" pattern for anyone who's used it: 1) How accurate would it be for the World War I era? 2) I know they say it goes to 3XL, but given Folkwear's habit of sizing things small I'm not counting on the pattern being usable straight out of the package -- how easy to resize is it? Thanks. Leah ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
