[h-cost] Re: ...what's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?
Verity is attired in: a generic Italian Ren cotton chemise based on one in Cut My Cote, and the orange polyester satin 1490's Florentine dress that I made for CostumeCon 25 [the challenge merely said to wear orange...]. Both pieces are there to remind me to get to work on the mending! I have a bad habit of stepping on my own hems when going up stairs. On the cutting table, I've got the pieces of a black silk split skirt pinned together [The Sewing Workshop's Tahoe Pant pattern]. In a bag next to the sewing machine are the pieces of an Elizabethan high- necked smock that I'm no closer to finishing than I was in April Suzanne On Oct 5, 2007, at 7:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: [h-cost] What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? I'm bored with the medical, trademarks copyrights discussions. Any chance we can return to our regularly scheduled topic? Please? What's your dressmakers dummy wearing? --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?
Hi! Ann I did look into getting ready made holly leaves, but the ones I have come across come in packets of six leaves at £3.00 a packet (sorry, I don't know what that is in dollars!), and I have to budget for gift shopping for Santa (I'm one of his elves in disguise!! lol), so the DIY option was the cheapest. Hubby has promised to cut some out though! Better find that extra pair of scissors! All the best Jayne - Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?
Bless you! You had better get lots of photos, to be sure your daughter remembers! Absolute must - my Nana spent hours making me a medieval princess dress when I was little, but we didn't get any pics - all I can remember is that it was gorgeous, purple, and had a big pointy henin! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?
The last time I did this sort of project, after cutting the first 10 leaves, I began to cut the rest free-hand. This made the chore more interesting (as to repeating the shapes from a given piece of felt), The assembly thereafter was Much more interesting. Pick your best flick and enjoy the evening. Kathleen - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing? In a message dated 11/15/2005 8:15:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I did look into getting ready made holly leaves, but the ones I have come across come in packets of six leaves at £3.00 a packet (sorry, I don't know what that is in dollars!), Ouch! That is pricey. You couldn't pull leaves off bunches for a lot cheaper? And are you sewing them all on, as opposed to gluing? Bless you! You had better get lots of photos, to be sure your daughter remembers! Ann Wass ___ 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] Re: What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?
We don't have a dummy either. But, the DH is busy making 2 teddy bears and 2 shoulder wraps out of an old mink coat. A co-worker of mine had this old coat from her grandmother, and she asked if we could make bears and wraps out of it for her granddaughters. So, I spent about 2 weeks carefully picking the whole thing apart, now the re-construction begins. The wraps will be lined with the original coat lining, and there were some monogram appliques on the lining that will be applied to one of the wraps as well. We'll probably put the original coat label on the other wrap. My project for the next 1.5 months will be baking holiday goodies and the various holiday dinners. Sandy Those Who Fail To Learn History Are Doomed to Repeat It; Those Who Fail To Learn History Correctly -- Why They Are Simply Doomed. Achemdro'hm The Illusion of Historical Fact -- C.Y. 4971 Andromeda ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
