Re: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get?
You always are, Cin ;) == Marjorie Wilser =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:= Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On Dec 26, 2010, at 4:42 PM, Cin wrote: Got a pair of real Victorian gold seed pearl earrings from my parents. Very pretty rather dainty. I shall be the belle of the ball! --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Mary Llewellyn mary.m.llewel...@gmail.com wrote: My costume-related gift, ___ 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] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get?
My sisters gave me Draping for appearal design by Helen Joseph-Armstrong. So far it looks good. Tania --- On Sat, 12/25/10, Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com wrote: From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com Subject: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get? To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Date: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 10:19 PM My husband gave me three costume books: How the Watch Was Worn: A Fashion for 500 Years, by Genevieve Cummins Accessories to Modernity: Fashion and the Feminine in 19th-Century France, by Susan Hiner The Cut of His Coat: Men, Dress, and Consumer Culture in Britain 1860-1914, by Brent Shannon A fancy walnut hand mirror Also some non-costume books and some chocolate truffles. 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
Re: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get?
Two '50s style dresses, made by my unequal-able mother. A hand-knit, chunky scarf from my sister, plus hanks of her own hair that I will make rats from. A '60s era Reader's Digest reprint of a 1908 Sears Roebuck catalog from a friend. A visit from my father...oops, not costume related, except he brought the dresses. Pretty darn good Christmas, in my opinion. :) Claudine ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get?
Well, I got a band saw so I can make my own jigsaw puzzles. So, if I make puzzles from prints of historical portraits, I guess that is costume related! -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2010 1:19 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get? My husband gave me three costume books: How the Watch Was Worn: A Fashion for 500 Years, by Genevieve Cummins Accessories to Modernity: Fashion and the Feminine in 19th-Century France, by Susan Hiner The Cut of His Coat: Men, Dress, and Consumer Culture in Britain 1860-1914, by Brent Shannon A fancy walnut hand mirror Also some non-costume books and some chocolate truffles. 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
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two shoe calenders. One for home, one for office. -Original Message- From: Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com Sent: Dec 25, 2010 3:19 PM To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get? My husband gave me three costume books: How the Watch Was Worn: A Fashion for 500 Years, by Genevieve Cummins Accessories to Modernity: Fashion and the Feminine in 19th-Century France, by Susan Hiner The Cut of His Coat: Men, Dress, and Consumer Culture in Britain 1860-1914, by Brent Shannon A fancy walnut hand mirror Also some non-costume books and some chocolate truffles. 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
Re: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get?
My costume-related gift, from my wonderful sister-in-law, was a pair of lace-up Victorian-style boots -- that actually fit my ridiculously long and skinny feet! I'm thrilled! Those have been on my wish list for quite a while now. Congratulations to everyone on the costume-related haul. Great topic, Fran! And all of you who posted book titles have just given me a gift -- a reading list. :-) Happy New Year and best wishes to all! Mary L. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get?
Got a pair of real Victorian gold seed pearl earrings from my parents. Very pretty rather dainty. I shall be the belle of the ball! --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Mary Llewellyn mary.m.llewel...@gmail.com wrote: My costume-related gift, ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get?
My husband gave me three costume books: How the Watch Was Worn: A Fashion for 500 Years, by Genevieve Cummins Accessories to Modernity: Fashion and the Feminine in 19th-Century France, by Susan Hiner The Cut of His Coat: Men, Dress, and Consumer Culture in Britain 1860-1914, by Brent Shannon A fancy walnut hand mirror Also some non-costume books and some chocolate truffles. 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
Re: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get?
Well, the aforementioned Med Clothing Textiles #6. Stella Mary Newton's Health, Art Reason! (to feed my Reform Dress jones!) And there's SUPPOSED to be a frock coat pattern on the way. That one serves me right for dithering so long, but both of us had multiple items not arrive in time for today. Thank you all very much, all the folks who responded to eek, quick opinion please!!! Numerous other books and LOTS of chocolates, 8-)! dk choc hazelnuts from here in Oregon; Meiji chocolate almonds (); dk choc almonds from I-don't-know-where, buy them at Capella bulk section; Chocolove cherry-and-dk and raspberry-and-dk bars (which I haven't tried before, though their almond-and-sea-salt dark bar is divine!) and the mini-pack of all-dark Ferro-Roche (hazelnut)... chimene On Dec 25, 2010, at 1:19 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: My husband gave me three costume books: How the Watch Was Worn: A Fashion for 500 Years, by Genevieve Cummins Accessories to Modernity: Fashion and the Feminine in 19th-Century France, by Susan Hiner The Cut of His Coat: Men, Dress, and Consumer Culture in Britain 1860-1914, by Brent Shannon A fancy walnut hand mirror Also some non-costume books and some chocolate truffles. 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
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In a message dated 12/25/2010 4:20:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, f...@lavoltapress.com writes: Accessories to Modernity: Fashion and the Feminine in 19th-Century France, by Susan Hiner O, I've been thinking about that one. Give us a report! It is new this year, correct? Only costumey thing I got is a very nice bangle bracelet--I'm not much of a bracelet person, but my DH gave it to me, so I think I'll change my ways. (Did wear it today with a sweater with 3/4 length sleeves.) Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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No books, this time, but a frame for doing tablet weaving on from Lynn the Weaver: http://www.lucets.com/pages/looms.html -- Cathy Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com I'm a little bit disappointed that cat plus Internet doesn't equal YouTube.— Ben Yahtzee Croshaw ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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My family and Santa provided me with a few books under the tree today. Cool Couture by Kenneth D. King, so I can improve my sewing skills. I need to improve my piping if I'm going to attempt Victorian clothing, and I've never done a welt pocket and his instructions look good and doable. I also like his decorated tassle, which I've wanted to do for the end of a Tudor girdle. Pattern Fitting with Confidence by Nancy Zieman. I can drape bodices decently now, but my skills on paper pattern adjustments for modern retro clothes are basic. I learned her shift pivot pattern adjusting method from a small article from an old Threads book of collected articles. But this book expands that basic info on fitting, including fitting for us plus sized folks. It was the pants adjustments that sold me, although I will find out how well it works in practice soon enough. I've also got Fitting for Real People for other fitting help, it's just the cut slash method they use that confuses me. And the beautiful Santa gift was the Italian renaissance paintings book Sunny recommended, with my heartfelt thanks. Virtue Beauty from the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Oh my what great images, many of which I've not seen before (and also didn't know to look). Many are in black and white, but the ones in color are large, and a few are closeup details, which just made this a wonderful book to look through. I can't wait to read and learn from it. Thanks again Sunny for the suggestion. I've also received a few amazon gift cards, so I'm trying to figure out what to get next. But most likely they will be embroidery illumination books, unless I pre-order one of the costume books coming. I hope everyone had a great Christmas, if you celebrate it, or at least a great holiday season. Kimiko Smallhttp://www.kimiko1.com Be the change you want to see in the world. ~ Ghandi The Tudor Lady's Wardrobe pattern http://www.margospatterns.com/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get?
I only got some small notions in my stocking, but I got the only book I truly wanted this year: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing by Kathleen Fasanella. It's not really for historical costuming but will be helpful since I'm starting a costuming business. On the other hand, my costume design sketches were a great success as gifts for the family - now to actually get them made! Michael Deibert OAS AAS LLS Sent from my iPhone On Dec 25, 2010, at 16:19, Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com wrote: My husband gave me three costume books: How the Watch Was Worn: A Fashion for 500 Years, by Genevieve Cummins Accessories to Modernity: Fashion and the Feminine in 19th-Century France, by Susan Hiner The Cut of His Coat: Men, Dress, and Consumer Culture in Britain 1860-1914, by Brent Shannon A fancy walnut hand mirror Also some non-costume books and some chocolate truffles. 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
Re: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get?
I got two! copies of High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Arta little lack of communication between family members. However, one of them was purchased 'at' the museum by a BIL who lives in NYC. So, he's returning it and getting me the OTHER Met book on my list, 100 Dresses. Sort of costuming related - a new bathroom scale and a Wii system (getting Wii-fit soon), so I can start doing something about fitting back in to some of my older, worn-once-and-no-longer-fits costumesplus a bunch of fiction books and a little kitchen stuff. Pierre got drawing supplies and a new tarot deck (which we use for costume inspiration, not for divination), plus books, DVD's, and CD's. Sandy International Costumers' Guild Archivist http://www.costume.org/gallery2/main.php 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
Re: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get?
It has been years since the family has given me anything costume related. But I did get a nice pair of ruby/diamond/gold earrings that were on my wish list that are sorta costume related. :D Franchesca -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume- boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Pierre Sandy Pettinger Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2010 9:48 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get? I got two! copies of High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Arta little lack of communication between family members. However, one of them was purchased 'at' the museum by a BIL who lives in NYC. So, he's returning it and getting me the OTHER Met book on my list, 100 Dresses. Sort of costuming related - a new bathroom scale and a Wii system (getting Wii-fit soon), so I can start doing something about fitting back in to some of my older, worn-once-and-no-longer-fits costumesplus a bunch of fiction books and a little kitchen stuff. Pierre got drawing supplies and a new tarot deck (which we use for costume inspiration, not for divination), plus books, DVD's, and CD's. Sandy International Costumers' Guild Archivist http://www.costume.org/gallery2/main.php 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 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
