[h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery

2005-09-29 Thread Suzi Clarke
I'm sorry to be so vague and forgetful, but recently someone posted a lovely Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery site owned by a fellow h-cost member. I thought I had it bookmarked, but cannot fins it anywhere. Could someone please re-post. Thanks Suzi (I have 5 Tudor ladies to costume and

Re: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery

2005-09-29 Thread Dianne Greg Stucki
- Original Message - From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 6:19 AM Subject: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery I'm sorry to be so vague and forgetful, but recently someone posted a lovely Tudor/Elizabethan

Re: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery

2005-09-29 Thread Suzi Clarke
At 12:23 29/09/2005, you wrote: - Original Message - From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 6:19 AM Subject: [h-cost] Tudor/Elizabethan Jewellery I'm sorry to be so vague and forgetful, but recently someone

RE: [h-cost] Review? 'Visual History of Costume: 20th Century'

2005-09-29 Thread Abel, Cynthia
Dawn: My public library has this book and I've seen it. Mostly, it uses either pics of actual costume, or portraits, or fashion plates, as I recall. But it isn't really a lot of ordinary everyday wear. For sources of that, try the reprints of catalogs like Sears. I believe it is Dover that has

Re: [h-cost] Review? 'Visual History of Costume: 20th Century'

2005-09-29 Thread AnnBWass
In a message dated 9/29/2005 10:10:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For sources of that, try the reprints of catalogs like Sears. I believe it is Dover that has done reprints by decade(roughly)starting with 1909-1920 of catalog pages from mainly Sears, but

[h-cost] Re: HELP! I need a substitute to teach at KWCS

2005-09-29 Thread Beth and Bob Matney
I have been requested to cross post this to the list. Hope that someone can help her out. Beth At 03:09 PM 9/29/2005, you wrote: Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:03:47 - From: Maura Folsom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: HELP! I need a substitute to teach at KWCS I'm afraid that I'm not going to

[h-cost] Tambour embroidery

2005-09-29 Thread Julie
I'm wondering just what *is* tambour embroidery. I have a series of needles in assorted sizes that I can put into a handle, run thread through the needle and up the hollow body of the handle and do what I was told was punch embroidery or Russian embroidery. I also have a tambour hook. It

Re: [h-cost] Tambour embroidery

2005-09-29 Thread Lynn Downward
And there's the thing, Julie. You're managing the fabric, placement of the vicious hook which is just big enough to get stuck on threads while going back through the fabric, the thread (separate from the hook) in your left hand, and the beads. that's what makes it so hard for my brain. I can't

Re: [h-cost] Tambour embroidery

2005-09-29 Thread Cabbage Rose Costumes
I didn't take a class, but did attempt to do some tambour using instructions from a book I purchased at Lacis. I too am usually adept at such work, good with my hands and patient at handwork. I found tambour exceedingly difficult, was very unhappy with my progress and eventually abandoned