I have never been to CC and hope to go to the one in St. Louis as it will be
close and I have relatives near there if budget is tight and can't hotel it.
For now I am hoping to find time to finally make a costume for Archon (if
not more). :)
Thank you,
De
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Try this:
http://www.twobarleycorns.net/meas_form.html
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At 10:30 PM 11/7/2005, you wrote:
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 22:29:09 -0600
From: Karen Heim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [h-cost] CCs
Some people occasionally *choose* to do a particular outfit that follows
the spirit of that convention (for example, CC24's theme is "Epic
Movies", and an outfit
As a member of the CC25 committee, let me answer your question by
stating: there is not, nor is there ever, a "theme of the contest".
I'll explain in further detail.
Costume Con has 3 competitions:
a. a design folio for future fashions (judged and printed before the
convention; people const
On Monday 07 November 2005 10:38 pm, Diana Habra wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Does anyone know of an on-line source for reproductions of 18th century
> > fabrics? I've found a few, but don't want to miss any before I choose
> > the fabric for a 1780s-1790s dress.
Have you heard of Reproduction Fabr
I thought I remembered seeing a garment with bugle beads in either
"Fashion in Detail" or QEWU, but I couldn't find it in either? Another
book perhaps? Mike T.
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> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know of an on-line source for reproductions of 18th century
> fabrics? I've found a few, but don't want to miss any before I choose the
> fabric for a 1780s-1790s dress.
Anita,
If you can wait for a few monthsI will be carrying Duran Textiles
starting in Februrar
On Monday 07 November 2005 7:25 pm, Joan Jurancich wrote:
> At 03:33 PM 11/7/2005, you wrote:
> >I'm trying to help a friend with his Japanese persona's
> > costume. We are needing to find patterns for these
> > items: hakama, manchira, and hitatare. If anyone could point us
> > in the righ
I'm trying to help a friend with his Japanese persona's costume. We
are needing to find patterns for these items: hakama, manchira, and
hitatare. If anyone could point us in the right direction it would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks!
If my memory is correct, Folkwear has some Japane
Does the contest theme match the theme of the con? For example, St. Lou's CC
is "hell freezing over" would that be the theme of the contest?
De
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I used that pattern for my CC22 "Think Pink" entry last year. There is
no zipper, it uses hooks & eyes in the side seam. I wo
Hello,
Does anyone know of an on-line source for reproductions of 18th century
fabrics? I've found a few, but don't want to miss any before I choose the
fabric for a 1780s-1790s dress.
Thanks,
Anita
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I think Folkwear still has a pattern for hakamas.
Sylrog
On Nov 7, 2005, at 4:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm trying to help a friend with his Japanese persona's costume.
We are needing to find patterns for these items: hakama, manchira,
and hitatare. If anyone could point us in th
What era?
And I am not 100% sure but I think a manchira is an upper torse piece of
chainmail. Is that what you are think when you say manchira?
Various info and some patterns.
http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/japanese/briefhistory.html
http://www.5rivers.org/en-gb/dept_8.html
http://www.japan
There are a limited number of copies of NESAT 6 available from Lena Falk at
the Archaeology Dept of the Goteborgs Univeritet even though it is listed
as out of print at the bookshop: http://www.hum.gu.se/ark/.
You can contact her at lena.falk AT archaeology.gu.se
Hope that this is of interest.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm trying to help a friend with his Japanese persona's costume. We are
needing to find patterns for these items: hakama, manchira, and hitatare. If
anyone could point us in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I found these easily w
At 03:33 PM 11/7/2005, you wrote:
I'm trying to help a friend with his Japanese persona's
costume. We are needing to find patterns for these
items: hakama, manchira, and hitatare. If anyone could point us
in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Roscelin
If my
I'm trying to help a friend with his Japanese persona's costume. We are
needing to find patterns for these items: hakama, manchira, and hitatare. If
anyone could point us in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Roscelin
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otsisto wrote:
Look what I found 1934
http://store.sewingtoday.com/cgi-bin/voguepatterns/shop.cgi?s.item.V2609=x&T
I=20006&page=2
I used that pattern for my CC22 "Think Pink" entry last year. There is
no zipper, it uses hooks & eyes in the side seam. I would make it
again if the need ca
Thanks for the quick replies everyone! I'm fascinated that there may
be this newly found piece out there somewhere that might add clues
as to construction and technique. Makes me think of a Costume
College I went to and Sally Queen was teaching. She said something
akin to the fact that every tim
The bodice is not a fantasy, since we have a government press release
saying it has been held back from export (I don't believe everything the
government tells us, but I don't think press officers make things up
that are so far from the headlines). Since the owner is not identified,
I would gu
Picselect no longer has the images. I have sent an email to the Dept.
of Media, Art and Sport to see what else they can tell us. I'll keep
you updated.
Sg
WickedFrau wrote:
I've have been contacted by the folks at Picselect for further
information on my attempt to register...I will let you
I've have been contacted by the folks at Picselect for further
information on my attempt to register...I will let you know what they
decide!
Sg
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Re this bodice that may (or not be 17th C...)
I just entered the" picselect" site that someone reports as a visual source
for look-see and also did not see a reference for the picture we are
interested in. Since this seems to be a film outlet, my suspicion is that
this bodice is someone's fantas
You did better than I did. I couldn't find either the folder or the
bulletin board. I just registered for the site too. Waiting to get
confirmation.
Melanie Schuessler wrote:
One of the footnotes at the bottom of the article says, "Pictures of
this item can be downloaded free of charge fro
I would love to see a picture of this. I see it was more than a year ago, but
I've never heard of it before.
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century reenactor
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/11/2005 07:34 >>>
Hello all!
I usually just lurk and love reading the posts, but came across
an item I f
Hi,
Could it be because the bodice was sold last year, and they have then
removed the picture for more bandwidth?
What happened to the bodice, who baught it?
I think the list is very quiet, are everybody making hooliday gift exchages?
I am, almost finished with mine!
Bjarne who cant postpictu
One of the footnotes at the bottom of the article says, "Pictures of
this item can be downloaded free of charge from our site on PA
Picselect. Please go to the DCMS folder situated within the Arts
section of Picselect either at http://www.papicselect.com/ or through
the PA bulleting board. "
Hi Debbie,
Gosh this must be an unknown bodice to us! I have never seen or heard of it
before. Also beading and feather pattern, is very interresting, and pink
two. My guess is that it looks similar to the pale blue bodice of the London
museum. It is a joy to all of us, that events like this st
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