I've seen Scotchguard in the Food Stores in NJ.
Susan
Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for. - Ride the Dark
Trail by Louis L'Amour
On Feb 2, 2006, at 1:17 AM, Sablerose wrote:
Susan Data-Samtak and Donna wrote:
Is it still made? A fellow costumer thought it wasn't.
Tayla
Yes, ScotchGuard is still being made. It was taken off the market a few
years back and reformulated (that was the rumor, anyway) but it is back
now.
Dawn
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h-costume
On Wednesday 01 February 2006 3:11 pm, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
I cant wear the embroidered old suit anymore. The embroidery is compleately
worned out at the innersides of the cuffs. Its the gold bullion threads,
that ruined the silk embroidery threads..
It seems a shame that
Why shoulders?
--Sue, more apt to get the upper front of her dirty than anything
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From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Protecting wool?
Susan Data-Samtak wrote:
Hey Kristin,
First, take a deep breath, Then decide what direction you want, or even
think you might want to go in. This will help you make your boning and pattern
decisions.
Just for the pleasure of doing it? Only wearing it once a year, indoors in
air conditioning? Don't
It seems to me I read years ago that wool was naturally stain resistant,
perhaps due to the lanolin in it. Anyway, that was one of the reasons
it was touted as an ideal travel fabric, it doesn't wrinkle as you wear
it, is easy to dewrinkle in a steamy shower, it doesn't hold onto
stains, it
At 11:59 AM 2/2/2006, you wrote:
Why shoulders?
--Sue, more apt to get the upper front of her dirty than anything
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ScotchGuard the wool?
Yup, especially the hems and shoulders. Renew anually. Spray
OUTSIDE.
Dawn
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Also top of
Sablerose wrote:
But I would like to make it even slightly stain resistant if possible?
The other thing I would suggest is to cut the length somewhere below the
knee, but well above the ankle, perhaps 10 up, somewhere around mid
calf or higher. This will keep your white wool off the
Luckily, I'm putting a border of abut 12 inches of black(actually a black
and gray plaid) arould the front opening and base of the cloak which will be
a little more stain resistant. But I do plan to cut it above the ankles.
For the first time I'm going to photo document the whole process, so
At 01:35 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote:
Luckily, I'm putting a border of abut 12 inches of black(actually a
black and gray plaid) arould the front opening and base of the cloak
which will be a little more stain resistant. But I do plan to cut
it above the ankles. For the first time I'm going to
Re the polar fleece, it does not breathe and can trap body moisture on the
inside. I am always too warm when I wear a very nice jacket I made. (And of
course, it isn't exactly period...
Kathleen
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From: Joan Jurancich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL
Hi,
Oh yes i am such a fool not thinking about this. There are lots of these
dolls for sale.
I even found a seller in England that was selling a Mat doll and a female
doll i could have used and i could have saved the tax fee for importing to
Europe
Well two late :-(
Bjarne
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Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
Re the polar fleece, it does not breathe and can trap body moisture on the
inside. I am always too warm when I wear a very nice jacket I made. (And of
course, it isn't exactly period...
And fleece pills with wear. Even if you think it looks nice now, it
won't after a
I'm in the planning stages of what will be my first ever wool garment. Is there
anything I need to know about sewing with it? Do any of you guys pre-wash wool?
It's a gabardine fabric, which I know isn't terribly period, but it's what I
could afford, and I'm making my late-17th-century pirate
I lined my winter cloak with heavy 100% cotton flannel, sold as flannel
chamois. It's warm and soft, shows no signs of pilling and came in various
solid colors. Of course, I don't know who sells it now that JoAnne's has
discontinued it.
Janet
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I always prewash my wool, especially if it's going to be lined, a jacket
usually shrinks in length by an inch or two with the type of wool I use. Not
sure what would happen with gaberdine, but it doesn't take long to pre-wash
anyway. It also washes out any chemicals used in the processing, so I
I would recommend against the (polar)fleece- it is mostly Polyester, and
rubbing against the wool every step you take could generate some short,
sharp shocks.
Lamb fleece OTOH would be great, but quite heavy!
My .02 lira, Betsy
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I'm in the planning stages of what will be my first ever wool garment. Is
there anything I need to know about sewing with it? Do any of you guys
pre-wash wool?
I always pre-wash my wool. As someone said, it washes out any chemicals
used in processing and it leaves you the *option* of washing
Are you going to throw the jacket in the wash once it's made? That's usually
my idea when working with any fabric. If I want to wash the garment in a
machine once it's made, I wash the material in Hot water and dry in the
dryer (unless I'm fulling cloth for an 18thC coat, then I full properly,
It seems to me I read years ago that wool was naturally stain resistant,
perhaps due to the lanolin in it.
Yes, and also waterproof for the same reason. The wool we get now, though,
has been treated chemically, so it's not quite as good. Still worth it
though.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ObCostume: So, for those familiar with See's -- what era is the
inspiration/origin of their uniforms? (See
http://www.sees.com/about.cfm for an example.) It strikes me as
somehow earlier rather than later 20th century, but the 20th century
isn't exactly my
I've seen worse, Darrell Lea in Australia used to have their shop assistants
in a large shapeless shift with a huge floppy bow about the same place as
this uniform. Shocking! Unfortunately, I can't find a photo of these on the
net. Anyone else in OZ have any pics?
Glenda.
, but the 20th
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