I have found some cable ties that are made for Ducts. They are over 45"
long and nice and sturdy without being incredibly thick. I was looking at
buying them for something like this because they come in bundles of 10 or
more. Actually, they are long enough that I was thinking about buying
several
Does anyone have any good online trim resources besides Jay Trims and
Cheaptrims? I am looking for black eyelet insertion or dyeable white
and can't seem to find it anywhere.
Sylrog
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I'm in such fear of driving fatigue that I'm driving all the way from North
East Portland and staying the night at the McMennamen's Grand Lodge in
Forest Grove. It used to be an Odd Fellows Home (seems appropriate) and is
relatively inexpensive for the fun. Plus it's just down the street from the
1. cornmeal - sift it into the fur, let sit, shake it out (outdoors,
as it makes a mess)
2. try a dry pet shampoo - same idea - shake it on, let sit, shake
or brush it out.
What someone else said - cut with a scalpel or very sharp knife, from
the back. Having just recently made things f
On Thursday 23 March 2006 9:45 pm, Sue Clemenger wrote:
[snip]
> Obligatory Costume Content: They're always willing to critique what I'm
> making, but they are not the sort that would be at all tolerant of having
> new costumes made for them. ;o)
Ah, yes, but clearly cats are of different opinion
Sort of...professional furriers will tumble the fur in a barrel filled
with
some sort of media such as walnut shells or sawdust, that has been charged
with a cleaning solution. Then the media is vacuumed out of the fur, and
the
fur is steamed and pressed between rollers that line up and fluff th
Sorry, but the only white fur at my house is on the cats (tummies, mostly),
and they kind of take care of the cleaning bits on their own, and in fact,
actually resent any "help" I might offer. ;o)
Come to think of it, outside of a persian lamb coat I inherited from my
grandmother, the only fur in t
Or try here
http://www.dcwireworks.com/howto/weaves/byzantine/instruct.html
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P.S. To those who asked me off line about t
At 23:25 23/03/2006, you wrote:
Sort of...professional furriers will tumble the fur in a barrel filled with
some sort of media such as walnut shells or sawdust, that has been charged
with a cleaning solution. Then the media is vacuumed out of the fur, and the
fur is steamed and pressed between ro
Greetings,
I know there are several people who live in or near France - I'm seeking
some info and history about Fougeres, Brittany. If anyone would be interested
in speaking to me off-list about this part of the country would you please
e-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] My thanks!
Roscelin
Sort of...professional furriers will tumble the fur in a barrel filled with
some sort of media such as walnut shells or sawdust, that has been charged
with a cleaning solution. Then the media is vacuumed out of the fur, and the
fur is steamed and pressed between rollers that line up and fluff the h
My mom says you use cornmeal. Rub it into the fur, then brush out. Be sure
to go with the grain and be gentle. It's tedious. She says that is how
professional furriers do it.
Sharon
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Yes, I found that site a few days ago. Someone else mentioned it as well.
Thanks for all the help from the list members. I'm sewing the body now and
making the farthingale tomorrow. I'm cutting the gown tomorrow and can't
wait to see on my daughter!
I found a jewlery maker that will help me with
Here is one pic (excuse the way I look, it was 3 AM and back then I was 3
sizes bigger than I am now ;-)
http://www.kipar.org/temp/dutch-fur-jacket.jpg
The other is on my costume diaries page on http://www.kipar.org
Nicole
"If you think education is expensive, try ignoran
I don't know how to clean it, but when it comes to the second part of your
question I might be able to help. You cut the fur from the skin side witha
very sharp scalpel. Make sure only to cut the skin, not the fur.
Nicole
"If you think education is expensive, try ignoranc
I found another diagram of an undersleeve pattern (I knew I'd seen it
somewhere)
http://www.livinghistory.co.uk/homepages/tudorcostumes/Bess_page3weddingGowndiary.html
this is essentially the same as Jean Hunnisett's pattern, although if you're
going to imitate Princess Elizabeth's sleeves you
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 6:32 AM
Subject: [h-cost] Cable ties and corsets
Hi all,
I have a question for those who use cable ties in their corsets. I'm
making my first 18th-century corset, and it turns out th
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm one of those people who love to read this list but rarely post.
> Thank you all for all the interesting ideas and knowlege.
>
> So to my question... How do you clean white fur? I have purchased and
> old white mink fur coat and I'd like to cl
Hi,
I'm one of those people who love to read this list but rarely post. Thank you
all for all the interesting ideas and knowlege.
So to my question... How do you clean white fur? I have purchased and old
white mink fur coat and I'd like to clean it before I cut it up :) I'd really
rather no
At 10:21 AM 3/23/2006, you wrote:
An effective way to eliminate odors in books (tobacco smoke or musty) is
to place the book in a sealed plastic bag with (unused) cat litter. Check
it periodically and when you no longer detect the offensive odor, remove
and let air. The cat litter will absorb
Japanese used mostly silk. Any thing that had to be rigid had to be layered
with the horse hair fabrics.
They stiffened it with horse hair cloth. Have you ever seen those tabs that
stick up on the administrator's head. Looks like a black loop? That is horse
hair cloth.
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If the boning isn't continuous you will find that the garment is going to want
to bend where the split is. I am not really explaining this well, but if you
bend a long piece of whatever you use for boning it will curve. If you bend a
section where there are two pieces butted together it will b
Is there a picture of this online? I'd love to see
what it looks like.
Lynda
--- Nicole Kipar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I even wear my lovely jacket to work. ;-) It's
> velvet, lined in linen and
> trimmed with rabbit fur, with silk ties.
>
> Nicole
>
>
>
> "If you t
Hi all,
I have a question for those who use cable ties in their corsets. I'm making my
first 18th-century corset, and it turns out that because some of the channels
run diagonally and the bank is so high, my cable ties aren't long enough. So,
I'm wondering, will it really be that bad if the bo
What is the time frame you're looking at?
Gwenhwyfar
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From: Cascio Michael
To: h-costume@mail.indra.com
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 13:40
Subject: [h-cost] questions on kimono
I've decided to revamp my casual wardrobe and am
leaning towards a Japan
I've decided to revamp my casual wardrobe and am
leaning towards a Japanese theme.
So now I have several questions.
I've started by doing web research and pulling out all
my appropriate patterns, Folkwear, etc and my copy of
Make Your Own Japanese Clothing.
Would the first layer be linen? One of
An effective way to eliminate odors in books (tobacco smoke or musty) is to
place the book in a sealed plastic bag with (unused) cat litter. Check it
periodically and when you no longer detect the offensive odor, remove and
let air. The cat litter will absorb the odors and any moisture.
Beth
Quoting Nicole Kipar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Gosh, I never got the original message *eyes mailing list*
Does this mean I missed out on other replies to my theatrical Tudor
question, too?
The server does wierd things sometimes. There have been a couple of
answers to your question. Have you see
I love the smell of spiral boning in the morningsmells like...victory!
[Victoria?]
Anyway...I think the prob is just you have a huge amount of it that has been
shut up for a while. There might be some kind of lubrication on it to keep
it supple and that's the smell. Airing it out, and t
I even wear my lovely jacket to work. ;-) It's velvet, lined in linen and
trimmed with rabbit fur, with silk ties.
Nicole
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."
From: Susan Data-Samtak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I like the pleated look, it is a cleaner and more flattering line - it gets
my vote
Sarah Paterson
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> Hi,
> I have uploaded some pictures of the jacket i am working on for my girl
> friend in Sweden.
> This bodice i have drafted after a girls jacket in a danish mus
Hi Suzi,
Yes i also think it would be best to leave it as it is, this lace must be
half silk and half linnen, because the rings in the pattern is a gimp made
of chenille. And i think chenille was only made in silk.
Bjarne
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From: "Suzi Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The one with the fur? YES
Susan
"Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness" Carol H.
On Mar 23, 2006, at 11:51 AM, Kate M Bunting wrote:
I love the Dutch lady's jacket, Nicole. One of these days when I have
a bit of spare time I mean to make one of those for myself...
Kate Bunting
This sounds like fun, too bad I'm on the wrong continent.
"On Georgian fair day, Cockermouth will be taking a step back in time.
Market Place will be transformed into a traditional Georgian town,
complete with the hustle and bustle of market day and people dressed
fully in period costume."
I love the Dutch lady's jacket, Nicole. One of these days when I have a bit of
spare time I mean to make one of those for myself...
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century reenactor
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Thank you ever so much for your kind words, Bjarne, Saragrace and Jean.
Gosh, I never got the original message *eyes mailing list*
Does this mean I missed out on other replies to my theatrical Tudor
question, too?
Nicole
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."
From: "Susan B. Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Historica
> What would be a good fabric to use to make a houpelande?
> Is taffeta too stiff to use? This would be for a man's,
> thigh length and perhaps bag or wing type sleeves.
> Thanks for your input, in advance.
I've had really good results with wool flannel (_not_ coat weight), which
drapes very l
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
*snippage*
Listmember Dawn has some simple and easy patterns which may be useful to you:
*snippage*
I just got an email from Dawn, and she's having ISP problems with the
list. She's still around!
Susan
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University of Tennessee
Nicole,
Check out this web site for a very nice lady's Tudor made with commercial
patterns:
http://photos.ladybrooke.com/sca/gowns/velvetgown/gettingstarted.htm
Here's a page for reenactors, though it looks like mostly peasant stuff:
http://freespace.virgin.net/f.lea/index.htm
Listmembe
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Belive it or not, metal has a smell.
Providing your supplier has not done something you are not aware of, this is
normal.
I think that they treat it with an acid wash -- that's what it would
smell like.
I have a reel of uncut spiral steel boning that I've had fo
In a message dated 3/23/2006 7:28:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What do you think i should, gather or pleat?
How about lots of tiny pleatsa compromise.
Or cut the jacket skirts directly into the bodice piecesbut then you
have a different jacket.
On
In making a jacket of this mode,I
have found that the kind of fabric sort of dictates whether or not to
gather or pleat. I think that pleating has a more formal look. Given the
planned embroidery, the formalness of the garment is already indicated.
I have made several of this style and have found
--- WickedFrau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
> > Pleats or gathers where? Sleeves or peplum?
> Gathers for the sleeves, pleats for the peplum is
> my vote!
>
> > Sg
I'll go with this, too, or pleats on both.
Ann in CT
At 12:48 23/03/2006, you wrote:
Hi Saragrace,
Yes pleated peplum and gathered sleaves, that is how i would like it.
Do you think i should tea dye the bobbin lace? Or is it just the old
garment wich has yellowed in time?
The taffeta of the jacket is very nice isabella colloured.
Greyish cream.
Hi Saragrace,
Yes pleated peplum and gathered sleaves, that is how i would like it.
Do you think i should tea dye the bobbin lace? Or is it just the old garment
wich has yellowed in time?
The taffeta of the jacket is very nice isabella colloured.
Greyish cream.
Bjarne
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Pleats or gathers where? Sleeves or peplum? Gathers for the sleeves,
pleats for the peplum is my vote!
Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
Sg
Who wishes she had a boyfriend like Bjarne!
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Hi,
I have uploaded some pictures of the jacket i am working on for my girl
friend in Sweden.
This bodice i have drafted after a girls jacket in a danish museum. The
peplum skirt is gathered to the bodice on the girls jacket, but i am not
sure if i should do this on a grown up ladys jacket?
h
Belive it or not, metal has a smell.
Providing your supplier has not done something you are not aware of, this is
normal.
Give it a rub with a soft cloth then let it air,
-C.
> I have a reel of uncut spiral steel boning that I've had for a while, still
> in the bag the shop put it in. , but it
I have a reel of uncut spiral steel boning that I've had for a while, still
in the bag the shop put it in. I took it out last night because I want to
use it for a wedding dress I'm making for a friend, but it seems to have a
really strong, acrid smell to it. I know it will be in a casing and bel
That's right - it's the French for "tail". In the UK we also use it for what
Americans call "standing in line".
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century reenactor
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 22/03/2006 19:30 >>>
In a message dated 3/22/2006 2:15:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writ
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