Re: [h-cost] RE: marking embroidery designs

2007-01-24 Thread E House
- Original Message - From: "Anne Moeller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was wondering why everyone was so concerned about the markings. Several reasons! First, I can stitch _more_ exactly than I can mark, which means that I may have to choose between a graceful line of embroidery, and cover

[h-cost] Re: using Solvy

2007-01-24 Thread Pierre & Sandy Pettinger
With Solvy, especially the heavy duty stuff - gently tear away the majority of the Solvy, leaving only the bits under the thread. This makes it much easier to get it all out of the fabric. Also, store it in a sealed zip bag, as humidity will make it sticky and unusable. Finally, save all you

RE: [h-cost] RE: marking embroidery designs

2007-01-24 Thread Anne Moeller
Thank you for that comment. I was wondering why everyone was so concerned about the markings. I just assumed the lines are always covered by thread. Anne -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Five Rivers Chapmanry Sent: Wednesday, January 24,

Re: [h-cost] Help finding online resource

2007-01-24 Thread Susan B. Farmer
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Tania Gruning wrote: Hiya all. I have tried to search the archive, but have been unable to locate this resource. It is a online archive with out of print and antique books scanned in, that you can download in txt or pdf. The books are all on womens concerns: Sew

Re: [h-cost] Help finding online resource

2007-01-24 Thread Chamberlain
I'm at work and don't have my bookmarks on this computer. My first guesses would be: Home Economics Archive from Cornell http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/ or Making of America (a group of universities) http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ Hope that helps, Beth Chamberlain On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Tani

Re: [h-cost] Help finding online resource

2007-01-24 Thread Bella
Hello Tania, is this what you're looking for? http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books.html Bella - Original Message From: Tania Gruning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 24 January, 2007 11:11:33 PM Subject: [h-cost] Help findin

[h-cost] RE: marking embroidery designs

2007-01-24 Thread Five Rivers Chapmanry
Hi, Lauren, The idea is you don't make the embroidery marks go away; completely unnecessary. The idea that these should disappear is entirely a modern convention, as historically embroidery marks were made with ink. This is not something about which I trouble myself. I just make sure my em

Re: [h-cost] Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils -work great!

2007-01-24 Thread Bjarne og Leif Drews
Dear Lauren, I use a sharp pencil, og the kind with long sticks of crayon you refil your pencil with, i think its 0,5 mm. As i always embroider to the edge of the pattern, the thread wil cover the pencil line, and therefore it is no problem with it. Thats my way of doing it! Bjarne

[h-cost] Help finding online resource

2007-01-24 Thread Tania Gruning
Hiya all. I have tried to search the archive, but have been unable to locate this resource. It is a online archive with out of print and antique books scanned in, that you can download in txt or pdf. The books are all on womens concerns: Sewing, embroidery, householdmanagement, childcare and

Re: [h-cost] Nanban trader... again!

2007-01-24 Thread AnnBWass
In a message dated 1/23/2007 7:27:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So if the event is mostly Japanese, I'd go with the Japanese representations of the namban, and cross-dress if I was a biological female playing a namban. Sounds like the best plan to me, too.