[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good evening to all of you and hope my series of questioning doesn't
seem silly but for some reason I am still having trouble trying to
decypher the difference between an amateur costumer (myself, one who
has a general knowledge of a topic) and one who is a serious cost
Hello and thank you for such wonderful replies to last nights' posting
they were very helpful, structural, ideas to relfect on and things to
look into. I cannot wait for some extra time to explore the links you
sent to me Melanie. Some of them I recognize and have saved in my
favourites but a g
Justine,
My dear you are on the right track.
I have a question for you. What and why are you costuming?
To earn a living; to learn a skill and gain knowledge;to fulfill artistic
urges;to achieve recognition?, etc.
Do you want to teach; to draft patterns; to sew; to costume for competitions;
for
I know that we have had the discussion of dress forms on this list many
times, and wanted to inform that I have put up a UY form on ebay for sale
(Item Id: 110228560792) It is a size Medium. Why am I getting rid of it?
Well, it's 25 lbs too big :) and while UY forms squish, they don't squish
*that*
At 05:28 PM 2/26/2008, you wrote:
Has anyone researched when dressmakers/tailors first starting putting labels
in their goods? In particular I'm interested in the mid 19th century. I know
House of Worth was marking their goods by the 1890's but I'm hoping for
something earlier.
Beth Chamberlai
> Of course, I may be biased - I'm being profiled in this
> month's issue ;-)
Minor correction, the month hasn't changed yet; I'm being profiled in
_next_ month's issue. Bjarne was profiled this month :-)
-sunny
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> I came across this site:
>
> http://yourwardrobeunlockd.com/content/view/62/103/
>
> Has anyone used it, any opinions? I doubt I want to pay $10 per month
> for a subscription.
I've enjoyed all three issues so far - each one has had at least something
to make me think about. I thought the ar
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am still having trouble trying to decypher the difference between an
amateur costumer (myself, one who has a general knowledge of a topic)
and one who is a serious costumer, or professional.
A professional costumer is one who gets paid for her services and who
list
Justine,
I wouldn't worry so much about labels. All of us have different
skill sets, and we all aim to improve over time. Some of us are
lucky enough to make our living doing this, but there are many others
who are quite serious and highly skilled but who are not technically
professiona
I have a Pingat evening bodice, 1860s, with a waist tape label.
Katy
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:48 AM, Suzi Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 01:28 27/02/2008, you wrote:
> >Has anyone researched when dressmakers/tailors first starting putting labels
> >in their goods? In particular I'm int
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