Re: [h-cost] cleaning question

2008-10-23 Thread Pixel, Goddess and Queen
I have not tried this on cloth of silver, but I have used it to clean other silver things--those "magic" silver cleaners are blocks of aluminum that you put in water with a 1:1 solution of baking soda and salt. It really does work, and then if you rinsed the cloth with a weak vinegar solution

Re: [h-cost] Out of Office

2008-10-23 Thread mmbennett
I will be out of the office at the LDI show from October 21st through October 27th. I will be checking email periodically. If you need to reach me about the exams at LDI please call my cell phone at 646-732-0176. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@

Re: [h-cost] Out of Office

2008-10-23 Thread Rickard, Patty
Do we need to know this? Do we need to know this 3 times? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Out of Office I will be out of the office at t

Re: [h-cost] Out of Office

2008-10-23 Thread Audrey Bergeron-Morin
It's an automatic message. Answering it isn't going to solve the problem... On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Rickard, Patty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do we need to know this? Do we need to know this 3 times? > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On B

[h-cost] BBC Archive

2008-10-23 Thread Jill Hadfield
Some very interesting programmes - some from 1957 - using original costume from late 17 hundreds through the 18 hundreds http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/whatwewore/index.shtml?option=1 Jill JiGraH Resources - www.jigrah.co.uk Suppliers of products and services for Family and Local Historians

Re: [h-cost] Out of Office

2008-10-23 Thread Karolee Smiley
Ah, but this should be a point to remember for the rest of us. Do not have automated messages for lists we subscribe to. On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Audrey Bergeron-Morin < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's an automatic message. Answering it isn't going to solve the problem... > > On Thu, O

[h-cost] Has Amazon.com gone insane?

2008-10-23 Thread Onaree Berard
I've received a gift certificate so I was looking in their "Recommended for You" and they suggested as as I've purchased "The Basics of Corset Building: A Handbook for Beginners" that they suggested the DVD "The Hogfather". Is it just me or is The Hogfather the last thing that comes to mind when b

Re: [h-cost] Has Amazon.com gone insane?

2008-10-23 Thread Lavolta Press
Amazon uses a technique called collaborative filtering. They accumulate data on what people search for and buy, and then if someone else searches on or buys a given item, they recommend what other people "liked" from the database. For a new and "obscure" item, there is often only data from a ha

Re: [h-cost] Has Amazon.com gone insane?

2008-10-23 Thread Bambi TBNL
aw c'mon!!1 doesn't everybody have a craving for a Terry Pratchet yarn while making corsets or otherĀ  underhardware? Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL I am made for great things by GOD and walk with Pride Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad see me dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMtO

Re: [h-cost] Has Amazon.com gone insane?

2008-10-23 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Thursday 23 October 2008 10:36:54 pm Bambi TBNL wrote: > aw c'mon!!1 doesn't everybody have a craving for a Terry Pratchet yarn > while making corsets or otherĀ  underhardware? A lot of Terry Pratchett fans are also avid costumers. I should know. I am one. So the association here is not a

Re: [h-cost] Has Amazon.com gone insane?

2008-10-23 Thread Frank A Thallas Jr
Maybe it's all the costumers buying books and Terry Pratchett stuff as well? Of course, either Death or Albert in a corset would be quite a sight Liadain Drifting away on flights of fancy THL Liadain ni Mhordha OFO "You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..." wildernesse,

Re: [h-cost] Has Amazon.com gone insane?

2008-10-23 Thread Frank A Thallas Jr
Would Death's corset need boning, do you think? Liadain Ducking and running THL Liadain ni Mhordha OFO "You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..." wildernesse, the Outlands http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/liadains_fancies -Original Message