Re: [h-cost] Elliptical crinolines

2009-04-23 Thread ladybeanofbunny1
Can't you go as a woman who just returned from France, or where ever) and therefore knows the latest fashions? < Dang! My thoughts exactly, you said it before me :D Especially New Orleans, I'm sure there were many who were still very closely tied to and in contact with Parisian society, so it

Re: [h-cost] Dyeing linen wool blend

2009-04-23 Thread Saragrace Knauf
Aha! This is the kind of help I usually getthank you very much! I will look into this further...but I must admit the wine idea may be the simplest! :) > From: joan.mielke.y...@comcast.net > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:44:51 -0600 > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Dyeing line

Re: [h-cost] Dyeing linen wool blend

2009-04-23 Thread Joan Mielke
I'm sorry to hear that Sg had such awful luck with Dharma customer service. I asked them the exact same question last year and this is the response that I got. Joan From: elizab...@dharmatrading.com [mailto:elizab...@dharmatrading.com] Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 12:25 PM To: Joan Miel

Re: [h-cost] Elliptical crinolines

2009-04-23 Thread Sharon Collier
Can't you go as a woman who just returned from France, or where ever) and therefore knows the latest fashions? -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Mathilde Bartholin Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 7:52 AM To: h-cost...@ind

Re: [h-cost] Elliptical crinolines

2009-04-23 Thread Sunshine . K . Buchler
> Next october I'm attending a Civil War ball which is supposed to take > place in New Orleans in may 1862. Would it be too early to wear an > "elongated" crinoline (something along these lines : > http://trulyvictorian.com/catalog/103.html ) ? It would not be too early if you were in Europe or

Re: [h-cost] Elliptical crinolines

2009-04-23 Thread Käthe Barrows
I always try to go with something typical of whatever period I'm doing. Extreme examples might require that I break character to explain them, which is why I do this. If you're not playing a character this is less important, unles you run into some purist with a rude streak. On Thu, Apr 23, 2009

[h-cost] Elliptical crinolines

2009-04-23 Thread Mathilde Bartholin
Hello everyone, Next october I'm attending a Civil War ball which is supposed to take place in New Orleans in may 1862. Would it be too early to wear an "elongated" crinoline (something along these lines : http://trulyvictorian.com/catalog/103.html ) ? I know this shape will be more common

[h-cost] Wine! Was: - Dyeing linen wool blend

2009-04-23 Thread Saragrace Knauf
Now that is a cool idea!Thanks! > From: sha...@collierfam.com > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:15:54 -0700 > Subject: Re: [h-cost] update - Dyeing linen wool blend Or try wine. > Everyone complains that it is so hard to get out a wine stain, why not use > that to your ad

Re: [h-cost] update - Dyeing linen wool blend

2009-04-23 Thread Sharon Collier
What about tea dyeing it? Depending on the strength of the pink, you could end up with an interesting color-- brownish pink, or a pinkish brown. And tea has the "advantage" of dyeing (staining) while cold, too! Or try wine. Everyone complains that it is so hard to get out a wine stain, why not use