Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?

At 07:32 AM 3/2/2010, you wrote: ... looking forward to a second historical costume exhibition in miniature. For myself, a 1835 Lowell mills dress...but I have until May to finish that. Kathleen, I hope you'll announce the exact date and place of your exhibit in miniature. I'm near enough

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing?

Like Rebecca, I, too, am happy that for once I have something in progress I can talk about. My dummy (I'm ever-hoping that a flash of inspiration will bring her an appropriate/creative/amusing name--but alas, she remains headless and anonymous) is presently naked--but was wearing and will

[h-cost] Experiences with this company?

Good afternoon, I have placed an order with this company http://www.militaryheritage.com/ last weekend. So far, I only got an automatic respond e-mail. I tried to call them, but this didn´t work either as they wanted me to confirm my call by entering a 10-digit-phone number (which we don´t

[h-cost] A question on sewing fur

Hello the list! Does anyone have any good resources on how to sew fur? I am trying to work up a class on fur in historical costuming and although I have found a few books that cover the topic but they get mixed reviews. Many thanks! Jen/pixel/Margaret

Re: [h-cost] A question on sewing fur

All I know, fake or real, try to cut fur through the skin/fabric backing only. Cut as little fur as possible. Not a ton of fun, very tedious for me. I sew for dolls and basting the fur, rather than machine sewing, also makes it a bit easier to tease up fur beaten down by seaming. Probably

Re: [h-cost] A question on sewing fur

Another tedious trick is to shear the fur that will be in the seam allowance, taking it down as close as possible to the skin or the fabric backing. Yes, very tedious, but helpful with the thickness of the seams. Kate Pinner -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com

Re: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

I name mine after famous headless people. The current incumbent is Headless Annie... Liadain You get a wonderful view from the point of no return... http://www.flickr.com/photos/liadains_fancies http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com http://practicalblackwork.com -Original

Re: [h-cost] A question on sewing fur

My semester of very fancy tailoring 35 years ago had a fur project as one of the requirements (along with the usual set-in seam, bound buttons, working with knits, etc). We marked our patterns on the back of the skin. Then we cut from the back using a razor blade, cutting only through the skin and

Re: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

My latest dummy only got her name after I carefully removed her overly extended breasts. Bessie Blunt is a play on Elizabeth Bessie Blount, one of King Henry VIII's mistresses. I've been doing a bit of Henrician stuff recently. Kimiko Kimiko Small http://www.kimiko1.com Be the change you want

Re: [h-cost] Experiences with this company?

I'm not familiar with this company. Their site lists a fax number. Perhaps send a letter that way? --Charlene On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Hanna Zickermann h.zickerm...@gmx.de wrote: Good afternoon, I have placed an order with this company http://www.militaryheritage.com/ last weekend.

Re: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

I don't actually have a dummy (maybe someday!), but the first part of this thread, about what they were wearing, got me thinking about what I might name one if I did. At the moment I'm partial to Madame. Emily ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

Mine's Matilda because she is unsteady on her base-- she waltzes with me. Monica t -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Käthe Barrows Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 7:24 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost]

[h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

Welll.. I usually go for sopme disambiguation that relates to the dummy or its purchase: There is Rachel and Julie, mannequins named before I got them; There is Bridey, named as she is Princess Brand dressmakers dummy; There is Bob for Bob May who was in the Lost in Space robot, a tailor's

Re: [h-cost] A question on sewing fur

Rather than shaving the seam allowances, I leave out the seam allowances entirely (well, ok, maybe a teeny allowance--whatever it takes to keep the sinew from pulling through). Then I push the fur away from the edges, put the pieces together fur to fur, and whip-stitch by hand. (Don't pull the

Re: [h-cost] A question on sewing fur

Use tear away. Cut a strip, pin it down after you comb the fur then tear it all off when you're done. ♫ Chiara Francesca Which 'Chiara'...?? Nah... wasn't me ;-) -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Elena House Sent: