Re: [h-cost] pseudo historic costume

2010-08-01 Thread Carol Kocian
Oh, I see — I thought the ears looked like horns. :-) -Carol On Aug 1, 2010, at 9:24 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: Oh, I thought she was a Princess and the horse was the Frog! (see large lips for kissing) -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume- boun...

Re: [h-cost] pseudo historic costume

2010-08-01 Thread Sharon Collier
Oh, I thought she was a Princess and the horse was the Frog! (see large lips for kissing) -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Carol Kocian Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:26 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost]

Re: [h-cost] pseudo historic costume

2010-08-01 Thread Carol Kocian
Oh well, those are the hazards of contests. :-/ Actually I think together they make a cute costume group — St. George, the princess and the dragon. It's a funny thing, I can remember getting to the point in making clothes where friends assumed they were purchased because they didn't look

Re: [h-cost] pseudo historic costume

2010-08-01 Thread landofoz
Actually, the body draping looks like a purchased horse blanket/cover. Only the head covering was created, I'm pretty sure. yes. the body was a "cooler" or sheet and the legs were regular "polo wraps" for horses. Denise ___ h-costume mail

Re: [h-cost] pseudo historic costume

2010-08-01 Thread Sharon Collier
Actually, the body draping looks like a purchased horse blanket/cover. Only the head covering was created, I'm pretty sure. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Patricia Dunham Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 1:42 PM To: Hist

Re: [h-cost] pseudo historic costume

2010-08-01 Thread Patricia Dunham
umm, as a former 4-H-er from back when rocks were soft ... it MIGHT be possible that the green horse barding was judged higher for reasons such as: MAYBE the young lady in pink did her own machine sewing? MAYBE the two-part green body draping was more complicated? MAYBE the full-head fabric

Re: [h-cost] pseudo historic costume

2010-08-01 Thread Deb Salisbury, the Mantua-Maker
I agree with Nancy; you were robbed! You gals did a great job. Tell your daughter she gets my vote, hands down! Happy sewing, Deb Salisbury The Mantua-Maker Designer and creator of quality historical sewing patterns, Renaissance to Victorian Now available: Elephant's Breath

Re: [h-cost] pseudo historic costume

2010-08-01 Thread Lisa Ashton
It's fantastic. Thanks for posting it. I loev that younger folks do this stuff. Yours in costuming, Lisa a -- Original Message -- From: "landofoz" To: "Historical Costume" Subject: [h-cost] pseudo historic costume Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 06:53:12 -0500 the only costume sewing

Re: [h-cost] pseudo historic costume

2010-08-01 Thread landofoz
If you mean the girl behind her in the photo, walking the green horse, then you wuz robbed! Yes. I thought so, too, but I try really hard not to be one of *those* moms. The only thing I can think might have happened is that they thought my daughter bought her costume. All they would hav

Re: [h-cost] pseudo historic costume

2010-08-01 Thread Nancy Kiel
If you mean the girl behind her in the photo, walking the green horse, then you wuz robbed! Nancy Kiel nancy_k...@hotmail.com Never tease a weasel! This is very good advice. For the weasel will not like it And teasing isn't nice. > From: lando...@netins.net > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Date: S

Re: [h-cost] Seam Insertions

2010-08-01 Thread Jennifer Jones
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[h-cost] pseudo historic costume

2010-08-01 Thread landofoz
the only costume sewing I've done this year is for my daughter's 4H costume. http://www.flickr.com/photos/21642...@n06/4833605329/ She fit the costume and made the armor and accessories and cut out all the silver fabric applique. I had to iron it on because she melted the first one, and I sewe