[h-cost] Pre-WW1 Austrian uniforms

2010-08-22 Thread Tiberius Clausewitz
In response to the question put up in tangential response to my question: ironically, I had to research the subject of late 19th-century Austrian uniforms for a steampunk project (a lot less serious than this one), and these are the online sources I used:

[h-cost] Value of handmade costumes...

2010-08-22 Thread Guenievre de Monmarche
Hi! This is a slightly off-topic question, but as I'm in the middle of the post-Pennsic garb cleaning binge, spending hour cleaning hems and steaming wrinkles gives one a lot of time to ponder the value of the fabric and time in one's garb. So I started wondering whether I should get a rider on my

Re: [h-cost] Value of handmade costumes...

2010-08-22 Thread Elena House
I haven't done anything about garb, but I was able to write my fabric stash into my homeowner's insurance, which was definitely a relief. For the garb, I think you might need to focus on replacement cost--if you were to hire someone else to re-make these for you, what would their total charge be?

Re: [h-cost] Pre-WW1 Austrian uniforms

2010-08-22 Thread Kathy Hoover
Thank you. This is what I need. Kathy At 10:39 AM 8/22/2010, you wrote: In response to the question put up in tangential response to my question: ironically, I had to research the subject of late 19th-century Austrian uniforms for a steampunk project (a lot less serious than this one), and

Re: [h-cost] Value of handmade costumes...

2010-08-22 Thread Franchesca Havas
For insurance reasons you need to find something like it with a price tag to use as your baseline. What would it cost you to replace it is the name of this game. Ches -Original Message- From: Guenievre de Monmarche guenie...@erminespot.com Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 9:42 AM To:

Re: [h-cost] What would my ancestor have worn?

2010-08-22 Thread D Knowles
Hi there - I don't have any specific information, but I am also looking. My ancestors, Venoix of Caens, also came over with William the C (Advisors), were given lands near Hastings and took on the name Veness. If you here anything, let me know? Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:37:02 -0400

Re: [h-cost] Value of handmade costumes...

2010-08-22 Thread Alexandria Doyle
This is what I've had to do recently for a friend with damaged or destroyed garb for a friend. Some of it we were able to find similar things on the web, and then there's what I actually charge to make such things. Those estimates were what was used to filed their claim with their insurance.

[h-cost] What would my ancestor have worn?

2010-08-22 Thread Michelle Plumb
Hello, everyone. A cousin of mine is tracing the family tree and hit the jackpot. I'm a direct descendant of the builders of this manor: http://www.padley.catholicweb.com/ My ancestor is Joan Padley, and she lived in the 14th century. I'd love to know how Joan would have been dressed,

Re: [h-cost] What would my ancestor have worn?

2010-08-22 Thread AVCHASE
Hi, I'm a me, too here as there is a family genealogy that I've never seen. The story is that the ancestor came in 1064 or 1065 as part of W of N's entourage and stayed. Also that the current family name 'Chase' is an Anglecised(sp?)version of the original. The College of Heralds has the

[h-cost] uniforms of the Nazi

2010-08-22 Thread Kitty Macey
Hi I hope this isn't a silly question, but I am a professor of costume design and I have developed a course called Costume and Culture. One of the lectures I developed was about how a political movement can influence the style of clothing for an entire country, if not the western world. I chose

[h-cost] Threads and More

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