Well, it is the ultimate book for most of us that can never ever go to the
places these paintings reside.
My beef, if I had one, would be with how much is going to charity. Sigh,
that is pitifully small unless it is a misprint and they meant percentage
and not pounds.
Franchesca
> -Origina
Alternately, a duct tape (or other material) dummy can be made over the
corseted figure, if that is desirable for costume fitting.
Ann in CT
--- On Thu, 10/7/10, Laurie Taylor wrote:
> Then of course, there are the duct-tape doubles, paper-tape
> doubles and
> plaster-bandage body molds. All
Good grief. This is the highest price I've seen so far. And for
ex-library, at that. But they'll generously donate £0.25 to charity.
Bah!
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=3510504977&cm_ven=nl&cm_cat=trg&cm_pla=want&cm_ite=viewbook
--Charlene
--
Ever notice that when you try to
Well, for what it's worth, I've heard of people making a very tightly fitted
muslin of their own body, either one piece shoulder-to-hem, or with the seam
at the waist, and stuffing it to approximate their body. Not the easiest
thing to do, since you'd have to double check for non-circumferential
m
Thanks for all the advice! I think I'll skip the Dritz form, since it
probably wouldn't adjust to my size very well either - I'm tall and thin
with a small bust and a long torso. The pliable form sounds like a much
better deal, but I'm not too keen on the polyurethane base of the
Uniquely You
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158901590801786
What interests me is those 75th anniversary patterns taken from original
garments, mentioned by Nicole Lemery in the first comment. Anyone know
anything about these, or where they can be obtained outside the yard
sale (which is at the other
For those with the mid-19th-century "sheer dress" obsession:
Silk 1" check sheers:
http://www.fabric.com/just-arrived-just-arrived-home-decorating-fabric-silk-1-39-39-check-sheers.aspx
I got swatches of three colors. I would describe this as like an organza
weave but without any dressing. Soft
Same here! We were very amused by the erm... projectile shape of the boobs.
(Btw, in my previous email, I meant that I couldn't pin into the hard form.
Dang
Typos!)
From: Marjorie Wilser
To: Historical Costume
Sent: Thu, October 7, 2010 4:00:17 AM
Subject:
