Re: [h-cost] Steampunk Ball, January 29 Cambridge, Ma

Katy, Just a quick email - How did the Steampunk Ball go? What was the quality of the costumes like? Sidney On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 5:22 AM, Katy Bishop wrote: > I thought a few people here might be interested in the event and a > chence to try out Steampunk in Boston. > > Come to The Technocra

Re: [h-cost] Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?

Hard to be sure without a photo of the actual scissors, but I believe I have a pair of these. Terrible. Barely cuts paper. Incredibly cheaply made. Claudine - Original Message > From: Lavolta Press > To: Historical Costume > Sent: Thu, February 3, 2011 6:25:56 PM > Subject: [h-cos

[h-cost] Has anyone tried any of these on fabric?

http://www.alvinco.com/shopping/family_sale_0_familyid_12030_cat_978_item_1293027097 http://www.alvinco.com/shopping/family_sale_0_familyid_12030_cat_978_item_1293007097 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/l

Re: [h-cost] Prussian Blue (was His Blue Coat)

In a message dated 2/3/2011 9:17:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, annbw...@aol.com writes: I think I have seen textiles that tend toward the greenish-blue, but I can't document that right now. I found a printed fabric used in a quilt that is documented to be colored with Prussian blue. It

[h-cost] Source for discount lace

www.lace-mart.com They sell discount venise/venice bridal lace yardage and appliques, yokes, etc. You're not looking at total historic authenticity here, but the selection is large and some of the prices are pretty good in comparison to other sources. They have a lot of black laces, otherwise

Re: [h-cost] his blue coat

Wiki quote: Classification as a spectral color Indigo was defined as a spectral color by Sir Isaac Newton when he divided up the optical spectrum, which has a continuum of wavelengths. He specifically named seven colors primarily to match the seven notes of a western major scale,[5] because he

Re: [h-cost] his blue coat

(1) Indigo does seem to be a "true" blue (i.e. not greenish or purplish). So how id the word "indigo" come to be applied to the shade between blue and violet in he rainbow? (At least the way I learned it: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, ndigo, violet) As to this question, it seems to be S

Re: [h-cost] his blue coat

What dye was used for the famous "bluestockings"? IIRC these began as actual iteral blue worsted stockings (see basbleu.com) and were regarded as casual ear. Can't answer the first question, about "indigo" in the rainbow, and that is a GOOD question--my mother also learned the rainbow color

Re: [h-cost] his blue coat

On Feb 1, 2011, at 7:19 PM, Land of Oz wrote: > The name of the dye and the color of the dye are one and the same. Indigo = > blue. There were no other colors produced that were called indigo. There > was over dyeing - green could be achieved by putting something already dyed > yellow into a

[h-cost] Prussian Blue (was His Blue Coat)

Sorry for the delay in this post, but I had to check a document here at the office. My main point was, I don't think Prussian blue was used for to dye a dark navy blue. Rita Adrosko, in "Natural Dyes and Home Dyeing," says that Prussian blue can produce a "brighter blue" than indigo. She al