Re: [h-cost] piping on Civil War era dresses

2011-05-05 Thread penny1a
Lisa, Your costumes were were wonderful and a treat to photograph. Your presentation of the CW costumes were very moving! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook:

Re: [h-cost] piping on Civil War era dresses

2011-05-05 Thread Lisa A Ashton
Thanks! It took me 4 fabric stores to find the exact right shade of green for the piping--the green that is part of the dress print actually has a great deal of yellow in it and was hard to find. It was a great masquerade and I am thrilled with how the presentation came out. Yours in

Re: [h-cost] the princesses' headgear

2011-05-05 Thread Wicked Frau
I thought the same thing, then another friend pointed out that maybe they were making fun of Mascara too, since they both looked like raccoons!. On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Mary + Doug Piero Carey mary.d...@pierocarey.info wrote: Well, I have to wonder if those hats were not a bit of a