Re: [h-cost] ping? nothing since Jan 13

2012-01-17 Thread Patricia Dunham
not really well, not much... my husband found a duvet cover at St Vinnie's the other day, lovely cherry cotton velveteen. he's crowing about making a summer-weight frock coat for his steampunkery, since I got him the patterns last Christmas... of course, the pattern came with 2 vests, but

Re: [h-cost] Scranton Lace Company History

2012-01-17 Thread Sharon Collier
Really interesting in that it shows the clothing of the working women at the factory and also the fancy clothes of the folks at the wedding. Love the shoes! Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of penn...@costumegall

Re: [h-cost] Civil War rashion

2012-01-17 Thread lisa58
Yes, I also have Carbonite, AND I keep an up-to-date back up on an external hard drive. Yours in costuming,Lisa A On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:17:25 -0500 Audrey Bergeron-Morin writes: > > > > I do have it on a flash drive, and am > > constantly adding more--just trying to get through and scan > ev

Re: [h-cost] flash drives & archives

2012-01-17 Thread Cin
my husband, a high end flash engineer, had this to say about flash & archives in response to a question from my digital photo class. this is the "short" version. the actual version is highly technical & mind-numbingly dull except to those in the industry. this is what you need to know for most pr

Re: [h-cost] Civil War rashion

2012-01-17 Thread Audrey Bergeron-Morin
> > I do have it on a flash drive, and am > constantly adding more--just trying to get through and scan everything in > my collection before the next flea market season begins. > Please remember that a flash drive is not particularly reliable. It would be a very good idea to have a backup somewher

Re: [h-cost] Civil War rashion

2012-01-17 Thread lisa58
Hi Katy-- HAving gone through getting into costuming with children, I totally understsand. It's very hard to find time or dedicated space. None of my photos that are vintage that I have scanned, are online at this point. I don't know how to go about it, and don't really have the time to mess

Re: [h-cost] Civil War rashion

2012-01-17 Thread Katy Bishop
It was nice to meet you too. It would have been nice to sit down and chat. I had hoped to get back to doing some panels again this year (I had a baby 2 1/2 years ago and just couldn't take part in much recently) but by the time I realized I was not getting any emails about joining panels it was t

[h-cost] Steampunk apartment

2012-01-17 Thread Janet Davis
I know there are several list members who are into steampunk. I thought this might amuse, even if they can't afford the million dollar plus price tag: http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/17/10151093-listing-of-the-week-steampunk-apartment-with-all-the-bells-and-whistles-and-gears-and-p

[h-cost] Civil War rashion

2012-01-17 Thread lisa58
Dear Katy-- It was lovely meeting you at Arisia, thank you somuch for introducing yourself. I would love to have time some time to sit and talk about historical fashion. I am very involved with collecting and scanningm y Victorian photos, and love images of all natures of Victorian life. I hav

Re: [h-cost] Scranton Lace Company History

2012-01-17 Thread penny1a
Here is a great silent film from 1930 Nottingham, England lace factory. This shows the process of making the lace. At the end of the film, there is an interesting wedding featuring the lace. Love the bridesmaid with the beret hat! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLznPSTUyQo&feature=related Penny L

Re: [h-cost] ping? nothing since Jan 13

2012-01-17 Thread penny1a
Hi Patricia! I see you! Anything costuming wise up? Kathleen Mitchell is coming to visit me today! Very excited! Penny Ladnier, owner The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com 15 websites of fashion, costume, and textile history FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Costume-G

[h-cost] ping? nothing since Jan 13

2012-01-17 Thread Patricia Dunham
On the one hand, I know that's probably 12th night weekend a lot of places, but it does seem like a long time... thanks! On Jan 13, 2012, at 7:46 PM, R Lloyd Mitchell wrote: > fran, if there is any special type of button you might need for a project, I > too havea wonderful collection of said