Re: [h-cost] Re: opinions of Past patterns #001 for Regency

Hi Elizabeth I have this pattern but haven't used it yet but Linda has made the corded stays if you want to ask her. I like the short stays by Sense Sensibility (now selling in Australia from Simplicity). Cheers, Aylwen On 13/12/07 7:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi

[h-cost] URGENT - swimsuit pattern

Does anyone know if Truly Victorian put out a lady's swimsuit pattern? I thought I'd bought one, but can't find it and am urgently trying to remember the brand to help me find it in my mountain of patterns. Many thanks, Aylwen ___ h-costume mailing

Re: [h-cost] URGENT - swimsuit pattern

Sorry - I think it was the Mantua Maker pattern. Off now to find it .. Cheers, Aylwen On 29/11/07 3:51 PM, Aylwen John Garden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know if Truly Victorian put out a lady's swimsuit pattern? I thought I'd bought one, but can't find it and am urgently

[h-cost] Urgent question about 1927 outfit

Dear All I've been invited to a 1927 ball and my most modern gown is 1890! I'm desperately trying to find out what a 35-year old mother of 4 would have worn - and I'm the 'hourglass nearly running out figure (Size 16 up top and 2X at the hips, plus only 155cm tall)! Not 1927-ish at all!!! The

Re: [h-cost] 1880 Ball Gown

I am 5' 2 and extremely curvy, or should I say bottom heavy?! I wear an 1880s bustle gown in a plaid silk dupion. The bodice and apron are out of plaid, then the bustled underskirt is another colour. There is a photo at http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/2006/govt/100_2045.jpg where we are being

[h-cost] Missing messages

Greetings. I lost some of my messages on the list some time today. The last one I got was Lynn embroidered cuff message. If there were any others, can someone forward them to me, please? Many thanks, Aylwen ___ h-costume mailing list

[h-cost] Embroidery on pill box hats?

Dear All I'm collecting images of embroidered pillbox hats from the Elizabethan era. If you have any specific links to share, that would be great. I've taken today off work to get some sewing done and am trying not to spend too much time on the computer! Is there any evidence of embroidered flat

[h-cost] Puffed Sleeve on Elizabethan Loose Gown

Dear All Thanks for your help with my pattern questions. I have decided to make a loose gown out of my mid-green cotton velvet and an open gown out of a brocade. I'm trying to use up my cupboard of fabrics. I would like to copy a sleeve at http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/sleeve.jpg for the

Re: [h-cost] 7th century silk?

Elizabeth, I have some scraps of dark purple silk left over from John's cavalier outfit. Cheers, Aylwen On 26/4/07 6:22 PM, Elizabeth Walpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's perfect, thanks Heather. I'll ask around for a small scrap of purple silk which we can claim is a piece of the

Re: [h-cost] Dotted Swiss

I don't know the price, but I've seen dotted swiss at http://www.farmhousefabrics.com Cheers, Aylwen On 15/4/07 11:00 PM, Dianne Greg Stucki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 09:13 PM 4/14/2007, you wrote: I was looking for dotted swiss for a show I was costuming last fall. It was impossible to

[h-cost] Seeking bonnet sewing helpers

Good morning everyone I am expanding my historical regency sewing business and am looking for someone to supply me with bonnet blanks. I would like to offer bonnets to match the gowns I make, and am currently developing my own pattern. I can supply some buckram to help you start out, but I'm

Re: [h-cost] Gift Exchange

Diane, My recipient Kate Soehnlen is still waiting as well - I missed the quick trip to the US! Maybe we can extend it to be a New Year's Gift? I do so love the globalness of all of this that I do not mind the wait! :^ Cheers Aylwen On 27/12/06 5:03 AM, Diane Maynard [EMAIL PROTECTED]