Re: [h-cost] silk velvet!

2006-05-04 Thread Gwen
Another place that has silk velvet is thai silks - www.thaisilks.com Their silk velvets are between 16.00 and 27.00 Gwen - Original Message - From: Ailith Mackintosh To: Historical Costume Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 17:28 Subject: [h-cost] silk velvet! Late last night

[h-cost] Mouldy linen/dyed linen

2006-04-22 Thread Gwen
I've read all the posts about the mouldy linen but what about a white linen that dye has bled into? I have heavy white linen and it has blue black stains on it from another fabric that was touching it. Gwenhwyfar ___ h-costume mailing list h-costu

Re: [h-cost] questions on kimono

2006-03-23 Thread Gwen
What is the time frame you're looking at? Gwenhwyfar - Original Message - From: Cascio Michael To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 13:40 Subject: [h-cost] questions on kimono I've decided to revamp my casual wardrobe and am leaning towards a Japan

[h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 5, Issue 248

2006-03-14 Thread Gwen
I've also used the starch in a can after I've washed my ruffs. A couple of coats of that and the ruff stands up beautifully. It's not quite so messy. The trick is to mist the starch on so they don't collapse under a spray of liquid. Using this method means I don't have to take the ruff apart