Re: [h-cost] Steam Iron source

2006-04-22 Thread Joannah Hansen
< <--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: < http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B8ZPN6/102-6325019-4567367?v=glance&n=284507 DeLonghi also make one which I presume ( from their website ) is available in the US, but their website was less than helpful fro getting details. Joannah. ~*~ Practice random act

Re: [h-cost] Mouldy linen

2006-04-20 Thread Joannah Hansen
<--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: < http://www.napisan.co.nz/cgi-bin/products.pl?template=vanishstains%2Fnz%2Fstain_solution.tmpl&datafile=vanishstains%2Fnz%2Fstain_solver.txt&SPECIFIC_STAIN=Mildew&x=175&y=25 Probably more than you really want to know about oxygen based bleach: http://www.laundry-alt

Re: [h-cost] My copy of The Tudor Tailor arrived!

2006-04-07 Thread Joannah Hansen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: < http://www.bitwizards.com/norborough/timetosew.html I have plans to use this method myself, when I finally unpack my fabric ( we only moved house this time last year!;-\ ). Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ ___

[h-cost] My apologies.....

2006-03-28 Thread Joannah Hansen
Whoops! Sorry about the multiple posts of my reply to Cindy - I think the computer hiccupped. :-\ Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ _ Sluggy.Net: The Sluggy Freelance Community! ___

RE: [h-cost] More rhapsodising about the Tudor Tailor

2006-03-28 Thread Joannah Hansen
Cindy, If you contact Ninya and Jane you may be able to make arrangements to pay by CC. They do accept cheques, though. The link below tells you how to do so. There are also links on their website to contact them directly. http://www.tudortailor.com/sales.htm Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts

RE: [h-cost] More rhapsodising about the Tudor Tailor

2006-03-28 Thread Joannah Hansen
Cindy, If you contact Ninya and Jane you may be able to make arrangements to pay by CC. They do accept cheques, though. The link below tells you how to do so. There are also links on their website to contact them directly. http://www.tudortailor.com/sales.htm Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts

RE: [h-cost] More rhapsodising about the Tudor Tailor

2006-03-28 Thread Joannah Hansen
Cindy, If you contact Ninya and Jane you may be able to make arrangements to pay by CC. They do accept cheques, though. The link below tells you how to do so. There are also links on their website to contact them directly. http://www.tudortailor.com/sales.htm Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts

[h-cost] More rhapsodising about the Tudor Tailor

2006-03-28 Thread Joannah Hansen
I've been having a closer read of the 'Tudor Tailor' ( who needs sleep? ) and I am seriously, seriously impressed. I think the book may well have set a new standard for publications of this genre. An excellent resource. Now I want to do Tudor... Joannah ( suffering from multiple period diso

[h-cost] Tudor Tailor Book arrived!

2006-03-28 Thread Joannah Hansen
Wheee Happy dance! It arrived today! My poor husband exercised the *greatest* restraint, and _didn't_ open the parcel before I got home from work, bless him. ( Mind you, he only got home about 1/2 an hour before me. ;-P ) It's GORGEOUS. I've had a skim through, now to go and have a clos

Re: [h-cost] Re:Glove pic

2006-03-19 Thread Joannah Hansen
Whoops, sorry, my dumb... I missed somehow that you already have garment leather. I really shouldn't try to answer emails on my tea break. Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > That is exactly what I plan on using. I p

Re: [h-cost] "Great Coat"

2006-03-19 Thread Joannah Hansen
> > Thanks Bjarne, but in the context this is definitely a "dress" of some > kind. > One of several references--"We have retired to dress for dinner. Shall I > tell you our dresses? I hear you say "Yes." Mrs. P. wears a brocade; > Cousin > M. her pink Great-Coat, and I my pink." > > Ann Wass

Re: [h-cost] Re:Glove pic

2006-03-17 Thread Joannah Hansen
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is exactly what I plan on using. I purchased some white vintage kid gloves and will tack on the wrist decoration with russet and olive ribbons. I currently have it in a garment weight leather, butit's coming off rather heavy looking and totally overpowering th

Re: [h-cost] period dye color references

2006-03-17 Thread Joannah Hansen
>--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I believe magenta was one of the aniline dyes invented in the later 19th >century and >was named after a battle in Napoleon III's reign - but I assume >the poster was >referring to a natural colour approaching that shade. > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 15/03/2006 21:49

Re: [h-cost] Re: Toga trim in Gladiator

2006-03-17 Thread Joannah Hansen
<--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: < http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/series/-/504/ref=pd_sr_ec_ser_b/104-8506690-0966322 Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ _ Sluggy.Net: The Sluggy

Re: [h-cost] New Topic: drawstring necklines on chemises

2006-03-15 Thread Joannah Hansen
Some links for you: http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/gallery/linens/undies.html - chemises at the bottom of the page http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/research/diary/diary3.html - a how to for a gathered neck chemise http://costume.dm.net/chemise.html - the smock generator which li

Re: [h-cost] Birds

2006-03-12 Thread Joannah Hansen
You should hear the stories a friend of mine who works at the RSPCA here in Brisbane tells about a sulphur crested cockatoo that lives at the shelter. The bird's name is Bob, which he knows very well - even referring to himself in the third person. Bob got moved one day to the reception area, an

Re: [h-cost] Danish ancestors

2006-03-12 Thread Joannah Hansen
Your great-grandfather, too, Roscelin? My great-grandfather Hansen was a Danish sailor, which is how he ended up in Brisbane and met my great-grandmother. We've probably both got relatives all over Denmark. :-) A funny story about names - when my mother was pregnant with me, she wanted to choos

Re: [h-cost] what do renaissance seamen look like?

2006-03-12 Thread Joannah Hansen
That was probably a galah. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galah Whenever I hear galahs calling/screaming, it reminds me of being on my grandma's farm in northwest Victoria. Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, yes I k

Re: [h-cost] Equestrian costuming & other period "tack"

2006-03-11 Thread Joannah Hansen
Would this be the portrait, Bjarne? http://www.kipar.org/period-galleries/paintings/1700/bourgogne.jpg And a rather lovely doll, modelled after this portrait: http://www.finavondolls.com/collection/doll.php/10 Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ ---

Re: [h-cost] Soirée d´hiver

2006-03-06 Thread Joannah Hansen
Please do, it was the only thing wrong with the pictures, that we couldn't enlarge them to see details better. It looks like it was a lovely weekend, I'm glad you had a great time. Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For

RE: [h-cost] Alexandrian cap

2006-03-06 Thread Joannah Hansen
>--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/03/2006 19:15 >>> wrote: >>The reference you are thinking of comes from chapter 10 of 'Frederica' by >>Georgette Heyer. >[snip] >>"... and the little Alexandrian cap with which, deaf to Charis's protests, >>she completed her elegant toilet

Re: [h-cost] Re: Goldwork

2006-03-04 Thread Joannah Hansen
And here's some pictures - probably more than you really want to know - so now you can visualise exactly why you get an eye infection ( or an ear infection )when you get a cold. ( Sorry, but I worked in an Ear,Nose & Throat ward for 4 years. ) http://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/hw208295

RE: [h-cost] Alexandrian cap

2006-03-03 Thread Joannah Hansen
The reference you are thinking of comes from chapter 10 of 'Frederica' by Georgette Heyer. 'She had been the mistress of her father's household for too long to suffer agonies of shyness; the orange-blossom dress made for her by Miss Chibbet, and given a touch of a la modality by Charis's clever

RE: [h-cost] Princess Elizabeth

2006-02-27 Thread Joannah Hansen
You're welcome. :-) Joannah. ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ --- "otsisto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "otsisto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:28:31 -0600 To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [h-cost] Princess El

Re: [h-cost] RE: Quality of clothing

2006-02-27 Thread Joannah Hansen
ensive marketing tool to reach the masses. Susan "Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for".  - "Ride the Dark Trail" by Louis L'Amour On Feb 26, 2006, at 8:55 AM, Joannah Hansen wrote: >

Re: [h-cost] RE: Quality of clothing

2006-02-27 Thread Joannah Hansen
<--- rwfranz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: < http://www.fashionpatterns.com/ gives seminars ) ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ _ Sluggy.Net: The Sluggy Freelance Community! __

Re: [h-cost] Princess Elizabeth

2006-02-26 Thread Joannah Hansen
Sorry about the late reply. You might find this link useful. You can enlarge/decrease the picture by clicking on the + and - symbols, and move around the picture to see details by clicking on the arrows. It's a lovely, clear picture. http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/eGallery/object.asp?searchT

Re: [h-cost] RE: Quality of clothing

2006-02-26 Thread Joannah Hansen
One of the things that frustrates me, is that clothing designers/manufacturers ( at least here in Australia ) generally don't seem to realise that plus sized women are *not* all the same SHAPE. The mainstream plus size fashion available here seems to be designed for the women who because of thei

Re: [h-cost] RE: Taschen books

2006-02-26 Thread Joannah Hansen
Ask them. Jo. ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ --- "Kate Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've got the Fashion book, then saw the two-volume set on special offer (I think it was 9.99 GBP) at Borders. Despite the fantastic price, I flipped through it and

Re: [h-cost] clothing for the reluctant husband

2006-02-25 Thread Joannah Hansen
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Re: [h-cost] colonial

2006-02-19 Thread Joannah Hansen
>--- Suzi Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>The polonaising also doesn't seem right to me. A polonaise on an >>English robe, yes, but on a sack? I've been looking through what >>books I can lay my hands on, and I haven't yet seen a sack-backed >>gown that is polonaised. The polonaise also is

Re: [h-cost] colonial

2006-02-17 Thread Joannah Hansen
>--- "Diana Habra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Ooo...look what I found. >> http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_238.htm >> De > >I LOVE this website! I know that they show the details to help sell the >clothing but it is AWESOME for us historical costumers that may not ever >get to study gar

Re: [h-cost] Smock or Partlet was Tudor roses

2006-02-16 Thread Joannah Hansen
Forgive the timelag, I've been neglecting my email for a few days. Personally, if I was making a costume for a young child, I'd go with a separate shift and gown. The shift would be made ( wide seam allowances, tucks in the shift 'skirt' and sleeves are the two things which spring immediately to

Re: [h-cost] Dune costumes

2006-02-12 Thread Joannah Hansen
No, sorry, it's definitely 'stillsuit' - I just checked in 'Children of Dune', that being the book that was closest to hand. Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts of beauty. ~*~ --- "Becky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Called stealth suits - Original Message -

Re: [h-cost] Re: BHO series

2006-02-12 Thread Joannah Hansen
>--- Gail & Scott Finke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Becky wrote: > >> Try watching the latest series on HBO or Cimemax, Called Ceasar. It's great. >> It portrays all the nasty things people think but pretend don't happen in >> society. Just proves that nothing is new, even sexual orientation, >>

Re: [h-cost] DVDs

2006-02-11 Thread Joannah Hansen
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Re: [h-cost] re: fine drawing?

2006-02-11 Thread Joannah Hansen
<--- "michaela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: < http://glittersweet.com <6 days of digests to go through... oh boy;) I feel for you - I neglected my email for the last 3 days, and am now working my way through 425-odd messages! 8-P Joannah ~*~ Practice random acts of kindness, and senseless acts o

Re: [h-cost] Re: Cage crinolines: wire/steel hoops and

2006-02-05 Thread Joannah Hansen
<--- katherine sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: < http://www.farthingales.on.ca/hoopsteel.php < http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Jolt, was Crisps

2006-02-02 Thread Joannah Hansen
--- "Sue Clemenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The best (used loosely) beverage equivalents for staying-awake purposes (at least, here in the U.S.) would be Mountain Dew, and Jolt. Jolt advertises itself as having "all the sugar and twice the caffeine" of regular colas. I know it kept me awake a

Re: [h-cost] Boning/reeds yet again

2006-02-01 Thread Joannah Hansen
<--- "Wanda Pease" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: < http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/research/cording/cord.html The good thing about the hemp cord is that it allows complete freedom of movement, while providing excellent support. On of my friends whose corset is boned with hemp cord has actual

[h-cost] Dress forms

2006-01-31 Thread Joannah Hansen
To the person who was enquiring about dressforms ( I'm sorry, I don't remember who it was and I've deleted the original post ) I can't say that I have any experience with the dressform about which you were asking about, but you might find these links interesting/useful, especially if you don't

Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan Style, Nostalgic Needle, Sharon Cohen

2006-01-30 Thread Joannah Hansen
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Re: [h-cost] Fabric question SOT

2006-01-30 Thread Joannah Hansen
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/93136496/ - billowing nicely, Tes ( the ensign )is having to hold his hat on, I just noticed http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/93136497/ - billowing in a differrent direction ( it must have been a windy d

Re: [h-cost] Re: Elizabethan Corset habits.

2006-01-29 Thread Joannah Hansen
My mother ( bless her ), the first time she saw me wearing an un-boned-tabbed Elizabethan style corset, patted me on the hip and asked,' Is that padding, or you?' It was *all* me. ;-P I also think that some women squish more than others, depending on the muscle mass underneath whatever surface

Re: [h-cost] yo-yo quilts

2006-01-25 Thread Joannah Hansen
ot;. I knit charity items while watching TV, and sometimes, also stitch up a few yo-yos. I have collected photos of completed yo-yo bed quilts to guide me toward my final goal. Susan "Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness" Carol H. On Jan 24, 2006, at 9:26 AM, Joannah Hansen w

Re: [h-cost] yo-yo quilts

2006-01-24 Thread Joannah Hansen
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Re: [h-cost] Sergers & past topics

2006-01-18 Thread Joannah Hansen
<--- Melanie Schuessler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: < <(now Asst. Prof. of Costume Design, Eastern Michigan University) Congratulations! Joannah. _ Sluggy.Net: The Sluggy Freelance Community! _

Re: [h-cost] OT: non-slip gum for shoulder straps?

2006-01-15 Thread Joannah Hansen
--- katherine sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear Joannah - thanks for this reply. I never did see my original post so it must have been in a digest that skipped me. I don't know if anyone else replied so many apologies if it seems I've ignored any of your suggestions! :-) What I've actually

Re: [h-cost] OT: Nursing and menses

2006-01-14 Thread Joannah Hansen
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Re: [h-cost] OT: non-slip gum for shoulder straps?

2006-01-14 Thread Joannah Hansen
<--- katherine sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: < http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Seriously off topic (sorry) stolen re-enactment kit

2006-01-13 Thread Joannah Hansen
Hi, I know this is a bit behind the fact, but the thought ocurred to me that it may worth Nigel posting the list ( and the event that caused the list ) to *ALL* of the ebay community boards, even if they don't seem to have anything to do with re-enactment. That way there will be a LOT more peop

Re: [h-cost] Mainly for UK members - new web site for Costumers

2006-01-08 Thread Joannah Hansen
Thank-you for the info, Suzi. I am certainly having problems with it. It could well be a bug on my end, but whenever I go to 'enlarge view', the website freezes, and the only way to close the site is to 'control,alt,delete'. Yup, just went back and checked, as long as I don't try to 'enlarge v

Re: [h-cost] Laura de Pola

2006-01-07 Thread Joannah Hansen
--- Althea Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, I've been asked to help with this costume. 1544 http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/l/lotto/1531-/070pola.html I will likely use the de Toledo pattern for a basis. I've made a couple gowns with it before so I am familiar with it. I'm think

Re: [h-cost] Chinese Mummies (was Humans in England, 700k years?)

2005-12-22 Thread Joannah Hansen
<--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: < https://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/index.html I'm thinking seriously about joining the project. Joannah ( just call me the elephant's child :-> ) _ Sluggy.Net: The S

Re: [h-cost] Costume movies

2005-12-08 Thread Joannah Hansen
I felt so sorry for the 'beast' .. poor thing. But yes, there certainly was some eye candy. Joannah. --- "Helen Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "Helen Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 21:22:12 -0500 To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-co

Re: [h-cost] Working with velvet

2005-12-01 Thread Joannah Hansen
Could you do the set-in sleeve *without* the epaulette, then make the epaulette separately and completely finish it, and then whip stitch it into place? That would certainly cut down on the layers within one seam. Joannah. snip --- Kimiko Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 08:46 PM 11/28/2005,

Re: [h-cost] what do you call this?

2005-11-27 Thread Joannah Hansen
Could it be cotton tape? e.g. http://www.ribbonmoon.co.uk/details.asp?id=2936 Joannah. --- Dawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Dawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:10:28 -0600 To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [h-cost] what do you call this? I'm looking for a

[h-cost] Modern interpretations of period plays

2005-11-25 Thread Joannah Hansen
One thing that I found interesting about Baz Luhrman's 'Romeo and Juliet', was that he didn't change the dialogue to modern speech, but kept the language of the original script/play, and after the first realization of the fact that the characters are speaking Elizabethan English, you totally for

Re: [h-cost] victorian corset with too short busk

2005-11-25 Thread Joannah Hansen
Did you look at Farthingales? http://www.farthingales.on.ca/busks.php They have straight busks up to 16" long, for up to CDN$22.49 ( AUS$26.20 ). I also thought that these are an interesting idea ( new from the last time I had a browse through their site ) - http://www.farthingales.on.ca/lacin

[h-cost] Pride & Prejudice

2005-11-21 Thread Joannah Hansen
My husband and I went to see P & P on Thursday just past. For the book that they had to compress into just over 2 hours long, they didn't do a bad job. I did like the 'hand-made' look of the clothes, the Bennet girls in particular, and overall, I found very little to pick at over the costuming.

Re: [h-cost] has anyone used Butterick 4485 (18th century court gown)?

2005-11-19 Thread Joannah Hansen
So *that's* how you do it, Bjarne! :-> I am now not only in awe of your embroidery and costuming skills, but your computer-pattern-tweaking, too! Joannah. --- "Bjarne og Leif Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Elizabeth, I know it is hard for you when you cant drape on a dress stand. But why d

[h-cost] Anyone dealt with this company?

2005-11-16 Thread Joannah Hansen
Hello, All, Please forgive if you receive more than one of these messages - I've posted it to all the re-enactment/costuming e-groups I'm on, even ones where this is OOP, as I know that people often do more than era in their re-enacting/costuming. Has anyone had any dealings with Coon River Mer

RE: Bronzino (was Re: [h-cost] knit jacket was Re: ModaaFirenze1540-15 80

2005-11-11 Thread Joannah Hansen
Karen, What a wonderful story! I've saved it, it delighted me so much. Smiling still, Joannah. http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] a holiday idea

2005-11-01 Thread Joannah Hansen
I'm interested. But I would probably have to make sure that I mailed it no later than the very beginning of December - living on the other side of the world from most of our fellow listers combined with the Christmas postal rush could make its' timely arrival chancy, otherwise. ( And may still

Re: [h-cost] Was carpet sweeper, now dog hair

2005-10-20 Thread Joannah Hansen
An ex-housemate of ours had a pure-bred huskie and a malamute-huskie cross - when they were shedding there were drifts of fur a few inches thick! Dear heavens above, but it got *everywhere*! The thought of *25* at time is just mindboggling. Joannah. --- "Shane & Sheridan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: [h-cost] habit francaise

2005-10-15 Thread Joannah Hansen
This, of course, sent me off looking through lots of portraits on the web, where I have seen plenty of *matching* waistcoats, but unfortunately no dark waistcoats with lighter coats. ( Do you know how many portraits were painted at just the right angle to not let you see what is on under their c

Re: [h-cost] RE: why renaissance and not 18th century?

2005-09-27 Thread Joannah Hansen
Too new!?! At least you go back to the 16thC - as far as settlement by Europeans goes. We ( European settlers ) only go back to 1788. ( Well, 1606, if you start with the Duyfken - http://www.duyfken.com/original/index.html - but they didn't stay and settle. ) My own home town was only founded in

Re: [h-cost]"Elizabeth"

2005-09-27 Thread Joannah Hansen
The irony of this gives me a great deal of satisfaction, for some reason. ;-> Joannah --- Chris Laning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >snip The amusing thing, my friend said, is that the director clearly didn't know enough about the period portraits to spot when the costumers _did_ lift something s

RE: [h-cost] lacing

2005-09-14 Thread Joannah Hansen
Just a comment on an interesting thing that I have just noticed about this portrait : http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attyre/research/earlyflor/3flor5.html - it looks to me as if the criss-cross lacing isn't just crossed over, it's tied in a half knot at each crossing. Joannah. wrote: Umm,

Re: [h-cost] chainmail bikini

2005-09-08 Thread Joannah Hansen
Cerebus the Aardvark to Red Sophia - "If you'd stop wearing that chainmail bikini, those would heal." - Dave Sim ( I don't remember which volume of Cerebus it was. ;-> ) Joannah --- Carol Kocian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was an early adaptor - does mine get to be art? I think the ide

Re: [h-cost] effigy corset: reeds/bamboo for stiffening

2005-09-07 Thread Joannah Hansen
I have used the canes/bamboo/matchsticks from those sort of blinds to bone corsets, but I have never been game to use them in an effigy style corset - they are nicely rigid, ( and cheap!! ) but I don't think that they are at all flexible enough to take the moulding that occurs as the tabs spread

Re: [h-cost] 1968 SCA views of medieval clothing

2005-09-06 Thread Joannah Hansen
The Brisbane Mediaeval Fayre here in Brisbane, Queensland, was started by the Queensland Folk Federation, and run by them for many years. I used to hang around with some of the 'folkies' for a while in the mid 80's, and there was a definite 'hippie' vibe around the folkies then. Hippie mostly s

Re: [h-cost] 18th C. style fabrics for sale on Swedish site.

2005-08-28 Thread Joannah Hansen
I am *swooning* over the embroidered silks. Sigh Joannah --- Suzi Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I got this address from a Swedish friend. There is an English subtext for those of us who don't read Swedish (!). The fabrics look pretty good to me, but expensive as one would expect. http:

Re: [h-cost] Cheap? wool and linen

2005-08-28 Thread Joannah Hansen
Joannah. --- "Elizabeth Walpole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "Elizabeth Walpole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 23:35:11 +1000 To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cheap? wool and linen - Original Mess

Re: [h-cost] Cheap? wool and linen

2005-08-27 Thread Joannah Hansen
Drat and blast! I had a look at the link, and the turquoise blue looked just about perfect for us to use, especially at that price - *but they don't ship international!* Sniffle Oh well. I can understand their reasoning. Joannah. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dat

Re: [h-cost] Re: Kyoto book

2005-08-27 Thread Joannah Hansen
This is great to know - I flung caution to the winds and ordered the book almost on the spot. ( Payday can be dangerous! ;-> ) Joannah --- lisa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have both versions--ordered the 2 volume set without realizing it was the same book. To me, the colors in the 2 v

Re: [h-cost] Linen prices, and a question

2005-08-19 Thread Joannah Hansen
Thank-you, I wondered if it was something like that. I gave up trying to rip linen, by the way, and generally use the drawn thread method. It was just a question that occurred to me when the linen topic came up. Joannah. --- Joan Jurancich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Joan Jurancich <[EMAI

Re: [h-cost] Linen prices, and a question

2005-08-19 Thread Joannah Hansen
Most recently I have bought approx. 10 metres each of medium weight white and black linen for AUS$8.00, which is a *very* good price - most nice linen starts at a minimum of AUS$20-25/metre. I plan to use it for soldiers shirts and linings. I have paid AUS$40/metre for enough handkerchief linen

Re: [h-cost] elizabethian corset

2005-08-17 Thread Joannah Hansen
Jeanne, As umpteen other people have said, that pattern is not Elizabethan. 'Nuf said. It does take some work, and you will need some one to help you, but if you want to make 'effigy' style stays, without having to buy a pattern - although I don't wish to take business away from Kass Mcgann or

Re: [h-cost] Celebration!

2005-08-17 Thread Joannah Hansen
A great idea, Penny. Now, just to complicate your life further, have you thought about linking the name of the colour to an actual colour sample eg using the Pantone colour charts? ;-P So that people can see what the colour is, as opposed to being just a name and date/s, albeit some very evoca

Re: [h-cost] Re: linnen stains

2005-08-16 Thread Joannah Hansen
Mia, < and red North Carolina Mud. < Sounds like red Toowoomba mud! :-) I got a spot about 1" diameter on a white skirt once, and 10 years later you could STILL see the stain. There is actually someone in Brisbane who has a market stall selling t-shirts and things which have been dyed in eart

Re: [h-cost] Osnaburg (& silk question)

2005-08-15 Thread Joannah Hansen
I have a length of what sounds like the same silk on layby. If it is the same, yes, isn't it gorgeous. Strangely enough, the name of the colour is 'Peacock'! :-) I'm going to make my posh ECW gown out of it. Joannah. --- Kahlara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Kahlara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date

RE: [h-cost] OT: Plea for help with getting a parcel

2005-08-07 Thread Joannah Hansen
Hello, Anne, I did see your message. Thank-you very much for being willing to help me, but another person had already said they would help. The question is moot now, as I didn't win the auction. :-( Regards, Joannah --- "Anne Moeller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "Anne Moeller" <[EMAIL PR

[h-cost] Thank-you!

2005-08-07 Thread Joannah Hansen
Dear all, I just wanted to let you know that a very kind person from one of these lists is going to be helping me out with my shipping quandary. Thank-you, everyone, there are the nicest people on these lists. :-D Joannah. _ Sluggy.Ne

[h-cost] OT: Plea for help with getting a parcel

2005-08-07 Thread Joannah Hansen
Hello, to everyone on the lists, Please forgive if you receive this message more than once - I've sent it to a few lists. My plea is this: I am interested in bidding for a couple of items on eBay, but the seller doesn't ship/post outside of the US. ( I asked. ) However, the seller is happy to s

Re: [h-cost] RE: Harry Potter costumes

2005-07-23 Thread Joannah Hansen
I *loved* what the designers came up with for the Quidditch uniforms. Joannah. --- Carolyn Kayta Barrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Well it sort of was on topic with D's robes. >I have a question. Do the movie costumes match the books' description? They tried. But there's only so much you can

Re: [h-cost] RE: Harry Potter costumes

2005-07-23 Thread Joannah Hansen
I *loved* what the designers came up with for the Quidditch uniforms. Joannah. --- Carolyn Kayta Barrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Well it sort of was on topic with D's robes. >I have a question. Do the movie costumes match the books' description? They tried. But there's only so much you can

Re: [h-cost] Re: bjarne

2005-07-16 Thread Joannah Hansen
Back in 1985-86, for a couple of terms, I was a junior mistress in the boarding house of a private girls school in Toowoomba, which is a large country town on the top of a mountain range, a couple of hours drive west of Brisbane. ( Winter is looong - lasts for about 6 months of the year - and co

Re: [h-cost] folks in London ok??

2005-07-10 Thread Joannah Hansen
I was talking with one of my housemates, who told me that a friend of his had a time line up on his bedroom wall, with ALL of the battles since the beginning of recorded history on it. In 5000 odd years of recorded history, there was about a *total* of about 3 years in which there was not warfar

Re: [h-cost] a tiny bit OT, fabric structure question

2005-07-08 Thread Joannah Hansen
Hi, A couple of sites I found by googling 'linen care' and ' bleaching yellowed linen'. http://www.srfabrics.com/care/linen.htm http://www.touchofeurope.net/care.html - this site you need to scroll down to the relevant parts. Good luck with whatever you decide to try. Joannah. --- Eliz

Re: [h-cost] Roar

2005-07-07 Thread Joannah Hansen
Regarding Roar - I have some friends and aquaintances who were extras on the series - one of these aquaintances was *obviously* pregnant during filming, and somebody involved in the production asked her, in terms of astonishment, " Did they have babies that way back then? " ( or words to that ef

[h-cost] Corset, for a giggle

2005-07-07 Thread Joannah Hansen
Had to share this - it gave me a major case of the giggles :-D http://thedevilspanties.keenspace.com/d/20050623.html Hope you enjoyed! Joannah. _ Sluggy.Net: The Sluggy Freelance Community! _

Re: [h-cost] Re: [h-cos } pants........ what a "waist"

2005-07-06 Thread Joannah Hansen
Heavens, yes! I made a simple skirt, with an elastisized waist in a casing, for a Magenta costume, for the same young friend who only wore hipster jeans - and she kept pulling the skirt down on her hips! She politely listened when I adjusted the skirt back to where it belonged, and then promptly

Re: [h-cost] Flame retardant children's sleepwear fabric

2005-07-04 Thread Joannah Hansen
The thing about 'snug-fitting' sleepwear for children has the rationale that the problem with traditional 'loose' nightgowns or PJs was that their excess fabric was much more likely to fall into the flame from a fire, or onto the heating element of those old bar heaters, than PJs with knit bands