Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 16, Issue 2

Hi Allison & Ann (& others), Please feel free to share wherever you feel it is appropriate. Katherine gave her permission to share. BTW, I seem to have missed the previous digest email (Vol 16, Issue 1), so if anyone else replied to my email with questions, I didn't get it. Thank

[h-cost] 19th century clothing in need of a new home

Hi, I received the following query through my website. If you are interested or have any suggestions, please reply to Katherine Dill katherined...@yahoo.com Thanks, ~mary = A small local historical society in Indiana has literally hundreds

Re: [h-cost] list problem

I discovered that you just have to use "indra.com" instead of " mail.indra.com" for web pages and email addresses. https://indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ~mary On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 11:00 AM, <h-costume-requ...@indra.com> wrote: > > > Message: 1 >

Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 14, Issue 53

re's evidence that they've fixed their manufacturing & inspection problems! Mary Piero Carey aka Lady Maria of Alderford ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] request for Advice on a Pattern

should be going on in the side panel. I'd be very grateful for any input. Yours, Mary Piero Carey aka Lady Maria of Alderford ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] early 20th Century Franco-American weddings

Has anyone asked an old priest or nun from the area? I'll bet somone from the diocese office would know. Or is there a near-by convent? I'd ask at the monastery down the street, but I'm 800 miles away most of the Catholics around here are German, Italian or Irish. Mary

[h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?

, the Autocrat for our shire's big mid-winter event wants to have tabards for the servers lots of hangings for the hall. The new King is from here, she wants to up our game. Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http

[h-cost] RE; Where to buy lucet?

Hedgehog Handworks have beautiful hand made lucets www.hedgehoghandworks.com http://www.hedgehoghandworks.com/catalog/tools_braiding.php Mary LaVenture Costume Director Pageant of the Masters ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

Re: [h-cost] stains on stored linen?

coffee stains on a cotton shirt that had already been through the washer and dryer. Hope this helps! Mary -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Patricia Dunham Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 8:28 PM To: h-costume

[h-cost] costume exhibit book

me! Me! put me on the list, too! Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Holiday loot

delightfully bigger! Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Liquid soap for hand washing

Eucalan. It is marketed to knitters but does well with other hand washables. On Aug 20, 2012 3:51 PM, Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com wrote: What's everyone using for hand washing clothes? I hand wash my modern lingerie, some delicate modern clothes, and vintage clothes. I am not looking

[h-cost] Our knowlege of whips...

Ginni said: The foregoing is courtesy of a misspent youth in which I read copious amounts of Georgette Heyer. Ginni, Ginni, NO time spent reading Georgette Heyer is mispent! Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http

[h-cost] lining embroidery

I was thinking of something along that line. The back of the embrodery is so thick uneven that I'm dubious about using fusibles. Also, the metallic threads give me pause. It is the ends of the metallics that are scratching, an I don't trust them not to melt in an ugly way if I apply enough

Re: [h-cost] %$#* irons!

in this way when cheap irons made 40 years ago didn't fail this way. Mary, muttering grumbling grousing On 5/21/2012 10:18 PM, h-costume-requ...@indra.com wrote: Use the iron dry, do not fill, do not put on steam, use a spray or sprinkle bottle separately

[h-cost] %$#* irons!

is it with the spitting dripping? They had that solved back in the 70s! I wouldn't mind the inactivity cut-off, if you could disable it for sewing sessions. The last thing in the world I need is an iron that cools off during a seam! Mary, the equally exasperated p.s. I seem to recall a catalog

[h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?

- not so much. Good thing I've got a vacation starting next week! Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker?'s dummy wearing today?

. So I did buy it I put it in her bag, saying, here's your Xmas present. It just revolted my soul (as a former Joann's employee) to leave that buttery soft piece of gorgeousness behind! So, now I'm at /least/ 8 projects further behind! But d@mn, that woman had Taste! Mary Piero Carey aka

[h-cost] Costume Con travel

. (There are also multiple sewing machines ironing boards for last minute construction blitzes! grin) If anyone is passing through think you might be ready for a meal break or sleep break in my vicinity, by all means get hold of me! We LOVE company! Mary Piero Carey Canton, Ohio Penny said: We

[h-cost] funeral clothing of Dona Maria from 1235

Here is everything I have on this including the parasites. :) Mary Adela Martínez Martín , Pilar Pastrana. San Isidoro, últimos proyectos y descubrimientos. Ajuar funerario de la infanta Dña María del Panteón Real de San Isidoro. Ars sacra : Revista de patrimonio cultural, archivos, artes

[h-cost] funeral clothing of Dona Maria from 1235 in Spain

that. I'd like something a little more definitive. Any ideas of where to look? Has anyone seen this dress on display?  Thank you for your help. Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] funeral clothing of Dona Maria from 1235 in Spain

how long the dress is. My longshot dream at this point is more detailed information about the textiles.  Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] salt shopping

Thanks for all the ideas, folks! One of my local groceries finally got in some canning/pickling salt at a normal price. So, I'm hoping to get this done this weekend. Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com

[h-cost] salt shopping

Fran said: If you are asking where to buy uniodized salt, I just get it at the local supermarket. Well, that's what I did the last time, but this year, several of the local stores didn't have any uniodized salt, and the ones that did were charging premium prices for it! Mary

Re: [h-cost] Salt Source

Yep, dyeing. I've got a batch of stuff I want to overdye black. Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Salt Source

Oooh, good idea, I had forgotten about that Amish-inclined bulk store about 8 miles away! And I might actually have time to get over there this weekend! Thank you! Mary Piero Carey Rebecca said: If you have any Amish or Mennonite communities nearby you are in luck. I get 10 pound sacks

[h-cost] yearbooks

Oooh, how interesting! Our yearbooks (N.E. Ohio) routinely had lots of pictures of sporting events dances the plays any outing the various clubs went away on. Did your school not do that? Our individual portrait shots were taken at the photo studio contracted in any given year by the

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?

this last week!!! Back to my mending! Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] 1975-76 - Prom dresses/formal gowns

Go to the libraray scroll through the microfilm of the local paper to look at the ads in the spring. Lotsa prom dress pics they'll be what was locally available. If the library kept their issues of Seventeen, you can get a handle on what the fashion industry was pushing. Mary Piero Carey

[h-cost] 70s prom dresses

Oh, yeah, and ask if the library has the old high school yearbooks - sometines there are crowd scenes from the prom, and the queen her court will almost certainly be pictured. Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http

Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?

Mine's wearing nothing but a vintage hat at the moment. Ooh la la! :-) October will be mostly a cooking month for me. I'm in charge of the tea and supper at the Friends of the English Regency's Autumn Ball in Pasadena, CA on October 22. blatant shameless plug

Re: [h-cost] Fashion/costume wall calendars for 2012

birthday is coming up soon. :-) Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] the princesses' headgear

! speculating wildly, Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] a costumer's term question

On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Pixel, Goddess and Queen pi...@hundred-acre-wood.com wrote: Today's question is, if the cut-off bits of cloth are cabbage, what are the cut-off bits of fur? Jen/Margaret Furbies? :-) Mary L. ___ h-costume mailing

[h-cost] Stanford Historical Dance Week

government politics or university politics? Mary the curious ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Oops! Re: 12th-century church inventory

Sorry, all! I meant to reply off-list. On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 10:07 AM, snsp...@aol.com wrote: Is there anyone on the list who would like to take a stab at translating a 12th-century Latin church inventory from the cathedral of Cefalu in Sicily? I have worked on it using a dictionary

Re: [h-cost] 12th-century church inventory

Hello, Nancy! Please send it to me -- I'll send it to my sister the Classics professor. She teaches Latin at Wyoming Catholic College. (Her name is also Nancy, BTW.) Please also let me know how soon you need it, as she tends to get crazy-busy. :-) Hope this helps! Mary On Thu, Mar 3, 2011

[h-cost] OT: but still about Knights

Holy Moly, I am stunned amazed. I have just been invited to an old coworkers KNIGHTING CEREMONY and I' am NOT talking about the SCA. John Ewing, the Director of the Cleveland Cinematheque, has been made a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and

Re: [h-cost] What costume-related holiday gifts did you get?

topic, Fran! And all of you who posted book titles have just given me a gift -- a reading list. :-) Happy New Year and best wishes to all! Mary L. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] h-costume Silk Ribbon supplier

www.hedgehoghandworks.com has some lovely silk embroidery ribbon. And the service is exceptional. Mary LaVenture -Original Message- From: h-costume-request h-costume-requ...@indra.com To: h-costume h-costume@mail.indra.com Sent: Mon, Dec 20, 2010 11:01 am Subject: h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Fur trims

Ah, that explains it. While I sometimes shake my head over political attitudes in this area (N. E. Ohio), that level of interference in other folks' business is unlikely to take hold around here. Maria ___ h-costume mailing list

Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 9, Issue 337

passed on buying well over a dozen in the last year, for lack of time and/or projects that required them! (All those baby boomers moving into smaller quarters, or dying, I'm sure.) Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Antiques Roadshow

Hello Penny, I'm jelous...You getting to go to the Antique Road Show. I watch it whenever I can. Let me know how it goes. It sounds interesting. Maybe someday when it is close by in California I can attend. How does one get tickets and what is the cost if any other than plane ticket. Mary

[h-cost] medieval baby walker Re: looking for a picture

liked it. http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d79/BabyGirlH/HPIM2716.jpg Cheers, Mary / Slaine St Louis MO ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Review of The Lady's Stratagem

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Lavolta Press f...@lavoltapress.com wrote: The Lady's Stratagem was recently reviewed in _Costume_, an academic journal, and I obtained permission to reprint the review on our website. Very nice review! The book looks wonderful. Congratulations! Mary Llewellyn

Re: [h-cost] textile pattern of Charles de Blois pourpoint

A friend of mine tracked down the woman who did the conservation on the pourpoint who as delighted that someone was interested in her work. She sent my friend copies of her notes. I don't remember the name but I would be happy to share your email with my friend. Mary / Slaine

[h-cost] new book with SCAdian characters

Spotted in the April 1, 2010 issue of Library Journal, a favorable review of J. A. Pitts Black Blade Blues. Tor May 2010 ISBN 978-0-7653-2467-2 Urban fantasy with members of the Society involved. It's not showing up in library catalogs yet. YIS, Lady Maria

[h-cost] library sources

books rarely get discarded even when we ought to. None of which negates the problem of turning those images into electrons, of course. Mary, the Periodicals librarian On 3/29/2010 7:40 AM, Denise B. said As for the public library, I'd be surprised if they*were* there - even in the larger public

[h-cost] Duct tape dummy instructions

thrift store threads into street couture Melissa Alvarado, Hope Meng Melissa RannelsTaunton Press Yours, Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant)

FWIW, I was in Target (oh, pardon me, I mean Tar-zhay!) :-) today and admired some lovely robin's-egg blue 100% cotton velvet curtain panels (made in China, of course). I wondered what I could make out of them. $14.99 for a panel 40 x 84 (I think) doesn't work out too badly. Hope this helps! On

Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 8, Issue 406

Hurrah! Everyone's presents sound delightful! Maria ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Christmas Squeee!

Dear Hubby gave me Patterns of Fashion 4 Costume in Detail! Unmoderated Glee! Maria from Alderford aka Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Have you seen this magazine cover?

Well, I've checked at work, we only have Pictorial Review's 1st 8 volumes. It's definitely not in the Easter Number from 1899 through 1906. Have you seen who owns it in Worldcat? There are several places with longer runs than ours. Sorry, Mary Piero Carey

[h-cost] bride pic

cue Dr Hook the Medicine Show gonna see my picture on the cover..gonna send five copies to my mother... Ooops, wrong magazine.. grin That looks real flapperish to me. I think we've got it at work, I'll have a look tomorrow. Mary Piero Carey

[h-cost] What would St. Patrick wear?

Patrick wear? Fifth century bishops are outside of my usual research area and simple googling is getting me websites of the faithful and not actual research. Any suggestion? Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com

[h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today?

! No more finding that the item I wanted is not in the house! If I can't fnd something now, it is my own fault. sigh of relief Mary Piero Carey aka Lady Maria ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h

[h-cost] pretty button

Thanks for the offer, but 11/16ths is too big. I have some florals that size which would work, for the color, but there is not enough room to enlarge that buttonhole by that much. I know that i have a couple of small unique buttons that would coordinate, it is merely a matter of finding the

[h-cost] having it all in one place

Oh, are you building? We were not so ambitious. We only moved from a 1911ish American Foursquare into a 1960 Ranch. It is a lovely house, but the proportions are SO different! The closets are a completely different shape NONE of my boxes fit into them. We had to completely repack

Re: [h-cost] 1960 hippie fashion

argumentation justification skills amazingly. raised fist Power to the People! Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] 1960 hippie fashion

Michelle said: LynnD, apparently you and other uppity girls of your generation are responsible for the comfort my generation enjoyed in our school days. Thanks. You're welcome. We worked at it. Mary Piero Carey, aging hippie high school stealth subversive

[h-cost] Friends Patterns

blue, and I rarely see what I'm wanting to make clearly in my head that way. Well, I found the lace, but haven't ever tracked down the velvet. And life has since intervened. But someday... Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] late Elizabethan headdress

http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/Theophila.jpg Now, that portrait of Theophilia is very interesting. It is hard to tell from such a small bw repro, but doesn't it look as if the forehead cloth is tied _over_ the coif? Look at what little we can see of her hairline. Look at the corner

[h-cost] Pattern for red dress on Dr Who

look at the Godey's and the Delineators when I get to work.. Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Pattern for red dress on Dr Who

The bodice center section looks like pintucks to me. Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] OT: Source for Inkjet printable fabric

, and trim to fit your printer but it would be much more cost effective than buying the packages if she had a lot to print. I've not used it but you can find a lot of reviews online. Cheers, Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http

[h-cost] looking for a website about a 13th century spanish burial

Jones's site and didn't see anything close. I've Googled the heck out of this. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Many thanks, Mary usually much better at this ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h

[h-cost] Google Earth and art museums

has teamed up with Google Earth for a project that allows people to zoom in on the gallery's main works — even on details not immediately discernible to the human eye. Cheers, Mary / Slaine ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http

[h-cost] sewing machines

is giving me fits I wonder if I should take the Singer in as well. I have the owners manua, cams, and a bunch of feet. Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Wal-Mart fabrics

One good thing about the lack of good local fabric outlets is that I'm finally working through my stash. When buying online I'm not at all tempted to go Oh, just give me the whole bolt. My fabric bins all close now! Trying very hard to see the positive. :) Mary

[h-cost] fabric use brainstorming

I've been cleaning/reorganizing my sewing area, and have found myself wondering just how small a piece of fabric is useful This is why I have a kid. If it's not clothes for her then toys. A friend gave us a bunch of bean bags made from many different small bits of odd fabric. Mary

Re: [h-cost] Crespines--the hair net kind

sources for learning about netting. Cheers, Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Photos of Georgian/Regency dresses

This website got mentioned on another list I subscribe to, and I thought some of you might like to see it. http://www.annegracie.com/writing/costumepage.htm I had no idea bodices could be arranged that way! Your fascinated, Mary Piero Carey ___ h

Re: [h-cost] Viking serger (was Overlocker thread)

is the exact same machine, but it has a sewing advisor display that helps you to set the tension, differential, etc, rather than looking up the settings in the manual. Not worth the extra money, IMO... ~mary The whole difference between construction and creation

Re: [h-cost] Menstruation in Middle Ages

a woman who is not surrounded by so many artificial hormores has. There are so many phyoestrogeons in the environment that I'm not sure we can take modern experience as typical. Cheers, Mary Haselbauer ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Standard reference books on embroidery history?

catalogs say that this has bibliographic references. It might be good for trianglulating definitions. Cheers, Mary Robin sent: She asks for recommendations of good published sources that will give her a sense of what blackwork is and when it was done, based on specific examples (art

[h-cost] Speed Regency? (was: New Topics-- please!!!!!)

, but I want to have some confidence that I can actually finish the project. Any sage advice? *to be pedantic, I'll just point out here that I'm using the term in the dressmaking sense - the actual English Regency was, of course, from 1811-1820... Thanks! Mary Llewellyn

[h-cost] Auction catalog of 17th-20th century clothing, textiles, etc

costume, down to the stockings, c.1800. There are lots lace and lace-making items, and lots of fans. http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EURscreen=CatalogueiSaleNo=16286 ~mary The whole difference between construction

Re: [h-cost] John Adams HBO series

If you look at the show's website, you will see that the costume designer made the New Englanders drab on purpose. Remember that the Adamses lived before the vibrant dyes of the 19th century were invented. The color range for a New England housewife was very limited. Yes, the Adamses did have

[h-cost] Re: saint/iconography question

Unless the context of this painting is a series on the nativity I wonder if it actually more of a sideways Virgin and Child Entroned with Saints and Angels. One is more likely to see Mary and Jesus presented in the center with saint important to the patron around the sides or below. I've been

[h-cost] saint/iconography question

Well, they sure look like the 3 kings to me. They've taken off their crowns (see them either in hand or on the ground) and there are little fancy boxes that could hold frankincesne myrhh. Now, who the lady in orange blue is? I dunno. Mary Piero Carey

[h-cost] Costuming articles in current issue of Threads

behind Cirque Productions Michaela Murphy Enjoy! Mary Piero Carey We don't have issues... we have subscriptions. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] understanding paintings of Saints

There is a very interesting book called _The Square Halo and other Mysteries of Western Art: images and the stories that inspired them_ by Sallie Fisher. Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Finding information

always have in the budget, but libraries big enough to have really deep costume collections are generally in it, at least in my neck of the woods. Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman

[h-cost] pourpoint pattern construction

, Mary I'm going to make a pourpoint inspired by the Charles de Blois pourpoint, fitted, but not as much as the extant garment, and of a slightly thicker material and padding. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com

[h-cost] Re: Uniquely You dressform - how to remodel?

Melanie Cin, Thanks for the replies. I think that I will try Cin's suggestion first and then Melanie's -- I have to admit I'm a bit afraid of trying to carve the foam! lol Happy Holidays, ~mary --- From

[h-cost] Uniquely You dressform - how to remodel?

in front!! LOL ~mary Proud member of an A cup family I've abandoned my search for truth, and now I'm just looking for a good fantasy. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] gold-plated needles

are pretty dark! I find a dropped needle quicker when it is gold. I have some platinum needles, but haven't noticed that they handle differently than plain ones. Gold platinum coatings might be useful in really damp or salty-aired locations, where quick rusting is a problem. Mary Piero Carey

[h-cost] RE: Dress and textile topics, medieval Britain: Your wish list

swaddling clothing for infants and toddlers underwear aprons breast support maternity clothing wills - clothing handed down through generations second hand clothing Are these too earthy? Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http

Re: [h-cost] Halloween and the perception of costume

to me So is this one of your Renaissance dresses? Sigh. Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Re: h-costume Digest, Vol 6, Issue 479

copy I could do myself! It may just be that management in my region has a bug up its butt, and this policy isn't nationwide. Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Kinko's Ignorance

onto the same sheet. Can you imagine a more innocuous purpose? Don't believe ANYTHING a Kinko staffer tells you about copyright law! Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Increasing bra sizes

than I used to see. And lots of those girls were NOT wearing any bra, let alone anything that could give that much boost. Your intrigued, Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h

[h-cost] Life magazine from 1939 and 1952

in both issues are facinating. Would anyone be interested in these? My boss is entirely unsentimental and I don't have room at home to take on another era. Cheers, Mary ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman

[h-cost] Prices in 1957

found a source. Yes, Seventeen existed in 1957. Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] 1955 wedding gown price

to iron it to display at their 50th anniversary party. Anyhow, going by that, $200 got you a real wow of a wedding dress in the midwest in the mid 50s. Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com

[h-cost] Plucked, Shaved Braided

last night that we had very little on the history of hairdressing! sigh Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Plucked, Shaved Braided

This title must be fairly new, for so few locations to show on worldcat. Kent State doesn't even have it yet! Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] A question for the List Mind: Kimono

historical society hobbyist titles. So what do you read, that prints listings of museum exhibits? I'll be grateful for anything you can think of! Thanks! Mary Piero Carey ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman

[h-cost] Re: was thread on spools in Eliz England?

This image is a little earlier than your request but it shows a sewing basket. http://tinyurl.com/2bcbfp If this doesn't take you there go to http://www.bl.uk/ and search for holy family at work I looks like thread is wound around a card or possibly a spool. Cheers, Mary I work at a Renn

[h-cost] CC25 H-costumers Identifiction

Robin said: Page 2 -- row 3 right, that's one of us. Who? Mary Piero Carey? My lousy memory... Yep, that's me. However did I manage to get caught in that awkward stance? Ah, well, I always look weird in photos... Mary Piero Carey ___ h

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