[h-cost] Tiny gingham

By the way, if anybody is making dollhouse-sized costumes, this "Imperial microcheck" fabric is a really lightweight, fine batiste with 1/32" gingham checks on it. I had to stop myself at nine colors added to the hoard. https://www.fabric.com/apparel-fashion-fabric-plaid-fabric-imperial-micro-che

[h-cost] looking for Kathleen Mitchell

Hi, I've been sharing some of my doll costumes with Penny Ladnier and she suggested I get in touch with Kathleen Mitchell, who's on this list, to talk about tiny historical fashions. Kathleen, if you see this, will you contact me off-list? Thanks! Lauren Lauren M. Walker lauren.wal...@comcast.ne

Re: [h-cost] Victorian flat leghorn hat

startling" open-crowned >> coronet bonnet (toward the bottom of the left-hand column on that page), >> I'd say it's reasonably safe to assume that your leghorn does have a crown! >> >> Emily >> >> >> >> On 9/17/2013 2:11 PM, Lauren W

Re: [h-cost] Victorian flat leghorn hat

open-crowned coronet > bonnet (toward the bottom of the left-hand column on that page), I'd say it's > reasonably safe to assume that your leghorn does have a crown! > > Emily > > > On 9/17/2013 2:11 PM, Lauren Walker wrote: >> Hi, >> Yes, the brim is wa

[h-cost] Victorian flat leghorn hat

Hi, Working on the last of the four 19th-century fashion plates I'm recreating as doll outfits! I would like to check in with those more familiar with 19th-century millinery about the hat. It's an 1889 "flat leghorn", according to Godey's text; I'm trying to confirm that it has a low flat crown

Re: [h-cost] Victorian flat leghorn hat

t flat at all. It's a gorgeous hat! > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Lauren Walker > wrote: > >> Hi, >> Working on the last of the four 19th-century fashion plates I'm recreating >> as doll outfits! I would like to check in with those more familiar

Re: [h-cost] chiffon and Astrida's book

a making it limp or less shiny. Test first. > --cin > Cynthia Barnes > cinbar...@gmail.com > > > On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Lauren Walker > wrote: >> Thanks -- I was wondering how to stabilize it. Starch is a good suggestion. >> Lauren M. Walker >> la

Re: [h-cost] chiffon and Astrida's book

tacked down, you can rinse out the starch. > Sharon C. > > -Original Message- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Lauren Walker > Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 9:08 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: [h-cost]

[h-cost] chiffon and Astrida's book

Oh, dear. I was just going to check in to complain that if I EVER finish the current project it's going to be YEARS before I work with chiffon in 1/12th scale again, and here I see Astrida has a whole book on how to really *do* these embellishments where I've been winging it. I'm torn between bu

[h-cost] Lady of Fashion

Hi, If anyone is still looking for a copy of Lady of Fashion: Barbara Johnson's Album, by Natalie Rothstein, Powell's Books currently has one copy, for $150. I hate to say this, but $150 is not a bad price for this book. I've already got one, and shouldn't spend the money on a spare/loaner right

[h-cost] Doll-clothes brain

So, since my last installment, I've been working away on making 9 rows of bias ruched organza quilling trim in 1/12 scale for an 1849 evening dress. Tomorrow I'll make the satin underskirt and start on the 16 ribbon roses. And then there can finally be pictures. (Penny Ladnier, if you're reading

Re: [h-cost] Is anyone there?

Hi, I didn't get any good presents but I have, post-holiday, made some progress on the 1/12 scale 1849 dinner dress with the quilled trim. I got some really small (4/0, 5/0, 8/0 and 11/0) knitting needles before the holidays that I'm using as mandrels for the quilling. Yesterday I finished the b

Re: [h-cost] Chinese peasant costumes... help?

If you want to use  movie costumes for refer ence, there's always Hero. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299977/ Best, Lauren Walker - Original Message - From: "Sharon Collier" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Sunday, December 2, 2012 1:36:23 AM Subjec

Re: [h-cost] Cotton stockings (was Amazon dry goods)

Teena -- They are an addiction. And two recommendations are better than one, right? - Original Message - From: "Beteena Paradise" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 4:54:33 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Cotton stockings (was  Amazon dry goods) Lauren, I should ha

Re: [h-cost] Cotton stockings (was Amazon dry goods)

For cotton stockings, try http://www.sockdreams.com/_pages/index.php I like many of their over-the-knee offerings, especially their "O Basics" for re-enacting. http://www.sockdreams.com/products/socks/over-the-knee/o-basics The cotton content seems to change depending upon the batch (curre

Re: [h-cost] Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is.

Doesn't matter. I myself am an artifact  sufficiently historic  to excuse all. - Original Message - From: "Lavolta Press" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2012 12:57:41 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is. Marjorie, Are these histor

[h-cost] PS: Re: Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is.

Also, some of the long tops are "arnkali" (lots of alternate spellings/terms there) and there are some "arnkali lehengas" like this one: http://www.cbazaar.com/bridesmaid-and-family/lehenga-choli/spellbinding-green-anarkali-style-lehenga-choli-p-ghssvm1517.html - Original Message ---

Re: [h-cost] Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is.

Hmm. This place calls them "long choli" lehenga: http://www.cbazaar.com/readymade-lehenga/long_choli_lehenga-specialty/c-sb.html - Original Message - From: "Marjorie Wilser" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2012 12:15:43 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Indian?

[h-cost] PS: Re: Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is.

You'll find some of the fancier lehenga cholis here: http://www.shelleychhabra.com/collection/ - Original Message - From: "Marjorie Wilser" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2012 2:09:39 AM Subject: [h-cost] Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is. In the

Re: [h-cost] Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is.

It's a lehenga choli. http://www.exoticindiaart.com/textiles/SalwarKameez/lehenga/ The "Punjabi pantsuit" is called a salwar kameez. The lehenga choli is often used for bridal wear. - Original Message - From: "Marjorie Wilser" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Thursday, Nove

[h-cost] Your new blog!

I like your new blog -- the design and illustrations are very nice, and I can practice my Hebrew. I'm also so pleased to know people in Israel are doing living history. And I love the ingenuity of turning your dresser into a loom! Lauren Lauren M. Walker lauren.wal...@comcast.net ___

[h-cost] 1849 evening dress

Hi, I am laughing at myself this morning. Mostly I do very early medieval and 18th century, two eras just before technology made fabric much cheaper and more easily available, so all the clothing designs are sort of reflexively fabric-sparing in one way or another. The early medieval is the ap

Re: [h-cost] Victorian quilled fabric trim

ree Toad Press http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On Sep 20, 2012, at 10:21 PM, Lauren Walker wrote (in part): > Hi, > Just wanted to mention that I'm now trying to do a version of   > Victorian quilled fabric trim on a 1/12 scale evening dress.

[h-cost] Victorian quilled fabric trim

Hi, Just wanted to mention that I'm now trying to do a version of Victorian quilled fabric trim on a 1/12 scale evening dress. Following what I could glean from the fashion plate I'm following and some written accounts of such trims, I've used bias-cut strips of silk organza. I stitch them into

Re: [h-cost] Puts the burden where it belongs!

PS: By the way, you can often tell if a link is a virus if you mouse-over and the actual URL doesn't match the visible link and/or ends in .exe. Don't click on those! Lauren M. Walker lauren.wal...@comcast.net On Sep 20, 2012, at 11:16 PM, Beteena Paradise wrote: > Fran, > > Perhaps you ar

Re: [h-cost] Puts the burden where it belongs!

Just FYI: The scariest thing you're likely to encounter following a Huffington Post link is some kind of pseudo-medical falsehood; the scariest thing you're likely to encounter on Freakonomics is some accurate news about the current national or world economic situation. SO I clicked; it's articl

Re: [h-cost] Copper

Thanks for the referral! I hadn't found Tim Bender's hats before, I like the documentation, and it's always great to have a recommendation. Thank you! Lauren M. Walker lauren.wal...@comcast.net On Sep 9, 2012, at 9:54 AM, Lists wrote: > Look at the styles on this web site. http://www.benderha

Re: [h-cost] Copper

at 12:12 AM, Kim Baird wrote: > I think you're right about the dressage hat--very similar! I also think it > resembles the John Bull hat from Gentleman's Emporium > > Kim > > -Original Message- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indr

Re: [h-cost] Copper

d, but it's obviously a top hat with a short > crown. Nothing like a derby or a pork pie. > Kim > > -Original Message- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Lauren Walker > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 9:36 P

[h-cost] Copper

I'm watching Copper on BBC America. Can someone tell me what the hat Corcoran wears is called? It's sort of a porkpie, but a little taller than the modern version that goes by that name, and the crown's not creased anywhere. Or maybe its a derby with the crown flattened? Anyway it's a great hat

Re: [h-cost] Caroline Harrison's inaugural gown

Right answers=good. Your smugitude is justified. Also, if you really squint hard at the One Official Photo that seems to be available, you can kind of see the apricot folding like it was attached to the brocade on the left-hand (well, the wearer's right-hand) front panel. One of those thin

Re: [h-cost] Caroline Harrison's inaugural gown

Thank you, everyone. I found this _description_ of the gown: http://www.eastliverpoolhistoricalsociety.org/firstladys.htm >CAROLINE SCOTT HARRISON should perhaps be one of our most interesting wives as >least for us in the DAR since she >served as our first national President. Her >National

[h-cost] Caroline Harrison's inaugural gown

Hi, Has anyone here seen Caroline Harrison's inaugural gown in person or close up? (here's a measly picture of it) http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&objkey=47 (here's an article about restoring it with a slightly different angle) http://americanhistory.si.edu/news/factsh

Re: [h-cost] Advice on new sewing machine

Of course the problem with "Kenmore" products is that different models were manufactured by different manufacturers. I have a Kenmore that was my mother's (early 80s) that she gave me because she hated it. And guess what? I hate it, too. But I haven't figured out what I want, except I wish I had

Re: [h-cost] Advice on new sewing machine

I'm kind of amazed at the consensus on the Bernina 1008. I just never see that kind of agreement on anything! Lauren M. Walker lauren.wal...@comcast.net On Sep 3, 2012, at 2:32 PM, Galadriel wrote: > I'll also throw in my vote behind the Bernina 1008: no computerized parts. > The sales perso

[h-cost] 1849 Bonnet (1/12 scale)

Hi, Thank you for all your help and advice on my first straw hat. I'm still hoping to surprise someone with the dressed doll, so I won't post the whole outfit until the project is finished, but I'm too excited about finishing the hat not to show it to you. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s

Re: [h-cost] Stupid question

pe this > helped..Betsy > > -Original Message- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Lauren Walker > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 11:47 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: [h-cost] Stupid question > > Hi, cos

[h-cost] Stupid question

Hi, costumers, I do lots of sewing things. But I can't get pinking shears to work for me. I have a new pair of Ginghers and an old pair my brother used all the time in his various design and sewing businesses, so they must have worked for him. I would believe they might need sharpening, but I do

Re: [h-cost] 1849 millinery questions

cal Costume" Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 1:36:19 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1849 millinery questions Please do, Lauren! I'd forgotten it was 1/12. wow. AWE :) ==Marjorie Wilser   @..@   @..@   @..@ Three Toad Press http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On Aug 26, 2012, at 9:

Re: [h-cost] 1849 millinery questions

Hi, I have constructed the straw part of the 1849 hat, bound the raw edges, and applied the bavolet! 1/12-scale bavolet = mighty tricky. Now just the lining-ruffles and the lining and the bow and gimp trims. Whew! hats are elaborate. Thank you to everyone for your advice and picture links and e

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

I use Doctor Bronner's liquid soap for handwashing. It seems quite gentle, it comes in a lavender scented version, and it rinses out nicely. The gossip I heard about Woolite was that it  tends to fade colors, despite its promises, especially on silks. When I am washing things in the machine

Re: [h-cost] Amster Amster dam dam dam

Now I can't get the three jolly fishermen out of my head! ;-) - Original Message - From: "Cin" To: "H-costume" Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2012 12:15:04 PM Subject: [h-cost] Amster Amster dam dam dam Speaking of business travel, I have to go to Amsterdam for a trade show.  Frustrati

Re: [h-cost] PS: Oops: Re: 1849 millinery questions

ost] PS: Oops: Re: 1849 millinery questions > > >> >> >> It might have been this fashion plate instead: >> >> >> >> >> >> Fashion Plate: Lady & Young Boys >> >> >> >> She's in a plaid gown with a row o

Re: [h-cost] 1849 millinery questions

Thank you, Lynn! The project is a surprise birthday gift for a friend of mine, I'm dressing one of the miniphile.com Grodnerthal-style dolls. My plan is to do two outfits from 1849 and two from 1889, a day dress and ball gown for each of the two years.  It's been driving me crazy to keep it a

[h-cost] PS: Oops: Re: 1849 millinery questions

ront of the skirt. - Original Message ----- From: "lauren walker" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 4:55:44 PM Subject: [h-cost] 1849 millinery questions Hi, I'm working on a 1/12 scale (dollhouse miniature) of the outfit in an 1849 fashion

[h-cost] 1849 millinery questions

Hi, I'm working on a 1/12 scale (dollhouse miniature) of the outfit in an 1849 fashion plate. (If you've subscribed to the Costume Gallery, it's part of the "Year in Fashion: 1949" collection, http://www.costumegallery.com/1849/  . It's   the March 1849   Fashion Plate : Lady with Children .

Re: [h-cost] Interesting underwear find

Hi, I haven't been able to keep up with all of this thread, but I just wanted to make sure you have seen this: http://www.uibk.ac.at/urgeschichte/projekte_forschung/textilien-lengberg/medieval-lingerie-from-lengberg-castle-east-tyrol.html which must be more current  than the NESAT abstrac

Re: [h-cost] product review

Hi, Just curious: Was it this one? http://www.gloryshouse.com/item_7959/XR115-Silver-Crystal-Clear-Rhinestone-Leaf-Vine-Trim.htm That's a lot of defects for a single yard. Jeez. It looks like they'll take returns under some circumstances. http://www.gloryshouse.com/faqs.htm Lauren

Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents

ng you're looking for, apparently they > > are still made. > > > > > > > http://www.shipwreckbeads.com/catalog/Findings-and-Components/Preciosa-Rhinestones/Preciosa-Rose-Montee-Rhinestones//orderBy/sku/itemsPerPage/20/page/1/item/3RH109 > > > > > >

Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents

Denise, More hunting for rhinestone elements. I hope some of these might be what you're looking for. Iron on rhinestones by the yard: http://www.dreamtimecreations.com/product/13717/iron-on-rhinestones-by-the-yard-crystal-silver-1-2-inch-hot-fix/ and rhinestone mesh: http://www.dr

Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents

l made. > > > http://www.shipwreckbeads.com/catalog/Findings-and-Components/Preciosa-Rhinestones/Preciosa-Rose-Montee-Rhinestones//orderBy/sku/itemsPerPage/20/page/1/item/3RH109 > > > > > Which I suppose means they are not it. But hope springs eternal. > &

Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents

e not it. But hope springs eternal. - Original Message - From: "lauren walker" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 4:48:03 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents Lynn, Continuing to act the busybody--any chance  the stones y

Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents

Lynn, Continuing to act the busybody--any chance  the stones you seek are  these "rose montees"? Jan's gets new/old stock and vintage stuff, if these are not the droids you're looking for she still might now where you could find them. http://www.jansjewels.com/other/serhi-4.html -

Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents

Whilst I am playing the busybody, are these the sew-on rhinestones you seek? http://www.firemountaingems.com/shopping.asp?skw=Swarovski-Sew-On - Original Message - From: "Lynn Downward" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:24:19 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] rh

Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents

Are you talking about "rhinestone appliques"? This type of item? http://www.gloryshouse.com/category_106/Rhinestones-Appliques.htm "Rhinestone embellishment" gets you things like this: http://www.gloryshouse.com/category_185/Rhinestone-Embellishments.htm If that's the ballpark you're

[h-cost] scavenging net lace

Hi, costumers, I am attempting to make a dollhouse-size (that's 1/12 scale, inch equals foot) version of the 1849 "entire novelty" lace poncho to be seen on Penny Ladnier' s C ostume G allery site. http://www.costumegallery.com/  It's in the 1849 Year in Fashion for July, "Ladies Outing Fash

[h-cost] Saris/sprig gowns

Hi, Melinda Williams of Sari Safari has posted her new stock of saris from India. I noticed some really lovely silks with embroidery that could be useful for folks doing 1812-ish sprigged gowns. http://www.sarishop.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=S&Category_Code=sembr It's worth perus

Re: [h-cost] Desperation request from a friend….

Quick websearch shows a costumer just over the border from Conn.  in Cornwall, NY that has theatrical-grade LaMancha armor: http://www.costumearmour.com/index.htm http://www.costumearmour.com/lamancha.htm Up here in Boston, Boston Costume might be a lower-cost option: http://www.boston

Re: [h-cost] Liberty of London lawn

bsolutely fine. > > Jean > > On 16/02/2012 13:37, Lauren Walker wrote: >> Hi, all, >> Has anyone machine washed and/or dried Liberty of London cotton lawn? What >> was your result? >> >> Unnecessary explanation: >> I have some Liberty of London cot

[h-cost] Liberty of London lawn

Hi, all, Has anyone machine washed and/or dried Liberty of London cotton lawn? What was your result? Unnecessary explanation: I have some Liberty of London cotton lawn that I want to use for historical costume on 1:12 (dollhouse) scale dolls. When I buy fabric to costume humans and other mamm

[h-cost] Edwardian/WWI hats

Downton Abbey has reminded me of a type of hat of which I am fond, but whose name I do not know. I've always seen them in velvet; they have a medium width brim that often seems to be worn straight horizontal, and the crown is a soft poufy mushroom. Sometimes there is a band that can be narrow or

Re: [h-cost] nankeen substitute

Hi, In 18th-century and 19th-century , "nankeen" was popularly used for breeches, so I wouldn't go too lightweight with it. Since it was a naturally-colored cotton you might have fun using one of the yellowish http://foxfibre.com/   fabrics. When I get home tonight I'll look it up in Montgome

Re: [h-cost] Saris on Ebay was Re: Renaissance dance costumes

You should also visit http://www.sarisafari.com  for saris, and for wonderful sari information. Melinda travels to India every year and to pick things out. I have a few in my online store, too, but my shopping cart is broken right now, so I will spare you the link. Best, Lauren -

[h-cost] 10th/11th-century/early 12th-century "poncho" cloak

Hi, I've been looking at the available drawings of 10th/11th century/early 12th century clothing in England--many of them done in the Byzantine art style Gale Owen-Crocker calls "fussy" in _Dress in Anglo-Saxon England_, which makes it hard to know what to take literally. But as a weaver I've al

Re: [h-cost] New Historical Clothing Pattern Site

I am getting a screen that informs me the site is down for maintenance, to wit: "Maintenance Mode Historical Clothing Patterns is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance. Please try back in 2 days, 4 hours, and 16 minutes (on September 25, 2011 at 12:58 am). Sorry for the inconvenien

Re: [h-cost] Reasonably priced silk socks

I write them once in a while to ask that they make an over-the-knee version. So far, no joy. Do you think if we *all* wrote them at once, they'd add a longer version to their range? Lauren - Original Message - From: "Lavolta Press" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Monday, Sept

Re: [h-cost] Coutil origins

I will look in a few places tonight. I'm thinking that Mazzouai may have something about a cotton coutil in medieval Italy. Unless you've already looked there? Lauren - Original Message - From: "cahuff" To: h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:34:36 PM Subje

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

Not to be a naysaying jerk or anything, but actually ready-made quilting is authentic, per se; that doesn't mean the stuff we can get now is the same thing. But professional quilters in Europe did petticoat panels that were sold, including exported to America. So no need to feel like you're ch

Re: [h-cost] Organization

The Iris is neat -- I like the modularity, since you can get extra project cases. Thanks! - Original Message - From: susan...@juno.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:30:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [h-cost] Organization Here is

[h-cost] Organization

Hi, all, How do you store projects? I have a lot of those big Rubbermaid tubs for storing yardgoods; but what do you use for keeping individual projects together--pattern, fabric, etc.? I've been using 2-gallon industrial size Ziploc bags, but they are slippery, and from time to time I have

[h-cost] About Aurora Silk (was Re: 100% Silk Velvet is available)

Despite the talk of "health benefits" and etc. on the site, Aurora Silk is an incredibly honest and high-quality vendor. Cheryl Kolander is an expert with natural dyes, and when searching for "what could have been done with natural dyestuffs in period" her sample cards are an invaluable res

Re: [h-cost] Plaid Taffeta:

In addition to the suggestions from others on the list, a possibility for shipping heavy fabric is to make use of the USPS "Priority Mail Flat-Rate Box". http://www.usps.com/shipping/prioritymail.htm The box itself is free; at the time of mailing, no matter what the package weighs, it will ship

Re: [h-cost] Garment-fitting question

Yeah, thank you. The petites are usually too short above the waist or too stingy in the bust. That's why I was hoping to be able to alter regular items instead. Thanks again. Lauren -- Original message -- From: "Kim Baird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You might look for peti

[h-cost] Garment-fitting question

Hi, Making historical costumes fitted to myself and others has made me so much more critical of the ways modern commercial clothes make me look even worse than I have to! I gained a bunch of weight over the past couple of years that I'm having trouble getting rid of, and yet I still have to get

Re: [h-cost] women's costume late 13thC

Uh-oh. Whenever I let slip that I think anything might be evidence of the existence of unconventional persons in any time period before the 19th century, I know that shortly I will get shot down for it. You guys better duck! ;-) Lauren [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.timetraveltextiles.com ---

Re: [h-cost] Washing silk taffeta

Hi, Patty, Thanks for having faith in me! I did mis-speak -- I meant to call vinegar an acid and soap a base. Audrey-- thank you for the explanation. I didn't think of soaps "attacking" animal fibers, but that makes sense. Thanks again to you both! Lauren [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.timetravelt

Re: [h-cost] women's costume late 13thC

Do the fillets on the heads mean these troubadours were young girls? Lauren [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.timetraveltextiles.com -- Original message -- From: Beth and Bob Matney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hey guys, I thought that you may find these two portraits interesting:

Re: [h-cost] Washing silk taffeta

An question: what is it about the vinegar rinse that restores crispness? Is it just the base neutralizing the soap residue, or something more interesting? Geekly, Lauren Lauren M. Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.timetraveltextiles.com On Nov 11, 2008, at 10:57 PM, Audrey Bergeron-Morin w

Re: [h-cost] washing silk crepe (was Washing silk taffeta)

Hi, I find that silk crepes vary more than wools, and so it bears repeating that one should always test a sample to be sure. BUT, that said, I have a bunch of purchased blouses (!) made of silk crepe, and if I hand wash them in cold and hang to dry, they come out about the same size they went in

[h-cost] Washing silk taffeta

Hi, Can anyone tell me what happens to silk taffeta when it is washed in soap and water? I have machine washed and dried a lot of silk dupioni, and am very pleased with the fabric that results (it shrinks a lot, but the resulting fabric is thus denser and more closely-woven; the colors and shine

Re: [h-cost] hongreline

This is great! Thank you. I appreciate getting both the translation and the original; it helps me learn the French historical-fashion vocabulary. And finally a definition that is aware of both the men's and the women's versions, and explains the fur and not-fur. I would like the line drawin

Re: [h-cost] hongreline

Thanks, Saragrace! Please let me know what you find. I am not sure if the Grimms picked up this fairy tale -- the wikipedia entry on the Wicked Fairy Godmother points out that Princess Mayblossom has significant differences from Perrault's and the Grimms' Sleeping Beauty (the 13th fairy in

Re: [h-cost] hongreline, and velvet

Thanks! Mike T sent me a note that the 17th century women's version might be like the bedgown-like garment in Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance; the French written sources my online search turned up all were versions of the one C. sent (below), from which it is hard to tell if the women's

[h-cost] More on hongreline

Looking further at sites in French, I find that the hongreline was a jacket with long skirts that was closed in front and close-fitting. Still no picture though! Lauren M. Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.c

[h-cost] hongreline

Hi, I was reading Mme. d"Aulnoy's Princess Mayblossom (I have kind of a thing for the whole 13th-fairy figure) and in this version http:// www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/aulnoy/1892/ princessmayblossom.html, the fairies who were invited to the baby's birth were promised quite the gift b

Re: [h-cost] Corsetry issues (was Looking for "bad" examples)

Oh, Kate, I am so sorry! Your situation, though, also leads to another question for me: If Saragrace's client cannot wear a corset for any of these reasons, how uncomfortable is she going to be in the gown she's chosen without one? For me, the corsetry is helpful in *supporting* that kind of sk

Re: [h-cost] Looking for "bad" examples of costuming...

sorry to be dense, but are you looking for pictures to persuade her it is a bad idea, or pictures to work from to try to accede to her request? You might get by with partially boning the bodice of the dress itself or something. Darn -- Moresca.com has taken its site down for repairs; I remembe

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

Just *off* the worktable (I can't have a dummy until we either buy a house or decide to live in two separate condos; a woodworker and a string geek bring too much equipment to an 800-square foot apartment) is the petticoat to match the cute 18th-century jacket I had the Silly Sisters make for m

[h-cost] Some new repro fabrics

Hi, all, I have added a few new 18th-century reproduction cotton print fabrics to my store: I have some of Windham Fabrics' Colonial Williamsburg- inspired prints for $8.50, a couple of Duran Textiles' repro cottons; and one Den Haan and Wagenmakers' Dutch chintz. These prints are crisp and

Re: [h-cost] Silver Fox Fur Repair

You may end up having to glue it to something anyway -- the skins on my vintage mink are so fragile that if I re-stitch it, it just tears again. -- Original message -- From: "Land of Oz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If the fur is going to be a lost cause in the end this is wh

Re: [h-cost] modest

The neck-handkerchief of 18th-century women's fashion at some point in the 19th began to be called a "modesty piece". The term still gets applied occasionally to a triangle of fabric inserted in a low V neckline to conceal the cleavage. Lauren -- Original message -- Fr

Re: [h-cost] fabric use brainstorming

Oh, this is too much fun! I make pouches for small bits of sewing gear out of pieces as small as 2" x 4". Also, pincushions and needlebooks -- wool is very kind to the steel, so I stuff with wool or use wool felt if I don't have scrap flannel for the pages. I've started lining and fitting box

Re: [h-cost] fabric search

Fashionfabricsclub.com (which is now the same as denverfabric.com) and fabric.com get new stuff all the time, so your wool might show up if you can wait a bit and keep checking back--I think they get new mill ends from the retail clothing manufacturers, so the fall-winter stuff should start comi

Re: [h-cost] Linen Bias Tape

Depending on what you're doing, you may want straight-grain tape rather than bias. In which case there are several sources: http://wmboothdraper.com/TapeLace/tapelace.htm#Linen is my current favorite. These guys also carry it: http://woodedhamlet.com/tapes_braids/dutch_linentape.html There may

[h-cost] PS: Re: Janet Arnold latest

PS: Blackwell's says it will send it for $61.66 US (plus $7.20 S&H) when it's available. http://bookshop.blackwell.com/jsp/display_product_info.jsp?isbn=9780333570821 -- Original message -- From: monica spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Thanks Sarah! > Monica (Catriona) >

Re: [h-cost] Janet Arnold latest

If you search the ISBN (0333570820) on Amazon US, they have a placeholder page ready for it. Don't know what that means exactly, but there it is. -- Original message -- From: monica spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Thanks Sarah! > Monica (Catriona) > > -Original Me

[h-cost] Reference question

Hi, all, Do you know, has anyone done a modern reprint of: An Account of the robberies committed by John Morrison, and his accomplices, in and near Philadelphia, 1750 : Together with the manner of their being discover'd, their behaviour on their tryals, in the prison after sentence, and at th

Re: [h-cost] Tie on pockets, dating correction

Congratulations on buying a house. If I were having a less stupid day I would make some kind of clever observation about your name and home ownership. Anyway, congrats and best wishes! Lauren -- Original message -- From: "Exstock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In case anyone h

Re: [h-cost] Tie on pockets, dating correction

Thanks for the clarification, Robin, and sorry about the century -- I'm obsessed with the, like, three 13th century pieces out of the Greenland finds so I forget that the vast majority of stuff was later. -- Original message -- From: Robin Netherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [h-cost] Tie on pockets, dating correction

Hi, This may be stupid, but -- aren't their pocket *slits* in some of the Herjolfsnes/Greenland finds? Which would suggest underlying pockets 13th century, even though they don't show up in paintings. Lauren ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.i

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