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

My daughter's Hapkido gi onto which I sewed three patches that looked crooked until the gi top was draped on Rosie Marie. Nancy, named for Nancy Drew, the second dressmaker's dummy, is nude... Marjorie -- Marjorie Gilbert author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set in Georgian England

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

Three straw hats: two of which are Mennonite men's hats, and one wide-brimmed straw hat I use when gardening (sniff, that time is nearly passed for this year...) Marjorie -- Marjorie Gilbert author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set in Georgian England www.marjoriegilbert.net

Re: [h-cost] Off-topic: Costume Project Completed

Wow! Very glamorous! Thank you for sharing! Marjorie -- Marjorie Gilbert author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set in Georgian England www.marjoriegilbert.net Third Place, Royal Ascot 2009 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

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

Mine is wearing my new corset http://www.deredere.dds.nl/Troep/C1.jpg Very pretty! Marjorie -- Marjorie Gilbert author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set in Georgian England www.marjoriegilbert.net Royal Ascot Finalist 2009 ___ h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Regency bib dress

I'm not certain whether this would help, but I made an apron front or bib front Empire gown. You can see how it's put on here: http://marjoriegilbert.net/album_33_033.htm. Information about the pattern, from Janet Arnold's book Patterns of Fashion, is also available. Marjorie -- Marjorie

Re: [h-cost] Rococo bunny

Very cute! Great for posting! Marjorie -- Marjorie Gilbert author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set in Georgian England www.marjoriegilbert.net Royal Ascot Finalist 2009 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Lacing question

My solution was to use some cotton cording that came with the house when we bought it. I'm not sure what the cording would be used for (upholstery, perhaps?) as it tends to unravel if you don't tape the ends, but it works quite well and lays quite flat. The circumference is about 3/16 of an

Re: [h-cost] Mascara advice

A lot of folks swear by the Pink Tube, which I think is Maybelline-they have a waterproof also, plus it's inexpensive. Darn, I grabbed the wrong pink tube. It was definitely not waterproof. Thanks for the tip! Marjorie -- Marjorie Gilbert author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set in

Re: [h-cost] Mascara Advice

For safety sake, you shouldn't keep a mascara for more than 6 months; many opthomologists suggest that 3 months is safer. Bacteria can build up in the package and give you a nasty eye infection. LynnD (Safety Girl) Yikes! I need to get a tube of mascara every year, since the dance

Re: [h-cost] Mascara Advice

The Maybelline Beauty Tubes mascara is amazing. I bought the regular, not the waterproof, and it stayed on through a very tearful therapy session. Margo Ah, that's my problem--I got the Great Lash Mascara by Maybelline. That ran so that I looked rather racoonish or punk-rockish. A bit

Re: [h-cost] Mascara Advice

The Maybelline Beauty Tubes mascara is amazing. I bought the regular, not the waterproof, and it stayed on through a very tearful therapy session. Margo Ah, that's my problem--I got the Great Lash Mascara by Maybelline. That ran so that I looked rather racoonish or punk-rockish. A bit

Re: [h-cost] Mascara Advice

The Maybelline Beauty Tubes mascara is amazing. I bought the regular, not the waterproof, and it stayed on through a very tearful therapy session. Margo Ah, that's my problem--I got the Great Lash Mascara by Maybelline. That ran so that I looked rather racoonish or punk-rockish. A bit

Re: [h-cost] Mascara Advice

Darn, hit the reply button once too often. Sorry... -- Marjorie Gilbert author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set in Georgian England www.marjoriegilbert.net Royal Ascot Finalist 2009 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com