[h-cost] Original millinery supplies (1890-1900ish)

A friend is thinking about clearing out her grandmother's millinery supplies —she was a professional milliner around 1890-1900 in New England.  Original untouched boxes of feathers from Boston, ribbons, etc. I'd love to give her some names to contact.  Any ideas? Thanks,Dede

Re: [h-cost] Costume events/groups in Sacramento

Not yet, although I need to visit the county historical society anyway. The local building permit and other records offices dumped all their pre-1980 records on the historical society and we want to get hold of our house plans. I understand that it works for some others, but I absolutely

[h-cost] Costume events/groups in Sacramento

My husband and I bought a huge, lovely old Colonial Revival house in Sacramento. We've been doing a lot of remodeling, and sometimes I think it will never end. Currently we're simultaneously working on remodeling a half-bath, extending the irrigation (the plot is 1.8 landscaped acres), and

[h-cost] Question about mid-19th century hand embroidery

Hello to the list. I am doing a project and want explore mid-19th century embroidery as displayed on dresses. Was embroidery using wool threads common? And where would be the best place to start looking for info about it, and images? Does anyone on here have a special intereset in this?

[h-cost] article about Toronto's historical costume technician

A lovely article about costuming for some of Toronto's historical sites. https://www.thestar.com/life/2017/02/25/torontos-official-costume-technician-works-with-the-threads-of-history.html Christine ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

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. Thanks, ~mary On

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

I would also like to suggest that this be shared with the Costume Society of America's membership. Ann Wass -Original Message- From: Mary Bucher <hansta...@gmail.com> To: h-costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Mon, Feb 13, 2017 1:24 pm Subject: [h-cost] 19th century clot

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

me (Mary Bucher) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 10:23:44 -0800 > From: Mary Bucher <hansta...@gmail.com> > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: [h-cost] 19th century clothing in need of a new home > Message-ID: > <

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

Hello, I'm Lisa Ashton, and I have a non-profit under the umbrella of the International Costumer's Guild, called Miss Lizzy's Traveling Historical Fashion Show. My mission is to preserve, study and research Victorian and Edwardian fashion and to understand better the commonplaces of everyday

[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 of

Re: [h-cost] book sale

Yes, Pls, Do Send List. YAY, our elect. is back! landline & internet next! (hoorah for a kid who can set us up w wi-fi from the apple-phone) Chimney > On Dec 16, 2016, at 11:29 AM, mhprobe...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi List, I'm clearing out various costume/textile books, most in like new >

[h-cost] book sale

Hi List, I'm clearing out various costume/textile books, most in like new condition. If you're interested, email me and I'll send you the titles. Melissa Roberts ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Historical costume kickstarter project

And thanks to everyone's support I have reached the first stretch goal and am now working towards the final stretch goal: a study of men's clothing from 1730-1820 - costume in detail from the inside out. I have published an initial table of contents at

Re: [h-cost] Historical costume kickstarter project

I also pledged, my copy will become part of Miss Lizzy's Traveling Historical Fashion Show and join many other wonderful contemporary and antique references in my little parlor museum. Keep up the good work! Lisa Ashton curator, Miss Lizzy's Traveling Historical Fashion Show

Re: [h-cost] Historical costume kickstarter project

Thanks Aylwen, I do remember reading that but what I seem to do best is forget. I am so excited for you and look forward to following your journey. Charlene Roberts On Mon, 5 Dec 2016 10:35:43 +1100, Aylwen Gardiner-Garden wrote: Dear Charlene I forgot to add in my

Re: [h-cost] Historical costume kickstarter project

Dear Charlene I forgot to add in my reply to you yesterday that as a pledger you do not have to wait until December 2017 - all pledgers will be able to access a password-protected website where you can follow my journey and see all my book updates. Many thanks, Aylwen *Aylwen Gardiner-Garden*

Re: [h-cost] Historical costume kickstarter project

Hello Aylwen, This sounds great. Took a look at the page yesterday and found it somewhat confusing. Tried to sign up for the $65 but it seemed it was at capacity so had to go for the 65+ shipping to Canada. Hopefully I did it right. The page also mentioned supporting your next book on

[h-cost] Historical costume kickstarter project

Dear Friends I am writing to seek your help financing my Kickstarter book project by pre-purchasing my costume-in-detail book about 18th and early 19th century trims, frills and furbelows - the finishing touches. This is the first time you'll see such a focus on the 18th and early 19th century

Re: [h-cost] unsubscribing

As someone mentioned earlier, you have to use https://indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume and not the link that appears at the bottom of the messages. Does unsubscribing from this page not work? There seems to be hardly any traffic on the list anyway - all gone to social media, I suppose. Kate

[h-cost] unsubscribing

I've been trying for some time to unsubscribe from the list. Help, please? Charlene ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] dating vintage patterns by number and year

To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] dating vintage patterns by number and year Hello the list, Many years ago someone published a book, I think, that listed ranges of pattern numbers for the Big 3 by year they were issued. I don't recall the name of the book since I wasn't doing vintage

Re: [h-cost] dating vintage patterns by number and year

I can't help you with the book but it would be very cool to have something like that. However, having said that, I know that I have a couple of patterns, let's say Butterick 1234, dating in two separate decades. There's only so many 4-digit numbers available and they are recycled constantly. I

[h-cost] dating vintage patterns by number and year?

..@lavoltapress.com> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Subject: [h-cost] Victorian button boots Message-ID: <7d12816b-8731-81a3-5c2e-c9d3b5a31...@lavoltapress.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed I had a nice pair of Victorian repro button boots

Re: [h-cost] Victorian button boots

...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 3:35 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Victorian button boots I have already asked, she says sizes under 6 just don't sell well enough. Fran On 8/30/2016 3:30 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: > Try asking Lauren (ow

Re: [h-cost] Victorian button boots

>> -Original Message- >> From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On >> Behalf Of Lavolta Press >> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 3:21 PM >> To: Historical Costume >> Subject: [h-cost] Victorian button boots >> >> I

Re: [h-cost] Victorian button boots

-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 3:21 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Victorian button boots I had a nice pair of Victorian repro button boots with scallops. They looked very authentic. I need to replace

Re: [h-cost] Victorian button boots

To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Victorian button boots I had a nice pair of Victorian repro button boots with scallops. They looked very authentic. I need to replace them. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement? American Duchess won't work for me. There are a number of their shoes I

[h-cost] Victorian button boots

I had a nice pair of Victorian repro button boots with scallops. They looked very authentic. I need to replace them. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement? American Duchess won't work for me. There are a number of their shoes I would buy if they made smaller than a size 6, but I wear

Re: [h-cost] image link for help needed in dating

Off the top of my non-historical, non-military mind the writing might be '(we) support our troops'. Which would place it probably in WW2 era. Katheryne On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 6:09 PM, Hansen, Lia wrote: > Thanks to Elena House for hosting the image. It's from the

[h-cost] image link for help needed in dating

Thanks to Elena House for hosting the image. It's from the midden of a 20th c. military base. http://www.formfunk.net/temp/undated.jpg Thanks to those who have weighed in so far! Lia Lia M. Hansen, M.F.A. Costume Designer/Associate Professor of Theatre Arts Vanguard University of Southern

Re: [h-cost] Dating an image

Hello! I am now officially curious.  Any way that I can see this too? Cheers, Danielle > From: exst...@gmail.com > Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:25:41 -0500 > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Dating an image > > Interesting piece! It's both right up my al

Re: [h-cost] Dating an image

Interesting piece! It's both right up my alley, and out of my area of expertise. I've spent a couple of decades collecting images of ads from about 1860-1970, so in that sense it's definitely my thing. I LOVE old advertising/marketing/packaging. Frustratingly, though, just knowing when the

Re: [h-cost] Dating an image

Did you send a picture? If so, it probably wont come thru on this list. You'll need to provide a link if you want people to see anything. --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 11:14 AM, Hansen, Lia wrote: > The piece was found in a midden on

[h-cost] Dating an image

The piece was found in a midden on a military base in Southern California and is from the 20th century. We're trying to narrow down the decade. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] Help in dating an image

Lia- When I sent you an email offering to help, I got an automatic "out of office" reply. Shcekc your email. Kim -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Hansen, Lia Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 6:18 PM

Re: [h-cost] Help in dating an image

Lia, Can you give us a clue as to the general period the image is from? Is it a photograph, or something earlier? Kate Bunting Retired librarian & 17th century reenactor On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 12:18 AM, Hansen, Lia wrote: > Subject: Help in dating an image > > My

Re: [h-cost] list problem

Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 04:33:21 -0500 > From: Charlene C <charlene...@gmail.com> > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: [h-cost] list problem > Message-ID: > <cahufdppjvstzbyhcdhjngyp+d+tvdv50ei3izzjhek4afvt...@mail.gm > ail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; char

[h-cost] list problem

I've been trying to access the list page and keep getting an error. http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume [image: Error] Not Found The requested URL was not found on this server. Please try again later. ERROR: 404 « Go back

Re: [h-cost] Non destructive testing for wool/synthetic

And now I remember where I recognize you from, Chris. Rav. I’m oh-so-imaginitively MarjorieW. ==Marjorie Wilser (wandering a bit off topic) > On Aug 19, 2016, at 7:46 AM, Chris Laning wrote: > > If the reason you need to know is to figure out how to wash it, you could >

Re: [h-cost] Non destructive testing for wool/synthetic

If the reason you need to know is to figure out how to wash it, you could simply plan to hand wash it to be on the safe side. Baby things are small and usually don't take forever to wash or dry. If there are other concerns (such as potential allergy), the smell and feel tests should give you a

Re: [h-cost] Non destructive testing for wool/synthetic

If you know somebody who is allergic to wool - and they are willing - they could hold it and see if it triggers a reaction. Otherwise, microscope. You can buy pretty good microscopes these days, including some that plug into a computer via USB so you can capture images. Wool is scaly like hair,

Re: [h-cost] Non destructive testing for wool/synthetic

Wool often has a distinct smell when wet. Try getting a bit wet and sniffing. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Jones Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 11:47 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Non

Re: [h-cost] Non destructive testing for wool/synthetic

Super fast way: wool is a natural fibre and has scales. So this means that like human hair you have a smooth direction and a not smooth direction. If you take a lock of hair, hold it tight you can easily run another finger down the length but it catches on the way up. Wool I think is less scaly,

[h-cost] Non destructive testing for wool/synthetic

Hi everyone, This is not directly historical but I knew this list would be my best chance of an answer. My uncle sent my 2 month old son a gift of a hand knitted cardigan which he bought from a charity stall. without a label I have no way to know if they have used wool or acrylic yarn. I know I

Re: [h-cost] Question for 1920s reenactors

Thanks to Cin, Lavolta Press, and Katy Bishop for their prompt and helpful messages. It should be fun working out some moments of these for Henry Ford and President Warren G. Harding to do together—should be quite an effect, judging from the videos! Best wishes to all for a lovely Summer by

Re: [h-cost] Question for 1920s reenactors

Have a great time! Wish I was there, but I just did Costume College & it's a one-or-the-other choice. BTW, you'll love Richard's new Skittles Quadrilles. I really enjoyed being part of the dance team as he & Nick Enge were working on those. For the rest of you, if you ever need a full week of

Re: [h-cost] Question for 1920s reenactors

They're absolutely real, but all my dance books are packed for moving. For the 1920s they are old fashioned, 1890s is more like it. But Henry Ford was into promoting old-fashioned dances. Fran Lavolta Press Books on historic clothing www.lavoltapress.com On 8/4/2016 10:10 AM,

Re: [h-cost] Question for 1920s reenactors

The Newport and the Ripple are not the same dance. Try Melvin Ballou Gilbert's 1890s dance manual "Round Dancing" for instructions. Fran On 8/4/2016 10:27 AM, Katy Bishop wrote: In vintage dance circles we've done the Newport and the Ripple--they are real 1890s dance steps. The NEwport

Re: [h-cost] Question for 1920s reenactors

Thanks for the shout out for Summer by the Sea Cin, only a few hours until kick-off! On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 1:25 PM, Cin wrote: > They're the same thing & used when waltz music gets absurdly fast at the > turn of the previous century. This should get you started: >

Re: [h-cost] Question for 1920s reenactors

In vintage dance circles we've done the Newport and the Ripple--they are real 1890s dance steps. The NEwport (sort of a limping step: NewportLeap back left, across LOD (gents) with a quarter turn, Side right and close, Side right and Close, Leap forward right (gents) with a

Re: [h-cost] Question for 1920s reenactors

They're the same thing & used when waltz music gets absurdly fast at the turn of the previous century. This should get you started: http://www.libraryofdance.org/dances/ Search for the dance name & there's video. Most of the serious dance historians are off at this Vintage Dance week as of

[h-cost] Question for 1920s reenactors

Hello the list, after so long… Doing a play (“Camping with Henry and Tom”) where the character Henry Ford refers to two dances: The Ripple and The Newport. A quick Google doesn’t yiield anything. Did the playwright just make up these dance names, or were they real dances around 1920? I’d very

Re: [h-cost] An amazing sewing machine

Thanks! This was a great article! I put it up on my FB page for Miss Lizzy's Traveling Historical Fashion Show. Lisa a On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 08:09:28 -0700 Marjorie Wilser writes: > Brace yourselves. Mrs. General Tom Thumb had a sewing machine built > to scale! > > FWIW

[h-cost] Drafting/drawing table for sale

Bieffe brand table for drafting sewing patterns or drawing fashion illustrations. The top is 60 inches wide by 38 inches tall. It can be tilted to a variety of positions, and the chosen position locked by a foot brace. The base is very sturdy. The table is in very good condition. $50 cash. The

Re: [h-cost] Roman experts?

also contacted an archeologist with ties to Pompeii and we both said the same thing.Susan  Original message From: Katy Bishop <katybisho...@gmail.com> Date: 7/15/16 9:35 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Roman experts

Re: [h-cost] An amazing sewing machine

What a beautiful sewing machine cabinet. Thanks for the link, --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 8:09 AM, Marjorie Wilser wrote: > Brace yourselves. Mrs. General Tom Thumb had a sewing machine built to > scale! > > FWIW I’ve seen her tiny

Re: [h-cost] Roman experts?

-08:00) To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Roman experts? To me, it looks like a warm-white (undyed wool?) hooded 1/2 (maybe 2/3 or 3/4) circle cloak where the hood is lined with darkish blue and trimmed with warm brown in a rectilinear fashion. The hood is made of

Re: [h-cost] Roman experts?

AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Roman experts? To me, it looks like a warm-white (undyed wool?) hooded 1/2 (maybe 2/3 or 3/4) circle cloak where the hood is lined with darkish blue and trimmed with warm brown in a rectilinear fashion. The hood is made of a rectangle folded in half to m

Re: [h-cost] Roman experts?

It really looks like a hood to me. I will forward to a friend who does Roman impressions. On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 2:35 AM, scourney wrote: > Hi, I'm looking at a job reproducing the clothes in a Pompeian fresco. I > think I've identified most of the clothing involved, but

Re: [h-cost] Roman experts?

I would ask people who do that sort of thing regularly. The best I know of, and I dont know if they do civilian impressions, is the Ermine Street Guard. http://www.erminestreetguard.co.uk/ --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 11:35 PM, scourney

[h-cost] An amazing sewing machine

Brace yourselves. Mrs. General Tom Thumb had a sewing machine built to scale! FWIW I’ve seen her tiny corset at the Ringling museum in Sarasota, Florida. I doubt she made it herself, but it is tempting to hypothesize. http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/yes-mrs-tom-thumb-had-sewing-machine

Re: [h-cost] Roman experts?

To me, it looks like a warm-white (undyed wool?) hooded 1/2 (maybe 2/3 or 3/4) circle cloak where the hood is lined with darkish blue and trimmed with warm brown in a rectilinear fashion. The hood is made of a rectangle folded in half to make a square and seamed on one edge (usually the back

[h-cost] Roman experts?

Hi, I'm looking at a job reproducing the clothes in a Pompeian fresco. I think I've identified most of the clothing involved, but still have a question on one thing. Any Ancient Roman experts out there? The painting in question is the sale of the bread

[h-cost] Floor loom for sale

Similar to this: http://www.gilmorelooms.com/MapleFloor.html 46" size, 8 harnesses, jack loom. Great condition. No bench included. I think I have a warping board around that I can include, if I can find it. Various reeds. Located in San Francisco and I will not try to ship it or deliver it.

Re: [h-cost] slightly OT -- 1790s women's outerwear

saw some period “pashminas” on-line when I was hunting… they didn’t look much like the fabrics in the movie, well, maybe the floral embroidery on black… what were in the movie were much smaller than the period ones… can I find a link… yes, Diane Thalmann

[h-cost] Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday clothing exhibits

(Also originally sent May 30) While I'm on the list and thinking about it, there are also supposed to be some excellent exhibits displaying fashions from (the current) Queen Elizabeth's clothing over the years. Apparently there's a brief period of time when they all overlap, if you plan your

[h-cost] slightly OT -- 1790s women's outerwear

Yes, I’m talking about Love and Friendship, which we saw over the weekend. What caught my eye particularly in the costume area was how often the ladies’ great big Kinsale-type cloaks ALSO had some kind of little shawl or scarf around the shoulders. Those little strips of sheer lacy stuff

Re: [h-cost] h-costume Digest, Vol 15, Issue 34

a Press <f...@lavoltapress.com> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Subject: [h-cost] Large jewelry box with large compartments Message-ID: <3295f68a-16c7-213d-3664-9e8f5538b...@lavoltapress.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed I'm still packing my st

Re: [h-cost] Large jewelry box with large compartments

​Check out someplace like Harbor Freight that has the wooden tool boxes. I'm not sure of the depth of the drawers, but if it handles tools it might be large enough for the oversize jewelry​\ alex So much to do and so little attention span to get it done with… On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:35 PM,

[h-cost] Large jewelry box with large compartments

I'm still packing my stuff to move to Sacramento. I have a fair amount of steampunk and historic-inspired costume jewelry that's just big. Large necklaces. Chunky cuff bracelets. Tiaras. It's been lying around on top of things because I didn't have any jewelry box big enough for it all. I'd

Re: [h-cost] 1930s Joan of Arc reenactment (color photos)

I… I think I’m in love with the cloche hennins. Astrida > On Apr 21, 2016, at 11:23 AM, Lynn Downward wrote: > > Very cool, thanks for sharing. I'm going with awesome and not nitpick. > LynnD > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 1:20 AM, Elena House wrote: >

Re: [h-cost] 1930s Joan of Arc reenactment (color photos)

Very cool, thanks for sharing. I'm going with awesome and not nitpick. LynnD On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 1:20 AM, Elena House wrote: > http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/joan-of-arc-festival/ > This is a collection of photos from the 1932 Joan of Arc festival > in Compiégne. The

[h-cost] 1930s Joan of Arc reenactment (color photos)

http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/joan-of-arc-festival/ This is a collection of photos from the 1932 Joan of Arc festival in Compiégne. The garb is both very nitpickable, and very awesome. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com

Re: [h-cost] RIP: Catherine Linda Walton

Hugs. Many hugs. My sympathies to you and yours, Deb Salisbury The Mantua-Maker On 4/13/2016 1:00 PM, h-costume-requ...@indra.com wrote: This is to let you know that my wife and member of this group Catherine Linda Walton passed away on the 23rd March. Her funeral is on the 14th April.

Re: [h-cost] RIP: Catherine Linda Walton

rom: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] on behalf > of Catherine Walton [catherine.wal...@cherryfield.me.uk] > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 4:10 AM > To: Historical Costume > Cc: chris.rowl...@cherryfield.me.uk > Subject: [h-cost] RIP: Catherine Linda Walton

Re: [h-cost] RIP: Catherine Linda Walton

tume-boun...@indra.com [h-costume-boun...@indra.com] on behalf of Catherine Walton [catherine.wal...@cherryfield.me.uk] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 4:10 AM To: Historical Costume Cc: chris.rowl...@cherryfield.me.uk Subject: [h-cost] RIP: Catherine Linda Walton This is to let you know that my

Re: [h-cost] RIP: Catherine Linda Walton

So sorry to hear. Best wishes to you in your bereavement. --R.A. Baumgartner On Apr 13, 2016, at 4:10 AM, Catherine Walton wrote: > This is to let you know that my wife and member of this group Catherine Linda > Walton passed away on the 23rd March. Her funeral is on the 14th April. > > The

Re: [h-cost] RIP: Catherine Linda Walton

I am so sorry to hear this. My condolences to you and the family. -Megan > On Apr 13, 2016, at 4:10 AM, Catherine Walton > wrote: > > This is to let you know that my wife and member of this group Catherine Linda > Walton passed away on the 23rd March. Her

[h-cost] RIP: Catherine Linda Walton

This is to let you know that my wife and member of this group Catherine Linda Walton passed away on the 23rd March. Her funeral is on the 14th April. The breast cancer, which she had about 30 years ago, came back and spread. By the time we realised there was nothing that could be done but

Re: [h-cost] Craftsman decorating

From: Marjorie Wilser <the3t...@gmail.com> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:19:38 -0700 Reply-To: Historical Costume <h-costume@mail.indra.com> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Craftsman decorating They also liked hammered copper— did you note the

Re: [h-cost] Craftsman decorating

They also liked hammered copper— did you note the glasses underneath the ones linked? ==Marjorie Wilser > On Mar 24, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: > > The furniture mass-produced by Stickley and his imitators was extremely > popular, as were all those prefab

Re: [h-cost] Craftsman decorating

The furniture mass-produced by Stickley and his imitators was extremely popular, as were all those prefab bungalow houses from Sears, etc., and the premade room dividers and other built-ins you could buy to put in them. Thanks but I forgot to say, clear glasses. Best, Fran On 3/24/2016 4:56

Re: [h-cost] Craftsman decorating

24, 2016 4:17 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Craftsman decorating Following on the lace curtain discussion, any suggestions for Craftsman/Arts & Crafts glasses, for iced tea and lemonade? About 14 ounces? My husband and I are drinking lemonade every day now that we have a Meyer l

[h-cost] Craftsman decorating

Following on the lace curtain discussion, any suggestions for Craftsman/Arts & Crafts glasses, for iced tea and lemonade? About 14 ounces? My husband and I are drinking lemonade every day now that we have a Meyer lemon tree, which fruits pretty much continuously all year. Meanwhile, we only

Re: [h-cost] Another historic-house lace curtain source

stume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 10:57 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Another historic-house lace curtain source http://www.cottagelace.com/ Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mail

[h-cost] Another historic-house lace curtain source

http://www.cottagelace.com/ Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

[h-cost] Fabric check

Thanks to Fran’s post about the fabric seller I have one I want to check. Gut instinct says this might be perfect for a Regency over a color, but I would like opinions from kind friends. I’m usually doing 50-70 years later than Regency. http://tinyurl.com/z5by7bw ==Marjorie

Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses

Press Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2016 11:35 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses We saw the Hoot Judkins, but the quality is not as good as Barn Furniture and Amish Direct. Both the latter places will cut deals. About 10-15% off and free shipping is the range

Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses

Your home is going to be lovely! Sharon -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2016 11:35 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses We saw the Hoot

Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses

We saw the Hoot Judkins, but the quality is not as good as Barn Furniture and Amish Direct. Both the latter places will cut deals. About 10-15% off and free shipping is the range. Fran On 2/27/2016 11:09 AM, Sharon Collier wrote: Good to know. I've seen Amish made furniture at the local Hoot

Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses--a fabric

...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2016 9:52 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses--a fabric BTW, I wanted curtain fabric by the yard because this house has six basic sizes of windows, plus a few

Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses

26, 2016 10:29 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses We're not looking for used furniture (unless you know someone with some great antiques). We'll just get the patio furniture we want to begin with, and buy it in Sacramento or by mail order and have it delivered

Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses--a fabric

BTW, I wanted curtain fabric by the yard because this house has six basic sizes of windows, plus a few outliers, and the architect had no problem with putting two or three sizes, shapes, and placements of windows in one room. I ended up buying lace drapes from all four of the historic lace

Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses

costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 7:59 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses Looking for lace curtains for our Sacramento house (which we are decorating in Arts & Crafts style)

Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses

Costume Subject: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses Looking for lace curtains for our Sacramento house (which we are decorating in Arts & Crafts style) has been a pain in the tail because lace curtains are very much out of style. I was unable to find any cotton lace drapery fabric with an ove

[h-cost] Curtains for old houses

Looking for lace curtains for our Sacramento house (which we are decorating in Arts & Crafts style) has been a pain in the tail because lace curtains are very much out of style. I was unable to find any cotton lace drapery fabric with an overall, antique-looking pattern. And very little lace

[h-cost] dating a smoking woman

I have a doodle/marginalia of a woman smoking a small black pipe which is in a French manuscript dated 1318. Since smoking did not occur in Europe until the 16th century, I am assuming that this doodle is a later addition. However, she is wearing distinctive head wear, and I am wondering if

Re: [h-cost] dating a smoking woman

yes, please… I am currently reading an alternative history set where-in folks unable to access regular smoking-tobacco make do with all kinds of substitutions (usually awful), so unless there's a cured tobacco leaf as we know it also in that babewyn, I'd wonder if what she were smoking might

Re: [h-cost] Patterns available at LACMA

http://artflsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.25:24.encyclopedie0513 Just found this in a hunt for other images. It certainly contains more information than I have seen from published snippets. Diderot, I think the entire encyclopedia in fact, but the tailor stuff is all here,

Re: [h-cost] Patterns available at LACMA

I believe those same patterns have been up for a good couple of years. But yes, quite nice to have more men's patterns! Michael Deibert, NRP OAS AAS LLS Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 1, 2016, at 20:25, Marjorie Wilser wrote: > > Nice that they are doing the men, who are so

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