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

2007-10-06 Thread Suzanne
Verity is attired in: a generic Italian Ren cotton chemise based on one in Cut My Cote, and the orange polyester satin 1490's Florentine dress that I made for CostumeCon 25 [the challenge merely said to wear orange...]. Both pieces are there to remind me to get to work on the mending! I

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

2005-11-15 Thread Jayne Thomas
Hi! Ann I did look into getting ready made holly leaves, but the ones I have come across come in packets of six leaves at £3.00 a packet (sorry, I don't know what that is in dollars!), and I have to budget for gift shopping for Santa (I'm one of his elves in disguise!! lol), so the DIY option

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

2005-11-15 Thread Debloughcostumes
Bless you! You had better get lots of photos, to be sure your daughter remembers! Absolute must - my Nana spent hours making me a medieval princess dress when I was little, but we didn't get any pics - all I can remember is that it was gorgeous, purple, and had a big pointy henin!

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

2005-11-15 Thread Lloyd Mitchell
the evening. Kathleen - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing? In a message dated 11/15/2005 8:15:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I

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

2005-11-14 Thread Pierre Sandy Pettinger
We don't have a dummy either. But, the DH is busy making 2 teddy bears and 2 shoulder wraps out of an old mink coat. A co-worker of mine had this old coat from her grandmother, and she asked if we could make bears and wraps out of it for her granddaughters. So, I spent about 2 weeks