A few years ago when I needed a mermaid costume, I looked at my
bedroom curtains, which needed replacing anyway, and had a Scarlett
O'Hara moment. The fabric was blue with a fan shape pattern, which
when turned upside down created a perfect fishscale motif. It became
a very effective fish tail
My theatre studies exam costume was made out of two pairs of curtains from a
charity shop.
Brown velvet and yellow brocade.
Cost three pounds a pair.
(Got extra marks for being 'cost aware').
Debbie
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In a message dated 4/9/2006 3:46:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have a pair of red velvet curtains in my lounge which I am dying to cut
up, but I won't as it belonged to my late Grandmother, though every so often
when I open them, I imagine the Elizabethan I
At 11:00 09/04/2006, you wrote:
In a message dated 4/9/2006 3:46:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have a pair of red velvet curtains in my lounge which I am dying to cut
up, but I won't as it belonged to my late Grandmother, though every so often
when I open them,
Original Message -
From: Jayne Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: h-costume@mail.indra.com
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 3:45 AM
Subject: [h-cost] Re:Curtains
Hi! Dawn
I will put my hand up and admit that I am the same! I have even bought a
pair of second hand curtains to make
A friend had red curtains that were beginning to fade from the sun.
She replaced them but couldn't part with the fabric. Opportunity
knocked. She made a Wooden Soldier Costume for a Christmas Parade from
them.
As one of our members says-Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle
Neatness Carol
, 2006 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re:Curtains
In a message dated 4/9/2006 3:46:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have a pair of red velvet curtains in my lounge which I am dying to cut
up, but I won't as it belonged to my late Grandmother, though every so
often
And her line was something like, I saw them in the window and I just
couldn't resist.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Sue Clemenger
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 8:08 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re:Curtains
Oh, man
