Re: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume?

On Tuesday 23 May 2006 9:13 am, michaela wrote: [snip] > > I'm halfway between:) Physical limitations mean I would dearly love to have > someone else do the hard work for me;) But I'm a stubborn goat and want > things made by myself. I'm not exactly sure why, but I don't want to wear > something so

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>> So, when I joined the SCA, sewing became the way to obtain the >> costumes I wanted. I think to this day I like "having made" something >> more than I like "making" it. >I am *so* with you there. That is *exactly* why I sew, and if I could get >exactly what I want without sewing it myself (an

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> > So, when I joined the SCA, sewing became the way to obtain the > > costumes I wanted. I think to this day I like "having made" something > > more than I like "making" it. > > I am *so* with you there. That is *exactly* why I sew, and if I could get > exactly what I want without sewing it mysel

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Kate Bunting Librarian and 17th century reenactor >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 23/05/2006 02:22 >>> >On Monday 22 May 2006 3:42 pm, Audrey Bergeron-Morin wrote: >[snip] >> So, when I joined the SCA, sewing became the way to obtain the >> costumes I wanted. I think to this day I like "having made" some

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I hope to get a dog when I have more spare time! P.S. My father hated cats, and wouldn't allow us to have one; all of our pets when I was growing up were dogs. Big dogs, like Labradors and Weimaraners. But my mother liked all kinds of animals, and so did her second husband. The pet they

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Oh, forgot to say have two cats. Had cats as a kid too, (along with the budgies, the canary, the rabbits, the dog, the hamsters, and the fish - surprizingley perhaps, none of the smaller non-feline animals ever came close to being eaten!). Debs ___ h-

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In about 1948 or 1949. I wanted to be a princess like the pictures in one of our books. Probably very styalised but thaniks to 4H training the costume passed mustard. Margaret ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com

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On Monday 22 May 2006 3:42 pm, Audrey Bergeron-Morin wrote: [snip] > So, when I joined the SCA, sewing became the way to obtain the > costumes I wanted. I think to this day I like "having made" something > more than I like "making" it. I am *so* with you there. That is *exactly* why I sew, and i

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[snip] > I've never had a cat; I keep dwarf hamsters because (apart from being cute) > they can look after themselves for a night or two when I'm away at weekend > events. I hope to get a dog when I have more spare time! P.S. My father hated cats, and wouldn't allow us to have one; all of our pet

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I started sewing by age 9 or 10 - I remember begging my mother to let me take a class at Sears in the summer when I was 12. She made many of our clothes when I was under age 8 or so. I made all my long dresses for whatever I needed them for in high school and college, but at that point my costumi

[h-cost] When and how did you start making costume?

-- Message: 10 Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 10:12:04 +0100 From: Suzi Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume? To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oh, and coincident

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snip My first serious attempts came my first year in grad school, when I joined the SCA. Although my first garment was something I now refer to as the "Ostrogothic prom dress" (green taffeta bog-style gown), I "got better" fairly quickly, since being a history grad student did make me start g

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Greetings! Although I did a fair bit of craft sewing, embroidery, and crochet from the time I was about eight, my first attempt at something historical-ish was in my senior year in high school, for my church's madrigal dinner. I was playing the head page who turns out to be an evil sorceress.

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Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: In a message dated 5/22/2006 5:13:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: we wondered if it was a given that costume makers, whether professional, gifted amateur, or occasional maker, have cats? All the ones I know do. 3. As to my Current Proj

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I don't remember voluntarily sewing articles as a child. I remember making a toy rabbit at Brownies, and Binker embroidered mats at primary school, but I never made clothes for dolls or anything like that. My mother was a needlework teacher, so I learned the basics, and we had to do needlewor

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Suzi Clarke wrote: In discussion with a couple of friends at the weekend, we fell to talking about when we started sewing. (snipped) Oh, and coincidentally to the sewing conversation, we wondered if it was a given that costume makers, whether professional, gifted amateur, or occasional maker

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I started sewing when I joined the SCA. Before that, my mother would make me wonderful Halloween costumes, and I'd help her by sewing the straight seams on the machine, but that's about it. I never even made doll clothes, or anything of the kind before. But I LOVED historical clothing. Ever since

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At 19:15 22/05/2006, you wrote: In a message dated 5/22/2006 11:19:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ended up buying three pairs of slacks to take on a trip last month. I must get around to making myself some modern clothes one of these days. But why waste your prec

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Alexandria Doyle wrote: ...As to costume sewing I regularlly look for "garbie dolls", people who need costumes, but don't sew for whatever reason. Since they pay for the fabric, and sometimes for labor, I get to "feed" my habit without cost to myself. *snicker* I love it! Garbie dolls. I'll

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In a message dated 5/22/2006 11:19:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ended up buying three pairs of slacks to take on a trip last month. I must get around to making myself some modern clothes one of these days. But why waste your precious sewing time making what

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: Re: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume? Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 13:25:40 EDT In a message dated 5/22/2006 10:03:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I started making clothes for my Babette doll I dr

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I starting hand sewing things when I was pretty young, pretty much taking fabric scraps from my mother's sewing room and making doll clothes, which lead to making dolls too because I didn't think I had enough. I didn't start regular sewing until I was nearly a teenager. What I remember most abou

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I started sewing when I was 5. My gran sewed clothing and made quilts. I remember sitting on the floor watching the wheel spin on her treadle sewing machine. I kept on sewing, making my own halloween costumes. I, too, became interested in Star Trek and made several costumes for aliens to wear. :

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In a message dated 5/22/2006 10:03:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I started making clothes for my Babette doll I dressed Babette as the Empress Josephine in her coronation gown for a high school class and she still wears that to this day, 35 years later. For

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I started sewing around age 4, well, actually, that is not entirely true. I was knitting at age 4. Not my idea, it was Mom actually. She was pregnant with my baby sister and was exasperated with my energy level one day and handed me her knitting. Not only did I stop talking and moving, which please

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> > In discussion with a couple of friends at the weekend, we fell to > talking > > about when we started sewing. When I first joined the SCA, I made some rudimentary costumes but never particularly enjoyed it. What I enjoy tremendously is embroidery and embellishment, which started when I was

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lah, Never give up, Never surrender --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Suzi Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Subject: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume? Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 10:12:04 +0100 In discussion with a couple of friends a

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& Greg Stucki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Subject: Re: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume? Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 06:53:21 -0400 _

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>Oh, and coincidentally to the sewing conversation, we wondered if it was a given that costume makers, whether professional, gifted amateur, or occasional maker, have cats? All the ones I know do. >Suzi (about to sew the 5th Mary Queen of Scots costume, and putting it off!) Sadly, I don't hav

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The "magic wand" is called a sewing machine (evil grin) >Oh, and coincidentally to the sewing conversation, we wondered if it >was a given that costume makers, whether professional, gifted >amateur, or occasional maker, have cats? All the ones I know do. Ah, yes! They provide quality control, d

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I hate sewing, though I quite enjoy embroidery and knitting. My Mum hated it too, and I got little help or encouragement from needlework classes at school. I used to make clothes for teenage dolls, but they were very crude and amateurish. I've made a few garments for myself, but mostly on odd o

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My story is much like everyone else's. Mom sewed, came from a large farm family where grandma made everything from the underwear out. I learned to sew around the time I stopped putting things into my mouth. By 6 or 7 I was making doll clothes and quilts for them. Did home ec and high school the

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Wow-- someone else had a Babette doll. Cool. I started sewing when I inherited my great aunt's sewing machine. No one else wanted it, but I sure did! I started making clothes for my Babette doll by hand, and "graduated" when I got the machine to using the sewing machine. I found a length of cloth

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I come from a family of sewers. My paternal great-grandmother was a dressmaker. She literally could copy anything she saw, including most types of lace. I inherited many of her tools and a ton of handmade lace and lace samples, which I used on my own wedding dress, and my niece's christening

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ts (spinning, knitting, weaving). --Sue in Montana, who does have 4 cats - Original Message - From: "Suzi Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 3:12 AM Subject: [h-cost] When and how did you start

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In a message dated 5/22/2006 5:13:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: we wondered if it was a given that costume makers, whether professional, gifted amateur, or occasional maker, have cats? All the ones I know do. Oh, and I have a cat now, but did not always have

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- Original Message - From: "Suzi Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 5:12 AM Subject: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume? In discussion with a couple of friends at

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My Nana taught me to sew when I was 3. I started making clothes when I was about 6 or 7. (Slightly strangely, they were always for me or my nana, never for dolls - nana knitted the clothes for my sindy dolls). I begged my Nana for a fashion wheel (kids toy where you can rotate it to create dif

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In a message dated 5/22/2006 5:13:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Both of them had started very early, making clothes for themselves and for dolls. And they did it for pleasure! I first started sewing when I got a Babette (cheap imitation Barbie) in 4th grade.

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- Original Message - From: "Suzi Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 11:12 AM Subject: [h-cost] When and how did you start making costume? In discussion with a couple of friends at

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In discussion with a couple of friends at the weekend, we fell to talking about when we started sewing. One friend is a re-enactor, the other a former wardrobe mistress for the National Theatre among other things. Both of them had started very early, making clothes for themselves and for dol