[h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-09-30 Thread Tania Gruning
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[h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-09-30 Thread Tania Gruning
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[h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-09-30 Thread Tania Gruning
She is wearing a wool sweater that shrank a bit in the wash, so I pulled it on her to block it out a bit, seems to be working okay. On the planning stage is a traditional japanese kimone made out of a gorgous printed linen I scored on sale. The fabric print pattern looks authentic. At some point

Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-09-30 Thread Maggie
I think you're supposed to be wearing 3" to 4" heels with any pair of pants. There's no accounting for the other proportional issues. I'm 5'3" and too wide in my middle aged middle so petit pants are too short in the crotch and average ones are 4 inches too long in the leg. MaggiRos On Tue, Sep 3

Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-09-30 Thread Joan Broneske
My poor dressforms (plural) are wearing plastic garbage bags right now and are waiting to move 3,000 miles away ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-09-30 Thread Mary
My workbench is gloriously empty after being full of clutter for far too long. In the near future I plan to make soft sculpture armor for my daughter who said she wanted to be a knight for Halloween. (Take that Disney Princesses.) I recently found a silver graduation robe that I think will work

Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-09-30 Thread Helen Pinto
No dress dummies at my house, and nothing historical right now. However, the dining room table is covered with the fabric for two interview suits and all the polarfleece and velour I cut last winter for pullovers. Fall is arriving with a vengeance tomorrow. -Helen/Aidan ___

Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-09-30 Thread monica spence
e: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing? No dress dummies at my house, and nothing historical right now. However, the dining room table is covered with the fabric for two interview suits and all the polarfleece and velour I cut last winter for pullovers. Fall is arriving with a vengeanc

Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-09-30 Thread Frank A Thallas Jr
Headless Annie was wearing the last of a half-dozen "peasant" blouses I made for around-the-farm wear; now she is draped in 8 yards of cream-colored raw silk with a woven "plaid" texture that I love, but can't decide what to do with... The work box and embroidery frame are holding a rushnyk fo

Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-09-30 Thread Hanna Zickermann
My dressform is still wearing Dürer´s "Nürnbergerin im Hauskleid". I finished it in June for my master craftswoman degree in costuming and still found no place to store the pleated apron. Here´s a picture of the costume "in action": http://s6.directupload.net/file/d/1464/aob843cf_jpg.htm :-) O

Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-09-30 Thread Sharon Collier
flat foam sheets. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:17 AM To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing? My workbench is gloriously empty after being full

Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-09-30 Thread monica spence
Hanna, The dress is lovely. Thanks for sharing. Monica -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hanna Zickermann Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:30 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing? My dressform is

Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-10-01 Thread Rickard, Patty
One of the major pattern companies had a soft armor pattern a few (well, quite a few. My son is 20) years ago. It worked quite well. -Original Message- In the near future I plan to make soft sculpture armor for my daughter who said she wanted to be a knight for Halloween. (Take that Di

Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing?

2008-10-01 Thread Maggie
: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] what is your dressform wearing? > > > My dressform is still wearing Dürer´s > "Nürnbergerin im Hauskleid". I finished it in > June for my master craftswoman degree in > costuming and still found no place to store the > pleat