[h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

2010-03-03 Thread Cin
Kathy, Here's a project I can get into: helping you name your dummy. I'm partial to the classics such as the Three Graces, Euphrosnia (my dummy's name), Thalia & Aglaia. My guy dummy is Adonis, for his mythic youth & beauty. I'm sure others can make excellent suggestions, --cin Cynthia Barnes cinb

[h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

2010-03-03 Thread stilskin
Welll.. I usually go for sopme disambiguation that relates to the dummy or its purchase: There is Rachel and Julie, mannequins named before I got them; There is Bridey, named as she is Princess Brand dressmakers dummy; There is Bob for Bob May who was in the Lost in Space robot, a tailor's

Re: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

2010-03-03 Thread Tracy Thallas
--Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Cin Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 12:29 PM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy Kathy, Here's a project I can get into: helping you n

Re: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

2010-03-03 Thread Kimiko Small
My latest dummy only got her name after I carefully removed her overly extended breasts. Bessie Blunt is a play on Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount, one of King Henry VIII's mistresses. I've been doing a bit of Henrician stuff recently. Kimiko Kimiko Small http://www.kimiko1.com "Be the change you wa

Re: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

2010-03-03 Thread Käthe Barrows
Mine's Patience, because she'll stand there patiently, for days if she has to, and never complain. On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Kimiko Small wrote: > My latest dummy only got her name after I carefully removed her overly > extended breasts. Bessie Blunt is a play on Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount

Re: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

2010-03-03 Thread Emily Gilbert
I don't actually have a dummy (maybe someday!), but the first part of this thread, about what they were wearing, got me thinking about what I might name one if I did. At the moment I'm partial to Madame. Emily ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@ma

Re: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

2010-03-03 Thread monica spence
tume Subject: Re: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy Mine's Patience, because she'll stand there patiently, for days if she has to, and never complain. On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Kimiko Small wrote: > My latest dummy only got her name after I carefully removed her

Re: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummy

2010-03-04 Thread R Lloyd Mitchell
My 'guy' is AlCid His most recent outing was to do battle at the Heart Fund Ball modeling the Andy Worhal Cambell Soup Tee! Kathleen -Original Message- From: "Cin" Sent 3/3/2010 2:29:04 PM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] What to name a dressmaker's dummyKathy, Here's a project I

Re: [h-cost] what to name a dressmaker's dummy

2010-03-04 Thread AVCHASE
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