Visited our local Wegman's tonight--hadn't been there in a while. They are a tad far away to be my regular go-to store. But I decided to look for tarragon vinegar, superfine sugar, and starch. Found and bought the first two--don't need them right now, but I'll have them for next time, plus I hope that showed them they should keep them in stock! For starch, they have Faultless liquid, but no powdered. I, personally, don't mind spray starch, but thought you all would like to know you can get it there. I find that spray starch works great for period cravats and shirts. When we were in Florida a couple of years ago, I found pump spray starch, not aerosol--like that, too.
Ann Wass -----Original Message----- From: annbwass <annbw...@aol.com> To: h-costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Fri, May 18, 2012 8:27 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today? I can't decide on feathers or flowers. You can do both! Ann Wass -----Original Message----- From: Cin <cinbar...@gmail.com> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Fri, May 18, 2012 7:59 pm Subject: Re: [h-cost] What's your dressmaker's dummy wearing today? Euphrosnia is wearing a 1913 evening gown in burgundy silks with brocaded borders & velvet trim. Aglaia, the newest member of the household, has been wearing her very first costume. At the moment it's just a few parts of a Regency era ball gown as the bodice & skirt are being gathered & pinned on the sewing table. Adonis, the male dummy is, as all Adonis' should be, rather nude. Anne & Catherine, the disembodied heads, are in a suitcase waiting to go into a display of vintage 20s hats tomorrow. They'll be showing items in a delightful collection of vintage clothes owned by neighbors & friends at a Speakeasy & Open House in my historic neighborhood. http://www.hanchettpark.org/index_files/Page332.htm Charles, the 3rd head seems to have disappeared. If found he'll go, too. You are all welcome in 20s costume or otherwise. --cin On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Vicki Betts <vbe...@gower.net> wrote: > As soon as I get one more research project finished and emailed I'll be > tackling a 1918 dress based on Folkwear's Armistice blouse, only with 3/4 > sleeves. Probably three wide tucks in the skirt. Draped across my > dressmaker's dummy is a piece of green lawn with ecru and dark brown > stylized vines running lengthwise, a modern white linen table runner with > drawn thread design that I'll be cutting up for the collar, a wonderful > vintage faux mother of pearl pass through oval buckle about four inches tall > and 1 1/2 inches wide for which I'll make a self-fabric belt, a piece of > ecru silk georgette to cover a broad brimmed hat), and various trims to try > once the hat is made. I can't decide on feathers or flowers. Ecru shoes > with double faux buttoned straps are on order. Not sure of proper > stockings. > > Vicki Betts > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
