I tried again, and it worked. Thanks.
On Aug 18, 2015, at 1:02 PM, Cin wrote: > The link works fine for me. > I cannot answer about Boeing or about being around in the 1920s, but oddly > I do have experience rib-stitching. My father restored 3 Piper Cubs and an > Aeronca Champ, all vintage 40s airplanes that are "rag-wings". Early > planes have sewn fabric skins that are later coated with special paints. > At minute 0:44 in the video, you can see ladies stitching the fabric to > the ribs & struts of the airplane wing. Each stitch catches the fabric to > the wing structure to keep it from flapping and creates a smooth > lightweight wing. At 1:15 in the video you see another lady tying a knot > for a finished stitch. Each stitch is tied off & is separate from the > next. The process is pretty neat and tidy, and certainly could have been > done in the clothing shown without any more mishap than a bit of dust. > > --cin > Cynthia Barnes > cinbar...@gmail.com > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 9:28 AM, Franchesca Havas < > franchesca.ha...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Greetings! >> >> In this short video we see seamstresses working on heavy canvas for >> airplane wings. The question that was asked today was if the attire >> worn by the seamstresses normal work attire or are they dressing up >> for the filming of their work. >> >> http://www.boeing.com/history/video-series/index.page#.VdNbytV1emk.mailto >> >> Videos@Boeing: Laying the fabric: The Boeing seamstresses Laying the >> fabric: The Boeing seamstresses >> Discover the role Boeing seamstresses played in the early days of >> company and the pioneering spirit they stitched in history in the >> first installment of “The Boeing Archives Presents." >> >> Thanks! :) >> Franchesca >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
