I have to apologize for not following through with a time for a meetup. The convention just flew by! I hope that I didn't miss seeing any of you who made it. I...
... Colleen- Thank you so much for the link to the photos! Seeing everyone's creativity is very inspiring- I have been sewing away at my pile of projects,...
This is a reminder that we're going to Ren Faire on Saturday, May 10. We plan to meet at the front gate at 11 am. If you decide you will be joining us, please...
June 15, 2:30 PM, *Paris in a Cup Tea* in the City of Orange, Orange County, http://www.parisinacup.com/ The event is sponsored by the Costumers' Guild West,...
Hello all- I am attempting to use a (slippy-slidy) brocade as an outer layer on a corset and I get nothing but wrinkles when I attempt to make boning...
I stumbled upon this yesterday! Western Costume in North Hollywood is having a 'spring cleaning' sale. :) Flyer attached! Heather Nobody can make you feel...
Hi, Elizabeth, Applying a little tension as you sew might help. That is, hold the back of the piece in one hand, the front in the other, and pull between them...
Thanks for alerting us to the yard sale, Heather! It sounds neat. I couldn't see the attachment to Heather's email, so here's the info on the yard sale, for...
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May 12, 2008 4:33 pm
Try one of the adhisive stabilizers that are out there. They come on rolls or in sheets and you tear away the waxed paper back to expose the stick side. Its...
Hi, Are you sewing the channels from the fashion fabric side or from the lining side? If sewing from the lining side - you might try placing a piece of tissue...
Hello all, I have a spare Gala Ticket for CoCo 2008, since finding out my husband is not going to be able to make it. It cost $75.00, which is waht I paid...
Thanks to all of you for your advice regarding this slip-tastic corset! I went and got some fabric and stabilizers and have been playing around with them to...
Hi, As President I get folks contacting me needing Costumers for one thing and another. I usually tell them to send it to Squeals, but this may be a better...
Announced release date is November 7, 2008 Patterns of Fashion: Cut and Construction of Linen Shirts, Smocks, Neck and Headwear, Etc., C. 1540-1665 No. 4...
I've just made reservations for the 10 people that have let me know that they want to join us on the tour of the Gamble House on Sunday, June 1. There are 5...
Hi! I have 2 memberships and 2 tickets to the Gala, total $340.00. If interested send a check to: Julia Hyll, P.O. Box 335, Honor, MI 49640. Any questions, use...
NO LONGER AVAILABLE, SOMEONE CLAIMED IT! ... husband is not going to be able to make it. It cost $75.00, which is waht I paid for it. If anyone is interested...
Hi Rebecca, So, the unfun answer is "We wait." I am not involved with Costume College registration, but my understanding of the process is that the limited...
I was just curious because although I've been to the last two CoCo's, it was only to the dealer's room. I'm so excited. But based on my reaction to CC26 (in...
As a CoCo committee member I can tell you that, according to our deadlines calendar, the Programming Committee will meet on June 9 to undertake the herculean...
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May 27, 2008 4:10 pm
Very soon there will be a gathering of the programming and reg departments to sort out all of the requests and get them all on lists. Once that is done, each...
I'm buying a house next week so I need all the $$ I can scrape up. Guess it's not the time to be running off to LA as much as I'd like to! So, I'm selling my...
Please visit <a href="http://cgwcostumers.org/cgw_events.html">http://cgwcostumers.org/cgw_events.html</a> to see events for 2008. We're working on getting all...
Such a wonderful page! Thanks to everyone and their hard work. Jennifer Rosbrugh  If you're ready to jump-start your sewing projects, learn helpful hints...
I have two tickets left for the Gamble House! Please let me know right away if you would like to join us! (Send an email directly to colleency@...; I get...
