Sorry to hear that. That has happened to me before..I was told the fabric was wool...not...I did a burn test the other day and it melted,,,,,aargh! In a...
The rat bastards, it's polyester. I'm sorry to any of you that I recommended this too. I was so excited about finding some, even if it was a bit lower quality....
Having some "dress-up" events in the SoBay area appeals to me. Now, can I devise a costume in which I don't mind falling down a lot, LOL? I'll come if I'm...
Hi all! I'm sorry that the wording for when to mail Costume College Applications was confusing. We'll try to improve that for next year. For now, I think it...
Hi! I'd just like to remind everyone to please limit posts to topics of sewing, costume-type events, CGW info, and other things that we're certain all our...
I have the last of my older costumes that don't fit me anymore, and finally decided I didn't want to mess with alterations and to part with the last few. So...
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Saturday, October 10 through Monday, October 12 for The Hollywood Studio Collection's movie studio clothing sample sale of the year....
I just wanted to give people the head's up that FIDM has a special exhibit coming soon: High Style: Betsy Bloomingdale and the Haute Couture October 21, 2009...
I received this from a friend in Spokane, WA. "Subject: SITU: SoCal: Pasadena, 11-14-09: Aileen Ribeiro to Speak on Fashion in Ingres' Paintings "Date:...
Hi there, There's a free PDF for corset drafting from Foundation Revealed (http://www.foundationsrevealed.com/). This site is by the lady who runs Your...
Here's a little more info on where to go for the Aileen Ribeiro lecture Aileen Ribeiro, esteemed author and The Oak Professor in the History of Dress,...
Mary Stewart works for a family-owned Scottish wool mill. Mary will bring a selection of designer samples which typically measure three meters long by 60...
Some of the folks that put on the Messiah Sing asked if there are people who are willing to sew Georgian attire for them for hire. The CGW does not officially...
There are some great costumes and textiles at some of these museums: In an effort to present the arts and culture to the diverse and myriad communities in...
Sorry for the cross-post. It's not even remotely my period but I'm really excited! (As a pre-teen, I had a "thing" about A-S England.) Anglo-Saxon Hoard Found ...
This website was posted on another website I frequent. I thought many might enjoy it here. You have to install a special viewer but I think it gives you 3D...
Yesterday I drove up to the Banning Residence Museum with Vanessa, Lauren, and her hubby Matt, and joined up with the CGW costumers for a wonderful picnic on...
An SCA lady in the SouthBay area posted to the SCA clothiers list that she has a couple long boxes of modern patterns to give away. I ... make ... times ... ...
Starting at 10pm each night. Thursday night, at Coral Cafe in Burbank, I'll have "new" fabric -- that is, fabric from my mother's storage unit that I didn't...
Kohls has 2 pairs of ladies shoes on sale now ($29.99 - to go UP to $34.99 next week when they have an announced "sale") that could be used for 1900 teens day...
Okay, I'm announcing it here first: Tomorrow night, from about 9 or 10pm until midnight, I'll be at Coral Cafe in Burbank (http://www.coralcafe.com/, on...
Hi, everyone. The CGW Costumers site is back up. Our own host guy told me what to look for. It may take a while to find what's causing the glitch, the the web...
We've added more fabric, trims, craft goodies (including new and vintage beads and sequins), patterns, clothing and costumes! SCA ... Belly Dance | Anime |...
This is Kathy Lear, the web mistress. You may notice that the CGWcostumers site has been taken down. This is because we were hacked, and visitors were being...
