Sorry, I hate to nitpick, but I have a few questions here... ... The *pentagram* is a gang sign? Since when, and where? Although Wicca may be classified...
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Tara Maginnis
Tara@...
Mar 1, 2001 10:05 am
Today in the live class I got to do the one thing I still have no idea how to do on the web: the "race" between pre-industrial revolution sewing tools and post...
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Sandy Snowden
sandys@...
Mar 1, 2001 12:43 pm
From what I could tell, corsets today are marketed for several groups of people. These include: Re-enactors, bridal parties, fun party and dress-up, fetish...
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Sandy Snowden
sandys@...
Mar 1, 2001 12:57 pm
From Tara.... Someday I hope to find a way to do little streaming video clips for you webbies, so you can share in the fun, but for now "on your imaginary...
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Caradwen von Braskat
caradwen@...
Mar 1, 2001 5:33 pm
OK - hi everyone. I've pretty much been ghosting this class - just no time otherwise. But I have been reading as much of the email as I can. Yes, I sew - and...
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julia.greger@...
Mar 1, 2001 8:38 pm
Why would anyone today want to wear a corset? Corsets are uncomfortable, rigid, tight, they make you sweat, hinder your movements, and are difficult to put on....
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kakurlander@...
Mar 1, 2001 11:11 pm
I occasionally wear a corset, for Victorian costume re-enactments. Personally, with the restriction of movement caused by tight-lacing (and I only go down two...
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eleanorkeene@...
Mar 2, 2001 3:07 am
... than ... frequently hear stories of missionaries heading into the ... Singer Sewing Machine Salesman had been there before them, and ... pedal machines!...
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julia.greger@...
Mar 2, 2001 7:43 am
I still own the old peddle singer with which I learned to sew and I use it whenever my electric machine gives up on me, e.g. sewing tents or anything thicker...
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julia.greger@...
Mar 2, 2001 7:49 am
... starting with 16th century type to go with a Tudor costume. I think ... whatever costume is being worn. I say in moderation, because I think you ... ...
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julia.greger@...
Mar 2, 2001 7:58 am
Is anyone from this list joining Tara´s UK Costume Tour in June? I would love to meet some of you but unfortunately it looks like the tour might not be in...
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Tara Maginnis, Ph.D.,...
Tara@...
Mar 2, 2001 11:19 am
... It is interesting, my grandmother grew up in rural Ireland, cooking on a peat fire, and never seeing a light bulb till she spent the night in a boarding...
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Tara Maginnis, Ph.D.,...
Tara@...
Mar 2, 2001 12:47 pm
... I actually have done five small shows on foot or hand crank powered machines: One was a forgettable children's theatre show I did while in college, another...
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Tara Maginnis, Ph.D.,...
Tara@...
Mar 2, 2001 12:49 pm
... Alas the tour was canceled due to too few folks signing up. (sigh). -- ... Chair of the Theatre Department of University of Alaska Fairbanks Website: "The...
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Jes24601@...
Mar 2, 2001 7:43 pm
well, I'll admit it, I do have a fascination w/ corsets. Not as a fetish interest, but a historical one. I think it would be so amazing to have a single...
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Rae Deslich
travesty@...
Mar 2, 2001 9:04 pm
... Ah, never mind. Shows how old (young) I am. ;) Rae Deslich - travesty@... http://www.nanospace.com/~travesty/ "A witty saying proves nothing." -...
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Karen Verschoor
kverscho@...
Mar 2, 2001 10:46 pm
I have to jump in on this discussion of corsets. My first experience with wearing a historical corset was last year and it was a surprizingly pleasant...
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Tori W
lvferrets@...
Mar 3, 2001 2:03 am
Yeah, and then 510 split again and went to 925 - within a year, 925 was 75% full. I think 415 also split into 650 for South San Francisco. Can you imagine...
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Eleanor Keene
eleanorkeene@...
Mar 3, 2001 2:21 am
Modern corsetry - who wears it and why? -Have I ever worn a corset……… Although corsetry as such went out of fashion at the turn of the 19th century,...
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Karen Verschoor
kverscho@...
Mar 3, 2001 3:45 am
If I heard rightly, I ... Given Nichole's small size and low weight...22 inches is very very reasonable and not at all extreme. I suspect her natural waist is...
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Tara Maginnis, Ph.D.,...
Tara@...
Mar 3, 2001 7:51 am
... Actually they vary based on the fetish. One fetish is "waist training" aka tight lacing, this is very tight, restrictive, and includes both male and...
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Sandy Snowden
sandys@...
Mar 3, 2001 11:52 am
Eleanor, This was very well written! Thank you for the comprehensive overview. It helped to bring a lot of things together for me. I had to laugh at the...
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Juliann
juliann@...
Mar 3, 2001 3:54 pm
Delurking for a moment here, the thread is too good to pass up. ... Indeed my only corset-wearing experience (of true, properly boned corsets) was at my gothic...
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Sandy Snowden
sandys@...
Mar 3, 2001 4:49 pm
From: Karen Verschoor I have studied many many old photographs researching 19th century fashion. Very few ladies in the mid 19th century are extremely...
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Sandy Snowden
sandys@...
Mar 3, 2001 5:15 pm
How many of you have heard of the book, 'Costume in Detail: 1730-1930' by Nancy Bradfield, A.R.C.A.? My library has 2 copies printed in 1968. If I could get...
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eleanorkeene@...
Mar 3, 2001 5:27 pm
Thanks Sandy. I'm glad you enjoyed my corset assignment. I always fear i write too much. I'm using this class as eassy writing practice, as I must say writing...
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Sandy Snowden
sandys@...
Mar 3, 2001 5:52 pm
After having written this, I looked again to see if I could order these books online, and they are available! Before when I looked they weren't. I have ordered...
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TJTBW502@...
Mar 3, 2001 8:57 pm
I was sent this message from Karen Augusta about the coming auction of the estate of Suzi's Antique's. thaought somebody might be interested. Jackie Wakeling ...
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TJTBW502@...
Mar 3, 2001 9:22 pm
Corsets- Would we? Could we? Should we? As a reproducer of historical clothing, I have worn corsets from the 18th and 19th century. I have worn very heavily...
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turpinrs2001@...
Mar 4, 2001 12:36 am
Thanks for the correction on the spelling of Wicca. I don't think you're nit-picking, merely overestimating the cultural sophistication of the 'bangers' and...
