... (referring to Laughing Moon Mercantile frock coat pattern). You have to go to checkout to get the price--it was $14. Not bad with two frock coats and two...
OOh, not bad at all! Highly tempting to get that just to have it! I can probably graft in the sleeve from the Butterick cassock, which looks very good for...
I'm in the last stages of building Zoey's vest from Firefly, but I'm not sure what I'm looking for in buckles. I know what size I need but I don't know how...
Hello, I am new to this group and to costuming, but have gone to dozens of costume conventions as a spectator and now want to build my own costume. I'm partial...
... I don't know how vendor sites measure their buckles - by width, height (and if so, which part of the buckle is the "top"?), size of strap that will go...
... to make an exaggerated round head and body so a person can fit inside it? I am small and about 5'1". Do you suggest paper mache, wire framing, styrofoam,...
Hello Whackodog- You might want to check out the heat activated fabric known as FOSSHAPE. It comes in two weights heavy (600) plus light (300) and you can buy...
Does anybody know of sites or links or books that might have actual pictures
descriptions anything that will tell me what a real Saloon girl in the 1860
s...
I second the fosshape recommendation, it's amazing stuff, made a mask from it, can be layered, takes sculpting medium, thin layers of clay, very versatile -- ...
If I'm trying to research a whole new era, I start with http://www.costumes.org/ (click on History sorted by Period; Victorian era; 1860's, for example) ...
I found a few more sites: http://historical-costume.tribe.net/m/thread/f2e2bdc6-2d1f-4204-b337- 40c296978489 http://www.picturehistory.com/product/id/22456 ...
HI, If you can get your hands on the TimeLife series of books ( printed in the early 70's) on the Old West they have an excellent book in the series on the...
Hey Dubh, Are you still looking for links to possible resources for the Adam Ant Hussar jacket you wanted to make? I found this site on the web which may give...
Not who you originally addressed this too, but I also have the hussar jacket on a long range/back burner plan as well - thank you for the link! Also wanted to...
Hello Everyone, I had been a member of this group since the mid 1990s and got lost when the list moved to yahoogroups. I believe Fantasy was the second email...
has anyone here made either Ageless Patterns' 1875 Cashmere Dolman or Truly Victorian's Talma Wrap? if so, does anyone have pictures of the finished item,...
My sewing fingers are still itchy so more questions (and slightly cross-posted) I want to make an Italian ren/pre-Raphaelite influenced dress but I bought...
Hi Skie, ... have you tried washing it? Use something gentle like Ivory Snow or Dreft (or similar baby laundry detergent). You can also use some really cheap...
Try a general hardware, automotive or electronics store they ought to carry them. Cable ties are another name for them, maybe that will help. Jeanine ... ...
I made a lot of Italian Ren style gowns for summer theater years ago, and they've been adjusted over the years to many different actresses. I used the Medieval...
Hi, Oh um... hmmm. Well, I was *going* to have someone make the jacket for me since it is beyond my skills. They quoted me a price and I nearly lost my...
Oh, I forgot to add that it is against the Victoria & Albert Museum's policy to photograph their textiles, which is what they class their fashions under. They...
Thanks the pix's are great. (oh to be young again) he was SUCH eye candy.Do I see the germ for Jack Sparrow's countenance in Adam's whole persona, eye make...
well, i have to say after looking at the photos in the album, four figures doesn't sound too far off with all the construction and decoration, that's a *lot*...
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