... are the very best in the entire series. ... I'm not entering into a "favourite battle" debate, but I agree that these engagements are stirring reading....
This is a toby jug, I =believe French, made about 1870-1910, based on a english designed roughly around a type called a landlord, but the french have gone...
... Reading down the` description: "BUT SADLY THERE IS A LITTLE DAMAGE ON THE LAPEL ON ONE OF HIS SHOULDERS...AND HIS HAT...AND A CHIP ON HIS TOE BUT THIS IS...
Hi all, It's been ages since I've been on here as I've been swamped. But I wanted to give you guys a heads up that Jamie Bamber who played Archie Kennedy on...
My gracious wife gave me the two-DVD set of MUTINY and RETRIBUTION for my birthday. My 6-year-old son and I watched 'em last weekend, and he really got into...
This is one of the better DVDs. I love 'em all but especially that pair. The acting, especially from Hornblower and the old captain is excellent. Jesse...
at Ebay. THey are: HORNBLOWER and the CRISIS - C S Forester UK 1st Ed FINE HB + DJ HORNBLOWER and the HOTSPUR - C S Forester UK 1st Ed HB + DJ HORNBLOWER and...
Ahoy all, rejoining the list after a long posting on the beach. The term "hull-down" appears frequently in the Hornblower novels and others, refering to the...
Hello Hornblowerites, I have the entire text of my Jack Cunningham novel posted on the Broadsides Press website for free download. It was published last year ...
If the company which made the uniforms will not bother with a single uniform order for you, here is another idea: A few years our local natural history museum...
... would like ... Greg, Not sure if these guys did the A&E costumes, but they make good RN uniforms. http://www.militaryheritage.com/navyuniforms.htm -Joe...
Dear Greg, I'm not sure who actually made the A&E costumes, but they were designed by John Mollo and likely built in one of the good costume houses in London...
This has to do with the female costumes of the period, rather than the male. I was participating in a costume event associated with Victorian and Jane Austen...
You travel in rich company, John, but that's not unheard of. Depending on the amount of work involved (pattern making, actual designing, research), the cost...
... Beth is correct. Oscar-winning costume designer Mr. Mollo and wardrobe supervisor Gordon Harner had the costumes made by Angels and Bermans, London's top...
Uniform costumes good enough for closeups on camera, even for TV, cost a fortune and they would have wanted to save the budget where they could. This is...
I usually lurk, but this is one subject that I know something about. I'm sorry to bring this up (because of possible belittling) but I've been to a couple of...
Goodness, Meb-no belittling to be seen or heard. What you've done--and do--is impressive. You're making a good point I foolishly ignored. I was thinking going...
HEY! I've been a lurker of late, too, but must put MY two cents in here about building a uniform! I used the Buttricks Pattern route--they have a decent...
One source of costume patterns that might suit is Folkwear. I have made several items of Victorian wear from their patterns, and I have their pattern for a...
Mr. Forester... You do your own sewing too? I used the Homespun Patterns officers frock coat for my U.S. Civil War uniform. There's lots of hand sewing to...
There is a caveat to using historic patterns, the sewing directions sometimes leave a lot to be desired. Before using them be sure that you have a basic...
Meb asked: "Mr. Forester... You do your own sewing too?" I started by designing and making the prototypes for the finest bicycle rain capes and similar...
I, too, am an English Country Dancer. We are getting ready for our annual Playford ball on March 4. I'm making a Victorian walking skirt (up for ECD, no train...
Meb asked: "Since you have to stay on the ground for your dancing, (I'm guessing that you perhaps did some Morris dancing before?) how do you handle slipping...
A sharp protest. Folk dancing as practiced in the US is an outright abomination. For instance, in Scotland, Highland Dance is a male sport. In the US, it is...
