My mother deals with museum quilts. Whenever she ships or stores a quilt she uses acid free tissue paper between the layers of folding and either loosely...
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Melanie Yentzer
melyen
Apr 28, 2006 2:08 pm
<<Ever tried "Dry Cleaner's Secret", from places like Wal-Mart? It's a pre-wet sheet you put in the dryer with 1-4 Dry Clean Only garments, then tumble on ...
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Lente
threeravenbirds
Apr 28, 2006 4:08 pm
Okay here's the email with the various neck finishes I have tried on my test victim, AKA the Mongol DH. I have tried 3 ways of finishing off the keyhole neck...
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Lente
threeravenbirds
Apr 28, 2006 4:55 pm
Soo I would definitely be safe using it for my mongol lord's garb, and I have in fact, he's just so hard on cotton that the next batch of undertunics is being...
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Svanny
svanhildrv
Apr 28, 2006 4:57 pm
This is very informative and wonderful... do you have any pics to go along with the words? (I'm a visual learner and do much better with some pics for...
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DragonLady
caitrionadragon
Apr 28, 2006 5:01 pm
I have a small handout I did for a class on neck finishes for tunics if you'd like it. Just send me your email addy and I'll forward it to you since its only...
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Ellen Griffith
ellenrw1
Apr 28, 2006 6:04 pm
Yes, I'm going to use the wicker chest in my livingroom, but wrap them in the paper and in an old cotton pillowcase. Saves room and the fabric! Thank you :) ...
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Kirsten Houseknecht
fabricdragon
Apr 28, 2006 6:04 pm
just a note... pure wool of *certain weaves* will tear well...... some weaves tear in an appalling diagonal. a few wont tear... but generally pure wool tears...
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Janelle W.
jayden_butte...
Apr 28, 2006 6:04 pm
I also have a sewing caddy. It is a little different than the one that was pictured but I got it for Christmas from a Belly Dancer friend of mine. Mine has...
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Ellen Griffith
ellenrw1
Apr 28, 2006 6:18 pm
Dina, My first event is this weekend too, and my tunic, well it's much less than i hoped for. But what the heck, I'm going to be laughing with new friends, and...
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Lente
threeravenbirds
Apr 28, 2006 10:06 pm
Okay I finally got to turn the computer back on, the kodak shareware kept not responding so I decided the computer needed some down time. Offhand I don't know...
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Renee Graham
reneeg57
Apr 28, 2006 11:06 pm
Fashion backward fibers - linen, cotton, silk, hemp, wool, mohair, camel hair, and even horsehair. Leather from any animal or suede are not fibers - but have...
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Kimiko Small
sstormwatch
Apr 29, 2006 4:23 am
... Enjoy your time with you Mom, and learn as much as you can. The time I spent with my Mom in sewing are memories I will always treasure. Kimiko...
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Colleen
kaplods
Apr 29, 2006 9:21 am
I actually started sewing! My "trial run" chemise turned out pretty well, though I'm glad I decided to make a trial run garment before cutting into my good...
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Ken Nye
kennyeca
Apr 29, 2006 12:51 pm
I've made bodices/dresses that had to be adjustable, and did it by finishing the side-seam edges of the fronts with a facing, then laying the front over the...
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unclrashid
Apr 29, 2006 2:11 pm
I do a lot of sewing for a dance company, and we take our gowns in and out as different performers join or leave the group. the best tips I can give you are: ...
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unclrashid
Apr 29, 2006 2:11 pm
I do a lot of sewing for a dance company, and we take our gowns in and out as different performers join or leave the group. the best tips I can give you are: ...
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unclrashid
Apr 29, 2006 2:18 pm
I do a lot of sewing for a dance company, and we take our gowns in and out as different performers join or leave the group. the best tips I can give you are: ...
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unclrashid
Apr 29, 2006 2:18 pm
I do a lot of sewing for a dance company, and we take our gowns in and out as different performers join or leave the group. the best tips I can give you are: ...
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unclrashid
Apr 29, 2006 9:55 pm
My apologies for triple posting. Something stuttered,,, server, computer, who knows. Rashid...
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chabrier16c
Apr 29, 2006 10:43 pm
Help please - this morning Himself and I were discussing the clothing worn by John Smith's crew(s) while exploring the Chesapeake Bay in 1607. He strongly...
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unclrashid
Apr 30, 2006 12:15 am
I can't speak specifically to what sailors wore in that period... but he's right about linen wearing out more quickly than wool. While linen has high tensile...
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Ken Nye
kennyeca
Apr 30, 2006 2:53 am
They most likely wore a combination of things, just like anybody else. Linen shirts, wool breeches and doublets lined with linen. Linen, incidently, was...
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Ciorstan
ciorstie
Apr 30, 2006 7:50 pm
... Although there isn't much physical evidence as to what sailors specifically wore, there is concrete evidence that linen doublets were worn by the working...
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Elizabeth Walpole
e_walpole
Apr 30, 2006 10:09 pm
Hi everyone, I just thought I'd let people know that Simplicity 8881 (AKA the Shakespeare in Love pattern) has been discontinued (it's in the discontinued...
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Colleen
kaplods
Apr 30, 2006 10:10 pm
Thanks for the suggestions! I'm really excited (and scared) about the bodice. I'm a bit intimidated by the boning, and hope I can sew straight and precisely...
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Frank Petersen
grungyape_2000
Apr 30, 2006 10:10 pm
We, my 9 yr old son and I, are new to the SCA and are looking for garb. I have done extensive searching, even across the Merchants section, and find that what...
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otsisto
alfrdis
Apr 30, 2006 11:29 pm
You might want to read stuff from this site http://www.sca.org/newcomers.html This should help answer some of your questions. You have to earn the title of...
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Lady Yolanda or Lord ...
mamidael
May 1, 2006 2:19 am
Okay... as a mother of a son (and daughter), cheat. The younger they are, the more you can get away with. Kid doesn't want to wear a t-tunic in itchy...
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gertrudethemutilator
gertrudethem...
May 1, 2006 2:20 am
While all this information is true, from your email, it sounds more like you're interested in creating the look of a knight, not being one yet (someday though!...
