<snip>So my question would I use a brown dye, dark red or a navy dye to make a darker red? These are my guesses from glancing through the rit's custom dyes and...
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Lente
threeravenbirds
Jan 5, 2007 12:58 am
Hi everybody, Oh boy do I have a overdying question. I bought 5 yards of 60" wool blend gabardine on ebay this past week. I received it today and it is a ...
98068
otsisto
alfrdis
Jan 5, 2007 12:53 am
I went to the sight below and got a reply. Maybe if enough complain they will change their minds. Most of the precut is for the quilting crowd. My local Jo...
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Larry Laudenslager
Sewmantoo
Jan 5, 2007 12:39 am
Unto all, I post this for your information, and some may have already read this some where else. I heard that according to Wal-mart corporate they are doing a...
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Laura Waack
berenicecalv...
Jan 5, 2007 12:17 am
I do a lot of costuming for others, and I would try and stock up on the greens - for some reason, I have trouble finding it and it is always snapped up right...
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Kat
kat_d_b
Jan 4, 2007 2:09 pm
I would go for the linen/cotton mixture (I use similar for summers like today) but personally would not touch the rayon - burns easier and is hotter (and less...
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unclrashid
Jan 4, 2007 4:32 am
... The cotton/linen is probably more durable and probably looks better than the rayon/linen (which could be too slinky and prone to creeping off-grain) (No...
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Adele de Maisieres
beastiepaws
Jan 4, 2007 12:43 am
... I like _all_ of those colours except for perhaps navy, but I personally don't much care for linen in outerwear. I'd use any of those colours in ...
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maeveypoo
Jan 3, 2007 11:41 pm
I have the opportunity to buy some linen blends (60%linen/40%cotton and 55%linen/45%rayon) and was wondering if these would be good for garb? (No specific...
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ro kedem
rokedemyah
Jan 3, 2007 11:27 pm
posted: Eh. I just had a similar conversation with a mechanic about my car. In the car's case, he didn't say directly that it isn't worth while to try to keep...
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Voncile W. Dudley
wildthangstr...
Jan 3, 2007 5:47 pm
I too had an old machine (Singer) that I was loyal to and took it in to the only place that worked on machines (small town), estimate was almost as much as a...
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Alexandria Doyle
cybalshouse
Jan 3, 2007 4:23 pm
... This brings to mind back in the late 1980's when I took my 1950's Pfaff to the dealer/repair guy at the local fabric shop for some repair. He told me at...
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borderlands15213
borderlands1...
Jan 3, 2007 3:32 pm
... <<<snipped>>>>...earlyish 15th C gown with bodice attached to skirt. ... is ... Sometimes there's some confusion about which century gets which ordinary...
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Anabella (Bella) Wake
bella_lucia_...
Jan 3, 2007 12:57 pm
Hi all, well the first Showcase of the new year experienced a bit of a hiccup, but onwards and ever upwards! This first installment owes much to the...
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rosiethayer
Jan 3, 2007 7:40 am
Oh, Wanda, I love your reply!! If I could find a lovely working treadle machine, I would buy it up in a snap. My favorite typewriter is my good old manual. I...
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Wanda Pease
reginaromsey
Jan 3, 2007 3:12 am
... One other thing to think about. Most of us need to do deep knee bends and roll ups to tighten flabby thighs and tummy muscles. Treadle machines let you...
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Aimara Baratzuri
aheartgules
Jan 3, 2007 2:56 am
For most attaching skirts to boddices I use cartridge pleating. It makes the skirt poof just a bit and also gives a clean edge for the attaching. I generally...
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Betsabea
beverlyazizi
Jan 2, 2007 11:44 pm
I am making my first attempt at Italian. I know that is broad burt I am making an earlyish 15th C gown with bodice attached to skirt. Would like to have it...
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Alexandria Doyle
cybalshouse
Jan 2, 2007 9:42 pm
... top of the pleat perpendicular to the base, rather than to the base edge. I'm not sure if this conveys what I mean, if it doesn't let me know and I'll try...
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ashe_el
Jan 2, 2007 9:15 pm
The only way i could think is to treat them as if they were cartridge pleats. Make them, sew them together (base stitch them??) and then stitch it to the...
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McClure, Kate
kate.mcclure@...
Jan 2, 2007 5:50 pm
I do actually *have* a plan this year. I'm taking this set of patterns: http://www.mediaevalmisc.com/pp46.htm and making one of each. The first one is almost...
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Marioun
marioungraham
Jan 2, 2007 3:24 pm
Im not sure yet of my total goals for 2007, but sometime before March and Gulf Wars, I have to sew a weeks worth of garb for my husband and I, at least one...
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unclrashid
Jan 2, 2007 7:29 am
... Welcome to the SCA! ... out ... No need to hurry. People who pick out a persona in a week usually end up changing their minds a year later. ... ...
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SCA-Garb@yahoogroups....
Jan 2, 2007 12:58 am
Here at SCA Garb we have nearly 3,000 members and a super high volume of mail (sometimes as high as 200 e-mails a day). Please read the article below. Snipping...
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Kimiko Small
sstormwatch
Jan 2, 2007 12:17 am
You are welcome. I know it is helping me, although I should get off this computer to do more work. I got the linen shirt cut out, the front placard made...
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rokedemyah
Jan 2, 2007 12:05 am
Well I think I landed in the perverbial jam pot here! Reading the post and this is GREAT! Im still working on my persona. We jsut found SCa last month so I ...
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ashe_el
Jan 1, 2007 11:27 pm
I'll see what I can do. I STILL need the sleeves from those who embroidered them, I hope that is today. I figure if I ONLY get my friends vigil dress done and...
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Molly
kittiecatgrl
Jan 1, 2007 11:27 pm
Thank you all so much! You saved me from a very tedious night :) -Molly...
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Adhaniá
macmullenchild
Jan 1, 2007 9:30 pm
For heaven's sake, grab that thing before she changes her mind! You will never regret it, I promise you. I learned to sew on a treadle, and still recall...
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Anabella (Bella) Wake
bella_lucia_...
Jan 1, 2007 10:28 am
....that it is time to announce the opening of voting in the Italian Showcase Rose Awards for 2006. :-) This year I have decided on voting forms in both plain...
