Dress rehearsal!

Dead impressive! Well done you! :) :) :)

Donna a écrit :

Looks terrific, well done. clap clap clap!

Claire in Montréal France

That's usually the case with a dress rehearsal! I had my vernissage for my art exhibit last Sat and, while my blue, wool medieval dress was finished, my linen underdress was "hemmed" with safety pins! I only showed this to friends, of course; when I get the digital pics from them I hope to have one or two of my "medieval punk" look! :-)

You did a GREAT job on the outfits and, once more, all of you involved in this project have my admiration for portraying the different groups involved in such an authentic manner!

Erin

Donna, Liz from SMT (Donna's other life). I've been lurking here for the past several months. These costumes are fantastic! I've done some alteration type work for a local theater group, but I'm staggered by the enormity of this project. Well done! (And some pretty hot bodies too, but that's another topic.)

Liz

Whatcha lurking for, as in what are you interested in that makes you follow here?

Liz wrote:

Well...I used to sew A LOT...mostly for the offspring. Then as they grew older and wanted to wear what their friends wore I got out of sewing and into other outlets. A few years ago a friend asked me to help her with alterations for the local theater group, and the sewing bug bit me again, but it was a nibble more than a bite. But this past summer my now

7-year-old granddaughter got her first American Girl doll and I started making matching outfits for her and the doll, and realized I had forgotten some of the basics. I did a Google search for sewing newsgroups and Voila! I now read Donna's webpage on a regular basis and have relearned SO MUCH! But I really don't feel qualified quite yet to participate actively in this group of such accomplished seamstresses. Thus, lurker status. :^)

"Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply" wrote in message news:4645028b$0$27248$ snipped-for-privacy@news.sonic.net...

Want the pattern for:

DGD is a Highland dancer who also loves AG dolls, I made this for her last Christmas. Pattern is fully drafted, ready to go. ;-)

Beverly

You've got it all wrong. Some people here are very accomplished, then there are those like me who will never reach the ability of those who are so good. The big but is that everyone has something to offer and everyone has something to learn. Join us, don't be shy. Have a question about something, ask. See something you know the answer to, tell. That's what makes it so much fun to be here. Remember the only dumb question is the one you don't ask. Lots of good things go on here. Welcome to the group, Juno

Thank you, Juno. I was looking in the desk, under the desk, in the closet for this accomplished seamstress.....not finding one. I have maintained my amateur status for...uh....at least 55 years, maybe longer. Do paper doll clothes count? Made of cloth? No seams, though.

A good question is a bigger contribution than a good answer.

Joy Beeson

I've been sewing for 43 of my 50 years. I sew professionally - costumes and bridal stuff, and all sorts... *I* still learn stuff here! That's what's so good about it. :)

for:

> My DGD is a Highland dancer who also loves AG dolls, I made> this for her last Christmas. Pattern is fully drafted,> ready to go. ;-)

Beverly!

Oh YES, *I* would love a copy of that pattern!!! Can you email me at museumbitch at yahoo.com for my snail mail address?

Erin (off to pant lustfully now)

Pat in Virginia wrote in news:0eZ0i.114671$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe21.lga:

This is at Jamestown on the 13th at 7:30 (maybe a tad later, but that's the curtain time). We're between a orchestral thing and the fireworks, and then the commemoration weekend is over.

I'm doing a costume gig at the Players next fall. Much smaller cast!

"Liz" wrote in news:tYWdnW9v5ZGiZtnbnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

Liz, those bods are to die for in real life too, lemme tell ya. Makes an old lady quiver! LOL

claireowen wrote in news:4644055d$0$21145$7a628cd7 @news.club-internet.fr:

Thanks. I should have 'real' pictures after tomorrow. The Englishmen's clothes are to die for. The person who made those (my buddy in sewing now forever) is a professional seamstress who does clothing for the 18th century for a living. This was an adventure for her - sewing 17th century clothes. There are ever so slight differences.

Now I'm back to making bibs and planning clothes for myself. Sewing for a cast of 42 is an amazing feat and I'm real happy to have been a part of it. Quite an experience all the way around from the sewing to the television production to the .... OH - CBS will be doing a 1-hour special on the Jamestown 400th in a monthish. You can see some of the performance on that broadcast.

This is really fantastic, Donna, and you did a bang-up job. Quite a departure from the usual sewing, and an experience to put in the memory book. Who knows, you may be doing more theatrical costuming in the future! It's a whole specialty, with lots of interesting perks.

Danged dancers! They're all hard-bodies, aren't they? ;-)

Donna, You did a wonderful job. Your commitment to such a large project is outstanding. Enjoy your applause, you sure deserve it. (clapping loud and clear) Juno