tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post3244578367938406799..comments2024-03-18T13:33:56.922-06:00Comments on Lady's Repository Museum & Diamond K Folk Art: Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-27615842230209876872008-08-14T10:29:00.000-06:002008-08-14T10:29:00.000-06:00So beautiful! I love all the children's clothing y...So beautiful! I love all the children's clothing you post here and it is so nice to see them on your charming little models, it really makes history come alive to see how they were actually used, so lovely!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049344276263861969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-3353171934865729082008-08-04T13:08:00.000-06:002008-08-04T13:08:00.000-06:00I worked for many years in a 1856 museum. It has ...I worked for many years in a 1856 museum. It has been in the same family since 1820 but was restored to that dat as that is when the railways began to bring such items as cotton fabrics from the United States.<BR/>I am delighted to come across a fellow appreciator of costuming and the details of the past, and the do's and don'ts of the times.<BR/>I was fortunate enough to be allowed to bring my 3 yr old to work with me in costume and I noticed the transformation of the matter of factness of the things he had to wear. Costume, even the way seams are set can change your posture.<BR/>So my little gur wore his dress and petticoat with price just as my granfather did in 1893.<BR/>Thanks for your blog.<BR/>The only thing that drives me crazy is the idea of gathering. They did not do it. The gauged all the work like waist bands. This made it easier to expand or shrink and ther is never any bunching. Bodices and skirts can be let in and out ( or up and down) with ease , Just as the folds horizontaly above the hem meant that the dress could be lengthen and hemmed with ease as well as shortened without putting sissors near cloth,and the cloth lasts longer. They were frugal and smart and we cold learn a great deal from them.<BR/>yours, Janetready to pretendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355118679128510130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-12559801098238563212008-08-02T13:09:00.000-06:002008-08-02T13:09:00.000-06:00Thank you, Rachael for your wonderful knowledge on...Thank you, Rachael for your wonderful knowledge on sewing and early clothing. Piped seams? That sounds very nice in that they simply would not split open very easily.<BR/><BR/>Pip, as ever, is darling with her sweet Botticelli smile.<BR/><BR/>ChristineChristine LeFeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971410381637962290noreply@blogger.com