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From: lois@athena.mit.edu (Lois B Bennett)
Subject: Re: Gloves pattern ...
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 15:31:29 GMT

In article <1992Aug19.192839.23538@cubic.com> hosking@cubic.com (Ana M. Hosking) writes:


   Hi!

   I am looking for a pattern to make gloves, or any source with instructions
   in how to make them. I looked in the regular patterns catalogs (Vogue, 
   Butterick, Simplicity, McCalls) but so far the only thing I've found is a
   pattern for gloves cuffs in Vogue.

   Thank you all in advance for any hints you can provide.

   Ana


In the Oct-Nov 1988 issue (vol. 19) of Threads magazine there is a detailed
article on sewing leather gloves complete with pattern.  I would be
willing to make a copy and send it to you.

Lois


Lois B. Bennett, System Manager, Parsons Lab, MIT
email: lois@mit.edu
office: 48-205
phone:	617-253-5484 or 617-643-7515

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From: rrah@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Runa Rahman)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing,rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Shermane Fouche Patterns
Date: 14 Aug 92 13:19:06 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

Have any of you bought and used any patterns from Shermane Fouche's "Core
Wardrobe" line?  The patterns look really nice and classy, but since they're
a little pricey, I wanted to see if I could get an opinion from a user before
I make an investment.

I was thinking of her t-shirt, pleated pants, petal collar jacket and trench-
coat.

Thanks in advance :)

Runa
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: fran@Cadence.COM (Fran Peterson)
Subject: Re: Stain on Silk
Organization: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 16:24:13 GMT

In article <1992Aug13.121618.1@cubldr.colorado.edu> matthews_k@cubldr.colorado.edu writes:
>
>I had a similar problem, I got baby oil on my sueded silk chemise, and I mean
>_ALL_ over it!  I was moaning about the problem to a co-worker who recommended
>shampoo.  Well, since I had nothing to lose, I hand-washed the chemise in a
>strong solution of shampoo and water, let it dry, and voila!  No oil.  It did
>not alter the color at all, and took all the oil out beautifully.  I used a
>cheap awapuhi shampoo I'd bought at Target and didn't like for my hair, but
>it works great for oil on silk.  I keep it in the laundry room now. 
>
>Hope that helps!
>
"Helps!"  I think this is one of the BEST hints I've ever read.  I can
think of lots of time I could have used this.

Thanks for sharing!  And thanks to the poster asking the question.  As
I recall you didn't think this was the right place to post your questions.
BUT I'M SURE GLAD YOU DID.

Fran Peterson

F [:)

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From: dancer@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.sewing,rec.crafts.misc,rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Stitching group in PGH
Date: 15 Aug 92 02:58:16 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club

(grumble newsreader) Let's try this again....

Hello, 
(sorry to send to everyone, but I don't know how to restrict distribution 
with this newsreader.)

This for all people in Pittsburgh, PA who are interested in a stitching group:

    Three of us meet at my place on Tuesdays from 7pm until I kick people out
(usually 10 or later) and we would love to have more people join us and
share with us.  We have various crafts we do including cross stitch, crochet,
and others, some of us would be willing to teach new techniques too.
If you are interested in working on projects you just can't seem 
to finish, and spending time chatting about needlework and such, send me email
and I can send you directions to my place.

Thanks. (Sorry again about the waste of bandwidth.)

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aka                                        dancer@acm.rpi.edu
Martha Underwood                             Four cats and a
                                             burmese python

(don't worry, the snake lives in a cage)
From: deeds@oracle (Deanna J. Deeds)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: Yellow fabric
Date: 18 Aug 92 17:22:45 GMT
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

MAUREEN BURNS (psburns@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov) wrote:
: 
: What's the taboo on yellow?  Any ideas?

I read once (no reference, can't remember where) that yellow,
according to "color psychology", either causes anger in the viewer
or causes the wearer to look angry (can't remember which).  I'm 
not sure whether this refers to pastel yellow or bright yellow.  
Since I read that, I'm cautious about wearing yellow ("hmm, 
who might I meet up with today?").

Paranoia???   What's the net-wisdom?

                    Deanna
From: Eddie.Saxe@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Eddie Saxe)
Subject: restoring my mother's wedding gown
Reply-To:  hope@uncvx1.bitnet
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 20:36:51 GMT

i would like to wear my mother's wedding gown when i marry.  i'm not in a rush
(i have at least two years till the big day) but i would like to start
fixing it up.  the problem is that it has yellowed all over, darker in some
spots than others.  i don't know what type of material it is made of.  it was
kept in plastic in my parents closet since they married (about 21 years ago)
i can't ask mom what the material is, because she died a few years ago.

since i have NO idea how to go about this, any advice will be greatly 
appreciated.Thanks!

hope, borrowing an account with posting priv's from the most wonderful man
in the universe:)

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From: scott@Apple.COM (scott douglass)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: White Powerlock serger
Date: 22 Aug 92 04:37:19 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

ac55@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (Cathy Hardy, University of North Texas) writes:

>Does anyone have (or have an opinion about) a White Powerlock
>serger (3/4 thread with differential feed)?  I've not gone
>down to actually look at one yet, but it is only $300.  I've
>never used a White machine before either.  Any opinions 
>accepted.  Thanks  

Whoa!  $300???  Hey, send me one!  Seriously, I've been serger-shopping
and I think I've pretty much settled on the White 734DW.  But the best
price locally is $700 and Sewin' in Vermont wants $580, I think.  Are you
sure it's a model with differential feed?  Is it new?  If so, can
you send me the address of the store?  I think the MSRP on this is $1099.

As an aside, what do people think about mail-ordering this kind of thing?
I mean, I'd really rather support the local dealer, but $120 is a pretty
big difference.  I signed up for classes at the community college already.
Any ideas?

		--  maggie
-- 
				--scott douglass
Any opinions above may be mine and are not necessarily those of Apple Computer.
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Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: Claire Chang <cchang@citi.umich.edu>
Subject: Re: choosing a sewing machine
Organization: Univ of Michigan-Cntr for Info Tech Integration
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 15:32:53 GMT

Re: choosing a sewing machine

Another vote for the Viking line.  I bought mine used 12 years ago
and it was at least 10 years old at that time.  It was the top of the 
line in its time.  And it is still going strong.  Very dependable and 
easy to use.  I imagine that I will pass it on to my daughter and
then treat myself to whatever the new versions are like.  Although,
I noticed that there is a lot more plastic in the machines now.  Mine
is all metal and heavy!  

Sounds like a fun time shopping.  Reminds me that I have not 
visited the local Viking store since they moved from Main St.  
It used to be lots of fun to drop by and see the new line.  Now
I'll have to drive to see what's up.

Claire Chang
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: tbachman@hamline.edu (Toni Bachman)
Subject: Re: Stain on Silk
Organization: Hamline University, St. Paul, MN.
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 17:02:59 GMT

In article <hartley-120892113844@140.239.12.109> hartley@centerline.com (Timm Hartley) writes:
>In article <1992Aug12.125558.19359@uc.msc.edu>, tbachman@hamline.edu (Toni
>Bachman) wrote:
>> 
>> Anyway, I would call a dry cleaners and see if they can get it out -
>> the reason is that I did that once to a washable silk blouse that I
>> got ink on.  They were able to get it out.  Maybe they can help you
>> too.  
>
>extremely unstable. Some of the dry cleaning chemicals are just too harsh
>and they strip most of the color out. That's ok if you want a robin's egg
>blue blouse when it used to be and electric blue blouse. The dry cleaners
>
>
When I took my blouse in, I had them remove the stain but they did not
actually do the cleaning - I then took the blouse home and washed it.
Evidently the dry cleaner has a good stain remover that is not the
dry cleaning solution - maybe they use Spray and Wash too - who knows.
But the color of the garment was unaffected totally - in fact the
blouse I took in was bright red and it is still bright red - everywhere.
.
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: Claire Chang <cchang@citi.umich.edu>
Subject: Re: advice on making a man's shirt
Organization: Univ of Michigan-Cntr for Info Tech Integration
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 15:41:22 GMT

bekowski@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us (Rebecca Churchbells Bekowski

>...he asked me to make him a shirt...  said he'd love to
>wear something i'd made for him...
>
Well, How about starting with a nightshirt?   Out of something
soft yet strong like flannel.  There are some nice plaid patterns
out plus the usual kids motifs.  Folkwear has a dress/shirt pattern
that I use.  Just lengthen the Men's shirt to desired lenght for 
night shirt.  
>
>gak!  Making a man's shirt seems so formidable to this
>novice sewer.                
>
It is not really that hard.  Finding good fabric is the hard part.
and the buttonholes.  I always dread them.  I think that I have
found a suitable alternative to buttonholes!  I use loops now
for anything that I can get away with.  Got the idea from a 
Threads article.  

>Can someone recommend a nice pattern or at least forward the
>assurance that it's not so hard to do...  or recommend an
>easier thing I could make for him...

Might try one of the folkwear patterns.  They are not traditional
white button down oxfords but much nore interesting to wear.

and then you can add embellishments!!
>
>Any advice or ideas around the matter will be greatly appreciated!
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>- rebecca -
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: watson@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (laura.k.watson)
Subject: Re: RICCAR
Organization: AT&T
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 12:15:24 GMT
Keywords: serger

In article <pam.6.713809038@admin.acadiau.ca> pam@admin.acadiau.ca (Pam Dimock) writes:
>I know we've done serger questions ad infinitum. I have two: 1. where is 
>the FAQ for sergers (if indeed there is one); and 2. has anyone ever 
>heard of a Riccar 4-thread serger?

The sewing store where I bought my New Home serger also carries and
services Riccar machines.  So it's not some kind of off-brand or
something.  But I got the impression they were selling more New Home
than Riccar machines.  I took a class on overlock sewing, and the
teacher owned several sergers.  I seem to recall she said that it 
was easier to keep the thread tensions adjusted on the New Home than 
on the Riccar.
-- 
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Mom of Stephanie W. Zolayvar ( 2 yrs, 3 months ) and
       Eric W. Zolayvar (7 weeks)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: shafer@rigel.dfrf.nasa.gov (Mary Shafer)
Subject: Re: DMC assortment
Organization: NASA Dryden, Edwards, Cal.
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 02:22:21 GMT

I just got a mailer and So-Fro/House of Fabrics has the 360 solid
DMC colors on sale 3 for 99 cents.

They have some other neat stuff, too.

I don't use floss very often; I'm a needlepointer and I prefer
pearl.  Pearl doesn't come in as many colors, fortunately, but
I've managed to acquire most of them.  It's more expensive, too.

--
Mary Shafer  DoD #0362 KotFR NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, CA
shafer@rigel.dfrf.nasa.gov                    Of course I don't speak for NASA
 "There's no kill like a guns kill." LCDR "Hoser" Satrapa, gunnery instructor
                       "A kill is a kill."  Anonymous
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From: watson@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (laura.k.watson)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: A cleaning question
Date: 12 Aug 92 19:36:36 GMT
Organization: AT&T

In article <1992Aug11.062111.23289@tamsun.tamu.edu> cindy@ender.tamu.edu (Cindy Brown) writes:

>My husband seems to have a strange problem with his laundry. He has these
>yellow stains on the under arms of all his shirts he wears a lot. They
>actually are some form of buildup and do not wash out. They end up 
>causing the underarms to be hard and yellow. It isn't caused by any 
>particular deoderant and it also happened to his father's clothes 
>according to his mother.

I don't know if this will help or not, but my husband uses Right Guard
deodorant.  He claims that one of the reasons he uses it is because
with other kinds of deodorant he got some kind of yellow stains on 
the underarms of his shirts.  I don't know myself, because he's always
used Right Guard ever since I've known him.  We had a discussion about
this because we were reading the ingredients in the deodorant to see
if it had aluminum and if we were going to get alzheimers disease.  
-- 
Laura Watson           lkw@falcon3.att.com   lkw@burt.att.com
                                 
Mom of Stephanie W. Zolayvar ( 2 yrs, 3 months ) and
       Eric W. Zolayvar (7 weeks)
From: mcm@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: restoring my mother's wedding gown
Date: 13 Aug 92 13:02:05 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <1992Aug12.203651.18813@samba.oit.unc.edu>, Eddie.Saxe@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Eddie Saxe) writes:
> i would like to wear my mother's wedding gown when i marry.  i'm not in a rush
> (i have at least two years till the big day) but i would like to start
> fixing it up.  the problem is that it has yellowed all over, darker in some
> spots than others.  i don't know what type of material it is made of.  it was
> kept in plastic in my parents closet since they married (about 21 years ago)
> i can't ask mom what the material is, because she died a few years ago.
> 
> since i have NO idea how to go about this, any advice will be greatly 
> appreciated.Thanks!
> 
> hope, borrowing an account with posting priv's from the most wonderful man
> in the universe:)
> 
> --
>    The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of
>      North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
>         Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service.
>            internet:  bbs.oit.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80
One of the best ways to figure out what a fabric is made of is to burn it.  If
you can find stray threads and areas with enough extra that you can snip a
smitch, that is the way to go.  Books on spinning and other fiber related ones
will list tables of "burn characteristics" for various fibers.  I got mine at
my local knitting shop.  Good luck. Melissa 
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: hartley@centerline.com (Timm Hartley)
Subject: Re: Stain on Silk
Followup-To: alt.sewing
Organization: CenterLine Software
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 15:42:08 GMT

In article <1992Aug12.125558.19359@uc.msc.edu>, tbachman@hamline.edu (Toni
Bachman) wrote:
> 
> Hello:
> 
> Is there a laundry group?  Does anyone know?  
> 
> Anyway, I would call a dry cleaners and see if they can get it out -
> the reason is that I did that once to a washable silk blouse that I
> got ink on.  They were able to get it out.  Maybe they can help you
> too.  
> 
> Just a suggestion!!

The only problem is that MANY dry cleaners won't touch a lot of the silks
that are out there these days. Esp. the washable silks. The dyes are
extremely unstable. Some of the dry cleaning chemicals are just too harsh
and they strip most of the color out. That's ok if you want a robin's egg
blue blouse when it used to be and electric blue blouse. The dry cleaners
just don't want the liability. 

What I would do is take a little Spray and Wash, treat the area, staying
fairly close to the stain, and hand wash the blouse. Let the S&W sit for 30
min or so. 
And next time I would wear an apron. :-)

       Timm Hartley I Production Assistant
CenterLine Software I hartley@centerline.com
      10 Fawcett St I "Back off man! Don't 
Cambridge, MA 02138 I make me use this!!"
                         -Ren Hoek-
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: tbachman@hamline.edu (Toni Bachman)
Subject: Re: Stain on Silk
Organization: Hamline University, St. Paul, MN.
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 12:55:58 GMT

Hello:

Is there a laundry group?  Does anyone know?  

Anyway, I would call a dry cleaners and see if they can get it out -
the reason is that I did that once to a washable silk blouse that I
got ink on.  They were able to get it out.  Maybe they can help you
too.  

Just a suggestion!!


Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: close@lunch.wpd.sgi.com (Diane Barlow Close)
Subject: Re: advice on making a man's shirt
Originator: close@lunch.wpd.sgi.com
Reply-To: close@lunch.wpd.sgi.com (Diane Barlow Close)
Organization: Self employed, eh.
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 20:44:49 GMT

pjd@ecs.soton.ac.uk (PJ Dickinson) writes:
>I have used two patterns, one of which was from McCall's catalogue, 
>and had helpful hints (which were helpful) from Palmer and Pletsch.
>The only trouble with that pattern is that it has a one piece collar,
>and that *always* makes up very badly.

It also has a two-piece sleeve which, while easier to make up than a
one-piece sleeve, is unacceptable to some men who must wear dressier
shirts.

>While we are on the subject, does anyone know why there are such a 
>shortage of men's patterns in the catalogues which you see in the
>department stores? Is it because not many people make men's 

Well I don't know about department store catalogues, but pattern
companies have traditionally left men's clothing out because few men
sewed and even fewer women wanted to learn the detail it took to make
fine mens clothing.  It's only recently that wearing casual wear to
work has become generally accepted.  Even in the 70's and 80's men
generally had to wear suits (yes, even leisure suits take a fair bit
of tailoring).  Now many companies are producing men's casual clothing
patterns en masse (like Butterick and Burda).

I notice your .sig says your are from England, and the English pattern
companies like New Look and Style have ignored men's fashions even
more so than American companies.  Seems to me the only company that
produces decent patterns for men is Burda, with Vogue now catching up
nicely.

-- 
Diane Barlow Close
	close@lunch.wpd.sgi.com 
	I'm at lunch today.  :-)
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From: rrah@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Runa Rahman)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing,rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: Shermane Fouche Patterns
Date: 20 Aug 92 01:49:41 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

In article <1992Aug19.174244.10845@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> gmclucki@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Gemma McLuckie) writes:
>
>Where do you find these patterns? You say they're "pricey." What do you mean?
>

I first heard of Shermane Fouche when I read her article on gabardine in a 
recent issue of Threads, and I recognized the trenchcoat - it was featured
in their Reader's Showcase last year.  I then noticed the ads for her core
wardrobe patterns in the magazine, and noticed they're also in Sew News.

I sent a postcard requesting a brochure, which I got promptly :)  It contains
line drawings and brief descriptions of each pattern, and an order form with
a price list for each of the seven patterns.  There's a t-shirt, shirt,  
camisole and silk shirt, pants, pant-skirt-type-thing ;), trenchcoat and petal
collar jacket.

I don't have the brochure on hand, but I'll try to remember and bring it in
and post more information, unless somebody beats me to it :)

I'm encouraged and will send away for the patterns I was thinking of right
away - yes they are pricey ($12.95 - $19.95 a piece), but I think I'll get
my money's worth :)

Runa
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: judiths@eliot.uucp (Judith Speck)
Subject: Re: Gloves pattern ...
Reply-To: judiths@usisun.UUCP (Judith Speck)
Organization: UNITECH Software, Inc., Reston, VA
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 21:54:21 GMT

In article <1992Aug19.192839.23538@cubic.com> hosking@cubic.com (Ana M. Hosking) writes:
>Hi!
>
>I am looking for a pattern to make gloves, or any source with instructions
>in how to make them. I looked in the regular patterns catalogs (Vogue, 
>Butterick, Simplicity, McCalls) but so far the only thing I've found is a
>pattern for gloves cuffs in Vogue.
>
>Thank you all in advance for any hints you can provide.
>
>Ana

   Ummm, don't you already have the perfect pattern?  Couldn't you
just trace your hand and arm and add in seam allowances?  If you 
have a dress glove in mind, maybe you could just look at one in
a store and sort of wing it.


Judith
From: Marina.Salume%Corp@SUN.COM (Marina Salume)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: international shipping from herschnerrs
Date: 17 Aug 92 21:57:53 GMT

>This is to Iiris in Finland really.....that toll-free number is ONLY  
>toll-free if you ring from within the USA, anywhere else in the world  
>you have to pay normal toll call rates. If you do decide to call/write  
>would you please let the rest of us know the price of the DMC cottons  
>and if they take orders from outside the States and if you can use your  
>VISA card?  

Well, that was easy enough to find out. I called and they said they will
only ship to Canada, Puerto Rico and APO/FPO addresses (which are for service
people overseas). Sorry, no international shipping from herschnerrs YET.
(I did see an English shop that carries DMC in these full assortments also,
they had an ad in "Needlecraft" magazine, which is published in Bath, England.
Maybe they will ship to Europe also?

--marina
From: Marina.Salume%Corp@SUN.COM (Marina Salume)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: DMC floss
Date: 17 Aug 92 21:59:29 GMT

>I just ordered a DMC floss 360-color shade card for $9.95 + shipping from
>the Mary Maxim catalog today.  They are selling 100 colors of DMC floss for
>$25.  If you can hold on till Monday, I'll bring the information with me.
>
 >   Frances (koo@tcville.hac.com)

The original questioner wanted to buy the "full skein" assortment of
all 360 colors, that's why that price is higher from Herrschners ($90).
We should compare apples to apples to get a fair price comparison :-)
Herrschnerrs has a similar price on 100 skeins (their choice of colors).
The color shade card from Mary Maxim is cheaper at $9.95, tho.

--marina
Newsgroups: alt.sewing,rec.crafts.textiles
From: euafri@eua.ericsson.se (Fredrik.Ostman)
Subject: Re: Man's Tails pattern
Organization: Ellemtel Telecom Systems Labs, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 07:34:06 GMT

dancer@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu writes:

>   Ok, maybe I'm looking for the impossible, but I hope someone out there can
>help me find a pattern for a man's tails. Ie. the tux w/ tails. I have the  
>burda pattern for tux, it is ok if a bit generous in the arms and legs width
>wise (not lengthwise).

I never heard of a tuxedo with tails? I think "tails" are cut quite
differently, with a seam in the waist and curved seams in the back. The
pants are probably the same, though.
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