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  1. Laughing Magpie

    Custom Printed Fabric

    I second the recommendation for Dharma Trading! Even if you don't buy fabric from them, there is a lot of great information on their website about working with textiles and all the techniques I mentioned above.
  2. Laughing Magpie

    Custom Printed Fabric

    Custom printing can be a big hassle and expense. I haven't used Spoonflower, but it is the site I thought of first too. I think Spoonflower comes closest to making custom printed fabric accessible. If you're serious about the project, you can start looking for promotional companies, printers...
  3. Laughing Magpie

    Vintage Bathing Suits

    Nylon actually takes dye really well - especially if you use 'acid dyes' (dyes that are designed to be used with vinegar and are also good for dyeing wool and silk - which is the opposite of dyes that do well on cotton). I bet the threads that didn't take on your undies, Puzzicato, were...
  4. Laughing Magpie

    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    The best sort of dye for nylon is an "acid dye" - it's not a scary sort of acid, it's just a sort of dye that likes to have a slightly acidic pH in the dye bath (which you do by putting some vinegar in). Grocery store dyes may well do the trick for you, but just in case they don't, keep the...
  5. Laughing Magpie

    Saddle shoes

    That was a great idea, Lusti Weather, so I tried - they don't have them available in Canada at all (and he complained a little about how the internet has exposed us Canadians to the US Payless selections!). Crumb - this is why I can't have nice things! It's a shoe desert up here! :) I...
  7. Laughing Magpie

    Saddle shoes

    Inky: Indeed - throughout this thread I've heard good things about Muffy's shoes, and a sturdy, well-made shoe is always very tempting to me! But I think for this purchase I'd better stick to what I need - I've got a couple solid quality pairs already, and I should look for something lighter...
  8. Laughing Magpie

    Saddle shoes

    It's time for me to give up my old pair of saddle shoes and buy another (I've worn the heels down to slivers, and then one of them fell off and I lost it... and they've cracked across the toes...) What I loved about my old pair was that they were incredibly light. They felt so nice to put on...
  9. Laughing Magpie

    Hooded top- ideas please

    Hooded top inspiration from the Vintage Pattern Wiki: http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Simplicity_3322_A http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/New_York_1337 http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Simplicity_3199 http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Hollywood_1922 "New Rocks"...
  10. Laughing Magpie

    For Ebay sellers, tips, tricks, questions, rants, raves

    Agreed - and it does matter to Canada's Customs. Early in my eBay buying life I called and talked to a Customs Agent about it. Out of over 200 packages of vintage items sent to me from the States the one time I was charged duty I was able to challenge it based on the fact it was Used. Of course...
  11. Laughing Magpie

    For Ebay sellers, tips, tricks, questions, rants, raves

    I ask US sellers to clearly mark the package as "Used" or "Second-hand" Clothing and not as a gift. The one time I've been charged duty on a package marked this way I successfully challenged Canadian Customs and got the money back from them. So - I actually agree with Cobden, I don't think...
  13. Laughing Magpie

    COPA free week trial

    I've only just begun exploring - thanks so much for the heads-up!! I've gone through a couple Advance and Hollywood patterns and early 1930s patterns so far. But I'm noticing that the "pattern pieces" for drafting look to me just like the illustrations for pattern layout that are on the...
  14. Laughing Magpie

    Your Favorite Film Costumes

    Thank you! Costuming is a big hobby of mine - I learned to sew so I could make geeky things like Jedi and Harry Potter costumes. But it also led me to historical and vintage clothing too. If you want all the little details on how that dress was made, I did a SewingPatternReview.com entry on...
  15. Laughing Magpie

    Your Favorite Film Costumes

    I pretty much love everything Ginger Rogers wears, but my favorite costume - like December's - is "Feathers" from the Cheek to Cheek number. I love so much that I made it and wore it to DragonCon last year. (My Fred and I are in makeup to make it look like we're in Black and White, by the...
  16. Laughing Magpie

    Mad Men Style Competition

    Thanks so much, Senator Jack! I managed to squeak a vote for you too, in between site crashes!
  17. Laughing Magpie

    Mad Men Style Competition

    Threw my hat into the ring! http://madmencastingcall.amctv.com/photos/view/3964 All the best, Jen
  19. Laughing Magpie

    Mad Men Style Competition

    Senator Jack - I noticed the rules of the AMC contest say you can't enter a photo that's been used in a contest before. Did you use a new pic? Or do you think that SKM's contest is too informal for it to count? I'm debating entering a picture too, and I like the one I used in SKM's contest...
  20. Laughing Magpie

    Mad Men Style Competition

    Aw shucks, thanks all! I've been a very shy lurker here on the FL, but I put my occasional 2 cents in, usually in the Powder Room. I didn't even realise there was a thread on the Mad Men Contest here until I happened to peek in the Observation Bar today. Loved the contest! (And the show too...
  21. Laughing Magpie

    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    I live in a totally different climate than you, I suspect ;) so my experience on the matter won't help much. It's never humid here and rarely gets over 85F (it hasn't gone beyond the low 60s this year yet). I do find when I sleep in silk garments compared to nylon or acetate that I don't get as...
  22. Laughing Magpie

    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    I just made a silk slip actually - I think I would have preferred to use something heavier than what I used, which was really lightweight. I routinely machine wash in warm water and then tumble dry (warm again) silk satin/charmeuse/crepe/twill/habotai before cutting and sewing with it. It'll...
  23. Laughing Magpie

    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    That's crummy, martini-time, I'm an Albertan too and I would have thought Edmonton would have been a bit cooler about vintage than anywhere else in the province. Maybe you should go strolling down Whyte Ave next time? Or maybe you did... [huh] That lady makes me so mad! Luckily I haven't run...

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