Dear Bruno:

>I never knew that Canada charges C$10 to leave the country.

It's called a "departure tax".

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On Sat, 13 Jan 2001 16:20:13 -0700 "Timothy" <plastic@mail.codenet.net>
writes:

> Does anyone else get Christopher's messages in triplicate? Maybe
> they multiply as they cross the date line.
>
> Bruno
>
> >
> >Well, come and see the hole.
> >
> >-C.

Yes-- I did. Maybe you're right, but it's kind of a drag when you have
to get through 4 days worth of messages because you were out of town. Is
there any way to limit triplicate messages?

Yours in costuming, Lisa A.

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Sari district!! Hope we can find the xtra time to go - vacation is tight
this year.

P & S

>Delighted to hear that you will be attending CC 19! Which of our
>exciting (possible) tours can we tempt you with; the Sari district,
>Heritage Park, the mountains or the dinosaurs?
>
>-- Katherine

On Sun, 14 Jan 2001 lisa58@juno.com wrote:

> On Sat, 13 Jan 2001 16:20:13 -0700 "Timothy" <plastic@mail.codenet.net>
> writes:
> > Does anyone else get Christopher's messages in triplicate? Maybe
> > they multiply as they cross the date line.
>
> Yes-- I did. Maybe you're right, but it's kind of a drag when you have
> to get through 4 days worth of messages because you were out of town. Is
> there any way to limit triplicate messages?
>

I believe that egroups lets someone delete their own messages through the
web interface. Of course this would only help those who read their mail
later...

(I don't know if the list moderator can also delete messages.)

Sharon

Pierre & Sandy Pettinger wrote:

>
> Sari district!! Hope we can find the xtra time to go - vacation is tight
> this year.
>
> P & S
> Dear Pierre and Sandy,

It could be worth your while -- I just found the perfect velvet for my
next big project for $8.00 (Canadian) per yard (yes, they sell in yards,
not metres) at Bhatia Cloth House, one of my favourites. It was an
unusual colour, too.

-- Katherine

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If we had our way, all four of them!

As it is, probably Heritage Park, unless we suddenly discover more
money...

-b

Timothy wrote:

>
> >Delighted to hear that you will be attending CC 19! Which of our
> >exciting (possible) tours can we tempt you with; the Sari district,
> >Heritage Park, the mountains or the dinosaurs?
> >
>
> Definately the Sari district, maybe the park, I live in the mountains, maybe dinosaurs. I'm also planning a trip to Vulcan.
>
> Bruno

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Well, I personally want to go to the sari district...but I also want to
see a little bit of the surrounding area and maybe go to the
archaeological site with all the dinosaurs. Since it'll take me most of
a day to get there, I will probably come on Tues. or Wed., if someone
could put me up for a couple of nights until the con starts. OF COURSE I
will be willing to help with that old pre-con scutwork that always seems
to crop up on Fri. morning.

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Lisa,

I'm flying in on Wednesday, arriving at Noon. So far, I have nothing set in stone, except going to Vulcan, and probably the Sari district.

Bruno

>a day to get there, I will probably come on Tues. or Wed., if someone
>could put me up for a couple of nights until the con starts. OF COURSE I
>will be willing to help with that old pre-con scutwork that always seems
>to crop up on Fri. morning.
>

Yeah, I get three of them, too. Must be the hole . . . .

Byron

>>> plastic@mail.codenet.net 01/13/01 06:20PM >>>

Does anyone else get Christopher's messages in triplicate? Maybe they multiply as they cross the date line.

Bruno

>
>Well, come and see the hole.
>
>-C.

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Some things are just too good to keep to yourself. Enjoy!!

E



Subject: Fwd: Darwin Awards

>
>Any resemblence to anyone living or dead is strictly coincidental (NOT!)
>
>
>Hot off the press! The 2000-2001 Darwin Awards Are Here!!
>
> The latest Darwin Awards update.... The Darwin Awards, for those not
>familiar, are for those individuals who contribute to the survival of the
>fittest by eliminating themselves from the gene pool before they have a
>chance to breed.
>
> 1. A young Canadian man, searching for a way of
>getting drunk cheaply, because he had no money with which to buy alcohol,
>mixed gasoline with milk. Not surprisingly, this concoction made him ill,
>and he vomited into the fireplace in his house. This resulting explosion
>and fire burned his house down, killing both him and his sister.
>
>
> 2. A 34-year-old white male found dead in the
>basement of his home died of suffocation, according to police. He was
>approximately 6'2" tall and weighed 225 pounds. He was wearing a pleated
>skirt, white bra, black and white saddle shoes, and a woman's wig. It
>appeared that he was trying to create a schoolgirl's uniform look. He
>was also wearing a military gas mask that had the filter canister removed
>and a rubber
>hose attached in its place. The other end of the hose was connected to a
>one end of a hollow wooden tube approx. 12" long and 3" in diameter. The
>tube's other end was inserted into his rear end for reasons unknown, and
>was the cause of his suffocation. Police found the task of explaining the
>circumstances of his death to his family very awkward.
>
> 3. Three Brazilian men were flying in a light
>aircraft at low altitude when another plane approached. It appears that
>they decided to moon the occupants of the other plane, but lost control of
>their own aircraft and crashed. They were all found dead in the wreckage
>with their pants
>around their ankles.
>
> 4. A police officer in Ohio responded to a 911 call. She had no details
>before arriving, except that someone had reported that his father was not
>breathing. Upon arrival, the officer found the man face down on the couch,
>naked. When she rolled him over to
> check for a pulse and to start CPR, she noticed burn marks around his
>genitals. After the ambulance arrived and removed the man - who was
>declared dead on arrival at the hospital - the police made a closer
>inspection of the couch, and noticed that the man had made a hole between
>the cushions. Upon flipping the couch over, they discovered what caused his
>death. Apparently the man had a habit of putting his penis between the
>cushions, down
>into the hole and between two electrical sanders (with the sandpaper
>removed, for obvious reasons). According to the story, after his orgasm
>the discharge shorted out one of the sanders, electrocuting him.
>
> 5. A 27-year-old French woman lost control of her
>car on a highway near Marseilles and crashed into a tree, seriously
>injuring her passenger and killing herself. As a commonplace road accident,
>this would not have qualified for a Darwin nomination, were it not for the
>fact that the driver's attention had been distracted by
>her Tamagotchi key ring, which had started urgently beeping for food as she
>drove along. In an attempt to press the correct buttons to save the
>Tamagotchi's life, the woman lost her own.
>
> 6. A 22-year-old Reston, VA man was found dead
>after he tried to use octopus straps to bungee jump off a 70-foot railroad
>trestle. Fairfax County police said Eric Barcia, a fast-food worker, taped
>a bunch of these straps together, wrapped an end around one foot, anchored
>the other end to the trestle at Lake Accotink Park, jumped and hit the
>pavement. Warren Carmichael, a police spokesman, said investigators think
>Barcia was alone because his car was found nearby. "The length of the cord
>that he had assembled was greater than the distance between the trestle and
>the ground",
>Carmichael said. Police say the apparent cause of death was "Major Trauma".
>
> 7. A man in Alabama died from rattlesnake bites. It seems that he and
>a
>friend were playing a game of catch, using the rattlesnake as a ball. The
>friend - no doubt, a future Darwin Awards candidate - was hospitalised.
>
> 8. Employees in a medium-sized warehouse in west
>Texas noticed the smell of a gas leak. Sensibly, management evacuated the
>building, extinguishing all potential sources of ignition - lights, power,
>etc. After the building had been evacuated, two technicians from the gas
>company were dispatched. Upon entering the building, they found they had
>difficulty navigating in the dark. To their frustration, none of
>the lights worked (you can see what's coming, can't you?). Witnesses later
>described the sight of one of the technicians reaching into his pocket and
>retrieving an object that resembled a cigarette lighter. Upon operation of
>the lighter-like object, the gas in the warehouse exploded, sending pieces
>of it up to three miles away. Nothing was found of the technicians, but the
>lighter was virtually untouched by the explosion. The technician suspected
>of causing the blast had never been thought of as 'bright' by his peers.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Courtesy of Donna Dube, Arisia 2001 Masquerade Director, here
are the awards at the Arisia masquerade:

ARISIA 2001 Masquerade
Boston, Massachusetts
January 14, 2001

Masquerade Director: Donna M. Dube

Workmanship Judge: Bobby Gear

Performance Judges:

Vicki Warren
jan howard finder (Wombat), fan GoH
Carol Salemi

There were 20 entries involving 43 costumers. Two entries were
not in competition.

Workmanship Awards

Precision of Stitchery: "Sailor Moon and Mini Moon" (Young Fan),
Barbara and Patri Pugliese

Fine Leatherwork: "War Mage of Ravinholt" (Novice), Keith E.
Fisher

Unique Use of Magic Markers: "The X-Hills" (Novice), Andrea Zax
and Darrell Brown

Weaponry Award for Bat-Lev: "Klingon On Holiday" (Novice), Bill
McArthur

Original Mastery of Materials: "The 5th Element" (Journeyman),
Michelle Blake

Wing Mechanics: "The Angel" (Journeyman), Garrett McCarthy

Precise Applique of Snake Insignia; Dying of Pearls for Trim: "The
Discovery" (Master), Stephanie Carrigg

Best in Show for Workmanship: #20 "The Standing Stone"
(Master), Lisa Ashton and Diane Seiler


Presentation Awards

Young Fan division

Most Bewitching: "The Witches," Ann, Sara, and Brianna (no last
name given)

Best Young Fan: "Sailor Moon and Mini Moon," Antonia and Julia
Pugliese


Novice division

Honorable Mention for Fannish Humor: #12 "Fan Boy," Sean
Davis

Best Presentation: "War Mage of Ravinholt," Keith Fisher

Most Humorous: "The X-Hills," Andrea Zax and Darrell Brown

Best in Class, Novice: "Arisia Celebrity Death Match: Anubis vs.
Cthulhu," Tracey Daniels and Todd Holiman


Journeyman division

Best Recreation: "Key, The Metal Idol," Diana Deming

Most Beautiful: "Elizabethan Court Costume," Donna Bahlinger

Best in Class, Journeyman: "ghIS'a'bella the Glamour Targ,"
Rachel Wyman


Master division

Most Electrifying: "Shock Treatment," Rae Bradbury-Enslin,
Darren Bradbury, Craig Enslin, Rob McKeagney, Marsy Sumner

Best in Class, Master: "The Discovery," Stephanie Carrigg and
Tom Kieran


Special Awards:

Judge's Appreciation and the Honor of Running Babysitting Next
Year: "The H-Mercs" (not in competition), Brian Healy, Rob
Shugrue, and Michelle Chase

Artist Guest of Honor Choice Award: "The H-Mercs" (not in
competition), Brian Healy, Rob Shugrue, and Michelle Chase

Spazzy (awarded by the New Jersey/New York Costumers' Guild,
"the Sick Pups of Greater Monmouth County): "ghIS'a'bella the
Glamour Targ" (journeyman), Rachel Wyman


Best In Show

"The Standing Stone," Lisa Ashton, Tommy Ashton, Diane Seiler,
Larry Seiler, Thomas Seiler, David Seiler, Karen Ames, Katie
Ames, Charlotte Connor, and Nathan Quist

Web sites have been updated for Costume Con 19's Fashion Folio and Fashion
Show. Please drop by the sites:

Johanna has the folio up on the web now. Check it out at:
www.futurefashionfolio2001.animationlover,com/index.html .

Check out information about the fashion show at:
http://www.alleycatscratch.com/newsflash/cc19fs.htm. This web also includes
the list of items that have been reserved by the designers. It will be
updated as items are reserved though the folio directors. See your folio or
the web site for information on how to reserve a design.

-Cat-

Try http://www.futurefashionfolio2001.animationlover.com/index.html

Cheers,

Betsy

(Will update Costume-ConNections shortly...)

Cat Devereaux wrote:

>
> Web sites have been updated for Costume Con 19's Fashion Folio and Fashion
> Show. Please drop by the sites:
>
> Johanna has the folio up on the web now. Check it out at:
> www.futurefashionfolio2001.animationlover,com/index.html .
>
> Check out information about the fashion show at:
> http://www.alleycatscratch.com/newsflash/cc19fs.htm. This web also includes
> the list of items that have been reserved by the designers. It will be
> updated as items are reserved though the folio directors. See your folio or
> the web site for information on how to reserve a design.
>
> -Cat-
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Can anyone help this person?

Thanks

>From: Emilia Cedercreutz <mimbanbuse@yahoo.com>
>To: ecmami@hotmail.com
>Subject: Costume Apprenticeship
>Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:55:51 -0800 (PST)
>
>Hello,
> I am a fairly experienced seamstress who will be
>spending next summer in NYC, where i would love to
>find some sort of apprenticeship to a costume
>designer. (Costuming is truly the path in life which i
>wish to follow). Since i do not know where to turn to
>find this i turn to you for advice. If you have any
>ideas on where i should look, or have any, even vague
>contacts in NY, I would greatly appreciate all help.
>Thank you very very much,
>-Emilia
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-b

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Fw: Technical Assistance
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 15:20:42 -0500
From: lisa58@juno.com
To: betsy@hawkeswood.com

Dear Betsy-- I don't know how to forward this message to the costume
list. Could you help me with it? Maybe someone could make a few
dollars.

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To: "lisa58@juno.com" <lisa58@juno.com>,
"charlotte2004@onelist.com" <charlotte2004@onelist.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:13:02 -0500
Subject: Technical Assistance
Message-ID: <3A64F19E.3A302DD1@home.com>

Lisa would you please post this message to the costumers list




Technical Assistance wanted...
Charlotte 2004 Worldcon Bid's KittyHawk dolls have proved to be
so popular that we have exhausted the flying cat inventory
of our supplier.

We have procured another couple of hundred ordinary cats that need
wings and custom imprinted scarfs. We need some assistance in
having the custom printed scarfs made.
The scarves are white aviation style with vivid blue lettering
"Charlotte 2004 From Kittyhawk to Outer Space"

Kittyhawks can be seen at:
http://www.fandata.com/charlotte/c2004_form_merch.cfm

Reply To:
charlotte2004@earthling.net.

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Hi, all!

For a costume project we're doing this year, we need something that looks
like about 4 feet of one-inch diameter fiberoptic cable. I don't even know
if it comes in this diameter, or whether it's practical to carry. It's a
painting - the cable is coiled like a simple trumpet, with a few inches of
the fibers exposed at the ends, which spread to form the bell shape.

Right now the only way I can think of simulating it is to bundle LOTS of
monofilament fishing line together, but I think getting enough to form an
inch-thick bundle will take forever.

So, the questions are:
Does it exist in this diameter?
Is it practical to use this way, or are the fibers too fragile?
If I can use it, where would I look to get some?
If not, any other ideas to simulate it?

All ideas appreciated.

TIA,
Pierre and Sandy

Dear Betsy--

Thanks a million. I feel pretty inferior even to both my kids, when it
comes to the computer.

Hope everyone in your family is doing well. Arisia was a lot of fun last
weekend. I went up a day early to visit friends and family, and Tommy
was able to come iwth me. Diane and I did a big entry, and put 10 people
and a giant prop on stage. Rae was hysterical (watching her at the
rehearsal, we were falling out of our seats) and Stephanie was wonderful
too. There were some other terrific entries as well.

Are you still going to Calgary? The best airfare I've come upwith was
$509 on the Internet, and that's direct. There are a few things through
Spokane that might be a bit less, but more involved travelling.

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Dear Pierre and Sandy--

I've worked with fiberoptic cable in surgery for many years, and being as
the strands themselves are made of glass and encased in a flexible
plastic, that doesn't seem like a usable solution for you. They break
frequently (which is why in surgery, laparoscopic cameras usually have
30-50 strands, and why the picture deteriorates over time). We used to
have to spend our "extra" time at work, polishing the broken ends with
specials kits. If you were going to find it, you might try the American
Science and Surplus Catalog (I don't know the address).

Fishing line comes in many different diameters, it's not all hair-fine.
Depending on how long you have to make it, it might not be so bad to make
up 1 inch diameter bundles. The other possibility is getting a bunch of
those New Years Even party favor flashlights with the plastic
"fiberoptic" strands, and putting them together.

Yours in costuming, lisa a.




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Dear Sandy and Pierre:

>For a costume project we're doing this year, we need something that looks

I've forwarded you message to Ron Orr; who does some really weird things
with electronics, etc.. I thought that he might have a few suggestions, of
Canadian sources, if you can't find what you want in the States. Hey, it
does happen.

Peace
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<<we need something that looks like about 4 feet of one-inch diameter
fiberoptic cable.>> Suggestion for a substitute, since that much fiber
optic cable could be very expensive, unless you mug a cable laying phone
guy.... You can get flexible foam tubes in inch diameter. I think it's gray
in its natural state, then add fibers to the end. Only thing, I'm not sure
how tight it will coil, but I don't thing fiber cable coils that well
anyway.

-Cat-

P&S,

What about using a clear acrylic rod as the foundation, then covering it in the fiber optics. The acrylic rod should also carry the light. I'm not sure about bending the rod though, perhaps the manufacturer could do that.

You should look into Midland Plastics. They are located in the US Midwest and sell retail. They sell stock sheets and rods in a variety of plastic materials and also do thermoforming. http://www.midlandplastics.com/

Bruno

><<we need something that looks like about 4 feet of one-inch diameter
>fiberoptic cable.>>

Gentlebeings:

Okay, here we go. I last talked to Jacqui last week. She was doing
well, with the kemo threapy; no trouble eating. She managed to have an
enjoyable, if somewhat quiet, Christmas. She was schedualed to start
radiation treatments, this week. I'll phone her some time next week, to see
how she's being effected by them.

She is, however, experiencing very dry eyes, which make it difficult for
her to use her computer, or do any real costuming. For those of you, who
have sent her well wishes, please, be patient, if she has not answered her
mail, recently. Anyone, who has her surface mail address, or phone number,
may want to send words of encouragment to her snail address, or give her a
quick phone call.

Peace
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Assuming you want the section coiled around a staff of some sort and that
you want to keep the trasparency down the length, may I suggest clear
aquarium tubing. It comes in all sizes, you can run the bundles of fiber
optics inside the tube to help keep them safe and in place.

Hugs,
Susan

It's a

> painting - the cable is coiled like a simple trumpet, with a few inches of
> the fibers exposed at the ends, which spread to form the bell shape.
>
> Right now the only way I can think of simulating it is to bundle LOTS of
> monofilament fishing line together, but I think getting enough to form an
> inch-thick bundle will take forever.

Thought I'd pass this on.

". . . the reason why we are put in the material
world is to get more material."

Not quite the context it was intended, but it works for us.

Bruno

Dear P & S:

I thought the Stringers solution was great--I"ve actually used clear
tubing (OR suction tubing) filled with gold dust for an effect. You can
also fill the tubes with mineral oil mixed with any color you want plus
glitter for a very interesting result. Make sure the ends are well
sealed with a cork or clay plug of some sort.

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A eGroups status message acknowledged that a mail server upgrade caused
multiple messages messages to be sent. Upgrade completed and glitches
ironed out. Or so they say.

JohnO

Alix Jordan wrote:

>
> Dear Bruno:
>
> >Does anyone else get Christopher's messages in triplicate? Maybe
> they
> >multiply as they cross the date line.
> >
> Yep, three of everything.

randwhit@aol.com wrote:

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> The pop-up message with one of the ICG-D postings this weekend
> announced that
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>
> How will that impact this list in general?

According to the Moderator/Merger list, not much.

Several backend changes are already in place.

The main impact will be for members of eGroups,
who will have their eGroups profiles converted
to Yahoo IDs.

There will be a few new features. But nothing
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There is lots of discussion by other moderators
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from the admins and techs doing the merger.

I'm waiting for Yahoo! to produce a changeover
document, rather then pass the sometime changing
tidbits I pick up from the list.

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This is too funny.

ROFLMAO Bruno

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Things I've learned from sewing at 2:00 AM...

1. I hate hemming.
2. My bobbin winder hates me.
3. The more you try to fix the hem, the more you will screw it up.
4. I need a surger.
5. Don't use red chalk to draw the pattern on white fabric when you need the garb the next day.
6. If the neck hole was too little the first time, only cut a little bit
off at a time. There's no going back. I now have an off-the-shoulder undertunic.
7. If you're trying on the garb you're sewing over and over to get the right fit, it's easier just to sew nekkid. Someone please tell me I'm not alone.
8. The first time you sew it together, use a big stitch. They're easier to pull out.
9. Trying to convince yourself that no one will notice that the sleeves are two different lengths gets easier as the night goes on.
10. They play really crappy music on the radio at 2:00 AM
11. Ignore the "Buy 1 more yard then you think you'll need" rule. Replace it with the "Buy 7 more yards than you think you'll need" rule.
12. Get $1/yard fabric. Then you won't swear at yourself so much.
13. You can see a black bra through $1/yard white cotton.
14. You can see a white bra through $1/yard white cotton.
15. You can see you're not wearing a bra through $1/yard white cotton.
16. The warning on cold medicine that says you shouldn't operate heavy machinery while on this drug should state sewing machines specifically.
17. If you're going to be trying on something that's pinned, and have to pull it over your head, remember to wear protective eye gear.
18. The numbers on my tape measure move. They must. I've measured 3 times, and it's still not working.
19. You really do have to match plaids or your butt looks funny.
20. Remember Rule 6? Don't do that again on the over tunic. Next time, try a key hole.
21. At 4:00 AM, leaving the garb too big sounds perfectly acceptable.
22. No matter what you learned from your last 2:00 AM sewathon, you're gonna do it all again.

Bill Burns offers this advice on fiber optiocs.

Sharon

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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:37:46 -0500
From: Bill Burns <billb@ftldesign.com>
To: Sharon L Sbarsky <sbarsky@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: [ICG-D] Looking for something (fwd)

Sharon: I passed the question on to a friend who's worked with various
light materials for costumes, and here's her reply:

Pass this along:

Fiber optic is plenty tough enough, and either comes in a large bundle,
or can be bundled up that much.

I would slip bands of plastic around it, shape it, pin it down in sort
of a jig, and then inject a little epoxy or cyanoacrylate here and
there. I dunno about the bell part. If it's loose, it'll just bob
around. Maybe make a clear plastic "funnel" out of sheet acetate, and
glue the fibers down to it.

Hey, put a light at one end--it'll look cool. Commercially, the ends
are held to connectors or mechanical splices with hot melt adhesive or
heat cured epoxy.

Forget the monofilament, it'd be a real pain. The genuine article comes
from:
http://www.corningfiber.com/
If they won't sell a small amount (they probably won't) they should be
able to tell you where to get a hank of it.

23. Never try to unsnarl a bobbin cock-up at 3am. (Or at least, keep
your feet off the pedal, and your fingers away from the needle...)

Betsy

Timothy wrote:

>
> This is too funny.
>
> ROFLMAO Bruno
>
> -------------
>
> Things I've learned from sewing at 2:00 AM...

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Gentlebeings:

>23. Never try to unsnarl a bobbin cock-up at 3am. (Or at least, keep
>your feet off the pedal, and your fingers away from the needle...)
>

This one from my nephew:

24. Clothing and sewing machines do not mix with Night Time Nyquil.

25. It is best not to continue the project once the cat decides that you
are still sitting at their night time sleeping area.

Peace
Alixandra
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I'd like info on the sari district. I don't know when exactly I'm flying in,
I have to confirm things yet. Elliott if you watch the list, could you
e-mail me offline? I was told to check out some place called Banf??? (sp)
which should be within day-trip distance? also some lake that I can't
remember the name of at the moment. What will be going on pre-con and
post-con if I take a couple of extra days? I'll apologize in advance if this
info has been posted. I'm extremely behind on posts and have even printed
many of them out but didn't get to read them yet. I've been through 300
e-mails in the last couple of days trying to catch up while home sick.

Thanks,

Michele

Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper were all on our itinerary when I was a
kid travelling with my dad and sister during the summer months. We spent
one summer up around Seattle, Spokane, Glacier & Waterton (SP?), saw the
Calgary Stampede, and got as far north as Jasper before taking the
Trans-Canada back home to Rochester.

Jasper was cool because it was still daylight at 11:30pm. I recall a
parade in Banff, though I don't remember what it was celebrating. I
think I was almost 10 or 11 at the time. (This was the year after the
Worlds Fair in Spokane. 1973? 1974?)

(Dad was a high-school principal - mine, in fact. I really miss those
6-week vacations!)

-betsy

MicheleSol@aol.com wrote:

> I was told to check out some place called Banf??? (sp)
> which should be within day-trip distance? also some lake that I can't
> remember the name of at the moment.

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Web Mistress at large
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The World's Fair was held in Spokane in 1974. As a local, my mom and I
had any-day passes, and went downtown often. Many of the buildings are
still being used (it sure cleaned up a ratty part of town!).

Karen
former Spokanite, a great place to be from, if not necessarily to live

Betsy Delaney wrote:

>
> Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper were all on our itinerary when I was a
> kid travelling with my dad and sister during the summer months. We spent
> one summer up around Seattle, Spokane, Glacier & Waterton (SP?), saw the
> Calgary Stampede, and got as far north as Jasper before taking the
> Trans-Canada back home to Rochester.
>
> Jasper was cool because it was still daylight at 11:30pm. I recall a
> parade in Banff, though I don't remember what it was celebrating. I
> think I was almost 10 or 11 at the time. (This was the year after the
> Worlds Fair in Spokane. 1973? 1974?)
>
> (Dad was a high-school principal - mine, in fact. I really miss those
> 6-week vacations!)

> --
> Betsy R. Delaney
> Web Mistress at large
> WebInvent.com, Inc.

Cool!

Things I remember most:

The movie in one of the pavillions where you could select what happened
next by choosing A, B or C - don't remember which pavillion it was...

Trying not to lose my untied sneaker while riding the skytram at the
park.

Getting an invisible dog and walking it everywhere.

Seeing kid leashes for the first time, and hearing my dad wax poetic
over them and how he wished they'd been available when my sister and I
were young.

Considering it was almost thirty years ago, that's not too bad for
memories. I could probably bring up more if I tried.

We took the trip to Calgary either that year or the year following. I'd
ask my dad, but his memory is even worse than mine!

Cheers,

Betsy

Karen Heim wrote:

>
> The World's Fair was held in Spokane in 1974. As a local, my mom and I
> had any-day passes, and went downtown often. Many of the buildings are
> still being used (it sure cleaned up a ratty part of town!).
>
> Karen
> former Spokanite, a great place to be from, if not necessarily to live

--
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Web Mistress at large
WebInvent.com, Inc.

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My late night (and anytime) sewing rules:

1. If you have just sewn the same seam inside out or right side to wrong
side TWICE, it's time for a break.

2. This is a corollary to Betsy's about keeping your feet off the pedal
while trying to correct a bobbin problem: Don't try to talk on the phone
and sew a straight seam unless you intend for your finger to be included.
Blood on white fabric is frustrating, and the screaming scares the cat.

Yours in costuming, Lisa A.
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Hello Michele,

I'm responsible for excursions at CC19 and would be happy to supply you with
any information you require. The 'sari district' is spread out in the
northeast part of Calgary. We are planning an excursion there for the
Monday of the convention. Once I know how many people are interest in
going, we should be able to arrange rides. Banff a small town about an hour
and bit west of Calgary in the Rocky Mountains. It is in one of Canada's
oldest national parks and a very scenic area. If you let me know when you
have time (before or after the con) I can see if we can help you with your
touring. A very good source of information is the Calgary Convention and
Visitor's Bureau website at www.tourismcalgary.com. They have links to all
the major Alberta tourist areas and are a fantasic source of information for
Calgary and the surrounding area.

Sincerely,

Kim Nagata

----- Original Message -----
From: <MicheleSol@aol.com>
To: <ICG-D@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [ICG-D] Digest Number 103


> I'd like info on the sari district. I don't know when exactly I'm flying
in,
> I have to confirm things yet. Elliott if you watch the list, could you
> e-mail me offline? I was told to check out some place called Banf??? (sp)
> which should be within day-trip distance? also some lake that I can't
> remember the name of at the moment. What will be going on pre-con and
> post-con if I take a couple of extra days? I'll apologize in advance if
this
> info has been posted. I'm extremely behind on posts and have even printed
> many of them out but didn't get to read them yet. I've been through 300
> e-mails in the last couple of days trying to catch up while home sick.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michele
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> ICG-D-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
>
>

I loved the International area, where not only did they show fine
examples of various cultures (costumes, jewelry, etc.), they also had
recipes available. The one I got for stuffed manicotti I use to this day.

Betsy Delaney wrote:

>
> Cool!
>
> Things I remember most:
>
> The movie in one of the pavillions where you could select what happened
> next by choosing A, B or C - don't remember which pavillion it was...
>
> Trying not to lose my untied sneaker while riding the skytram at the
> park.
>
> Getting an invisible dog and walking it everywhere.
>
> Seeing kid leashes for the first time, and hearing my dad wax poetic
> over them and how he wished they'd been available when my sister and I
> were young.
>
> Considering it was almost thirty years ago, that's not too bad for
> memories. I could probably bring up more if I tried.
>
> We took the trip to Calgary either that year or the year following. I'd
> ask my dad, but his memory is even worse than mine!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Betsy

Thanks, Lake Louise was the lake I was trying to remember. Will anyone going
be doing that kind of side trip, or are there day-trips available?

Thanks again.

Michele

>My late night (and anytime) sewing rules:
>
>1. If you have just sewn the same seam inside out or right side to wrong
>side TWICE, it's time for a break.
>

I remember working on something once, and I kept doing that over and over and over. Probably at least half a dozen times before I gave up.

Bruno

On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Betsy Delaney wrote:

> Seeing kid leashes for the first time, and hearing my dad wax poetic
> over them and how he wished they'd been available when my sister and I
> were young.
>

??? They were available at least 50 years ago. There's a picture of my
brother in one as a toddler at Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY. My brother
will be 53 in March.

> Considering it was almost thirty years ago, that's not too bad for
> memories. I could probably bring up more if I tried.
>

:-) Pretty good.

I have similar memories for the NY World's Fair in 1963-1964. We were
living in Queens, and nearly every weekend we went there.

The one that really makes me feel old is remembering seeing (and
hearing) touch tone phones for the first time. And my brother showing me
how to play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". :-)

Sharon

Okay, even in this technology were are getting everything in triplicate.
But who has to deal with all of that carbon paper?
Dora

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> I loved the International area, where not only did they show fine
> examples of various cultures (costumes, jewelry, etc.), they also had
> recipes available. The one I got for stuffed manicotti I use to this day.
>
>

Aaaaaaannnnnddddd . . . . . . ?

The recipe! Share the recipe! Or is that too OT for this list? Well,
costumers need fuel to function, so I suppose this is still not too far
off-tangent. ;)


Kate McClure
Known as StitchWitch - Hus Leornian - AAGHH
Grand Pooh-Bah, Beyond Reality Costumer's Guild

The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the
fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.
- Einstein, 1934

Please sign me up for the sari trip on Monday, but I do have to leave on
Tues., so I have to have time to pack all the stuff I buy!

Yours in costuming, Lisa A.
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Gentlebeings:

>>I remember working on something once, and I kept doing that over and over
>>and over. Probably at least half a dozen times before I gave up.

I remember pulling an all nighter, once. The dress only took a couple
of hours to make (how long can it take to make a Mucha tube dress); however
the butterfly applique, on the front, took sixteen hours. I was finishing
up the butterfly, while my friends were packing my bags, for CC5. I
finished the applique; attached it; and couldn't get my hands to stop
sewing. They kept moving for a couple of hours. Never again! If it isn't
done by the evening before I have to pack, I schedual it for next year.

Peace
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Me too!!! Me too!!!

Bruno

>Please sign me up for the sari trip on Monday, but I do have to leave on
>Tues., so I have to have time to pack all the stuff I buy!
>
>Yours in costuming, Lisa A.

It's amazing how much longer things take after Midnight. I remember spending 4 hours once making a simple pair of pants. 2 tubes, cut a crotch, sew it up, hem the legs, put in elastic. How hard is that!!!

I don't do all nighters anymore. Sometimes most of the nighters, but not all night. I definately do not take anything unfinished to the con. I'd rather enjoy the con than spend the whole time in my room sewing.

Bruno

> I remember pulling an all nighter, once. The dress only took a couple
>of hours to make (how long can it take to make a Mucha tube dress); however
>the butterfly applique, on the front, took sixteen hours. I was finishing
>up the butterfly, while my friends were packing my bags, for CC5. I
>finished the applique; attached it; and couldn't get my hands to stop
>sewing. They kept moving for a couple of hours. Never again! If it isn't
>done by the evening before I have to pack, I schedual it for next year.
>
>Peace
>Alixandra
>eddana@hotmail.com

Never cut fabric strips in the middle of the night!

I have a bad habit of binge sewing. I made a belly dancing outfit in 27
hours in one weekend. It wouldn't have been so bad, but I didn't have enough
chiffon (?) of any of the colors for the whole thing. Pink, green, lavender,
wine and pink lace was the lasst one. So I decided to cut all of the fabrics
into 6 inch wide strips and sew them together into a patterned piece of
fabric and then cut the harem pants and top out of that. I realized
somewhere around 2:00 a.m. (probably) that I'd started cutting 4 inch strips
and at that point had to keep going. I made both, with an insert of pink
lace in the wine since it was too much in the center of the shirt. Then made
the belede (sp) dress and finally the belt, 5 layers are a bitch to get
through the sewing machine. (buckram, flannel, quilted fabric, cover fabric
and trim) By the time I got the trim on, my fingers had been chewed up by
pins. The cover fabric was a silver metalic and I couldn't decide which of
all the colors to use as the trim, so pinned three colors to a chair and
braided them and finally used that for the trim on the belt. Don't know how
I got it all through the machine.

Michele