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Re: pattern maker/tailor
You may wish to contact Katy Bishop in Nahant. She is specialized in
vintage fashion. As she is very interested in all kinds of fashion
reproduction, she might be interested in your Klu Klux Klan Robe, too.
The following quote has surfaced from a google search, trying to
locate her coordinates:
"Two specialist dressmakers for vintage clothing are Katy Bishop,
Vintage Victorian, Nahant, Mass., telephone 781 593-3038, e-mail
vintage@xxxxxxxxx; and Joan DeGusto in Charlemont, Mass., telephone 413
339-8354. "
Sincerely,
Karin von Lerber
Lundberg, Holly schrieb:
My museum is looking to make a reproduction of a period costume which is
being requested for loan and in fragile condition. This is something
that we haven't done before and I am not sure how to proceed in finding
someone who could take on this task. The artifact is a Klu Klux Klan
robe from the 1870's. All fabrics used in the construction of the robe
and the mask are plain weave, cellulosic materials, and each are of
fairly simple construction though there are decorative embellishments -
cut-work, appliqués, and red and rosettes. Does anyone know of someone
in the Midwest region who has experience in pattern making and with
making reproductions, or have an idea of how I might go about finding
such an individual?
Holly Lundberg
Conservator
(312) 799-2069 direct, (312) 799-2369 fax
lundberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Chicago History Museum
1601 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614-6038
www.chicagohistory.org <http://www.chicagohistory.org/>
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Karin von Lerber
Prevart GmbH
Oberseenerstr. 93
CH-8405 Winterthur
Tel. +41 (0)52-233 12 54
Fax. +41 (0)52-233 12 57
e-mail: karin.vonlerber@xxxxxxxxxx
www.prevart.ch