tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post5101663441040801388..comments2024-03-24T21:42:17.025-04:00Comments on Loose Threads: <small>Yet Another Costuming Blog</small>: Tenth AnniversaryCathy Raymondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-80789277813612654562019-06-22T18:18:27.395-04:002019-06-22T18:18:27.395-04:00You are so right, Sean. Best of all are sites lik...You are so right, Sean. Best of all are sites like Academia.edu where current research is often made available for free. Anyway, thanks for stopping by!Cathy Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-30075059309849516282019-06-22T17:00:33.043-04:002019-06-22T17:00:33.043-04:00Happy blogiversary! I agree that its a loss that ...Happy blogiversary! I agree that its a loss that many living history and reconstruction people have moved from real searchable websites to ephemeral, closed platforms. People can find a real website in 20 years after you have changed hobbies or changed periods, but by then the platforms will be long gone after blocking the Wayback Machine and changing URLs. I do what I can with blogrolls and links.<br /><br />These days there are many more 'historical textiles and clothing' books and journals than there used to be, I think in the 1980s people had to start out with things aimed at costumers and a handful of hard-to-find academic articles!Sean Mhttp://bookandsword.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-70717322527605346792019-04-11T22:51:45.866-04:002019-04-11T22:51:45.866-04:00Thanks for the encouragement! Thanks for the encouragement! Cathy Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-20868025978437609312019-04-11T22:27:37.158-04:002019-04-11T22:27:37.158-04:00Aggregating and disseminating good information is ...Aggregating and disseminating good information is a valuable service in and of itself. There are so many things I wouldn't know about if you hadn't featured them here.<br /><br />Instagram could be a good way for people to engage with your content and then come to your blog to learn more, and I hope it does work out well for you.Stella Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469996244394603024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-5467598229766690162019-04-10T23:30:04.172-04:002019-04-10T23:30:04.172-04:00Thanks so much! I've always tried very hard t...Thanks so much! I've always tried very hard to make my blog a resource (even when all I managed was to pass on good information from others). My reward is that I can look up information here as well. And when I find dead links I do my best to fix them with the Wayback Machine. <br /><br />I agree with you about Facebook. One can share information on FB pages, but finding such information weeks or months after it's been posted is nearly impossible unless the information is in something like a "files" section (most of the costume-related FB pages I follow have such "files", fortunately). The same seems to be true of Instagram. I think Instagram may be a great way to drive traffic to one's blog, and I plan to experiment with using it that way (haven't posted anything there yet) after tax season is over and I get a bit of time. Cathy Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-90516325441869934542019-04-10T22:21:20.778-04:002019-04-10T22:21:20.778-04:00Happy blog anniversary! Your blog is a wonderful ...Happy blog anniversary! Your blog is a wonderful resource; thank you for taking the time to share all your thoughts and sources and suggestions.<br />I much prefer the old-school blog format to Facebook and Insta, because I find those formats don’t really allow for a lot of information sharing. They’re great for pictures, but far less effective as a way to present research.<br />Stella Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469996244394603024noreply@blogger.com