Interesting that when this silver tissue dress was photographed for the guide to the Museum of Costume in Bath, it was pictured with a wide collar of what appears to be reticella lace (white), laid over the lace at the sides and back of the neckline. The guide was published in 1980 - given that the same dress is now shown without the collar, I wonder if they decided the collar would not have been worn with that dress, or if they just left it off for another reason.
Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > On Jan 17, 2017, at 12:07 PM, Nancy Neff <nancy.a.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The dress in question: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1660s_court_dress.JPG > > >> ...the 1660 >> "silver tissue dress made from fine silk, woven with silver thread and >> trimmed with parchment lace"? This is described as "a rare survival of >> parchment >> lace, a delicate fabric made using tiny strips of parchment or paper, >> wrapped in silk and incorporated into the design of the bobbin-made lace." >> ... I would like >> to know more about this: the thread and how it was made, the bobbin lace >> technique, and what the reference to "parchment lace" really means. > > - - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
