At Poole Bobbin Lace Circle a while ago we had a talk from Maureen Rose who
was a dressmaker to the Queen under Norman Hartnell. Really interesting
about the processes involved in producing clothes for the Queen, how designs
are approved and fabrics chosen, how fitting takes place and how she
Hello all,
The very moment I saw the Queen with this blue outfit, I thought of the
typical English blue china of Wedgewood.
Have a look at
Yes, I'm sure it is machine made; possibly chemical lace neatly snipped apart
and stitched to the hat.
Brenda
On 28 Jun 2012, at 02:47, Robin D wrote:
Dear Adele, et al,
Combinations, indeed. My grandmother, born 1880 wore them. With a corset.
Anyhow... Don't forget that Elizabeth II also has a staff specially trained to
care for her clothes. Combine that with the proper fit, carefully calculated,
the best fabrics, no short staple fluff
At 11:47 AM 28/06/2012, Robin D wrote:
http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article940892.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Queen+Elizabeth+II+leaves+a+Service+of+Thanksgiving+in+Saint+Macartin%27s+Cathedral+in+Enniskillen
I do love that you can make out her hat pins.
Thanks Robin for that gorgeous closeup. I
Adele,
I once worked with a Miss Perfect. She could sit at her desk all day long in a
100% silk dress, and when she got up there was nary a wrinkle on it. Some
people just have wrinkle-free mojo.
That made me smile as I remembered back in the 70s in London and we
were all heavily into
Perhaps this is another instance of machine-made trim, hand-sewn in place -
but it looks very nice. Bev
It is machine made trim yardage and/or
medallions, and they are cut and pieced and applied to create the effect of
lace, similar to passementerie (but the latter is typically done with
Dear Bev,
Queen Elizabeth's outfit for her visit to Northern Ireland has some sort of
lace on it. I can't tell from the photos. Here is one:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/26/article-2164920-13CBDF7B05DC-131_306x423.jpg
It's a stunning outfit - one of her better ones, but I can't
All this talk about the Queen's clothes always looking wrinkle free has
finally rung faint bells in my head. I wsa reading an article about HM's
clothes and I think it was said that the amount one's clothes wrinkle while
worn reflects your inner body temperature. Cool people keep their garments
Hello Antje and everyone
Yes! It is Wedgewood-inspired, perhaps in part because Josiah Wedgewood
urged equality. Another outfit the Queen wore is that special pale green of
Belleek porcelain of Northern Ireland. The green outfit doesn't have lace
although in the several pictures I've seen there
Hello David and everyone
I have read that her outfits are given to charity. I do not know in what
way (to remake into other garments?). Certainly the trims could be
repurposed. I like the connection if this is meant to look like Irish
crochet.
David, the blue is perfect for you ;)
On Thu, Jun
For all of you who have never seen Rosa Libre go to
http://community.webshots.com/slideshow/583034971eafRtN
The second
photo is a completed rosa libre worked by a past member of our lace
guild,
L.A.C.E.
Jane O'Connor
jjo...@sbcglobal.net
New Lenox, IL USA Lacemakers
and Collectors Exchange
Couldn't resist sending this BTW I am ancient!!! VBG
Bring back any memories?
Someone asked the other day, 'What was your favorite 'fast food' when you were
growing up?'
'We didn't have fast food when I was growing up,' I informed him.
'All the food was slow.'
'C'mon, seriously.. Where did
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