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
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
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
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
Hi everyone,
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
The blurb mentions She wore a Wedgewood blue outfit and hat
Hi Bev:
I found a good enough closeup of the hat to see that the lace is probably Irish
crochet.
Sorry, I can't give you the URL - found it through a Google image search and
when I tried to go to the underlying website for the image I got a different
picture. If you go to the Google home page
I googled Queen Elizabeth Northern Ireland images and there was a closeup of
the
hat lower down the page which was a bit clearer. To me it looked like a machine
made trim, probably hand sewn on. I also noticed she had two hat pins of the
same color in the hat.
I would really like to know
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.
I think probably the Queen wears traditional wool, silk, linen, and cotton. I
have been reading descriptions
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