The tea of mine that the Burbidges came to was in 2004, so they were alive and well then. I will ask a friend in Danvers, whrere they live, if she has any news. I do know that they are on our dance mailing list and mail hasn't been getting returned.
Katy On 1/24/06, Penny Ladnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kathleen, > > I am sorry for the confusion. I have not heard if Mr. Burbidge is still > with us or not. The exhibit that I worked with him was in 1997 or 98. The > exhibit was just before or after we did the first Princess Diana gown > exhibit. > > I have heard the videotape about the dolls is really good. It is amazing to > me how detailed he was when making the dolls. Going on memory... I think he > said that he made two or three dolls a year. The research he did for each > doll was so intense. The dolls are clothed even with the undergarments and > each had their own traveling case. My favorite were his bridal dolls. > > His wife is also a master cake decorator. At the time Mrs. Burbidge had > been making cakes for the royals of the world. I met her at a birthday > party for a friend. She made my friend's cake. It looked so perfectly > decorated that I hated to see it cut. Mrs. Burbidge and I discussing my > dabbling in cake decorating. She told me, "Don't be upset, the decorations > are easy to make." She took me into the kitchen and taught me a few of her > tricks. What an honor! > > The Burbidges are that kind of people... very laid back and love to teach > others their crafts. At the time, she was also making a yo-yo quilt. Mrs. > Burbidge carried a bag with her full of her circles for yoyos where ever > they traveled. She showed me a completed section of the quilt. On the back > of each yoyo, she stitched the date and location as to where she made it. > She said it was her journal of their travels. > > Penny E. Ladnier > Owner, > The Costume Gallery, www.costumegallery.com > Costume Classroom, www.costumeclassroom.com > Costume Research Library, www.costumelibrary.com > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
