Hi Suzi,
Yes i also think it would be best to leave it as it is, this lace must be
half silk and half linnen, because the rings in the pattern is a gimp made
of chenille. And i think chenille was only made in silk.
Bjarne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Suzi Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] ladys 18th century tangled garden
At 12:48 23/03/2006, you wrote:
Hi Saragrace,
Yes pleated peplum and gathered sleaves, that is how i would like it.
Do you think i should tea dye the bobbin lace? Or is it just the old
garment wich has yellowed in time?
The taffeta of the jacket is very nice isabella colloured.
Greyish cream.
Bjarne
A lace collecting friend of mine, (who coincidentally lives in
Copenhagen,) explained to me that old lace is not usually dyed with
anything, but is made with either bleached or unbleached linen thread. The
Victorians began the habit of tea dyeing in order a) to make it look "old"
and b) to make it resemble old master paintings, which of course had
become dirty and yellowed with age. If you look at well cleaned paintings,
before and after, you can see why they made the assumption.
Also, she has shown me original lace, and I have a few pieces of my own,
and they are very pale, off white in colour. You can tea dye if that is
the effect you want, but it would not enhance your embroidery in my
opinion.
Suzi
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