Just out of curiosity, why can't you get flax lace anymore? Is the thread not available, or is no one making it?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bjarne og Leif Drews Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 1:56 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] white embroidery Dear Ruth, Oh i must say that i really dont know. But i would say that it was not the case. My guess is they just picked up a lace for the pillow after it was embroidered. But you must remember they had many different design laces to choose from, in Denmark f. instance, several thousind lacemakers worked in the south of Jutland near Tonder. The lace has yellowed a little by the age, i think it would have ben more white, when new. I have planned to ask at the lace list, wich kind of lace it is, as i really dont have any expertise with 18th century lace. The feel of that linnen lace, makes me cry, because we cant have that kind of bobbin lace thread in flax anymore. The cotton i use, is much more "collapsable" and needs a little starch, if i want to have that feeling to it. Bjarne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Anne Baumgartner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] white embroidery > The embroidery is exquisite, and I'm thrilled by the way the lace > perfectly complements the embroidered motifs. Do you know, would the > designer of the embroidery have purposely set out to achieve this > effect? --that is, did the selection of the lace precede the designing of > the pillowcase? I know you couldn't say for sure of course! but was such a > practice customary? > --Ruth Anne Baumgartner > scholar gypsy and amateur costumer > > On Oct 3, 2006, at 10:22 AM, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: > >> Hi, >> As i promissed yesterday, i wanted to let you se the wonderfull 18th >> century pillow case i got as a gift: >> >> http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/pillowcase.htm >> >> It needs washing, but ill waite a little with this. Thoaght about >> using >> destilled water, and soap flakes. How about ironing after the wash, >> shouldnt i use a thick towel on the front of the embroidery and iron on >> the back? As it is the finest linnen you can imagine, i suppose i should >> be carefull with the ironing........... >> I think i want to frame the pillow case, and hang it where no sun will >> harm it. >> >> Bjarne >> >> >> >> >> >> Leif og Bjarne Drews >> www.my-drewscostumes.dk >> >> http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
