Hi Jeri, Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I always marvel at the talent we have on Arachne.
I have the referenced book (Honiton being one of my favourite laces). I think it is a shame that no new lace seems to have been commissioned for the replica gown. I suppose we have to remember that for 99%+ of the public, they wouldn't notice the difference and it would certainly have been expensive and very time consuming to produce these days. From the photos I've seen, there seems to be lace around the top of the replica gown but the overlay for the skirt bit just seems to be net whereas the original had lace on there. Helen. On Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at 05:24PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In a message dated 4/19/2008 7:02:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >"James wore a replica of the satin and lace royal christening gown, which >was made in 1841 and had been used for every royal christening until this one. >The new robe was commissioned by the Queen to preserve the original." > >Does anyone know if the replica has machine or handmade lace on it? Any >details? > >Thanks in advance, > >Helen (in sunny-for-a-few-minutes-but-chilly Vancouver, BC on the west coast >of mainland Canada). >--------------------------------------------- > > >Dear Helen and others interested, > >It is not possible to tell from the photographs on the various newspaper >sites whether the replica has machine or handmade lace on it. It would be >nice >if they would exhibit both gowns at some time in future at Kensington Palace. > >For 9 large black and white photos of the lace (7 quite detailed of the >lace, the others of Queen Victoria holding Albert Edward - Prince of Wales >and of >Princess Diana holding Prince William, plus a color photo of the skirt on >book jacket cover), there is the following book, which you could borrow from >InterLibrary Loan: > >"Royal Honiton Lace" >By Elsie Luxton and Yusai Fukuyama >Batsford ISBN 0-7134-5764-3, 1988 > >Jeri Ames >Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > > > > > > >**************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car >listings at AOL Autos. >(http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) > >- >To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: >unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
