Hi Lynn

Yes it's knitted - all of it.  It's a traditional Shetland lace shawl, and if 
given to Queen Victoria would have been one of the best so probably fine enough 
to pass the whole lot through a wedding ring.

Brenda

On 20 Apr 2010, at 04:12, Lynn Carpenter wrote:

> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/26680...@n04>
> 
> Scroll down to "Silk shawl given to Harriet Tubman by Queen Victoria, c. 
> 1897" (two photos).
> 
> Is the edging knitted?  What about the center?

Brenda in Allhallows
[email protected]
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/

-
To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line:
unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to
[email protected]

Reply via email to