Hi Lyn
I've checked with the little book 'Queen Victoria's Wedding Dress and Lace'
by Kay Staniland and Santina Levey published, I believe, in 1983.
The book says that even then the lace flounce was too fragile to mount for
display. The flounce is 25.1/2 inches deep and four yards in circumference.
It was also reused quite a number of time for other Royal weddings and
christenings etc. and also worn by her daughter, Princess Beatrice for her
wedding.
Diana in a rather dull and overcast Northants, UK.
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Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] Royal wedding dresses
What a wonderful show, great closeups. Thank you so much. I've got a
question, however. I read that Victoria wanted to encourage the Honiton
lace industry, which had lately been depressed due to change in styles, so
she had her dress trimmed in large amounts of it. The dress on display,
however, while it has a deep Bertha, does not have a skirt flounce, which
I thought should be there. Tales of 200 lacemakers working for 9 months.
Is this what the royal christening gown is made of, the one that was just
retired? Where is the lace? Or am I out to sea?
Lyn in Lancaster, PA, US where we did NOT have a tornado this morning,
although there was a tornado warning. and we have now been able to see our
shadows for a significant part of FOUR days. Wow.
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From: Claire Allen <[email protected]>
Sent: Apr 28, 2011 2:03 PM
To: arachne lacing <[email protected]>
Subject: [lace] Royal wedding dresses
Some lovely close ups of lace on past royal wedding dresses.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13207649
Claire
Kent,UK
Looking forward to some dress watching for the Royal wedding tomorrow.
Claire Allen
www.bonitocrafts.co.uk
Crafty stuff I want to show off.
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