M... 8 metres of 52 cm wide new (as in not vintage) unbleached
hand woven linen from a wonderful friend. One of the best presents
ever. And lots of gold and white damask in a pomegranate pattern,
plus some reticella lace (though I bought them for myself from eBay,
they arrived with
Can I just add that anyone who doesn't have a copy of this marvellous
book should really think about getting one as a standard reference if
they work on the 16th century, much like Janet Arnold's. I've had my
copy for about 8 years now, and it's one of the most useful books
I've ever had
Aren't we having annual discussion?
My only directly costume related gift was a pair of pearl earrings, when I
started looking for earrings I was surprised how difficult it was to find
something plain, everything seemed to have extra decoration but my sister
found pretty much what I wanted
My family is, apparently, no longer willing to feed my obsession with
historic costuming. :-) I received several nice gifts of jewellery
and clothing (suitable for office wear) and some lotion, etc. from
the Aveda Salon... but not a single book or pattern, or even a gift
certificate to
