In a message dated 4/15/2008 10:36:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's a shiny, lightweight silk, kinda like a charmeuse,
except the surface looks as though it had a hammered metal finish. I have
no
clue what the base weave is.
If it is shiny, it may very
In the process of cleaning up my sewing room I have lost something
and I need some help finding it - or another copy of it.
What I have misplaced is a photo of a contract between a
needlewoman/silkworker and the woman that she took on as a student.
The contract spells out all the skills and
Silk made from drunk worms? :)
De
sorry couldn't pass it up.
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Hey, Sis, long time no hearG
Isn't he beautiful? He must have cut quite a figure in that outfit...
Sigh. I want to go to England some day when I grow up.
Liadain
THL Liadain ni Mhordha OFO
wildernesse, the Outlands
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I love this portrait too :). The original is at Hampton court, or at
least it was when I saw it there almost 23 years ago. It is almost a
life-size painting. The entire outfit is red, as the version in Tudor
Tailor is. It makes for a very unique contrast to the white shirt and
blackwork
The black and white I found online says that it is in the Royal Collection
but I could not find it in there online gallery.
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/default.asp?action=articleID=16
De
-Original Message-
I love this portrait too :). The original is at Hampton court, or at
least
