Hi,
Has anyone here seen Caroline Harrison's inaugural gown in person or close up?
(here's a measly picture of it)
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35objkey=47
(here's an article about restoring it with a slightly different angle)
My take is that the panels are between the brocade panels. But that's
just from observing the pics, which are disappointingly small.
Floating brocade panels over pleats seem out of place in that era of
major construction/engineering in fashion.
==Marjorie Wilser
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Three
I'm jumping in here late. I have a Bernina 830 and 1230. NOT the new
fancy one with the same name/number. The 830 is from 1973 or so.
I thought the 830 rather than the 1008 was the last mechanical machine
but maybe there was one after it. It's a wonderful machine. It was
even in the middle
Speaking of favorite sewing machine feet usage:
I love to use my blind hemmer foot not for blind hems but to help
guide piping into the perfect position for the stitching to come right
up to the cord, works well for fine 19th century sized piping.
--
Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian
Re the pintuck foot: I don't have one for my current machine (the one I
am replacing). I did have a pintuck foot for a previous machine. That
was years ago, but if I recall, the pintucks produced with the twin
needle were disappointing because they were narrower than Edwardian
lingerie
