Re: [h-cost] What is this woman making?

2010-02-15 Thread R Lloyd Mitchell
All four all seem to be engaged in the same activity and one has a frame. The product reminds me of some of the present fancy chenilles. -Original Message- From: otsisto otsi...@socket.net Sent 2/14/2010 6:12:07 PM To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] What is

Re: [h-cost] What is this woman making?

2010-02-15 Thread albertcat
Overall I find it a rather amusing image with those supported lace collars and keeping their hands busy with work. ** It's like an 18th century version of Renaissancewith the standing lace collars and the paned sleeves.

Re: [h-cost] What is this woman making?

2010-02-15 Thread AnnBWass
And that most of the ladies seem to wearing almost a uniform--all the dresses look just alike. Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] What is this woman making?

2010-02-15 Thread Anne
I'm interested because the frame is very like the one I use for tablet weaving - although the uprights are much taller than mine. Obviously she isn't tablet weaving, but it makes me wonder how many different things you might use it for, and how archeological finds might be

Re: [h-cost] What is this woman making?

2010-02-15 Thread Carol Kocian
The same activity, as in needlework? They each seem to have a different project. The one on the right is sewing / mending with black thread on green fabric. No embroidery hoop. The one second from the left, knitting? And the far left lady has an pointy thing but we can't see what

Re: [h-cost] What is this woman making?

2010-02-15 Thread albertcat
And the far left lady has an pointy thing but we can't see what she is doing with it. No, but we can imagine! She's taking orders for Chinese takeout. Regarding the dress... I just noticed, on this 2nd viewing of this actually very interesting illustration, the servant (well half

Re: [h-cost] What is this woman making?

2010-02-15 Thread Rickard, Patty
Ah - and here I thought it was a sewing sorority. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Laura Rubin Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 2:44 PM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] What is this woman making? I

Re: [h-cost] What is this woman making?

2010-02-15 Thread albertcat
I believe that's the Swedish national costume or court dress Whoa! I just posted my are they in some archaic court dress? comment right before I read this one. Great minds...right? But would everyone have to wear it? Even the Queen? (or whoever is highest). Who are these people?

Re: [h-cost] What is this woman making?

2010-02-15 Thread Agnés berengarii de girona
It looks like some form of sprang or, possibly, net making for filet lace. Peggy Viney -- *Agnes Berengarii de Girona, JdL, GdS* Apprentice to Mistress Isolde de la Vielle-a-Roux ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com