Whilst she undoubtedly would have lost some height as she aged could it also
have been that she was wearing flat shoes in later life? Lower heels would
require a similar reduction if the skirt length were to remain just clear of
the ground, and late 19th century fashion shoes were low heeled.
It is about 10 years since I wrote on Arachne about an exhibit of Queen
Victoria's clothing at Kensington Palace. To properly protect the gowns,
individual mannequins were custom made to fit the clothing. It was then that
textile professionals realized that she had lost an astonishing 4" in
It has occurred to me, though I have never met him, that David may be a
good deal taller than most of the women on Arachne, and he may be looking at
his pillow from a different vantage point. This could make it easier for
him to see where to position pins, and to not miss any.
Not only do
Like Jacquie below I didn't read the post properly and was looking for a smal
grubby child in the photos.
L
Kind Regards
Liz Baker
thelace...@btinternet.com
My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website:
http://thelacebee.weebly.com/
All this time I was imagining it being a hedgeh
A friend gave me an article from Thursday's Wall Street Journaltitled "New
Life for the Historic Art of Lace-Making".
The story and most of the pictures can be found here:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471904576230881696059622.html?KEYWORDS=Historic+Art+Lace-Making
Or sear
For Lyn: Don't know the answer but will test drive some Belgians when I attend
a Maltese workshop in mid-April. Maybe someone else on the list would be
willing to share the pros/cons of working with each. Sincerely, Susan
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Hello Again! Thank you Antje for the translation! There are a number of
similar book(let)s in English--all purporting to enlighten their readers to the
womanly pursuits of the day. I think at one point I found one that recommended
gin for cleaning lace! As to the ceramic bobbins, as I recall
-- Forwarded message --
From: AGlez
Date: 2011/4/3
Subject: Re: [lace] Little Urchin
To: laceandb...@aol.com
OK.. thanks for this explanation. As a non English speaker, I didn't
understand the message completely. Now I do. And I really like the little
Urchin. Good idea to use old
I should have gone to look at the pictures when you posted your first post,
because now I see what you made is a SEA Urchin.
All this time I was imagining it being a hedgehog, the Middle English name
for this being Urchin, and this term is still quite well widely used in the
UK.
Now I also u
On 03/04/2011 03:53, hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote:
Hello All! The urchin pin cushion is finished& pics are posted to webshots thanks to
a friend. The core is felted basic roving covered with hand dyed alpaca roving, then
needled in. It was a fiddley finish but I love the results! Looks cute o
Can someone tell me hwo to upload photos onto the archne 2003 community
webshots?
I do have an album there, and have tried several times to upload photos, but
they do not appear in my album.
Agnes Boddington - sunny Elloughton UK
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I've always pre-pricked onto card, mainly because I was taught to do it that
way and find that I
understand the pattern much better when I start the lace if I've spent the time
pricking and inking
in the markings, but I've just realised I could never make lace without
pre-pricking - I rely on
Hello Susan, and Jacquie...
Here comes some Spanish help for your inquiry.
The book is not Therese Dillmont's. You would wonder if you understood what
it says in the introduction.
As a resume, I am making a quick free translation for you:
"This book is for general utility. It contains jobs whic
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