Re: [lace] Wedding lace

Hankies were certainly bigger in the past, twelve inches or more was common, whether they were carried by men or women. But I think a hanky would have a solid centre of fabric rather than lace. A chalice cover might be all lace. Sent from my iPad > On 24 Jun 2019, at 05:55, H M Clarke wrote:

[lace] Wedding lace

Helen is right there was a time men also had lace-handkerchiefs. If they use them or if they were only to show their richness or perhaps to give it to a lady who is weeping I don’t know. In the second part of 19th century lots of handkerchief were often about 50x45cm. In my opinion those were

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I would be the last person to suggest that I have any more knowledge than the rest of you. That doesn’t stop me pretending sometimes so here goes ... I would like to put the idea out there that many of the antique handkerchiefs were used by men. Their fashions were more ornate and eye catching

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The handkerchief as we know it is in fact only around 400 years old. It was said to be the idea of a Venetian lady to cut a square out of pure flax and decorate the edges with lace. From Italy, it soon crossed the Alps to France and the court of Henry II. Handkerchiefs of this period were usually

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It's lovely.  Hankies used to be much larger than they are today.  It could have been a wedding hanky.  It took a lot of work to make, and should be for a special occasion.  I can believe it to be wedding hanky but I have no proof of it. Alice in Oregon On Sunday, June 23, 2019, 10:22:25

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I have uploaded a photo of the “wedding handkerchief” to the Vancouver Lace Club website: https://vanlaceclub.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/weddinglace1.jpg It’s not up on Flickr; I couldn’t figure out how to do that.

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Hi Adele, That does sound like an oversize lady’s handkerchief, even today. My ‘antique’ hankies are far smaller, less than half the dimensions including significant amounts of lace. As for the wedding part of it, I was not aware of any such tradition until I emigrated and found local

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Maybe the cover of a ring pillow? Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/

[lace] Wedding lace

Good morning! I’ve got a question: Does anybody know anything about antique wedding lace? I have a piece of Duchesse lace that is approx. 13 inches (33 cm) square. It is filled with flowers and other motifs that have to do with weddings and fertility. So, I’m pretty sure it was used as part of

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Thanks Elizabeth. Things look good although there is still a long way to go before I can feel the full benefits. Karen in Malta - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

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To Karen in Malta, - I do hope the surgery on your hip was successful, and that you make a full recovery. - But having to use a spiral staircase so soon after the surgery sound a bad idea!! - They sent you home very quickly, by the sound of it, so please Do be careful - we don't want to loose you

Re: [lace] Wedding lace finished!

The lace looks really pretty! I hope the whole hanky turned out well. Enjoy the wedding. Regards, Annette, London PS Nice Borg quote - don't remember that one! --- C. Morse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm mostly a lurker on this group, but I just finished a piece of lace to attach to a hanky,

[lace] Wedding lace finished!

I'm mostly a lurker on this group, but I just finished a piece of lace to attach to a hanky, for a wedding this coming Saturday. I think I've been working on this piece forever, but it's finally done! Pics are up on my blog: http://morseworld.blogspot.com The pattern, btw, is from the Pamela