That type of fan is called a Jenny Lind. If you google Jenny Lind fan, there
all sorts of images and information. Basically, instead of having a whole fan
leaf spread across the sticks, each sticks has it's own feather-type shape
attached separately. A fine thead is attached to the sticks to
Dear Susan and all on Arachne,
Some old spangles (sequins) dissolve in water. This is something I saw
demonstrated at a Costume Society of America seminar conservation class
presented by a professor from the Rhode Island School of Design. Spangles
(sequins) were made of something like
Thank you Jean for identifying my fan!! You perfectly described the
construction/action of the parts. Such fine thread, nearly invisible. When I
Googled, I found The New Bedford Whaling museum has a photo of one posted
online, albeit in better condition. Thanks also to Jeri for the
A friend who used to work as a tambour beader (she worked with sequins as well
as with beads) tells the story of a colleague who once wore a dress decorated
with old gelatine sequins - she became quite hot during the evening and
obviously perspired quite bit and the end result was that her arms
Dear Friends,
Sorry to write to both lists but I wanted to make sure I caught everyone.
I would dearly love to find a Marriage Certificate or Registration
for one of my forebears.
Thomas OWEN m. April 1852 in New York to Catherine BOYD.
If anyone has access to the American records on
David,
Ancestry.com only has New York marriage indexes for 1866-1937, so I’m guessing
that that 1866 was the start of their civil registration. Anything earlier
would presumably be a church record.
I did try putting Thomas OWEN and Catherine BOYD and 1852 into the search for
USA, but
Dear Aussie Spiders
A lace making friend and I are coming to Adelaide for the OIDFA Congress. We
will arrive in Adelaide 7-12, and be involved with the Congress 7- 13 to 25.
We will then fly to Melbourne for a lace meeting/day on 7-26 and will stay
until 7-30 when we fly to Cairns. We will be
Hello All! That's a great story Brenda!! Oh the things we do for fashion.
Vintage gelatin sequins are actually still available for purchase at A Grain of
Sand online. I've considered buying them but passed because of the issues
you've mentioned. Usual disclaimers, satisfied bead customer.
