Cutwork and the technique used on the "doilies" is used on clothing from Bishop's garments to aprons and is pretty old technique. I have seen Christmas decorations become part of a costume and parts of a costume become X-mas decorations. And probably, especially if it was originally a skirt and technically the tree is wearing it (garland and ornaments are accessories). :)
De -----Original Message----- I think the textile techniques are interesting, but would prefer that the discussions relate back to historic costume. There are certainly a lot of things to discuss regarding the winter holidays — special outfits that people had for the season, and also fancy dress or theatrical items worn for seasonal plays, parades, tableaux and the like. Borderline question: do tree skirts count as costume? ;-) -Carol _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
