Are any of you in the U.K. interested in further comments about Constance Howard's mural? If there is no response I will stop sharing Ann Bernard's postings. Her second posting is at: http://annbernard.com/2018/05/29/the-country-wife-mural-2/  Ann was a student at the Royal School of Needlework about 60 years ago, and now lives in Canada. She is seeking input about lives of women in the post-WWII period. Perhaps someone has comments about the Lacemaker in the lower right corner for her?  Back then, many of us made nearly all our clothes. We did not have the relatively inexpensive clothing now often made in the Far East. Career clothing for the few women who worked in business was expensive. Even in America, our fashion choices were very different from today.  Have you looked at photos of groups of lacemakers in your guild publications lately? They seem to be uniformly attired in easy-care tee shirts and pants - everywhere in the world. If you are a lacemaker, please add some feminizing lace. This week I've been harvesting lace motifs from my stash of old damaged laces (saved to repair other laces) - for just this purpose.  Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center ----------------------------------------------------
Sent: 6/1/2018 10:10:26 AM Eastern Standard Time Subject: New post published The Country Wife Mural 3 on Stitching Idyllic website Hello Jeri Ames, I have published new post on Stitching Idyllic website. The Country Wife Mural 3 The ladies choir is in full voice. Look at their faces, their expressions, their hats and their clothes. Fabric was in short supply in those post war years so that it is possible that the different fabrics came from available stashes. Make do and mend was still prevalent at the ... You may view the latest post at http://annbernard.com/2018/06/01/the-country-wife-mural-3/ Thank you, Ann Bernard - 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/
