[lace] Lace Dress by Isaac Mizrahi on QVC for Inspiration
Almost everywhere, there is a way to shop from home using your computer; in this case - _www.qvc.com_ (http://www.qvc.com) Today, there is a very reasonably priced lace dress (cover up for a swim suit?) by Isaac Mizrahi. If you select A288082 to view, it is possible to see a video presentation even when the dress is not being shown on your TV. I cannot comment on the quality until I receive the black one ordered. Am thinking that on my elderly "figure" it will be in better taste to wear lightweight black tights, and a pair of black patent leather shoes in the closet will finish off the look. When one goes to a special occasion in the U.S., there is usually a need for a cover up to ward off air conditioning drafts, so I'll pair with a lightweight jacket with sleeves to cover arm "wings". The challenge: How long would it take for you (or even a group) to reproduce this dress - using bobbin lace techniques? I am thinking of those very complex lace designs in some of our lace books! Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - 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/
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PS. All quirks of grammar are straight translations from the Dutch, NOT my inventions. Joepie - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
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Hi Arachnids, Please find a full 'human' (well sort of ;-)) translation of the text that goes with Kate's lace dress at Madame Tussaud's Amsterdam. Enjoy. http://www.madametussauds.com/Amsterdam/OnzeBeelden/Royals/prinsesKate/Default.aspx Prince William and Kate Middleton met when they were studying History of Art at the University of St Andrew. As a spark alights between them they try with all their might to keep their young, blossoming relationship a secret, but the paparazzi lap up any detail they can get hold of. In 2006 their relationship flounders, but they miss each other and even decide to live together; most unusual for a prince. At their engagement in 2010 William gives Kate a very special present: the engagement ring of his dead mother, Lady Di. He says: “In this way she –Princess Diane- is also present”. On 29 April, 2011 the pair marries in Westminster Abbey in London. Kate wears a stylish, ivory coloured dress with lace, designed by Sarah Burton of the fashion house Alexander McQueen. Millions of people join in the wedding festivities either stuck to ‘the box’ or in reality London. William thanks the public by driving around in his blue sports car with his new bride at his side waving at the cheering crowds.. On the number plate it states ‘JUST WED’ Surprisingly William and Kate do not immediately leave for their honeymoon: only a week later do they leave for a private island in the Seychelles. For Kate, 2011 is also a glory year because she was chosen ‘Best dressed woman of the year’ by the magazine Harper’s Bazaar. The dress by Alice Temperley that is worn by the Kate look-alike dummy, was worn by Kate at the premiere of the play War Horse. Also with lace just like her wedding dress. It shows Kate from her best side ... With many thanks to you Jean for giving us the quick computer translation as I had no time to do this earlier. Happy lace making. Joepie, East Sussex, UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
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Hi all, Jopie wrote: PS. All quirks of grammar are straight translations from the Dutch, NOT my inventions. The translation is a pretty good one! But there is one important thing missing. Kant in Dutch means not only side, but also Lace. So the last sentence, in Dutch Het laat Kate van haar beste kant zien, can be translated as It shows Kate from her best side, but also as It shows Kate with her best Lace. That double meaning is shown in the dots after the sentence! Have a great Easter! Anneke Reijs. in Baexem, The Netherlands, where it is pretty cool after weeks of spring weather. ann...@reijs.nl www.reijs.nl PS. All quirks of grammar are straight translations from the Dutch, NOT my inventions. Joepie - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - Geen virus gevonden in dit bericht. Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com Versie: 2012.0.1913 / Virusdatabase: 2409/4918 - datum van uitgifte: 04/06/12 - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
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Hi all, Yes, kant can be translated as lace, but then it would have said ,,IN haar beste kant (in her best lace) and not ,,VAN haar beste kant (from her best side). Happy lace making, Joepie Hi all, Jopie wrote: PS. All quirks of grammar are straight translations from the Dutch, NOT my inventions. The translation is a pretty good one! But there is one important thing missing. Kant in Dutch means not only side, but also Lace. So the last sentence, in Dutch Het laat Kate van haar beste kant zien, can be translated as It shows Kate from her best side, but also as It shows Kate with her best Lace. That double meaning is shown in the dots after the sentence! Have a great Easter! Anneke Reijs. in Baexem, The Netherlands, where it is pretty cool after weeks of spring weather. ann...@reijs.nl www.reijs.nl - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] lace dress for Kate
When browsing the Yahoo news page, I found an article about new wax figures of Kate and William at Madame Tussauds in London, New York and Amsterdam. The London Kate had her blue engagement dress (copy), New York had a lavendar dance dress (copy), but the Amsterdam Kate had a black lace dress (copy) very lovely. When I tried to copy the URL for you, it wouldn't let me. And then when I went back to the Yahoo home page, the article had disappeared. I tried searching for more information, I found only London and New York stories. The Amsterdam Madame Tussauds dutch languange site has a picture of Kate in the dress but I couldn't read any details. Maybe some of you can find the story. It was nice to see at least one figure wearing lace. Alice in Oregon .. getting ready to go to Portland Lace Society meeting today. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
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Hi Arachnids, Here is the URL for the Amsterdam picture of the black lace dress copy. http://www.madametussauds.com/Amsterdam/OnzeBeelden/Royals/prinsesKate/Default.aspx The text gives a short description of how Kate and William met and their engagement and wedding etc. Also that she wore this dress to the premiere of the play War Horse and that it shows Kate from her best side. Happy lace making, Joepie, East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: lacel...@frontier.com Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 3:46 PM To: lace_arachne.com Subject: [lace] lace dress for Kate When browsing the Yahoo news page, I found an article about new wax figures of Kate and William at Madame Tussauds in London, New York and Amsterdam. The London Kate had her blue engagement dress (copy), New York had a lavendar dance dress (copy), but the Amsterdam Kate had a black lace dress (copy) very lovely. When I tried to copy the URL for you, it wouldn't let me. And then when I went back to the Yahoo home page, the article had disappeared. I tried searching for more information, I found only London and New York stories. The Amsterdam Madame Tussauds dutch languange site has a picture of Kate in the dress but I couldn't read any details. Maybe some of you can find the story. It was nice to see at least one figure wearing lace. Alice in Oregon .. getting ready to go to Portland Lace Society meeting today. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] lace dress for Kate
My browser automatically translates foreign language web sites. Here's what it made of the Madame Tussauds Amsterdam page: Prince William and Kate Middleton encounter each other as they study art history at St. Andrew's University. If the spark is beaten, they try their fledgling relationship with all his might to keep secret, but the paparazzi feast on every detail that they catch. In 2006, their relationship gets off, but they can not miss and even go together, unusual for a prince. At their engagement in 2010 William gives Kate a special gift: the engagement ring of his deceased mother, Lady Di. She is also a bit, he says. On April 29, 2011 the couple married at Westminster Abbey in London. Kate wears a stylish ivory wedding dress with lace, designed by Sarah Burton of the house Alexander McQueen. Millions of people celebrate the wedding with it, glued to the tube or live in London. William thanked the public by a ride in his blue convertible with his new bride at his side, waving to the cheering crowd. On the plate of the car reads: JU5T WED (newly married). The dress might be a copy but it looks like the lace is identical. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] lace dress for summer
Hello All! New from Lilly Pulitzer--a little white dress for summer--Shayna. Made out of vintage papillon lace. LP has always had lace or lace trimmed garments in the line but this is even better. Hooray! Usual disclaimers!! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
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Nathalie I am sure that if someone contacts Santina Levey she will be able to provide more information about the picture on the front of her book although I am not sure where she is nowadays. The information on the inside cover of the book says 'Van Meytens, Portrait of the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria - by courtesy of Stad Ghent - Dienst Monumentenzorg en Stadsarchaeologie'. Maybe someone can give further information on this. I will say that the book is well worth having, although probably now out of print, I am sure that second hand copies will crop up from time to time. Although a painting is not a photograph, they can provide valuable information as often lace does not survive the course of time. I hope that someone can maybe trace where the photograph is. Maureen East Yorkshire UK (where it is damp and the warm weather of the last few days is about to change to colder weather) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] lace dress
Nathalie I have Levey's book and looked at the cover. But from that it is impossible to tell if it is needle or bobbin, or what kind. The open transparency of the ground possibly suggests needle lace with a bar ground (large holes). Given the time period the other kind of transparent ground (point ground) is unlikely, and bobbin laces of that time did not use large areas of bar ground (although large areas of Flanders ground or Mechlin ground might be possible). Possibly it will be forever unknowable. A painting is not a photograph, however much attention the artist pays to accurate detail. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Lace Dress
Dear Spiders, Thanks for the responses regarding the lace dress. The reserve price was not met the first time and the seller has relisted it. I certainly can't afford it and also I prefer to purchase Maltese and Le Puy laces when I can get them inexpensively. I have managed to pick up a couple of Le Puy large collars or capelets quite cheaply but they do need some small repairs done. It almost looks like they have been cut so I have to figure out how to repair them. I'm sure I can do it - I just need some time to think about it and a good sized work space that can remain in place for a while. Happy Lacing, Cindy - in northern Wisconsin - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Lace Dress
Dear Fellow Spiders, I came across this lace dress on eBay. I'm not an expert but my first impression is that it is Russian lace. Regardless of the type of lace, it is very beautiful and would have taken a long time to make. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemih=001sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITviewitem=item=110054375933rd=1rd=1 I'd be interested if anyone does know what type of lace it is. Happy lacing, Cindy Rusak - in sunny but chilly Wisconsin - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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It is an interesting dress. I wouldn't mind owning it myself. The pictures are intriguing but don't let me close enough to really 'see' the lace. At first viewing, it is bobbin lace style, not crochet as mentioned in the listing. They do say 'machine made crochet'. Considering the style and time period, it was made at the peak of machine lace development, and at a time when handmade lace making was minimal. The dressmaker used the lace as fabric..cutting and shaping it to the dress style. I think it *was* lace fabric -- made by machine and available by the yard. The lace style may not be Russian. It seems to me to be more similar to some old Hungarian or old Flemish samples I have. If it is machine made, the designer could have used any type of lace as a guide, or even combined styles. Handmade lace clothing that I've seen usually has the various parts made to size. This dress has been fitted and shaped with tucks and gathers in the lace. Tucks in lace Not normal. Now that I've spoke in favor of machine lace, who's going to give an opposite viewpoint? Wish I could see it in person. Alice in Oregon --- Cindy Rusak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Fellow Spiders, I came across this lace dress on eBay. I'm not an expert but my first impression is that it is Russian lace. Regardless of the type of lace, it is very beautiful and would have taken a long time to make. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemih=001sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITviewitem=item=110054375933rd=1rd=1 I'd be interested if anyone does know what type of lace it is. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Alice, I would tend to agree about the lace fabric suggestion until I look closely at the picture that has the best close-up. If you click on 'larger image' it looks to me like there are two workers passing in and out of the cloth stitch areas and I thought machine lace tended to use one worker. Also it looks like handmade lace sewings between the undulating 'tapes' as they tend to be closer to one side which is typical when sewing to a side that has already been pinned - at least when I make mine. These observations are based on the machine laces I have seen so I may be incorrect in my assumptions. Thanks for you input, Cindy At 02:10 PM 11/19/2006, you wrote: Considering the style and time period, it was made at the peak of machine lace development, and at a time when handmade lace making was minimal. The dressmaker used the lace as fabric..cutting and shaping it to the dress style. I think it *was* lace fabric -- made by machine and available by the yard. The lace style may not be Russian. It seems to me to be more similar to some old Hungarian or old Flemish samples I have. If it is machine made, the designer could have used any type of lace as a guide, or even combined styles. Handmade lace clothing that I've seen usually has the various parts made to size. This dress has been fitted and shaped with tucks and gathers in the lace. Tucks in lace Not normal. Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Yes, I agree that the close-up pictures allow us to see that the workers go in pairs. On the other hand, I am also surprised to see darts and pin-tucking in lace!! Usually, lace is worked with more finesse in a fine garment (re the darts) and the pin-tucking is just awkward, IMHO. I believe this might have been a gown which was made, using a pattern which had not been designed for lace, and using machine-made lace which would not have been terribly expensive but would have seemed elegant to the people who were making/wearing it. Of course, there's always the possibility that someone inherited Great-Grandmother's prized banquet-sized tablecloth, and having no idea what they had and no table to lay with a tablecloth like that, they chose to use it in this gown (shudder) Clay Cindy Rusak wrote: Hi Alice, I would tend to agree about the lace fabric suggestion until I look closely at the picture that has the best close-up. If you click on 'larger image' it looks to me like there are two workers passing in and out of the cloth stitch areas and I thought machine lace tended to use one worker. Also it looks like handmade lace sewings between the undulating 'tapes' as they tend to be closer to one side which is typical when sewing to a side that has already been pinned - at least when I make mine. These observations are based on the machine laces I have seen so I may be incorrect in my assumptions. Thanks for you input, Cindy At 02:10 PM 11/19/2006, you wrote: Considering the style and time period, it was made at the peak of machine lace development, and at a time when handmade lace making was minimal. The dressmaker used the lace as fabric..cutting and shaping it to the dress style. I think it *was* lace fabric -- made by machine and available by the yard. The lace style may not be Russian. It seems to me to be more similar to some old Hungarian or old Flemish samples I have. If it is machine made, the designer could have used any type of lace as a guide, or even combined styles. Handmade lace clothing that I've seen usually has the various parts made to size. This dress has been fitted and shaped with tucks and gathers in the lace. Tucks in lace Not normal. Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Machine lace (Barmen machine) does have pairs of workers, but my feeling is that this is hand made BL, Russian or other Eastern European. Looks as though there are lots of sewings joining the braids together, that's not something that the Barmen machine can do. Yes Clay, I do think that it may have been Great-Grandmother's prized banquet-sized tablecloth, or maybe a bed cover or curtain that was used with a regular dressmaking pattern. Brenda On 19 Nov 2006, at 21:44, Clay Blackwell wrote: Yes, I agree that the close-up pictures allow us to see that the workers go in pairs. On the other hand, I am also surprised to see darts and pin-tucking in lace!! Usually, lace is worked with more finesse in a fine garment (re the darts) and the pin-tucking is just awkward, IMHO. I believe this might have been a gown which was made, using a pattern which had not been designed for lace, and using machine-made lace which would not have been terribly expensive but would have seemed elegant to the people who were making/wearing it. Of course, there's always the possibility that someone inherited Great-Grandmother's prized banquet-sized tablecloth, and having no idea what they had and no table to lay with a tablecloth like that, they chose to use it in this gown (shudder) Clay Cindy Rusak wrote: Hi Alice, I would tend to agree about the lace fabric suggestion until I look closely at the picture that has the best close-up. If you click on 'larger image' it looks to me like there are two workers passing in and out of the cloth stitch areas and I thought machine lace tended to use one worker. Also it looks like handmade lace sewings between the undulating 'tapes' as they tend to be closer to one side which is typical when sewing to a side that has already been pinned - at least when I make mine. These observations are based on the machine laces I have seen so I may be incorrect in my assumptions. Thanks for you input, Cindy At 02:10 PM 11/19/2006, you wrote: Considering the style and time period, it was made at the peak of machine lace development, and at a time when handmade lace making was minimal. The dressmaker used the lace as fabric..cutting and shaping it to the dress style. I think it *was* lace fabric -- made by machine and available by the yard. The lace style may not be Russian. It seems to me to be more similar to some old Hungarian or old Flemish samples I have. If it is machine made, the designer could have used any type of lace as a guide, or even combined styles. Handmade lace clothing that I've seen usually has the various parts made to size. This dress has been fitted and shaped with tucks and gathers in the lace. Tucks in lace Not normal. Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brenda http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
