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I am hoping that some one on Arachne can help me, I am sorting out family photos with my family in Florida, we have identified many, one is a real mystery. There are three women they all have hoops under their dresses. Now I know from other photos that they would have been taken in the 1800's sometime. When did women wear hoops, in England? I have Bloomingdale's Illustrated 1886 Catalogue, inside it shows two different types of hoops both with springs. This was published in the States. I do have A complete guide to English Costume Design and history, 1066 - 1990's there is no information regarding what was worn underneath any of the costumes. Although looking at the drawings hoops could have been worn in 1880. I have to say that none of the women are wearing lace. Jean in Newbury UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Language question
Gentle Spiders, I need help... What's the English term -- *is* there an English term? -- for the do-dad that used to show up on old maps? It looks like what one sees on a compass: a convergence of rhombuses (rhombi?), usually 8, sometimes 16, but at least 4, each pointing to a different direction. In Polish, it's called the rose of the winds but I don't think I've ever heard the English term... - Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Language question
Tamara, It's called a compass rose. Here's a website that tells of it's origins. http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/comprose.html Heather Abbotsford, BC Where we are having unseasonable warm weather. At 09:59 PM 28/09/2003 -0400, Tamara P. Duvall wrote: Gentle Spiders, I need help... What's the English term -- *is* there an English term? -- for the do-dad that used to show up on old maps? It looks like what one sees on a compass: a convergence of rhombuses (rhombi?), usually 8, sometimes 16, but at least 4, each pointing to a different direction. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Language question
On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 06:59 PM, Tamara P. Duvall wrote: What's the English term -- *is* there an English term? -- for the do-dad that used to show up on old maps? It looks like what one sees on a compass: a convergence of rhombuses (rhombi?), usually 8, sometimes 16, but at least 4, each pointing to a different direction. compass rose Katrina To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Sunday, September 28, 2003, at 08:40 AM, Jean Peach wrote: I am hoping that some one on Arachne can help me, I am sorting out family photos with my family in Florida, we have identified many, one is a real mystery. There are three women they all have hoops under their dresses. Now I know from other photos that they would have been taken in the 1800's sometime. When did women wear hoops, in England? Can you send me a scan of the photo? I do a lot of 19th century clothing research and can probably come pretty close Katrina To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Language question/thanks
On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 22:14 US/Eastern, H. (Heather) Muth wrote: It's called a compass rose. Here's a website that tells of it's origins. http://www.gisnet.com/notebook/comprose.html Thanks to everyone who answered. And especial thanks to Heather for the website. Personally, I think compass rose is way too pedestrian a name to contemplate for a lace pattern; I like the the Polish rose of the winds *much* better, so will settle for the wind rose, which seems to be a secondary option... I saw one -- just the 8 basic points, but surrounded by lovely, rounded, arabesques -- recently, in a book I'd been reading, and have been obsessed by it ever since :) At first, I thought that just figuring out how the lines of the arabesque crossed would lay the curiosity to rest, but no; I spent the last couple of days drawing different possibilities and figuring out how they could be worked with bobbins... :) I think I got two (simpler) versions straight, at least on paper. The more involved ones (one in PG) will, *hopefully*, stay dormant until I've tried the simpler ones on the pillow *and* until I've come back from Ithaca... Sheesh, but I hate those lace itches... - Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
