Re: [h-cost] white embroidery

Dear Ruth, Oh i must say that i really dont know. But i would say that it was not the case. My guess is they just picked up a lace for the pillow after it was embroidered. But you must remember they had many different design laces to choose from, in Denmark f. instance, several thousind lacemak

Re: [h-cost] white embroidery

The embroidery is exquisite, and I'm thrilled by the way the lace perfectly complements the embroidered motifs. Do you know, would the designer of the embroidery have purposely set out to achieve this effect? --that is, did the selection of the lace precede the designing of the pillowcase? I kn

[h-cost] Jacques Fath Archives

http://tinyurl.com/lwcom I could not resist .. Neiman Marcus is selling a Couture archive! Jacques Fath led a magnificent life. The glamorous, self-taught Frenchman opened his couture salon in Paris in 1937 and became one of the first French designers to export haute couture collection to the Uni

Re: [h-cost] white embroidery

What a delight! Thanks for posting, Bjarne. Susan "Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for".  - "Ride the Dark Trail" by Louis L'Amour On Oct 3, 2006, at 10:22 AM, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: Hi, As i promissed yeste

[h-cost] paillons updated

Hi, Remember some time ago i was looking for special flower paillons for my suit? Today i went shopping grosgrain ribbon to a new tricorne i make, and in that shop i found them! They were excactly as i wanted them. Isnt it strange that sometimes things do succed for you? I was unhappy for the o

[h-cost] Costume in Film...at Winterthur

At 7:51 AM -0700 10/3/06, Patty Dennis wrote: Fashion in Film: Period Costumes for the Screen WHAT: The exhibition features 35 costumes created for film adaptations of classic novels and movies set from the 16th to mid-20th century. Costumes were worn by Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Meryl

Re: [h-cost] white embroidery

Thank you *so* much for sharing! The pillow is exquisite. ailith - Original Message - From: "Bjarne og Leif Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 10:22 AM Subject: [h-cost] white embroidery Hi, As i promissed yesterday, i wanted to let yo

Re: [h-cost] white embroidery

At 15:22 03/10/2006, you wrote: Hi, As i promissed yesterday, i wanted to let you se the wonderfull 18th century pillow case i got as a gift: http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/pillowcase.htm It needs washing, but ill waite a little with this. Thoaght about using destilled water, and soap flakes

Re: [h-cost] white embroidery

It is beautiful! I would wash with liquid specifcally for delicate in cold water. Definitely use a towel and iron from the back. Just be sure everything is smooth before you put the iron to it. Good Luck! Lady Von Bjarne og Leif Drews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, As i promissed yesterd

Re: [h-cost] white embroidery

Beautiful! If you frame it...you might want to shadow box it on a pillow. Not a big fluffy pillow but a relatively flat one, in off white so the embroidery pops and is visible. I just saw an example of the apparently lost art of Hollie Point. Whoa! Amazing! __

[h-cost] white embroidery

Hi, As i promissed yesterday, i wanted to let you se the wonderfull 18th century pillow case i got as a gift: http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/pillowcase.htm It needs washing, but ill waite a little with this. Thoaght about using destilled water, and soap flakes. How about ironing after the was