My photo set on Flickr is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22977...@n08/sets/72157606495042137/
Please feel free to share the link.
Allison T.
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Oh wow! Just beautiful! Thanks so much for putting these on Flickr :)!!
Catherine
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I have some lovely embroidered silk that was crisp and shiny, and
nearly white that I purchased some time ago. After much
consideration, I dyed it another cloth because the color was not
suitable to me. Of course, now I have a not so shiny, and soft, almost
a crepe texture to the silk. I haven't
Spritzing it with water and ironing fairly hot will bring back a lot of the
shine and a little of the crispness, but I think the residual sericin in the
fiber contributes to the stiffness and when you wash or dye more of it gets
removed.
Denise
I have some lovely embroidered silk that was c
Totally breathtaking--except for the ruffs being all candy-ribbon/cartridge
pleated instead of gathered and shaped. But otherwise, pretty impressive.
MaggiRos
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As I recall, some of the ruffs were paper. It was probably easier to keep
them stiff rather than have to was/starch/redo the fabric kind. This stuff
has been on tour for years.
Monica
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On the topic of ruffs and cuffs, I wonder about the lace on this cuff
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22977...@n08/2724203114/sizes/l/in/set-72157606495042137/I'm
no lace expert, but embroidery on net, especially hexagonal/octagonal
net that fine strikes me as more 18th century than 16th century.
Has
