Thanks, Sue. It sounds like it may be a combination of all the factors
mentioned; changes in plant populations, methods, *and* technology. I just
gave in lately to needing a magnifier for embroidery, so after the ego thing
passed, I am ready to try finer threads than I have used in years :)
would have tried it by hand by now. I'm learning to spin linen, but
I'm lightyears away from being that skilled!
--Sue in Montana
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Thanks, Lauren, Bjarne, and Denise B, for the explanation about the flax.
What a shame, but understandable from a small farmer's viewpoint (I won't
think about agribusiness causing this).
All the more reason to enjoy old examples of this beautiful work.
Caryn
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I've been told two different but related things on this: either the
varieties of flax plants as now grown don't produce such fine fibers or
that the processing as now done doesn't allow for serfs to hand-sort the
fibers to gather all the finest ones up for the spinning and weaving of
such
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Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:11 AM
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Please pardon my ignorance, but why can't we have the same fineness now?
Is it a difference in the spinning techniques
I've been told two different but related things on this: either
the varieties of flax plants as now grown don't produce such fine
fibers or that the processing as now done doesn't allow for serfs to
hand-sort the fibers to gather all the finest ones up for the
spinning and weaving of such
Please pardon my ignorance, but why can't we have the same fineness now? Is
it a difference in the spinning techniques, or the variety of the plant
itself? Or a lack of demand for finer thread?
Thanks!
Caryn
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Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:53 PM
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This might be a go
04, 2006 8:07 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] white embroidery
Hi,
For such fine laces you need a thread of the size 250- 350.
The thinnest you can get these days is 140, wich would be almost doubble as
thick as required.
All the worlds lacemakers who makes the old laces, needs to
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 4:06 AM
Subject: RE: [h-cost] white embroidery
Just out of curiosity, why can't you get flax lace anymore? Is the thread
not available, or is no one making it?
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> Just out of curiosity, why can't you get flax lace anymore? Is the thread
> not available, or is no one maki
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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 Denm
Hi,
The pillowcase is absolutely lovely, thank you for sharing.
Distilled water is the best water to use for washing old textiles but I
also would reccomend first talking to a conservator who deals with this
sort of work at a museum to see what they would suggest.
Sharon
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The embroidery is exquisite, and I'm thrilled by the way the lace
perfectly complements the embroidered motifs. Do you know, would the
desig
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
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
Thank you *so* much for sharing! The pillow is exquisite.
ailith
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Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 10:22 AM
Subject: [h-cost] white embroidery
Hi,
As i promissed yest
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
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
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!
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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
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