[MR] Costume Cheating-Ruff

[Michael Edwards]

So, do you think it is bobbin lace or needle lace?

Also, can you send a recommended book list for bobbin/needle lace?  Seeing
your research would be a great help as well.

Mieszko Salin

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Grace Morris <
grace.morris at providenceday.org> wrote:

> Warning:  Costume Cheating Follows!
>
> So...you've always wanted one of those monstrous lace ruffs like these:
>
> http://www.blackworkarchives.com/art/ElizabethBrydges_lg.jpg
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2009/mar/10/art-classics
>
> But the lace is impossible to find.  You COULD take up lacemaking, and you
> probably would be finished, like me,  in "A.S. probably never." Just not my
> cup of tea, but I can show you my research and my attempts.  Really I can.
>
> Here's a little help if you want that ruff, and you know someone with an
> embroidery machine:
>
> http://www.thetracery.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=61 (not
> freestanding, but over sheer?)
> http://www.thetracery.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=54 (more)
> http://www.k-lace.com/images/samplers/page_095.jpg  (I bet some lace
> makers will recognize these needlework designs.)
> http://www.designsbysick.com/details/rsfslornaments
>
>  Of course, some of you are really good at digitizing, and there are plenty
> of extant patterns....
>
> Can't wait to see someone (not me) try this!
>
> In Service to....insanity,
> Jessamyn di Piemonte
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