Tag: lace

10 Aug

the fence as lace

the fence as lace

It’s ability to create illusion, define space without and within, and it’s dichotomous nature allures us. It is a protection and an exposure at once. It is a controller of the senses and an elevator.

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17 Sep

Horsehair Lace

Horsehair Lace

The intricacy of the woven horsehair strands; their red dyed coloration and the tiny scale of brooch and necklace components is perhaps not surprising for a country with such a lace-making heritage.

 
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20 Aug

Sybil Connolly Couturier

Sybil Connolly Couturier

Nine yards of unpleated linen was required to make one yard of the pleated fabric. Linen, a notoriously creasing fabric, is fairly crease resistant when smocked. The gown would likely have been quite light and very comfortable since the fiber breaths and is quite absorbent, making for a gown that is both beautiful, form fitting and comfortable.

 
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28 May

a hand full of Italian lace

a hand full of Italian lace

…”Seventeenth-century lace has a voluminous character—rather than the light and airy form of later periods—reflecting an era when luxury was equated with grandeur…

 
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14 Oct

Pomegranate: The Enduring Motif

Pomegranate: The Enduring Motif

In Greek mythology the fruit appears in the story of Persephone, stolen by Hades to the underworld. It was a symbol to the Helenic world of marriage, life and regeneration, which equally translated in medieval times to a symbol of fertility.

 
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