The woman who runs it also loaded us up with a heap of free antique lace, silks and ribbons - saying that they were all slightly damaged so she can't sell them. Remarkable really. We will of course take her some postcards for now - and cards later (the embroidered panel on the front of our "Diva's" costume is from the same shop).
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
A trip to our local antique textiles shop
It is still (just) possible to find amazing things here. We just stopped into our favourite antique textiles shop, only to find a full 1920s Pierrot/Jester/Clown costume. We bought it and will use it. It's out of period but on the other hand the Masquerade Hall that we are about to use has many wall paintings - which ARE genuinely Baroque - that look more modern than this. I think with some work, this will look amazing (work including that I have to find out how to starch and iron a four-layer lace ruff colour). Here is a scan of a corner of the fabric:
The woman who runs it also loaded us up with a heap of free antique lace, silks and ribbons - saying that they were all slightly damaged so she can't sell them. Remarkable really. We will of course take her some postcards for now - and cards later (the embroidered panel on the front of our "Diva's" costume is from the same shop).
The woman who runs it also loaded us up with a heap of free antique lace, silks and ribbons - saying that they were all slightly damaged so she can't sell them. Remarkable really. We will of course take her some postcards for now - and cards later (the embroidered panel on the front of our "Diva's" costume is from the same shop).
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