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A lovely veil edged in what looks like bobbin lace layered under a second larger black veil in this Spanish…

Sat Jul 30, 2022 06:27 AM

Looking at portraits can get you to the most interesting places. This portrait miniature of Cipriano de Rore by Hans…

We talk a lot about how modelbucher were disposable and consumable books intended for use. That fact plays in to…

Back in 2016 Routeledge Archeology had 2 weeks where there was free online access to many of their journals. And…

Fri Jun 3, 2022 12:41 PM

As several people remarked about yesterday’s cap, here’s a similar one in a portrait of Sir Roger Mostyn held in…

This lace edged cap and ruff on James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough are great uses of lace in this…

The Victoria and Albert Museum has this really interesting Italian smock dated around 1600, accession number T.770-1919. It was remade…

We haven’t done a modern method book in awhile. As the pattern books themselves don’t have how-to instructions, I think…