And for a fictional account of the life of one of the lacemakers involved in the making of the lace for Victoria’s wedding dress read “The Royal Lacemaker” by Linda Finlay. It is a good read and, as far as I can tell, an accurate account.
Sent from my iPad > On 25 May 2018, at 18:10, Jeri Ames <[email protected]> wrote: > > There has been correspondence about Devon Trolly Lace in the past. Search by > that name at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/index.html > > Once in the archives, if you would like to know more about the subjects > mentioned by Sue T. in Dorset, you can search for information about the > following: > > The book that best informs about lace belonging to Queen Victoria is Royal > Honiton Lace by Elsie Luxton and Yusai Fukuyama, Batsford, 1988. Luxton is > known for her books on Honiton Lace. There is also a booklet by Kay > Staniland and Santina Levey titled Queen Victoria's Wedding Dress and Lace, > published by W. S. Maney & Son Ltd., 1983. > > Finally, perhaps the best and most enjoyable book to use for research about > Queen Victoria's entire wardrobe is In Royal Fashion - Clothes of Charlotte > and Victoria by Kay Staniland, published by the Museum of London, 1997. Best > described as a best-friend book. > > Jeri Ames in Maine USA > Lace and Embroidery Resource Center > ----------------------------------------------------- > We went to a Lace Event > since then and were shown samples in a book and other items from that time. > http://www.barbara-fay.com/index.php/en/component/virtuemart/bobbin-lace/devo > n-trolly-lace-patterns-and-lace-for-queen-victoria-detail?Itemid=0 > This link will show you a book and give you just a little information > Sue T Dorset UK, which is the county next to Devon. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
