tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post3682314517269103568..comments2024-03-28T04:30:13.337-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: EmbroideryHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-20689380700116655292011-06-24T00:59:39.725-04:002011-06-24T00:59:39.725-04:00Thanks for posting this! As someone who spends a f...Thanks for posting this! As someone who spends a fair amount of time (read: every second I can grab) embroidering in some fashion, I'm fascinated by the beauty and artwork that was clothing. With the fast-paced and advanced machinery we have today, I think we tend to lose sight of what it meant to have this beautiful, intricate and detailed work to wear, much less look at. Textile museums are one of my favorite to visit because it brings quite another meaning to art - for me, at least.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863958329151143572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-75996738679416069982011-06-23T01:46:35.599-04:002011-06-23T01:46:35.599-04:00Those mantua petticoats are beautiful beyond words...Those mantua petticoats are beautiful beyond words. And you know what? I wouldn't care if there were looking at my backside! I don't have a backside to begin with! (Yes, I am one of those people with a no curves and a bony butt. I might actually gain a butt with those dresses. Although, I'm not sure my 94 pound frame could handle all those layers without either collapsing from the weight or having a heat seizure. Hmmmm.)<br /><br />My other favorites are the woman's smock with the snails, cats and butterflies (it's so cute!) and the man's waistcoat. I think the last one has birds and butterflies hidden in the flowers (or the flowers could be perceived as butterflies). <br /><br />It's hard to think that everything back then used to be done by hand. That had to be so time consuming and painful on the eyes to do all those stitches! I crochet and I get bored after ten minutes! How the times have changed!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732028264170732529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-66670497518662095582011-06-22T11:36:17.198-04:002011-06-22T11:36:17.198-04:00Lovely, think how good we would be if there weren&...Lovely, think how good we would be if there weren't social networks?<br />RetroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-62926325599237625952011-06-22T06:33:36.125-04:002011-06-22T06:33:36.125-04:00That last one is off one of my most favorite 18thc...That last one is off one of my most favorite 18thc gowns ever! I love how it's so carefully pieced together so the embroidery matches up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com