I hope I am going to be able to post pictures of my ruffs. If I can't it will be my fault, and not jennylafleur's, who doesn't realise what an idiot she is trying to help!!

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Your Birthdate: February 11 ( Read more... )

Well, today I delivered the final four of the five ruffs I made for Angels, the costume house. Thank goodness that is done. I cannot believe how long it took me, and then of course the Carpal Tunnel syndrome kicked in - and it has been very quiet and well-behaved lately. The production is a mini-series for the BBC called "The Virgin Queen" (so what ( Read more... )

Had a lovely morning at the Museum of London, where I am a volunteer. I was helping one of the curators store some shawls. The first one was a huge 1845-1860 67" wide by 140" or more long, the kind you fold across the oblong to make a smaller oblong. It was of silk jersey look stuff, which turns out to be "leno". It was almost transparent. Because ( Read more... )

I am really thrilled. I have just bought on EBay a copy of "Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine" for 1862, with 5 fashion plates. (Known as Mrs. Beeton!!)It was ridiculously cheap, if shabby, and I am just delighted. I have several "women's magazines" from the 19th century, but this is one I have always wanted. I can't believe nobody else bid!!

Sorry, don't know how to shrink this ( Read more... )

Well, today I booked my flights to Madrid and Luxembourg. Keith will be touring to Paris for two weeks, then home for two weeks, then Madrid for two weeks and I go for the middle week (Wednesday to Wednesday) of that. Then he goes to Luxembourg for the last two weeks, and I go for the middle week again. He will not get much holiday, as he will be ( Read more... )

More steam to be let off, I'm afraid ( Read more... )

Just received this in the mail. "I am contacting you from Richard & Judy on Channel 4. (This is a curretn affairs/chat show, rather gossipy ( Read more... )

This morning I fell out of bed. I do not remember *ever* falling out of bed before. And all down to another weird dream ( Read more... )