European Laces: an introduction fur_hat This design is appropriate to

This design is appropriate to the 18th and 19th centuries - perfect for Georgian and Victorian costumes

687 items of dress

Farthingale sleeves are first mentioned in England in the wardrobe accounts of Queen Elizabeth I in the 1580s where they are described as being made from fustian ‘bented’ or stiffened with whalebone

From the Stuart Press range - Recreating the Food of the Elite 1558-1660 - The Food of the Gentry and Upper Elite in Elizabethan and Early Stuart England

European Laces: an introduction fur_hat This design is appropriate toby Heather Toomer 48 pages Paperback 8in x 8in (21cm x 21cm) This book provides an introduction to one of the least known but most rewarding of antiques: lace. Lace makers across Europe produced wares which, at their finest, were more costly than jewellery for more than 300 years. The wealth, variety and beauty of these products are little appreciated today even though many examples were cherished by previous generations. This book will be of interest