tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post1469201704292328518..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Useful Yet Elegant: Black Silk Aprons, c.1770Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-26896517591397047802015-02-03T06:37:45.228-05:002015-02-03T06:37:45.228-05:00Diana, I remember it as being fairly light and cri...Diana, I remember it as being fairly light and crisp, more a taffeta than a charmeuse. But to be certain, I'd contact the mantua-makers themselves - they're easily reached via their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheMargaretHunterShopIsabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-991977780383175732015-02-02T22:47:40.200-05:002015-02-02T22:47:40.200-05:00What is the exact name of the silk fabric used for...What is the exact name of the silk fabric used for the apron?<br />How heavy? satin? charmeuse?<br /><br />I would like to recreat one, as I portray a spinner at special history events.. <br /><br />Thank you.<br />Diana Stevens, historical spinner, reenactor.Diana Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00528078687573901517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-67667915202272283062015-01-30T08:25:23.359-05:002015-01-30T08:25:23.359-05:00Sally, they're just regular straight pins. See...Sally, they're just regular straight pins. See my earlier post about 18th c. pins here: <br /><br />http://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2009/11/pins-pinning.html<br /><br />Good luck with your art project!Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-53729515346671766262015-01-30T08:09:59.922-05:002015-01-30T08:09:59.922-05:00love your sit and all so interesting i am working ...love your sit and all so interesting i am working on an art project at present and am focusing my research on 18th century maids.<br />I am intrigued as to how the pinner bit was attached? with pins as we know them or was there a special type?<br />sallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-73257543484913249172015-01-13T10:27:02.510-05:002015-01-13T10:27:02.510-05:00Thank you! This explains all those references to ...Thank you! This explains all those references to Jo March's black silk apron. It was work wear. I'm now thinking about one or two for me.Jess Milernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-34702607654620610862015-01-13T06:54:43.262-05:002015-01-13T06:54:43.262-05:00Is there other documentation besides the Archduche...Is there other documentation besides the Archduchess and Mrs Sandby for use of the black apron by milliners or professional embroiders? Blacks silk aprons are frequently mentioned in advertisements, but I have always interpreted those ads as aprons like this. http://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/1668675Hallie Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843442726804488784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-30176503766365946192015-01-12T17:19:39.399-05:002015-01-12T17:19:39.399-05:00Anne-Marie ~ Everywhere on the internet that I see...Anne-Marie ~ Everywhere on the internet that I see that portrait it's listed as a self-portrait. I wish I could find the collection/museum that owns it to know for sure!<br /><br />As for ladies spinning - yes, grand ladies did all kinds of handwork, including embroidery, knitting, netting, knotting, and spinning. Handwork showed industry, and was considered an attractive way to sit in a drawing room, too - you have admit that miniature spinning wheel is incredibly appealing. Most importantly, needlework was a kind of artistic self-expression, and many ladies created pieces at a very high level of skill.<br />Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-81092957709347020142015-01-12T17:10:59.434-05:002015-01-12T17:10:59.434-05:00Donna, They're wearing them, but I suspect the...Donna, They're wearing them, but I suspect there aren't as many images because pinners were, as you say, work wear. Here's a watercolor sketch by Paul Sandby that shows his sister-in-law wearing a black (or at least dark) pinner: http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/.../mr-mrs-thomas-sandbyIsabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-54125319905406387072015-01-12T17:07:39.821-05:002015-01-12T17:07:39.821-05:00I had heard that English/American women didn't...I had heard that English/American women didn't wear pinner aprons in the 1770's.<br />Is that not true or is this different because it is "work wear"?Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271806674134020759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-54331642137868328852015-01-12T12:20:38.920-05:002015-01-12T12:20:38.920-05:00How fascinating - and what a great idea even for m...How fascinating - and what a great idea even for modern stitchers to use. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-83754074388525453602015-01-12T11:46:47.384-05:002015-01-12T11:46:47.384-05:00That's a Self-portrait (of the Archduchess Mar...That's a Self-portrait (of the Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria)? AND was it common for women to spin their own embroidery silk as well as paint?<br /><br />Love this post!Anne-Marie Burgonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-10181743807437853952015-01-12T09:27:12.138-05:002015-01-12T09:27:12.138-05:00G.Thomas Fitzpatrick - I've written about that...G.Thomas Fitzpatrick - I've written about that banyan on the wall before - here's the link with more pictures: <br /><br />http://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2011/09/for-gentlemen-part-ii-chintz-silk.html<br /><br />Can't beat a good banyan for comfort and dash!Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-69218364396236347322015-01-12T09:23:43.273-05:002015-01-12T09:23:43.273-05:00What caught my eye was the banyan hanging in the b...What caught my eye was the banyan hanging in the background. When I was active in Brit-side reenacting 15 years ago, I had a banyan from the identical fabric, Waverly Sturbridge Stiches, now discontinued and very hard to find. The differences were that I had mine fully lined with yellow silk and fastened with hooks and eyes. At s battle at Gunston Hall, 1998 I think, someone took extensive photos of me wearing it in camp on Sunday morning with a white wig. Then a couple of years later, along came The Patriot with a scene in which Tom Wilkinson as Cornwallis is wearing an almost identical banyan in the comfort of his headquarters. G. Thomas Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467577516360711271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-30604797060839092262015-01-12T06:43:34.813-05:002015-01-12T06:43:34.813-05:00Oh, how wonderful! I'd happily wear a pinner l...Oh, how wonderful! I'd happily wear a pinner like that. Perhaps it should be revived? Scrapianahttp://www.scrapiana.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-64312339997474171602015-01-12T04:21:14.678-05:002015-01-12T04:21:14.678-05:00So much more practical than white. So much more practical than white. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-65378639787898353012015-01-11T23:21:31.863-05:002015-01-11T23:21:31.863-05:00Thank you for solving a puzzle for me - I do occas...Thank you for solving a puzzle for me - I do occasionally see black silk aprons for sale, and wondered what the significance was - I was sure that the black was not for mourning, and now, I know!<br />Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-91089137965333335042015-01-11T20:15:53.413-05:002015-01-11T20:15:53.413-05:00Oh, I love this! I think a black silk apron is on ...Oh, I love this! I think a black silk apron is on my sewing list!<br />Laurielahbluebonnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950236885711745357noreply@blogger.com