tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post158899695898584860..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Embroidery for a Man's Suit that Was Never Made Up, c1780Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-56782517587514381422016-08-11T09:44:19.589-04:002016-08-11T09:44:19.589-04:00So many plot ideas here....!
Ellen, you should be...So many plot ideas here....!<br /><br />Ellen, you should be able to pin the embroiderers at work without any problem. Aren't you seeing a ghostly red Pinterest P for pinning in the upper left corner of the image? Should be there for all our pix.<br /><br />Alison & Anonymous - I went back to my original photo and zoomed like crazy - and yes, the pocket flap does appear to have been worked as a separate piece and stitched in place onto the panel.Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-70678431644088136522016-08-09T09:44:15.023-04:002016-08-09T09:44:15.023-04:00Looks to me like the pocket was embroidered separa...Looks to me like the pocket was embroidered separately. You can see the edge binding in the first picture. It goes all the way around.<br />What a story you could write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-76338518594011743372016-08-09T03:47:21.557-04:002016-08-09T03:47:21.557-04:00Fascinating that the pocket flap is stitched as pa...Fascinating that the pocket flap is stitched as part of the front piece. Must have been fiddly to attach the pocket bag with very little material to form a turned edge. Stunning embroidery!Alison Larkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-59104754825053282892016-08-08T11:44:45.997-04:002016-08-08T11:44:45.997-04:00Every time I see one of these "unmade" e...Every time I see one of these "unmade" embroidered waistcoats or coats, all I can think of is the talented little mice in Beatrix Potter's 'The Tailor of Gloucester' leaving a note on the unfinished buttonhole because they ran out of silk thread....."No more twist!"Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095426164654110973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-21626627492602474632016-08-08T09:50:48.312-04:002016-08-08T09:50:48.312-04:00Or was he murdered, and then the beautiful fabric ...Or was he murdered, and then the beautiful fabric was considered cursed...since we are coming up with plot ideas.Lynn Mallyhttp://www.americanagefashion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-43931993527836256562016-08-08T09:47:52.888-04:002016-08-08T09:47:52.888-04:00Can you pin the women working? Wonderful post. Can you pin the women working? Wonderful post. ellen campellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661475802636136436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-13156961379397455612016-08-08T08:13:44.701-04:002016-08-08T08:13:44.701-04:00Or the customer croaked before he could pick it up...Or the customer croaked before he could pick it up.<br /><br />Or, what did men wear when they were in mourning. Historical books often describe women's clothing when in mourning, but I don't think I've ever seen anything but a black armband mentioned for a man.<br /><br />I am surprised it was not used for someone else. In the books, the heroine is frequently at the last minute fitted out with a dress some other customer had not picked up or the dressmaker had made on spec.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.com