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To: Mercat; alwaysconservative; wildehunt; IN Farm Girl; proudofthesouth; Grannyx4; HarleyLady27; ...
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52 posted on 10/29/2005 8:19:49 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Mercat; alwaysconservative; wildehunt; IN Farm Girl; proudofthesouth; Grannyx4; HarleyLady27; ...

Ok, fellow crafters, question for you:

If you could start a new craft, which would it be?

I think I would like to take up lingerie making, especially bras and lovely lacy slips/camisoles full of french handsewing techniques and fine swiss batiste and lovely insertion laces. And silk ribbons. And delicate silk embroidery, too. Maybe some hand made whitework. Crocheted or hand knitted lace, perhaps, as edgings. Done in a fine linen lacemaker's thread.

Sigh.

I have a victorian era garment, perhaps a nursing chemise or nightgown, and it has the most wonderful whitework on it. Makes the machine made stuff look coarse.

I would like to do things that well.

Sigh again.


56 posted on 10/29/2005 12:07:33 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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