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Fanciful Hats Costumes Accessories Dolls and par RoyalHouseOfWhimsy. DENTELLES ANCIENNES, précieuses et courantes - Le linge de jadis - Linge ancien - Antique & vintage French linen. Welcome to Polonova.com. I design and produce a line of hand-screen-printed trouser socks and velvet gloves.

Welcome to Polonova.com

My collection is sold in museum stores, galleries and boutiques across the country. My designs are often based on art historical sources - Renaissance pomegranate patterns, Medieval illuminated manuscripts, 19th century Lace, Middle Eastern embroidery, the work of Klimt and Mondrian. I began producing hand-printed legwear while working as an intern at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art - which was then under the direction of Diana Vreeland. My work has appeared in Elle, Glamour, Interview & Brides magazines. I also create custom accessories for museum exhibitions: Imperial Tombs of China - Chinese Dragons socks, gloves & scarves. ELBOW LENGTH GLOVES (limited availability) Lace, Klimt, Pomegranate MID-LENGTH IRIDESCENT GLOVES (limited availability) Coudre son jacquard de coton bleu pour couture. Quaintrelle Life. What is "fly Fringe" Knotting evolved after the 2nd half of the 18th century to mean the knotting of "fringes"* and tassels, this confused me for some time, till I struck upon the notion that perhaps these "fringes" were the same as the "fly" fringes" which began to trim so many articles of dress around the same time.

Quaintrelle Life

Fly fringe or Fly braid was a delightful trim of little silken tufts that was seen to adorn a great many dresses around the 1750's and 1770's, It's delicate 3D texture gave the impression of tiny weaving veins climbing up the clothes it adorned. Mary Delany references tufted knotting in her letters, as well as knotting a fringe with her new Golden shuttle to decorate the bag she kept it in, from this it would seem Fly Fringe is indeed an advanced form of knotting!

After studying photographs of fly fringe on dresses I was able to figure out the technique to make my own! Would you like to try it too? EVENTAIL VERA PILO – ABANICOS – HAND FANS – VENTAGLIO – FÄCHER. Www.chateaudetanlay.fr. Buttons. 18th Century Pewter Buttons Set with Stones There are many examples of 18th century buttons set with stones.

Buttons

On page 56 of Cloth and Costume there is pictured one button set with a blue and another set with a clear stone. In The Proceedings of the Old Bailey in London, four criminals "were indicted for that they, together . . . king's highway, on Ann White, widow, did make an assault, putting her in corporal fear, and danger of her life . . . 4 pair of silver buttons set with stones, and other things, the goods of the said Ann did steal, take and carry away. " Currently we are providing four varieties of buttons set in red (upper left), purple (upper right), green (lower left) and blue (lower right) stones.

The crystals are securely fastened to high quality pewter buttons copied from originals found on an early 18th century Spanish ship. Add 7/8" Pewter Buttons Set with Stones to Cart. Classic Costume. High quality costumes corsets & clothing par redthreaded sur Etsy. American Duchess : 18th Century & Regency. Antique lace vintage lace trim ribbons par AntiqueDelights sur Etsy.