It's amazing how much fine detail is in the various patterns. I cannot imagine finding the time to make myself ribbon trims like these shown below, but I guess back in the day, these trims were all hand-made. It reminds of these lines from my all-time favorite movie, Gosford Park:
-- Elsie (Head Housemaid): "God, look at this, machine made lace."
-- Barnes: "Hark at her!"
-- Elsie (Head Housemaid): "I hate cheap clothes. They're twice the work and they never look as good."
I also like these collars:
Here are some more complex trims:
I had to search the web to find out that convolvulus is a plant. (To me, it sounds like something medical!)
And finally, these animal motifs are sort of cute:
As interesting as this book is, I'm not keeping it. I'm sending it off to my bloggy friend Ellen who loves to crochet far more than I do, and also loves to collect things far more than I do.
3 comments:
Oooo....the book looks sooo interesting, Betty! Thanks so much for sending it!
What a beautiful book! I have one from my great-grandmother and it amazes me how much patience people had back then. I did one set of knitted lace and it took me years to complete.
Your dress in the previous post is beautiful!
What an amazing find! Crochet seems so complicated to me. I can handle the simply chain but not much more.
Great quote ~
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