So today I took a little trip down the road and visited a vintage jewelry and clothing place called the cats meow....wow!
Let me share the wonderful with you.
Yes Gina...those are hats...lots of hats.
And they were everywhere
The cabinet is full of them!
There were feathers and
And drawers full of lace
Drawers full of treasure
Boxes full of joy
There was green
And more green - don't mind the yoga pants its been raining buckets here...which is good, but not worth ruining good shoes ect.
Some detail this coat was Devine!
Then in a corner I found the underpinnings!
This beauty is a pair of very long 1860s drawers with this delicate hem stitch detail and lace and they are a very fine weight linen!
Did I mention the mind blowing drawers of lace yet?
So the hats made me call my friend Gina to squee loudly on the phone and share ( because squee worthy is share worthy) She virtually drooled on the hat. Then asked if I might find a lace collar for her mid-victorian mourning gown.
That would look something like this
Or perhaps this
So I looked and first I found this piece worked on a curve
It's long but ohhhh so pretty
Perhaps cut it and make cuffs with the extra?
No? Ok....well then how about this?
How long is it? Well let's see...
Yes? That will do nicely? Yes... I think so too! That's great because I had also found this beautiful set
Of a collar with a set of matched cuffs...and well I'm not sharing! ;)
I really wanted this...and for $125.00 I thought it needed to come home with me, however it does not rise up from that position so I decided to leave it behind. Sigh....
So what did I get you ask?
Red plaid silk taffeta 6 yards that meets the "silk less than $10 a yard is a must purchase" rule.
4.5 yards of vintage 1950s dress fabric
It is a lovely hand and very fine weight.
More vintage 50s fabric it is a fine shirt weight with a plaid on one side and a stripe on the other. 4.5 yards. Also for a summer dress.
An Edwardian long petticoat, here you see the bottom ruffle and lace ( sorry no dress form in my moving house exile.)
Some lilac tatting for an Edwardian corset project
Such a nice match!
With a little lace
Some truly amazing insertion...
It's "this" big!
So dear readers...I hope you enjoyed my little adventure! Now back to sewing since the mail lady brought me these today...
Sail on ....sail on.
Oh by the way...love what you see? Stop by the even bigger even better antique elegance show in Sept. in Dallas...I'm going, you?
Oh how seriously jealous was I yesterday when you kept texting me images of your shopping palooza!!! Le Swoon!!!! I probably would have died had I been with you so it's probably a good thing that I wasn't! I am so loving all that you purchased! Especially my fabulous collar!!! Thanks for looking for me and I cannot wait to see it!!!! Squee!!!!
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