Status Report - Collar
As of September 12, 2008, here is the collar piece. You’ll notice it has both gold work and sequins,
necessitating the use of shades just to look at it.
I’m pretty sure Tricia is going to blog about this piece, and I don’t want to scoop her so I won’t say any more - but this picture really is worth a thousand words.
September 15th, 2008 at 2:15 am
This is gorgeous! Congratulations to everyone. Can’t wait to see more.
I have a question about the spangles though. Is the thread carried at the back from spangle to spangle or is each one started and finished individually?
Susan
September 15th, 2008 at 8:13 am
ROTFL! Love the shades :). Can’t wait to see this again in person, 11 days and counting!
September 20th, 2008 at 7:57 am
Sunglasses, indeed. And if a picture is worth a thousand words, the real thing is worth a million pictures!! My husband Jeremy, our newest lacemaker-laboring-in-the fields Mary Drew, and I were given a peek by Penny on Thursday. I just cannot wait to see this jacket when it is finished!
For jacket geeks who love all the little details, I understand that what we are putting into the lace, the tear shaped gold bits, are called “spangles”, while the tiny round sparkles that are sewn onto the jacket in their thousands are “oes”. A bit of trivia for your next dinner party.