16th C. Elizabethan Hose
My current project is a matching pair of Elizabethan Hose and Drawers, embroidered and trimmed in bobbin lace. This picture appears in the Patterns of Fashion #4. I HIGHLY recommend this book because it contains oodles of drool-worthy color photographs with mind-boggling details, AND patterns and details in the back critical for attempting a reproduction!
16th C. Stockings, England
In the months of August/Sept. I tried several variations of silk/metallic threads and worked on developing both the embroidery and bobbin lace patterns. I made 4 actual samples of the bobbin lace pattern in different threads to see which weight of thread would work best for the project. In total I spent about 15 – 20 hours on this part of the process.
These are just a couple of the samples I did.
Now that the thread is selected and the patterns are ready to go, the actual project begins.
I’ve decided to do the hose first, my original goal was to have the hose completely done by December 5th (Magna Faire) to be entered in the regional Arts & Sciences competition. However, it took me much longer than I planned to figure out how to do the bobbin lace pattern and I’ve had to adjust my plan. At the very least I hope to have some yardage of the bobbin lace done to enter by December 5th. The next regional A&S competition is on February 6th and hopefully they will be done by then! (Fingers crossed)
