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Pautinka said:
Great Scot has some interesting jacket designs to emulate with tweed if you have some lying around.Take a look- some designs are a cross between Victorian riding and modern. I don't like their buttons however. They would look great with a scarf done jabot style. I am learning to dressmake and found 10m of Borders tweed really cheap so have put it aside until my skills have improved then I am going to copy one of their suits. I did also cheat in the meantime and buy a Harris tweed cape to bide me over!
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How wonderful to live in Edinburgh, Pautinka! Always wanted to go and got there a decade ago -- in August, best time to visit, lots going on.


I am unusual among the women I know b/c I have sewn for ages. I love the challenge of sewing plaids, to get the matching just right. Do they have fabric stores in Edinburgh that carry a lot of plaids because of Scotland's heritage? Here, woolen plaids and tweeds became harder to get in the 80's and afterwards as buildings became better at climate control. Plus woolen mills shut down like crazy: they couldn't compete with imported RTW. Now plaids rarely show up, even in quality RTW. (Pendleton is an exception). I haven't seen Harris tweed yardage or clothing available for the longest time. Now, I have to go to NYC fabric stores to get access to plaids and other woolens and that's a 3 hour train trip. Needless to say the climate's gotten a lot warmer and I find I get more wear out of corduroy than wool as a rule.




Harris tweed cape sounds wonderful. Pop a picture in here -- I'd love to see it. And of course pair an HS with it. I think a photo of a Harris tweed cape would be a "first" for tpf.
 
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Pautinka said:
Great Scot has some interesting jacket designs to emulate with tweed if you have some lying around.Take a look- some designs are a cross between Victorian riding and modern. I don't like their buttons however. They would look great with a scarf done jabot style. I am learning to dressmake and found 10m of Borders tweed really cheap so have put it aside until my skills have improved then I am going to copy one of their suits. I did also cheat in the meantime and buy a Harris tweed cape to bide me over!
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These are very old ethnic earrings (probably older than 100 years) that my Granny gave me. They come from the very South of Russia. I also have a matching necklace, but rarely wear them both at the same time, to avoid the "overload" in style lol

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Stunning! And so unusual!
 
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Pegase said:
Thank You Croisette! we are also twins on the other cw of "Flamingo Party" :p
I wasn't really trying to hide the flamingo... there is just so much to show on that scarf...
I am particularly fond of your "Fleur d ' Ecosses" Plisse look

Papertiger, ABQ2ATL, bunnycat,scarf1, Pirula! :ty:
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Thank you, Pegase!

scarf1 said:
Scarf on site: DH wearing pavement gavroche as a pocket square in front of mosaic at the Met.
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So pretty and nice match with the mosaic, scarf!
 
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Many thanks to all for sharingyour lovely scarfs ,jewels
.I enjoy this thread so much.
I thought today I would try to share this Ledoux Has it been shown yet?

It is "La Flore",one of my favorites with its old-time charm and wonderful ships.

Makes me imagine my home-town (Nantes ) at the time when it was a prosperous harbor!
 

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eagle1002us said:
How wonderful to live in Edinburgh, Pautinka! Always wanted to go and got there a decade ago -- in August, best time to visit, lots going on.


I am unusual among the women I know b/c I have sewn for ages. I love the challenge of sewing plaids, to get the matching just right. Do they have fabric stores in Edinburgh that carry a lot of plaids because of Scotland's heritage? Here, woolen plaids and tweeds became harder to get in the 80's and afterwards as buildings became better at climate control. Plus woolen mills shut down like crazy: they couldn't compete with imported RTW. Now plaids rarely show up, even in quality RTW. (Pendleton is an exception). I haven't seen Harris tweed yardage or clothing available for the longest time. Now, I have to go to NYC fabric stores to get access to plaids and other woolens and that's a 3 hour train trip. Needless to say the climate's gotten a lot warmer and I find I get more wear out of corduroy than wool as a rule.




Harris tweed cape sounds wonderful. Pop a picture in here -- I'd love to see it. And of course pair an HS with it. I think a photo of a Harris tweed cape would be a "first" for tpf.
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Why don't you drop into CAFE BON TEMPS and post a few pics of your sewing creations?
 
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palomaB said:
Many thanks to all for sharingyour lovely scarfs ,jewels
.I enjoy this thread so much.
I thought today I would try to share this Ledoux Has it been shown yet?

It is "La Flore",one of my favorites with its old-time charm and wonderful ships.

Makes me imagine my home-town (Nantes ) at the time when it was a prosperous harbor!
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This is really a beautiful carré, Paloma!
 
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palomaB said:
Many thanks to all for sharingyour lovely scarfs ,jewels
.I enjoy this thread so much.
I thought today I would try to share this Ledoux Has it been shown yet?

It is "La Flore",one of my favorites with its old-time charm and wonderful ships.

Makes me imagine my home-town (Nantes ) at the time when it was a prosperous harbor!
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What a treasure! What does la flore mean in english? Not a French word that I know...
 
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This is your Scarf Mistress with a reminder that SOTD is an Hermès scarf forum... discussions and photos of scarves by other designers, fabrics, sewing, and antique jewelery are Off Topic. Thanks for your attention -- let's return to our regular programming before we hear from the Moderators.
 
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scarf1 said:
What a treasure! What does la flore mean in english? Not a French word that I know...
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Scarf1, I believe these are three views of the frigate "La Flore" [Flora] -- front, side, and even underneath as the ship is being cleaned and maintained at the shipyard. The picture was evidently found in the Hermes collection. This shows how good an artist Ledoux was in depicting naval vessels. Thanks for sharing this beautiful scarf, PalomaB!
 
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