tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post8100824670300248930..comments2023-04-05T09:42:01.788-04:00Comments on Jersey Knitter: Thy Name IsInahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17788493943625233363noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-10757174283653457672007-02-28T15:38:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:38:00.000-05:00Sorry to come to this so late (I think my blogline...Sorry to come to this so late (I think my bloglines lost you, but I'll add you back), but I'm glad you're joining us cycling knitters. Now, if it would only get warm enough to ride!knitseashorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594976722011232979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-8965131673645566962007-02-27T14:20:00.000-05:002007-02-27T14:20:00.000-05:00That's a very good review of VLT. I personally don...That's a very good review of VLT. I personally don't mind the 'pastiche' element (perfect turn of phrase, btw!) but you're absolutely right about it. Perhaps that's why "today" is in boldface type on the cover... truth in advertising. (Which I don't generally expect from the XRX people, ahem!)<BR/><BR/>I would add one thing to your review: the styling in the book is AWFUL. The hideous skirts and dresses! The nasty pleather pants! What were they thinking?...Beth S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04475159295250863910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-83811683092853515192007-02-26T10:13:00.000-05:002007-02-26T10:13:00.000-05:00Would hussy women wear lace shawls? If so, I gues...Would hussy women wear lace shawls? If so, I guess it would be the kind you're making, which are so gorgeous! I haven't taken the lace shawl plunge yet, but soon. Thanks for linking to my blog twice in one post! Wow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13750794.post-15609756022583701862007-02-24T16:29:00.000-05:002007-02-24T16:29:00.000-05:00I really liked VLT--although I think I was one of ...I really liked VLT--although I think I was one of the first people to complain to the publisher about the complete lack of index or useful table of contents. (I mean, really! How stupid to leave that out!) But the book itself? I love the historical underpinnings of each section, and how the patterns are "authentic," not just something vaguely inspired by what the designer THINKS is Victorian lace. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and my guess is that Tess and her compatriots were wearing woven shawls or relatively plain-knit ones to get the most warmth from a necessary garment . . . hard-working women wouldn't be able to afford to wear a garment that would catch on everything, and lace does that--and is fragile, too. So, more fundamental Victorian knit shawls would most likely NOT be lace, and therefore not in this book dedicated to Victorian lace . . . at least, that's my guess!--Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503615321799912549noreply@blogger.com