Reticella attempts, Dame Eleanor's Handkerchief

On the train down to Attemark, where I spent the last week, I brought with me one small handkerchief, hemstitched all around, twice, with the drawn thread method, and one issue of Compleat Anachronist on how to make reticella lace.

( Look within for the results. )

Right now, it's a very unprepossessing little handkerchief, but let me tell you, once I get white silk floss useable for embroidery I will go to town on this handkerchief! ... OK, maybe not all the way to town, maybe down the drive and two skips towards it.

More Photos For the Curious

Last week, I spent a couple of days playing tour guide with helwig, showing Duchess Gudrun, visiting from Lochac, around town and the sights. I took photos were it was permissible, and I have finally gone through them and post them online. They will mostly be interesting for late period folks, most of the images being of the 16th Century Sture family and their tombs and contents. However, it starts out with a few runestones, has some random high medieval embroideries thrown in, plus a couple of tents engraved on a tomb.

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And now, the album.