After deciding on the design and basic pattern for Zoe's dress, the next step was finding the perfect lace. I mean, it's all about the lace, right? Zoe had been cruising Etsy and finding lace she liked, and I kept poking around online and stopping by every time I'd pass a promising fabric store. We kept sending each other cell phone shots, but she just hadn't found the right one.
So we set out on a Ladies' Shopping Day the day before Thanksgiving with my mom and Zoe's friend Alivia, (who is also getting married summer 2014.) We hit the jackpot at International Silks and Woolens on Beverly Blvd, when Alivia spotted it:
I'm not even sure if this is technically "lace, it's an embroidered sheer organza. Which we are going to line with a blush-colored under layer. I'm going to consult with Susan Khalje before buying the lining and underlining fabrics. But the major purchase had been accomplished, and I'm beginning to be able to visualize the dress now. It will be gorgeous.
It's beautiful! Based upon my limited experience of editing Ms. Ratzi-Kraatz's essay on Lace in LACMA's An Elegant Art (she is curator, or was curator of lace in Paris), this is not lace as you mention since the lace is woven. I remember some of it had to be woven in caves as the thread was so fine it would break if woven in less moist air. I am not sure if woven is the correct word. But these are the most beautiful flowers! Like some ladies I know!
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