Hi everyone,
I’ll give you the answer in a minute, but just wanted to show you what I decided on Felicity’s dress. I was only thinking white laces or trims would work, but duh… what about Rick Rack? I laid it around Felicity’s neckline, and it brightened up the dress and I thought it was another option. It looked SO nice, I decided to just go with it. (I was leaning toward the vintage lace…) but I looked it up just to make sure Rick Rack (or Ric Rac… either way is acceptable), was used in the Colonial Days.
Oh great! I’ve just discovered something as I was writing this… and it’s not good! When I Googled “Rick Rack” earlier in the day, being used on dresses in Colonial times, I ACCIDENTALLY put in Civil War era, not Colonial… I didn’t catch my mistake until I just now typed that paragraph above. I was so excited to show you the machine that actually made the rick rack and how they called it “Wavy lace braid.” I had pictures.
Oh dear… When I typed it again on Google; this time asking if rick rack was used in Colonial times, it said “NO. Rick Rack was not used on dresses until the mid-to-late 1800’s making it a distinctly Victorian and 20th Century trim.” How did I not know that?
So now, what do I do… just go ahead with what I was planning, or pick out all the stitching on the rick rack, which I stitched on using extra tiny stitches to make sure my stitching stayed on the middle of the rick rack? I am just sick. I was so excited to show you how I was going to make it and how the red brightened up the dress. I won’t go any further until I hear from what you all say. And it was VINTAGE RICK RACK TOO! :o(
I’ll show you my pictures anyway…
Now, let’s see if I can get Marilyn’s story straight… Remember the pictures from Marilyn’s sister, Janeane and her husband, a few days ago? Well, they must be moving across Europe and now here are some new pictures she sent to Marilyn, who thought we all might like to see. I had no idea there was such a thing as a Royal Yacht… I guess it’s like the President’s Air Force One plane.
These are some photos from the Royal Yacht, the “Brittanica.” She served the royal family for 44 years and has sailed over a million miles.
The first interior picture is of the Queen’s bedroom. The wall covering above the bed matched the bed covering. It is a pretty pattern.
The next photo is a sunroom that looked out over the front of the ship. It was very open and airy with nice views. It was one of the Queen’s favorite rooms. She usually had breakfast and afternoon tea there.
The telephone in the next photo was the same phone system used at Buckingham palace.
All of the clocks on the yacht read 3:01. That is the time Queen Elizabeth departed the yacht the last time.
The last photo is of the laundry that ran 24/7. The crew of 250 had to change uniform up to 6 times a day so there was a lot of laundry. They were expected to be pristine. The machinery was from 1954– note the clock.
Very interesting! I never knew about it, and it was neat to see the insides. A little part of history tucked away on a big ship! Who says you can’t learn new things on this blog??? :o)
Thanks Marilyn and thank Janeane for the pictures. I’m sure everyone will love looking at them.
See everyone tomorrow,
Blessings, Jeanne
