Comments on: The textile wastebasket

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:59:04 +0000

She THREW it away. OMGosh. Unbelievable. Impossible to imagine. 250,000 dollars. Shameful.

You will LOVE the Razor’s Edge. Do rent it.

Lovely post. Inspirational. And fun.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:05:35 +0000

Arrogance and stupidity do seem a matched set.

I would love to see what Morgaine does with her pretty sweaters for spring. I can see her mother’s talent rubbed off on her. What a great idea to embellish a sweater in this way. Perhaps you will have to join in the fun and share what you create too.

Romantic paintings always do have a poignant and longing side to them, I agree. Well, maybe this is why I am drawn to them too.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:50:37 +0000

This is so disturbing! What an awful waste. What a crazy world we live in.

I have been sorting through my lace pieces today, and it has been very calming.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:48:16 +0000

I am not familiar with The Razor’s Edge, but if there are great clothes in there I will definitely have to rent it. Thanks for the tip!

By: Lois

Lois — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:39:07 +0000

I was reminded od one of my favourite quotes when reading about this esigher “Arrogance & stupidity all in the same package, how efficient…” Silly woman…

Lace! Your collage idea is so inspiring, co-incidentally, my daughter Morgaine scrounged a lot of vintage lace scraps & collars from me last week, she wants to edge the sleeves, necks and waists of some little pale spring sweaters with lace. i shall look forward to seeing both of your results! I may have to join in and have a go at something similar myself, perhaps a patchwork lace skirt similar to the blue lace, velvet & silk one everybody liked on my first vintages clothes post.

Waterhouse, and THAT painting! He is my favourite pre-raph painter by far, and the Lady of Shallot my favourite painting… Stunning, inspirational, and incurably romantic with a deeply sad & poignant side too. xxx

By: Kari of Writing Up A Storm

Kari of Writing Up A Storm — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:41:59 +0000

Some of the worst cases of discarding things have occurred during the recent landslide of home foreclosures. I have seen videos of brand new TVs, blenders, lamps, furniture, clothes, toys, all being thrown into dumpsters and carted away to landfills. Reporters were asking the removers why weren’t charities picking up these things, and the removers said there “wasn’t time.” It is such a sad commentary on the terrible way in which a certain kind of thinking tries to solve problems. I have loved finding so many people here in the blogging world who are trying to rescue and recycle everything. This is such an important post!

And I love J.W. Waterhouse, too, and I especially love your embryonic antique-lace vest, just waiting to be born. xo Kari

By: ancientcloth

ancientcloth — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:09:47 +0000

I looooved those clothes in Out Of Africa and The Razors Edge with Bill Murray!

By: Pat Sieler

Pat Sieler — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:56:02 +0000

I thought at first you were really going to let those rainbow colors out of you life. What a relief! Color is what makes the world move and gyrate.
The paintings were wonderful. I have always admired the spirit that that first woman shows. She knows were she is going and she engulfs herself in the surrounds. I definitely envy that spirit. No hesitation, no questions. Of course, the clothes fit perfectly with the painting.
P.S. I did enjoy the harmonics of the whites and off whites!

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:22:52 +0000

I sometimes feel that paintings provide the best inspiration of all. I also love the paintings of Vuillard who painted so many beautiful domestic scenes.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:17:49 +0000

The painting that you mentioned Mariana by Millais does not immediately come to mind, but I will have to research it. I imagine when I see it, it will be one I probably have loved at one time too. I hope the designer did do some recycling of the textiles!