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Happy birthday Princess Charlotte

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Joseanne Sun 01-May-22 23:12:51

A relaxed 7 year old with her lovely dog.

FannyCornforth Tue 03-May-22 07:59:57

I’ve just noticed the rick rack braid on her skirt! I remember my home made dresses with that on.
I spent a lot of time in haberdashery departments with my mom…

Joseanne Tue 03-May-22 08:13:27

My DGD has a character skirt a bit like that with satin ribbons and braid on which she wears to ballet. Of course hers is calf length, but the same circular design.
I obviously wasn't as posh as you, Fanny because my mother and I used to trawl Walthamstow market, not haberdashery departments, for our rick rack braid! Some of the Indian colours and textiles were stunning.

Lucca Tue 03-May-22 08:53:10

Let’s not use this to have a go at Diana for goodness sake. Why should her dead grandmother not be mentioned ? I hope I will be when I’m gone.

Joseanne Tue 03-May-22 08:56:41

?? Sorry??
I'm not comparing anyone. I'm comparing ballet attire to Diana's skirt.

Joseanne Tue 03-May-22 08:58:12

Or compare with

Joseanne Tue 03-May-22 09:04:41

.... oh maybe it was from yesterday.

volver Tue 03-May-22 09:06:56

Joseanne

.... oh maybe it was from yesterday.

??‍♀️

Lucca Tue 03-May-22 09:12:52

Joseanne

?? Sorry??
I'm not comparing anyone. I'm comparing ballet attire to Diana's skirt.

Not you

Joseanne Tue 03-May-22 09:59:51

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Callistemon21 Tue 03-May-22 10:20:15

FannyCornforth

I’ve just noticed the rick rack braid on her skirt! I remember my home made dresses with that on.
I spent a lot of time in haberdashery departments with my mom…

The first clothing item I ever made was at junior school, we must have been about 8 or 9.
It was a gathered skirt, mine was in a dark blue flowery cotton print with two rows of ric-rac around the hem. All stitched by hand - and it was wearable!

Callistemon21 Tue 03-May-22 10:22:09

Back to Charlotte ?
A lovely natural photo

FannyCornforth Tue 03-May-22 10:37:22

That’s amazing Callistemon.
Kids these days wouldn’t be able to do that. A lot of them are absolutely terrible with their hands. They don’t do enough stuff at home to help with their fine motor skills etc.
When I did sewing clubs with children, on the whole the boys were always better

Callistemon21 Tue 03-May-22 10:40:45

Every Wednesday afternoon we sat and sewed! It probably took a whole term to make a gathered skirt.

ixion Tue 03-May-22 11:43:33

My mother used ric-rac braid to hide the original hem line of our let-down skirts and frocks.

Any idea why ric-rac ?

Joseanne Tue 03-May-22 11:53:10

My guess is it was invented in Victorian times when they liked to dress up their garments with frills and bows. The picture isn't very clear in sepia, but the little girl here has it on her cuffs too.
Do you think the name might have come from the loom noises, rick rack forward and back?

Joseanne Tue 03-May-22 11:53:56

Photo

Joseanne Tue 03-May-22 11:55:34

Grr

FannyCornforth Tue 03-May-22 12:29:25

It might be something to do with the French meaning ‘by the skin of one’s teeth’ (I don’t understand this. - I’m just repeating it)

According to the (Stupid) Urban Dictionary it’s the ‘perineum’.
But I think that they just make stuff up.