Happy birthday Princess Charlotte

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.

Grr

Photo

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?

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

Any idea why ric-rac ?

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

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

Back to Charlotte ?
A lovely natural photo

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!

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Joseanne

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

Not you

Joseanne

.... oh maybe it was from yesterday.

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.... oh maybe it was from yesterday.

Or compare with

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

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.

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.

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…

FannyCornforth

Here are some photos of a young Diana

Yes lovely pics
To be honest I never thought Diana was a beautiful young woman, attractive certainly.

But she was a very pretty girl.

She just looks like herself

Anniebach

Nothing like Diana

I didn’t say that she was.
I was replying to Vintagejazz, just chatting, you know

Yes a lovely photograph, saddens me that as she grows up she
will be compared to her dead grandmother

Lovely happy pictures of a little girl with her dog.

Nothing like Diana

Look at her here! What a fabulous picture!